Hermes Dashboard Extension Builder#

Use this skill when a team wants a packaged dashboard extension scaffold instead of hand-rolling UI folders and manifests.

Workflow#

1. Prepare a JSON spec or provide command-line arguments for a tab/plugin.
2. Run scripts/hermes_dashboard_extension_builder.py into a staging directory.
3. Review the generated extension.json, frontend stub, API route stub, and validation report.
4. Hand the scaffold to a UI developer or Hermes/OpenClaw dashboard integrator.

Parameters#

• --name NAME: Extension name, hyphen-case recommended.
• --tab TITLE: Dashboard tab label.
• --slot SLOT: UI slot, default main-panel.
• --api-route PATH: Backend route path, default /api/<name>.
• --spec PATH: Optional JSON spec overriding CLI values.
• --output-dir DIR: Destination directory.
• --validate-only: Validate spec without writing scaffold.

Outputs#

• extension.json: Manifest for tab/plugin/route metadata.
• frontend/<name>.html: Minimal dashboard tab stub.
• backend/<name>_route.py: Safe stdlib route handler stub.
• VALIDATION.json: Findings and readiness verdict.

The script writes only to the selected output directory.