{"role": "session_meta", "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_back", "description": "Navigate back to the previous page in browser history. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_click", "description": "Click on an element identified by its ref ID from the snapshot (e.g., '@e5'). The ref IDs are shown in square brackets in the snapshot output. Requires browser_navigate and browser_snapshot to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"ref": {"type": "string", "description": "The element reference from the snapshot (e.g., '@e5', '@e12')"}}, "required": ["ref"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_console", "description": "Get browser console output and JavaScript errors from the current page. Returns console.log/warn/error/info messages and uncaught JS exceptions. Use this to detect silent JavaScript errors, failed API calls, and application warnings. Requires browser_navigate to be called first. When 'expression' is provided, evaluates JavaScript in the page context and returns the result — use this for DOM inspection, reading page state, or extracting data programmatically.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"clear": {"type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "If true, clear the message buffers after reading"}, "expression": {"type": "string", "description": "JavaScript expression to evaluate in the page context. Runs in the browser like DevTools console — full access to DOM, window, document. Return values are serialized to JSON. Example: 'document.title' or 'document.querySelectorAll(\"a\").length'"}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_get_images", "description": "Get a list of all images on the current page with their URLs and alt text. Useful for finding images to analyze with the vision tool. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_navigate", "description": "Navigate to a URL in the browser. Initializes the session and loads the page. Must be called before other browser tools. For plain-text endpoints — URLs ending in .md, .txt, .json, .yaml, .yml, .csv, .xml, raw.githubusercontent.com, or any documented API endpoint — prefer curl via the terminal tool or web_extract; the browser stack is overkill and much slower for these. Use browser tools when you need to interact with a page (click, fill forms, dynamic content). Returns a compact page snapshot with interactive elements and ref IDs — no need to call browser_snapshot separately after navigating.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"url": {"type": "string", "description": "The URL to navigate to (e.g., 'https://example.com')"}}, "required": ["url"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_press", "description": "Press a keyboard key. Useful for submitting forms (Enter), navigating (Tab), or keyboard shortcuts. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"key": {"type": "string", "description": "Key to press (e.g., 'Enter', 'Tab', 'Escape', 'ArrowDown')"}}, "required": ["key"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_scroll", "description": "Scroll the page in a direction. Use this to reveal more content that may be below or above the current viewport. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"direction": {"type": "string", "enum": ["up", "down"], "description": "Direction to scroll"}}, "required": ["direction"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_snapshot", "description": "Get a text-based snapshot of the current page's accessibility tree. Returns interactive elements with ref IDs (like @e1, @e2) for browser_click and browser_type. full=false (default): compact view with interactive elements. full=true: complete page content. Snapshots over 8000 chars are truncated or LLM-summarized. Requires browser_navigate first. Note: browser_navigate already returns a compact snapshot — use this to refresh after interactions that change the page, or with full=true for complete content.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"full": {"type": "boolean", "description": "If true, returns complete page content. If false (default), returns compact view with interactive elements only.", "default": false}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_type", "description": "Type text into an input field identified by its ref ID. Clears the field first, then types the new text. Requires browser_navigate and browser_snapshot to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"ref": {"type": "string", "description": "The element reference from the snapshot (e.g., '@e3')"}, "text": {"type": "string", "description": "The text to type into the field"}}, "required": ["ref", "text"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "browser_vision", "description": "Take a screenshot of the current page and analyze it with vision AI. Use this when you need to visually understand what's on the page - especially useful for CAPTCHAs, visual verification challenges, complex layouts, or when the text snapshot doesn't capture important visual information. Returns both the AI analysis and a screenshot_path that you can share with the user by including MEDIA: in your response. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"question": {"type": "string", "description": "What you want to know about the page visually. Be specific about what you're looking for."