feat: Hermes Zulip native platform plugin — deprecates old standalone service

Builds on the NousResearch Hermes Agent plugin system:

- plugins/platforms/zulip/ — full BasePlatformAdapter implementation
  - Zulip event queue polling (like pi-zulip-extension)
  - DM-first + @mention + @all-bots routing
  - Placeholder→edit streaming UX
  - Typing indicators
  - Deduplication and echo-loop prevention
  - Auto-registers via register(ctx) — zero core changes
  - plugin.yaml with full env var schema
- hermes-zulip-plugin/DEPRECATED.md — migration guide from old subprocess-based service

Configuration:
  Env vars: ZULIP_SITE, ZULIP_EMAIL, ZULIP_API_KEY (required)
  Config: platforms.zulip.extra in Hermes config.yaml

hermes-zulip-plugin/DEPRECATED.md

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+# DEPRECATED — Hermes Zulip Plugin (Legacy)
+
+**Status:** Deprecated as of 2026-06-25
+**Replaced by:** `plugins/platforms/zulip/` (Hermes native platform plugin)
+
+This directory contains the original standalone Hermes Zulip plugin that ran as a
+systemd service with its own poll loop, subprocess agent invocation, and health
+server.
+
+## Why Deprecated
+
+The new `plugins/platforms/zulip/` plugin is a proper Hermes platform plugin that:
+
+- Extends `BasePlatformAdapter` from the Hermes Gateway
+- Auto-registers via the Hermes plugin system (`register(ctx)`)
+- Uses direct session injection (no subprocess overhead)
+- Leverages Gateway's built-in health checks, config management, and error handling
+- Requires zero changes to core Hermes code
+
+## Migration
+
+Remove the old systemd service and deploy the new plugin:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Stop old service
+systemctl stop zulip-plugin
+systemctl disable zulip-plugin
+
+# 2. Install plugin to ~/.hermes/plugins/platforms/zulip/
+cp -r plugins/platforms/zulip/ ~/.hermes/plugins/platforms/zulip/
+
+# 3. Restart Hermes Gateway
+hermes gateway restart
+```
+
+Config moves from:
+- `/opt/hermes-zulip-plugin/config.yaml` → Hermes `config.yaml` under `platforms: zulip:`
+- Or set `ZULIP_SITE`, `ZULIP_EMAIL`, `ZULIP_API_KEY` env vars
+
+See `plugins/platforms/zulip/plugin.yaml` for configuration reference.

plugins/platforms/zulip/__init__.py

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+from .adapter import register
+
+__all__ = ["register"]

