Managing namespaces and topics in Hermes

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title: Managing namespaces and topics in Hermes
description: Organize and manage namespaces and topics in the Hermes Kafka cluster using the Hermes Messaging Service.
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release: australia
product: Multi-Instance Framework - Hermes
classification: multi-instance-framework-hermes
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Hermes Messaging Service, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Managing namespaces and topics in Hermes

Organize and manage namespaces and topics in the Hermes Kafka cluster using the Hermes Messaging Service.

-   **[Managing namespaces in Hermes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/multi-instance-framework-hermes/managing-namespaces-hermes.md)**  
Group Kafka topics together for simplified topic management and access control specification using namespaces.
-   **[Managing topics in Hermes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/multi-instance-framework-hermes/managing-topics-hermes.md)**  
Manage topic records in your instance and Kafka topics in the Hermes Kafka cluster using the Hermes Messaging Service.
-   **[Monitoring topics in the Hermes Kafka cluster](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/multi-instance-framework-hermes/monitoring-topics-hermes-kafka-cluster.md)**  
Monitor message processing and view topics in the Hermes Kafka cluster that belong to you using the Hermes Messaging Service topic inspector.

**Parent Topic:**[Manage service capabilities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/manage-services.md)