}, "annotate": {"type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "If true, overlay numbered [N] labels on interactive elements. Each [N] maps to ref @eN for subsequent browser commands. Useful for QA and spatial reasoning about page layout."}}, "required": ["question"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "clarify", "description": "Ask the user a question when you need clarification, feedback, or a decision before proceeding. Supports two modes:\n\n1. **Multiple choice** — provide up to 4 choices. The user picks one or types their own answer via a 5th 'Other' option.\n2. **Open-ended** — omit choices entirely. The user types a free-form response.\n\nUse this tool when:\n- The task is ambiguous and you need the user to choose an approach\n- You want post-task feedback ('How did that work out?')\n- You want to offer to save a skill or update memory\n- A decision has meaningful trade-offs the user should weigh in on\n\nDo NOT use this tool for simple yes/no confirmation of dangerous commands (the terminal tool handles that). Prefer making a reasonable default choice yourself when the decision is low-stakes.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"question": {"type": "string", "description": "The question to present to the user."}, "choices": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "maxItems": 4, "description": "Up to 4 answer choices. Omit this parameter entirely to ask an open-ended question. When provided, the UI automatically appends an 'Other (type your answer)' option."}}, "required": ["question"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "cronjob", "description": "Manage scheduled cron jobs with a single compressed tool.\n\nUse action='create' to schedule a new job from a prompt or one or more skills.\nUse action='list' to inspect jobs.\nUse action='update', 'pause', 'resume', 'remove', or 'run' to manage an existing job.\n\nTo stop a job the user no longer wants: first action='list' to find the job_id, then action='remove' with that job_id. Never guess job IDs — always list first.\n\nJobs run in a fresh session with no current-chat context, so prompts must be self-contained.\nIf skills are provided on create, the future cron run loads those skills in order, then follows the prompt as the task instruction.\nOn update, passing skills=[] clears attached skills.\n\nNOTE: The agent's final response is auto-delivered to the target. Put the primary\nuser-facing content in the final response. Cron jobs run autonomously with no user\npresent — they cannot ask questions or request clarification.\n\nImportant safety rule: cron-run sessions should not recursively schedule more cron jobs.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"action": {"type": "string", "description": "One of: create, list, update, pause, resume, remove, run"}, "job_id": {"type": "string", "description": "Required for update/pause/resume/remove/run"}, "prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "For create: the full self-contained prompt. If skills are also provided, this becomes the task instruction paired with those skills."}, "schedule": {"type": "string", "description": "For create/update: '30m', 'every 2h', '0 9 * * *', or ISO timestamp"}, "name": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional human-friendly name"}, "repeat": {"type": "integer", "description": "Optional repeat count. Omit for defaults (once for one-shot, forever for recurring)."}, "deliver": {"type": "string", "description": "Omit this parameter to auto-deliver back to the current chat and topic (recommended). Auto-detection preserves thread/topic context. Only set explicitly when the user asks to deliver somewhere OTHER than the current conversation. Values: 'origin' (same as omitting), 'local' (no delivery, save only), or platform:chat_id:thread_id for a specific destination. Examples: 'telegram:-1001234567890:17585', 'discord:#engineering', 'sms:+15551234567'. WARNING: 'platform:chat_id' without :thread_id loses topic targeting."}, "skills": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Optional ordered list of skill names to load before executing the cron prompt. On update, pass an empty array to clear attached skills."}, "model": {"type": "object", "description": "Optional per-job model override. If provider is omitted, the current main provider is pinned at creation time so the job stays stable.", "properties": {"provider": {"type": "string", "description": "Provider name (e.g. 'openrouter', 'anthropic'). Omit to use and pin the current provider."}, "model": {"type": "string", "description": "Model name (e.g. 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4', 'claude-sonnet-4')"}}, "required": ["model"]}, "script": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional path to a Python script that runs before each cron job execution. Its stdout is injected into the prompt as context. Use for data collection and change detection. Relative paths resolve under ~/.hermes/scripts/. On update, pass empty string to clear."}, "context_from": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Optional job ID or list of job IDs whose most recent completed output is injected into the prompt as context before each run. Use this to chain cron jobs: job A collects data, job B processes it. Each entry must be a valid job ID (from cronjob action='list'). Note: injects the most recent completed output — does not wait for upstream jobs running in the same tick. On update, pass an empty array to clear."