plugins/platforms/zulip/adapter.py

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+"""
+Zulip platform adapter (Hermes plugin).
+
+Connects a Hermes agent to Zulip via event queue polling. DMs and @mentions
+are routed to the agent via the Hermes Gateway's handle_message() interface.
+Replies use a placeholder→edit streaming pattern for UX feedback.
+
+Architecture (mirrors pi-zulip-extension):
+  Zulip event queue → poll loop → parse message → handle_message(MessageEvent)
+  → Gateway processes → send() / edit_message() posts response to Zulip
+
+No external SDK required — only httpx (already a Hermes dependency).
+Ships as a Hermes platform plugin under plugins/platforms/zulip/.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import base64
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import time
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+try:
+    import httpx
+    HTTPX_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    HTTPX_AVAILABLE = False
+    httpx = None
+
+from gateway.config import PlatformConfig
+from gateway.platforms.base import (
+    BasePlatformAdapter,
+    MessageEvent,
+    MessageType,
+    SendResult,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Constants
+DEFAULT_STREAM = "agent-hub"
+DEFAULT_ALL_BOTS_USER_ID = 1
+DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL = 3.0
+MAX_ZULIP_MESSAGE = 10000
+ECHO_TAG_PREFIX = "hermes-zulip-"
+RECONNECT_BACKOFF = [2, 5, 10, 30, 60]
+
+# Regex to strip Zulip @mention markup
+MENTION_CLEANER = re.compile(r"@\*\*[^*]+\*\*")
+
+# Placeholder messages for streaming UX
+PLACEHOLDERS = [
+    ":robot: _Processing your message..._",
+    ":hourglass_flowing_sand: _Thinking..._",
+    ":brain: _Generating response..._",
+]
+
+
+def _build_auth_header(email: str, api_key: str) -> str:
+    """Build Basic auth header for Zulip API."""
+    token = base64.b64encode(f"{email}:{api_key}".encode()).decode()
+    return f"Basic {token}"
+
+
+def _truncate(text: str, limit: int = MAX_ZULIP_MESSAGE) -> str:
+    """Truncate to Zulip's message limit with notice."""
+    if len(text) <= limit:
+        return text
+    return text[:limit] + "\n\n[...truncated at Zulip limit]"
+
+
+def _parse_zulip_timestamp(ts: Any) -> datetime:
+    """Convert Zulip timestamp (float seconds) to datetime."""
+    try:
+        return datetime.fromtimestamp(float(ts), tz=timezone.utc)
+    except (ValueError, OSError, TypeError):
+        return datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc)
+
+
+class ZulipAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
+    """Zulip adapter for Hermes agents.
+
+    Connects to Zulip via event queues, polls for new events, converts
+    DMs and @mentions to MessageEvent, and sends responses with streaming
+    placeholder→edit UX.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: PlatformConfig):
+        platform_name = "zulip"
+        super().__init__(config=config, platform=platform_name)
+
+        extra = config.extra or {}
+
+        # Zulip connection
+        self._site: str = (
+            extra.get("site") or os.getenv("ZULIP_SITE", "")
+        ).rstrip("/")
+        self._email: str = extra.get("email") or os.getenv("ZULIP_EMAIL", "")
+        self._api_key: str = extra.get("api_key") or os.getenv("ZULIP_API_KEY", "")
+
+        # Agent identity
+        self._agent_name: str = (
+            extra.get("agent_name") or os.getenv("ZULIP_AGENT_NAME", "hermes-agent")
+        )
+
+        # Stream config
+        self._stream: str = (
+            extra.get("stream") or os.getenv("ZULIP_STREAM", DEFAULT_STREAM)
+        )
+        self._all_bots_user_id: int = int(
+            extra.get("all_bots_user_id")
+            or os.getenv("ZULIP_ALL_BOTS_USER_ID", str(DEFAULT_ALL_BOTS_USER_ID))
+        )
+
+        # Polling
+        self._poll_interval: float = float(
+            extra.get("poll_interval")
+            or os.getenv("ZULIP_POLL_INTERVAL", str(DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL))
+        )
+
+        # State
+        self._auth_header: str = _build_auth_header(self._email, self._api_key)
+        self._queue_id: Optional[str] = None
+        self._last_event_id: int = -1
+        self._poll_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
+        self._http_client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
+        self._seen_message_ids: Dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._pending_replies: Dict[str, int] = {}  # msg_id -> placeholder zulip_msg_id
+
+        # Derived identity for echo-loop prevention
+        self._bot_user_id: Optional[int] = None
+        self._bot_email: str = self._email
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Connection lifecycle
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    async def connect(self) -> bool:
+        """Connect to Zulip and register an event queue."""
+        if not HTTPX_AVAILABLE:
+            logger.warning("[%s] httpx not installed", self.name)
+            return False
+
+        if not self._site or not self._email or not self._api_key:
+            logger.warning("[%s] Zulip credentials not configured", self.name)
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            self._http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0)
+
+            # Register event queue
+            queue_resp = await self._api_call(
+                "POST", "/api/v1/register",
+                data={
+                    "event_types": '["message"]',
+                    "apply_markdown": "true",
+                    "include_subscribers": "false",
+                },
+            )
+            if not queue_resp:
+                logger.error("[%s] Failed to register event queue", self.name)
+                return False
+
+            data = queue_resp
+            self._queue_id = data.get("queue_id")
+            self._last_event_id = data.get("last_event_id", -1)
+            self._bot_user_id = data.get("user_id")
+
+            self._mark_connected()
+            logger.info(
+                "[%s] Connected to %s as %s (queue=%s, bot_id=%s)",
+                self.name, self._site, self._email,
+                self._queue_id, self._bot_user_id,
+            )
+
+            # Start poll loop
+            self._poll_task = asyncio.create_task(self._poll_forever())
