Proposal
I built and published a standalone Hermes Desktop theme/plugin:
https://github.com/agentik-os/hermes-openai-shadcn
It provides a premium neutral/zinc light+dark palette plus a clean floating-panel treatment for the existing Desktop layout tree: opaque sidebar/workspace/tool zones, 8px gutters, 14–16px radii, a restrained composer shadow, aligned controls, and shadcn-style menus/popovers.

Why propose it here
The Desktop Plugin SDK documents contributed themes, but the companion examples currently focus on Python/dashboard surfaces and theme editors. This is a directly installable, user-facing Desktop theme that demonstrates what a polished disk plugin can do without patching Hermes core.
Safety / compatibility
- The palette is contributed through
THEMES_AREA.
- Layout CSS is gated by
data-hermes-theme="openai-shadcn", so changing themes removes it immediately.
- The real pane tree remains authoritative: resize, collapse, drag, sessions, profiles, registered gateways, Local/VPS, Files, Terminal, and Review keep their built-in behavior.
- No secrets, backend code, or core files.
- MIT licensed.
Question for maintainers
Would you prefer this as:
- a full example directory in this repository,
- a smaller theme-only reference plus a link to the full plugin, or
- an entry in a community theme/plugin gallery?
I can prepare the PR in whichever shape best fits the repository's single-surface / size guidance.
Proposal
I built and published a standalone Hermes Desktop theme/plugin:
https://github.com/agentik-os/hermes-openai-shadcn
It provides a premium neutral/zinc light+dark palette plus a clean floating-panel treatment for the existing Desktop layout tree: opaque sidebar/workspace/tool zones, 8px gutters, 14–16px radii, a restrained composer shadow, aligned controls, and shadcn-style menus/popovers.
Why propose it here
The Desktop Plugin SDK documents contributed themes, but the companion examples currently focus on Python/dashboard surfaces and theme editors. This is a directly installable, user-facing Desktop theme that demonstrates what a polished disk plugin can do without patching Hermes core.
Safety / compatibility
THEMES_AREA.data-hermes-theme="openai-shadcn", so changing themes removes it immediately.Question for maintainers
Would you prefer this as:
I can prepare the PR in whichever shape best fits the repository's single-surface / size guidance.