}, "enabled_toolsets": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Optional list of toolset names to restrict the job's agent to (e.g. [\"web\", \"terminal\", \"file\", \"delegation\"]). When set, only tools from these toolsets are loaded, significantly reducing input token overhead. When omitted, all default tools are loaded. Infer from the job's prompt — e.g. use \"web\" if it calls web_search, \"terminal\" if it runs scripts, \"file\" if it reads files, \"delegation\" if it calls delegate_task. On update, pass an empty array to clear."}, "workdir": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional absolute path to run the job from. When set, AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md / .cursorrules from that directory are injected into the system prompt, and the terminal/file/code_exec tools use it as their working directory — useful for running a job inside a specific project repo. Must be an absolute path that exists. When unset (default), preserves the original behaviour: no project context files, tools use the scheduler's cwd. On update, pass an empty string to clear. Jobs with workdir run sequentially (not parallel) to keep per-job directories isolated."}}, "required": ["action"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "delegate_task", "description": "Spawn one or more subagents to work on tasks in isolated contexts. Each subagent gets its own conversation, terminal session, and toolset. Only the final summary is returned -- intermediate tool results never enter your context window.\n\nTWO MODES (one of 'goal' or 'tasks' is required):\n1. Single task: provide 'goal' (+ optional context, toolsets)\n2. Batch (parallel): provide 'tasks' array with up to delegation.max_concurrent_children items (default 3, configurable via config.yaml, no hard ceiling). All run concurrently and results are returned together. Nested delegation requires role='orchestrator' and delegation.max_spawn_depth >= 2.\n\nWHEN TO USE delegate_task:\n- Reasoning-heavy subtasks (debugging, code review, research synthesis)\n- Tasks that would flood your context with intermediate data\n- Parallel independent workstreams (research A and B simultaneously)\n\nWHEN NOT TO USE (use these instead):\n- Mechanical multi-step work with no reasoning needed -> use execute_code\n- Single tool call -> just call the tool directly\n- Tasks needing user interaction -> subagents cannot use clarify\n- Durable long-running work that must outlive the current turn -> use cronjob (action='create') or terminal(background=True, notify_on_complete=True) instead. delegate_task runs SYNCHRONOUSLY inside the parent turn: if the parent is interrupted (user sends a new message, /stop, /new) the child is cancelled with status='interrupted' and its work is discarded. Children cannot continue in the background.\n\nIMPORTANT:\n- Subagents have NO memory of your conversation. Pass all relevant info (file paths, error messages, constraints) via the 'context' field.\n- If the user is writing in a non-English language, or asked for output in a specific language / tone / style, say so in 'context' (e.g. \"respond in Chinese\", \"return output in Japanese\"). Otherwise subagents default to English and their summaries will contaminate your final reply with the wrong language.\n- Subagent summaries are SELF-REPORTS, not verified facts. A subagent that claims \"uploaded successfully\" or \"file written\" may be wrong. For operations with external side-effects (HTTP POST/PUT, remote writes, file creation at shared paths, publishing), require the subagent to return a verifiable handle (URL, ID, absolute path, HTTP status) and verify it yourself — fetch the URL, stat the file, read back the content — before telling the user the operation succeeded.\n- Leaf subagents (role='leaf', the default) CANNOT call: delegate_task, clarify, memory, send_message, execute_code.\n- Orchestrator subagents (role='orchestrator') retain delegate_task so they can spawn their own workers, but still cannot use clarify, memory, send_message, or execute_code. Orchestrators are bounded by delegation.max_spawn_depth (default 2) and can be disabled globally via delegation.orchestrator_enabled=false.\n- Each subagent gets its own terminal session (separate working directory and state).\n- Results are always returned as an array, one entry per task.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"goal": {"type": "string", "description": "What the subagent should accomplish. Be specific and self-contained -- the subagent knows nothing about your conversation history."}, "context": {"type": "string", "description": "Background information the subagent needs: file paths, error messages, project structure, constraints. The more specific you are, the better the subagent performs."}, "toolsets": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Toolsets to enable for this subagent. Default: inherits your enabled toolsets. Available toolsets: 'browser', 'cronjob', 'discord', 'discord_admin', 'feishu_doc', 'feishu_drive', 'file', 'homeassistant', 'image_gen', 'search', 'session_search', 'skills', 'spotify', 'terminal', 'todo', 'tts', 'vision', 'web', 'yuanbao'. Common patterns: ['terminal', 'file'] for code work, ['web'] for research, ['browser'] for web interaction, ['terminal', 'file', 'web'] for full-stack tasks."