+            return True
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("[%s] Connection failed: %s", self.name, e)
+            return False
+
+    async def disconnect(self) -> None:
+        """Disconnect from Zulip and cancel the poll loop."""
+        if self._poll_task:
+            self._poll_task.cancel()
+            try:
+                await self._poll_task
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
+            self._poll_task = None
+        self._queue_id = None
+        self._mark_disconnected()
+        logger.info("[%s] Disconnected", self.name)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Poll loop — receives messages from Zulip
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    async def _poll_forever(self) -> None:
+        """Continuously poll the Zulip event queue."""
+        backoff_idx = 0
+
+        while self._running:
+            if not self._queue_id:
+                await asyncio.sleep(self._poll_interval)
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                events = await self._fetch_events()
+                for event in events:
+                    await self._process_zulip_event(event)
+                backoff_idx = 0
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                if not self._running:
+                    break
+                err_str = str(e)
+                if "BAD_EVENT_QUEUE_ID" in err_str or "queue_id" in err_str.lower():
+                    logger.info("[%s] Queue expired, re-registering...", self.name)
+                    await self._reconnect()
+                    backoff_idx = 0
+                    continue
+                logger.warning("[%s] Poll error: %s", self.name, e)
+                delay = RECONNECT_BACKOFF[min(backoff_idx, len(RECONNECT_BACKOFF) - 1)]
+                backoff_idx += 1
+                await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(self._poll_interval)
+
+    async def _fetch_events(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Fetch events from the Zulip event queue."""
+        if not self._queue_id:
+            return []
+
+        resp = await self._api_call(
+            "GET", "/api/v1/events",
+            params={
+                "queue_id": self._queue_id,
+                "last_event_id": str(self._last_event_id),
+                "dont_block": "true",
+            },
+        )
+        if not resp:
+            return []
+
+        events = resp.get("events", [])
+        # Track last event ID for cursor advancement
+        for event in events:
+            eid = event.get("id", 0)
+            if eid > self._last_event_id:
+                self._last_event_id = eid
+
+        return [e for e in events if e.get("type") == "message"]
+
+    async def _reconnect(self) -> None:
+        """Re-register the event queue."""
+        self._queue_id = None
+        try:
+            resp = await self._api_call(
+                "POST", "/api/v1/register",
+                data={
+                    "event_types": '["message"]',
+                    "apply_markdown": "true",
+                    "include_subscribers": "false",
+                },
+            )
+            if resp:
+                self._queue_id = resp.get("queue_id")
+                self._last_event_id = resp.get("last_event_id", -1)
+                logger.info("[%s] Reconnected, queue=%s", self.name, self._queue_id)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("[%s] Reconnect failed: %s", self.name, e)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Message processing — Zulip event → MessageEvent → Gateway
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    async def _process_zulip_event(self, event: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Convert a Zulip message event to MessageEvent and dispatch to gateway."""
+        msg = event.get("message", {})
+        msg_type = msg.get("type", "")  # "private" or "stream"
+        sender_email = msg.get("sender_email", "")
+        sender_name = msg.get("sender_full_name", "Unknown")
+        sender_id = msg.get("sender_id")
+        content = msg.get("content", "")
+
+        # Echo-loop prevention: skip own messages
+        if sender_email == self._bot_email:
+            return
+
+        # Deduplication
+        msg_id = f"{event.get('id', '')}:{msg.get('id', '')}"
+        if self._is_duplicate(msg_id):
+            return
+
+        # Determine if this message targets this bot
+        mentioned_users = msg.get("mentioned_users", []) or []
+        mentioned_ids = [u.get("user_id") for u in mentioned_users if isinstance(u, dict)]
+        is_dm = msg_type == "private"
+        is_direct_mention = self._bot_user_id and self._bot_user_id in mentioned_ids
+        is_all_bots = self._all_bots_user_id in mentioned_ids
+
+        # DM-first: process all private messages
+        if is_dm:
+            logger.info("[%s] DM from %s: %.60s", self.name, sender_name, content)
+            await self._route_message(
+                text=content,
+                chat_id=str(sender_id),
+                chat_name=sender_name,
+                user_id=str(sender_id),
+                user_name=sender_name,
+                chat_type="dm",
+                msg_id=msg_id,
+                timestamp=msg.get("timestamp"),
+                raw=event,
+            )
+            return
+
+        # Stream: only respond to @mentions and @all-bots
+        if msg_type == "stream" and (is_direct_mention or is_all_bots):
+            stream_name = msg.get("display_recipient", "unknown")
+            topic = msg.get("subject", "general")
+            logger.info(
+                "[%s] %s in #%s > %s: %.60s",
+                self.name,
+                "@mention" if is_direct_mention else "@all-bots",
+                stream_name, topic, content,
+            )
+
+            # Clean @mention artifacts from content
+            clean_content = MENTION_CLEANER.sub("", content).strip()
+
+            chat_id = f"{stream_name}:{topic}"
+            await self._route_message(
+                text=clean_content,
+                chat_id=chat_id,
+                chat_name=f"#{stream_name} > {topic}",
+                user_id=str(sender_id),
+                user_name=sender_name,
+                chat_type="stream",