}, "tasks": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "object", "properties": {"goal": {"type": "string", "description": "Task goal"}, "context": {"type": "string", "description": "Task-specific context"}, "toolsets": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Toolsets for this specific task. Available: 'browser', 'cronjob', 'discord', 'discord_admin', 'feishu_doc', 'feishu_drive', 'file', 'homeassistant', 'image_gen', 'search', 'session_search', 'skills', 'spotify', 'terminal', 'todo', 'tts', 'vision', 'web', 'yuanbao'. Use 'web' for network access, 'terminal' for shell, 'browser' for web interaction."}, "acp_command": {"type": "string", "description": "Per-task ACP command override (e.g. 'claude'). Overrides the top-level acp_command for this task only."}, "acp_args": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Per-task ACP args override."}, "role": {"type": "string", "enum": ["leaf", "orchestrator"], "description": "Per-task role override. See top-level 'role' for semantics."}}, "required": ["goal"]}, "description": "Batch mode: tasks to run in parallel (limit configurable via delegation.max_concurrent_children, default 3). Each gets its own subagent with isolated context and terminal session. When provided, top-level goal/context/toolsets are ignored."}, "role": {"type": "string", "enum": ["leaf", "orchestrator"], "description": "Role of the child agent. 'leaf' (default) = focused worker, cannot delegate further. 'orchestrator' = can use delegate_task to spawn its own workers. Requires delegation.max_spawn_depth >= 2 in config; ignored (treated as 'leaf') when the child would exceed max_spawn_depth or when delegation.orchestrator_enabled=false."}, "acp_command": {"type": "string", "description": "Override ACP command for child agents (e.g. 'claude', 'copilot'). When set, children use ACP subprocess transport instead of inheriting the parent's transport. Enables spawning Claude Code (claude --acp --stdio) or other ACP-capable agents from any parent, including Discord/Telegram/CLI."}, "acp_args": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Arguments for the ACP command (default: ['--acp', '--stdio']). Only used when acp_command is set. Example: ['--acp', '--stdio', '--model', 'claude-opus-4-6']"}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "execute_code", "description": "Run a Python script that can call Hermes tools programmatically. Use this when you need 3+ tool calls with processing logic between them, need to filter/reduce large tool outputs before they enter your context, need conditional branching (if X then Y else Z), or need to loop (fetch N pages, process N files, retry on failure).\n\nUse normal tool calls instead when: single tool call with no processing, you need to see the full result and apply complex reasoning, or the task requires interactive user input.\n\nAvailable via `from hermes_tools import ...`:\n\n read_file(path: str, offset: int = 1, limit: int = 500) -> dict\n Lines are 1-indexed. Returns {\"content\": \"...\", \"total_lines\": N}\n write_file(path: str, content: str) -> dict\n Always overwrites the entire file.\n search_files(pattern: str, target=\"content\", path=\".\", file_glob=None, limit=50) -> dict\n target: \"content\" (search inside files) or \"files\" (find files by name). Returns {\"matches\": [...]}\n patch(path: str, old_string: str, new_string: str, replace_all: bool = False) -> dict\n Replaces old_string with new_string in the file.\n terminal(command: str, timeout=None, workdir=None) -> dict\n Foreground only (no background/pty). Returns {\"output\": \"...\", \"exit_code\": N}\n\nLimits: 5-minute timeout, 50KB stdout cap, max 50 tool calls per script. terminal() is foreground-only (no background or pty).\n\nScripts run in the session's working directory with the active venv's python, so project deps (pandas, etc.) and relative paths work like in terminal().\n\nPrint your final result to stdout. Use Python stdlib (json, re, math, csv, datetime, collections, etc.) for processing between tool calls.\n\nAlso available (no import needed — built into hermes_tools):\n json_parse(text: str) — json.loads with strict=False; use for terminal() output with control chars\n shell_quote(s: str) — shlex.quote(); use when interpolating dynamic strings into shell commands\n retry(fn, max_attempts=3, delay=2) — retry with exponential backoff for transient failures", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"code": {"type": "string", "description": "Python code to execute. Import tools with `from hermes_tools import terminal, ...` and print your final result to stdout."}}, "required": ["code"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "image_generate", "description": "Generate high-quality images from text prompts. The underlying backend (FAL, OpenAI, etc.) and model are user-configured and not selectable by the agent. Returns either a URL or an absolute file path in the `image` field; display it with markdown ![description](url-or-path) and the gateway will deliver it.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"prompt": {"type": "string", "description": "The text prompt describing the desired image. Be detailed and descriptive."}, "aspect_ratio": {"type": "string", "enum": ["landscape", "square", "portrait"], "description": "The aspect ratio of the generated image. 'landscape' is 16:9 wide, 'portrait' is 16:9 tall, 'square' is 1:1.", "default": "landscape"}}, "required": ["prompt"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "memory", "description": "Save durable information to persistent memory that survives across sessions. Memory is injected into future turns, so keep it compact and focused on facts that will still matter later.\n\nWHEN TO SAVE (do this proactively, don't wait to be asked):\n- User corrects you or says 'remember this' / 'don't do that again'\n- User shares a preference, habit, or personal detail (name, role, timezone, coding style)\n- You discover something about the environment (OS, installed tools, project structure)\n- You learn a convention, API quirk, or workflow specific to this user's setup\n- You identify a stable fact that will be useful again in future sessions\n\nPRIORITY: User preferences and corrections > environment facts > procedural knowledge. The most valuable memory prevents the user from having to repeat themselves.\n\nDo NOT save task progress, session outcomes, completed-work logs, or temporary TODO state to memory; use session_search to recall those from past transcripts.\nIf you've discovered a new way to do something, solved a problem that could be necessary later, save it as a skill with the skill tool.\n\nTWO TARGETS:\n- 'user': who the user is -- name, role, preferences, communication style, pet peeves\n- 'memory': your notes -- environment facts, project conventions, tool quirks, lessons learned\n\nACTIONS: add (new entry), replace (update existing -- old_text identifies it), remove (delete -- old_text identifies it).\n\nSKIP: trivial/obvious info, things easily re-discovered, raw data dumps, and temporary task state.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"action": {"type": "string", "enum": ["add", "replace", "remove"], "description": "The action to perform."}, "target": {"type": "string", "enum": ["memory", "user"], "description": "Which memory store: 'memory' for personal notes, 'user' for user profile."}, "content": {"type": "string", "description": "The entry content. Required for 'add' and 'replace'."}, "old_text": {"type": "string", "description": "Short unique substring identifying the entry to replace or remove."}}, "required": ["action", "target"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "patch", "description": "Targeted find-and-replace edits in files. Use this instead of sed/awk in terminal. Uses fuzzy matching (9 strategies) so minor whitespace/indentation differences won't break it. Returns a unified diff. Auto-runs syntax checks after editing.\n\nReplace mode (default): find a unique string and replace it.\nPatch mode: apply V4A multi-file patches for bulk changes.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"mode": {"type": "string", "enum": ["replace", "patch"], "description": "Edit mode: 'replace' for targeted find-and-replace, 'patch' for V4A multi-file patches", "default": "replace"}, "path": {"type": "string", "description": "File path to edit (required for 'replace' mode)"}, "old_string": {"type": "string", "description": "Text to find in the file (required for 'replace' mode). Must be unique in the file unless replace_all=true. Include enough surrounding context to ensure uniqueness."}, "new_string": {"type": "string", "description": "Replacement text (required for 'replace' mode). Can be empty string to delete the matched text."}, "replace_all": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Replace all occurrences instead of requiring a unique match (default: false)", "default": false}, "patch": {"type": "string", "description": "V4A format patch content (required for 'patch' mode). Format:\n*** Begin Patch\n*** Update File: path/to/file\n@@ context hint @@\n context line\n-removed line\n+added line\n*** End Patch"}}, "required": ["mode"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "process", "description": "Manage background processes started with terminal(background=true). Actions: 'list' (show all), 'poll' (check status + new output), 'log' (full output with pagination), 'wait' (block until done or timeout), 'kill' (terminate), 'write' (send raw stdin data without newline), 'submit' (send data + Enter, for answering prompts), 'close' (close stdin/send EOF).", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"action": {"type": "string", "enum": ["list", "poll", "log", "wait", "kill", "write", "submit", "close"], "description": "Action to perform on background processes"}, "session_id": {"type": "string", "description": "Process session ID (from terminal background output). Required for all actions except 'list'."}, "data": {"type": "string", "description": "Text to send to process stdin (for 'write' and 'submit' actions)"}, "timeout": {"type": "integer", "description": "Max seconds to block for 'wait' action. Returns partial output on timeout.", "minimum": 1}, "offset": {"type": "integer", "description": "Line offset for 'log' action (default: last 200 lines)"}, "limit": {"type": "integer", "description": "Max lines to return for 'log' action", "minimum": 1}}, "required": ["action"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "read_file", "description": "Read a text file with line numbers and pagination. Use this instead of cat/head/tail in terminal. Output format: 'LINE_NUM|CONTENT'. Suggests similar filenames if not found. Use offset and limit for large files. Reads exceeding ~100K characters are rejected; use offset and limit to read specific sections of large files. NOTE: Cannot read images or binary files — use vision_analyze for images.