+                thread_id=topic,
+                chat_topic=topic,
+                msg_id=msg_id,
+                timestamp=msg.get("timestamp"),
+                raw=event,
+                reply_to_id=msg.get("id"),
+                reply_to_type="stream",
+                reply_to_stream=stream_name,
+                reply_to_topic=topic,
+            )
+
+    async def _route_message(
+        self,
+        text: str,
+        chat_id: str,
+        chat_name: str,
+        user_id: str,
+        user_name: str,
+        chat_type: str,
+        msg_id: str,
+        timestamp: Any,
+        raw: Dict[str, Any],
+        thread_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        chat_topic: Optional[str] = None,
+        reply_to_id: Optional[int] = None,
+        reply_to_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        reply_to_stream: Optional[str] = None,
+        reply_to_topic: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Build MessageEvent and send to gateway via handle_message."""
+        source = self.build_source(
+            chat_id=chat_id,
+            chat_name=chat_name,
+            chat_type=chat_type,
+            user_id=user_id,
+            user_name=user_name,
+            thread_id=thread_id,
+            chat_topic=chat_topic,
+            chat_id_alt=str(reply_to_id) if reply_to_id else None,
+        )
+
+        # Derive message type
+        message_type = MessageType.TEXT
+
+        message_event = MessageEvent(
+            text=text,
+            message_type=message_type,
+            source=source,
+            message_id=msg_id,
+            raw_message=raw,
+            timestamp=_parse_zulip_timestamp(timestamp),
+        )
+
+        # Store reply metadata so send() can respond to the right thread
+        if reply_to_id:
+            self._pending_replies[chat_id] = reply_to_id
+
+        logger.debug("[%s] Dispatching message from %s", self.name, user_name)
+        await self.handle_message(message_event)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Outbound messaging — send responses to Zulip
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    async def send(
+        self,
+        chat_id: str,
+        content: str,
+        reply_to: Optional[str] = None,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> SendResult:
+        """Send a message to a Zulip chat.
+
+        For DMs, chat_id is the user_id. For streams, format is
+        "stream_name:topic". Sends a placeholder first if this is the
+        first message in a turn, then edits it on subsequent calls.
+        """
+        # Determine target type and IDs
+        is_dm = not chat_id or ":" not in chat_id
+        truncated = _truncate(content)
+
+        if is_dm:
+            # DM: chat_id is the user_id
+            to = [int(chat_id)]
+            payload = {
+                "type": "private",
+                "to": json.dumps(to),
+                "content": truncated,
+            }
+        else:
+            # Stream: chat_id is "stream_name:topic"
+            parts = chat_id.split(":", 1)
+            stream_name = parts[0]
+            topic = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else "general"
+            payload = {
+                "type": "stream",
+                "to": stream_name,
+                "subject": topic,
+                "content": truncated,
+            }
+
+        # Check if we should send a placeholder first (first message in turn)
+        placeholder_msg_id = self._pending_replies.pop(chat_id, None)
+
+        if placeholder_msg_id:
+            # This is the first response — send placeholder and return its ID
+            placeholder = self._pick_placeholder()
+            placehold_payload = {**payload, "content": placeholder}
+            result = await self._send_api_call(placehold_payload)
+            if result and result.get("id"):
+                msg_id = str(result["id"])
+                logger.debug(
+                    "[%s] Sent placeholder msg=%s for %s",
+                    self.name, msg_id, chat_id,
+                )
+                return SendResult(
+                    success=True,
+                    platform="zulip",
+                    chat_id=chat_id,
+                    message_id=msg_id,
+                    metadata={"placeholder": True},
+                )
+
+        # Send actual content
+        result = await self._send_api_call(payload)
+        if result and result.get("id"):
+            return SendResult(
+                success=True,
+                platform="zulip",
+                chat_id=chat_id,
+                message_id=str(result["id"]),
+            )
+
+        return SendResult(
+            success=False,
+            platform="zulip",
+            chat_id=chat_id,
+            error="Failed to send message",
+        )
+
+    async def edit_message(
+        self,
+        chat_id: str,
+        message_id: str,
+        content: str,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Edit a previously sent Zulip message (for placeholder replacement)."""
+        truncated = _truncate(content)
+        payload = {
+            "message_id": int(message_id),
+            "content": truncated,
+        }
+        try:
+            resp = await self._api_call("PATCH", "/api/v1/messages", data=payload)
+            return resp is not None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("[%s] Edit message %s error: %s", self.name, message_id, e)
+            return False
+
+    async def send_typing(self, chat_id: str, metadata: Optional[Dict] = None) -> None:
+        """Send typing indicator to a Zulip chat."""
+        if ":" in chat_id:
+            return  # No typing for stream messages
+        try:
+            user_ids = json.dumps([int(chat_id)])
+            await self._api_call(
+                "POST", "/api/v1/typing",
+                data={"to": user_ids, "op": "start"},
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass  # Non-critical
+
+    async def stop_typing(self, chat_id: str) -> None:
+        """Stop typing indicator."""
+        if ":" in chat_id:
+            return
+        try:
+            user_ids = json.dumps([int(chat_id)])
+            await self._api_call(
+                "POST", "/api/v1/typing",
+                data={"to": user_ids, "op": "stop"},
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass  # Non-critical
+
+    async def delete_message(
+        self, chat_id: str, message_id: str, metadata: Optional[Dict] = None
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Delete a message via Zulip API."""
+        # Zulip doesn't support message deletion via API for bots
+        # Send an empty edit instead
+        return await self.edit_message(chat_id, message_id, "*deleted*")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Zulip API helpers
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    async def _api_call(
+        self,
+        method: str,
+        path: str,
+        data: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        params: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    ) -> Optional[Dict]:
+        """Make an API call to Zulip."""
+        if not self._http_client:
+            return None
+
+        url = f"{self._site}{path}"
+        headers = {
+            "Authorization": self._auth_header,
+        }
+
+        try:
+            if method == "GET":
+                response = await self._http_client.get(
+                    url, params=params, headers=headers,
+                )
+            elif method == "POST":
+                response = await self._http_client.post(
+                    url, data=data, headers=headers,
+                )
+            elif method == "PATCH":
+                response = await self._http_client.patch(
+                    url, data=data, headers=headers,
+                )
+            else:
+                return None
+
+            if response.status_code >= 400:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "[%s] API %s %s: %d %s",
+                    self.name, method, path,
+                    response.status_code, response.text[:200],
+                )
+                return None
+
+            return response.json()
+
+        except httpx.TimeoutException:
+            logger.debug("[%s] Timeout on %s %s", self.name, method, path)
+            return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("[%s] API error %s %s: %s", self.name, method, path, e)
+            return None
+
+    async def _send_api_call(self, payload: Dict) -> Optional[Dict]:
+        """Send a message to Zulip."""
+        return await self._api_call("POST", "/api/v1/messages", data=payload)
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Utilities
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _pick_placeholder(self) -> str:
+        """Pick a random placeholder message for streaming UX."""
+        idx = hash(str(time.time())) % len(PLACEHOLDERS)
+        return PLACEHOLDERS[idx]
+
+    def _is_duplicate(self, msg_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Deduplication using message IDs and time window."""
+        now = time.time()
+        window = 300  # 5 minutes
+        max_size = 1000
+
+        # Clean old entries
+        if len(self._seen_message_ids) > max_size:
+            cutoff = now - window
+            self._seen_message_ids = {
+                k: v for k, v in self._seen_message_ids.items() if v > cutoff
+            }
+
+        if msg_id in self._seen_message_ids:
+            return True
+
+        self._seen_message_ids[msg_id] = now
+        return False
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Plugin registration helpers
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def check_requirements() -> bool:
+    """Check whether the Zulip adapter is installable."""
+    if not HTTPX_AVAILABLE:
+        return False
+    site = os.getenv("ZULIP_SITE", "").strip()
+    email = os.getenv("ZULIP_EMAIL", "").strip()
+    api_key = os.getenv("ZULIP_API_KEY", "").strip()
+    return bool(site and email and api_key)
+
+
+def validate_config(config) -> bool:
+    """Validate that the configured Zulip platform has credentials."""
+    extra = getattr(config, "extra", {}) or {}
+    site = extra.get("site") or os.getenv("ZULIP_SITE", "")
+    email = extra.get("email") or os.getenv("ZULIP_EMAIL", "")
+    api_key = extra.get("api_key") or os.getenv("ZULIP_API_KEY", "")
+    return bool(site and email and api_key)
+
+
+def is_connected(config) -> bool:
+    """Check whether Zulip is configured (env or config.yaml)."""
+    return validate_config(config)
+
+
+def _env_enablement() -> Optional[dict]:
+    """Seeds PlatformConfig.extra from env vars for env-only setups."""
+    site = os.getenv("ZULIP_SITE", "").strip()
+    email = os.getenv("ZULIP_EMAIL", "").strip()
+    api_key = os.getenv("ZULIP_API_KEY", "").strip()
+    if not (site and email and api_key):
+        return None
+    result: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "site": site,
+        "email": email,
+        "api_key": api_key,
+    }
+    stream = os.getenv("ZULIP_STREAM", "").strip()
+    if stream:
+        result["stream"] = stream
+    agent_name = os.getenv("ZULIP_AGENT_NAME", "").strip()
+    if agent_name:
+        result["agent_name"] = agent_name
+    home = os.getenv("ZULIP_HOME_CHANNEL", "").strip()
+    if home:
+        result["home_channel"] = home
+    return result
+
+
+def register(ctx) -> None:
+    """Plugin entry point — called by the Hermes plugin system at startup."""
+    ctx.register_platform(
+        name="zulip",
+        label="Zulip",
+        adapter_factory=lambda cfg: ZulipAdapter(cfg),
+        check_fn=check_requirements,
+        validate_config=validate_config,
+        is_connected=is_connected,
+        required_env=["ZULIP_SITE", "ZULIP_EMAIL", "ZULIP_API_KEY"],
+        install_hint="pip install httpx   # already a Hermes dependency",
+        env_enablement_fn=_env_enablement,
+        cron_deliver_env_var="ZULIP_HOME_CHANNEL",
+        allowed_users_env="ZULIP_ALLOWED_USERS",
+        allow_all_env="ZULIP_ALLOW_ALL_USERS",
+        max_message_length=MAX_ZULIP_MESSAGE,
+        emoji="💬",
+        pii_safe=True,
+        allow_update_command=True,
+        platform_hint=(
+            "You are communicating via Zulip. Format responses with "
+            "Zulip-compatible Markdown. Keep responses concise and "
+            "well-structured. DMs are private conversations; stream "
+            "messages are visible to all subscribers."
+        ),
+    )

plugins/platforms/zulip/plugin.yaml

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+name: zulip-platform
+label: Zulip
+kind: platform
+version: 1.0.0
+description: >
+  Zulip messaging platform adapter for Hermes Agent. Connects to a Zulip
+  server via event queue polling, processes DMs and @mentions, and sends
+  replies with placeholder→edit streaming. Uses the official zulip-js
+  HTTP API pattern (polling, not WebSockets) — lightweight, no external
+  SDK beyond httpx.
+
+author: Syslog Solution LLC
+
+requires_env:
+  - name: ZULIP_SITE
+    description: "Zulip server URL (e.g. https://chat.sysloggh.net)"
+    prompt: "Zulip server URL"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_EMAIL
+    description: "Bot email address (e.g. tanko-bot@chat.sysloggh.net)"
+    prompt: "Zulip bot email"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_API_KEY
+    description: "Zulip bot API key"
+    prompt: "Zulip API key"
+    password: true
+
+optional_env:
+  - name: ZULIP_STREAM
+    description: "Primary stream to subscribe to (default: agent-hub)"
+    prompt: "Zulip stream name"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_ALL_BOTS_USER_ID
+    description: "User ID of the @all-bots user (default: 1)"
+    prompt: "All Bots user ID"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_AGENT_NAME
+    description: "Agent display name for logging (default: hermes-agent)"
+    prompt: "Agent name"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_OWNER_EMAIL
+    description: "Owner email for private topic ACL"
+    prompt: "Owner email"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_POLL_INTERVAL
+    description: "Event poll interval in seconds (default: 3)"
+    prompt: "Poll interval (seconds)"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_HOME_CHANNEL
+    description: "Default recipient for cron / notification delivery"
+    prompt: "Home channel (email or stream:topic)"
+    password: false
+  - name: ZULIP_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME
+    description: "Human label for the home channel"
+    prompt: "Home channel display name"
+    password: false