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"path": {"type": "string", "description": "Path to the file to read (absolute, relative, or ~/path)"}, "offset": {"type": "integer", "description": "Line number to start reading from (1-indexed, default: 1)", "default": 1, "minimum": 1}, "limit": {"type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of lines to read (default: 500, max: 2000)", "default": 500, "maximum": 2000}}, "required": ["path"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "search_files", "description": "Search file contents or find files by name. Use this instead of grep/rg/find/ls in terminal. Ripgrep-backed, faster than shell equivalents.\n\nContent search (target='content'): Regex search inside files. Output modes: full matches with line numbers, file paths only, or match counts.\n\nFile search (target='files'): Find files by glob pattern (e.g., '*.py', '*config*'). Also use this instead of ls — results sorted by modification time.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"pattern": {"type": "string", "description": "Regex pattern for content search, or glob pattern (e.g., '*.py') for file search"}, "target": {"type": "string", "enum": ["content", "files"], "description": "'content' searches inside file contents, 'files' searches for files by name", "default": "content"}, "path": {"type": "string", "description": "Directory or file to search in (default: current working directory)", "default": "."}, "file_glob": {"type": "string", "description": "Filter files by pattern in grep mode (e.g., '*.py' to only search Python files)"}, "limit": {"type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return (default: 50)", "default": 50}, "offset": {"type": "integer", "description": "Skip first N results for pagination (default: 0)", "default": 0}, "output_mode": {"type": "string", "enum": ["content", "files_only", "count"], "description": "Output format for grep mode: 'content' shows matching lines with line numbers, 'files_only' lists file paths, 'count' shows match counts per file", "default": "content"}, "context": {"type": "integer", "description": "Number of context lines before and after each match (grep mode only)", "default": 0}}, "required": ["pattern"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "send_message", "description": "Send a message to a connected messaging platform, or list available targets.\n\nIMPORTANT: When the user asks to send to a specific channel or person (not just a bare platform name), call send_message(action='list') FIRST to see available targets, then send to the correct one.\nIf the user just says a platform name like 'send to telegram', send directly to the home channel without listing first.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"action": {"type": "string", "enum": ["send", "list"], "description": "Action to perform. 'send' (default) sends a message. 'list' returns all available channels/contacts across connected platforms."}, "target": {"type": "string", "description": "Delivery target. Format: 'platform' (uses home channel), 'platform:#channel-name', 'platform:chat_id', or 'platform:chat_id:thread_id' for Telegram topics and Discord threads. Examples: 'telegram', 'telegram:-1001234567890:17585', 'discord:999888777:555444333', 'discord:#bot-home', 'slack:#engineering', 'signal:+155****4567', 'matrix:!roomid:server.org', 'matrix:@user:server.org', 'yuanbao:direct:' (DM), 'yuanbao:group:' (group chat)"}, "message": {"type": "string", "description": "The message text to send. To send an image or file, include MEDIA: (e.g. 'MEDIA:/tmp/hermes/cache/img_xxx.jpg') in the message — the platform will deliver it as a native media attachment."}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "session_search", "description": "Search your long-term memory of past conversations, or browse recent sessions. This is your recall -- every past session is searchable, and this tool summarizes what happened.\n\nTWO MODES:\n1. Recent sessions (no query): Call with no arguments to see what was worked on recently. Returns titles, previews, and timestamps. Zero LLM cost, instant. Start here when the user asks what were we working on or what did we do recently.\n2. Keyword search (with query): Search for specific topics across all past sessions. Returns LLM-generated summaries of matching sessions.\n\nUSE THIS PROACTIVELY when:\n- The user says 'we did this before', 'remember when', 'last time', 'as I mentioned'\n- The user asks about a topic you worked on before but don't have in current context\n- The user references a project, person, or concept that seems familiar but isn't in memory\n- You want to check if you've solved a similar problem before\n- The user asks 'what did we do about X?' or 'how did we fix Y?'\n\nDon't hesitate to search when it is actually cross-session -- it's fast and cheap. Better to search and confirm than to guess or ask the user to repeat themselves.\n\nSearch syntax: keywords joined with OR for broad recall (elevenlabs OR baseten OR funding), phrases for exact match (\"docker networking\"), boolean (python NOT java), prefix (deploy*). IMPORTANT: Use OR between keywords for best results — FTS5 defaults to AND which misses sessions that only mention some terms. If a broad OR query returns nothing, try individual keyword searches in parallel. Returns summaries of the top matching sessions.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"query": {"type": "string", "description": "Search query — keywords, phrases, or boolean expressions to find in past sessions. Omit this parameter entirely to browse recent sessions instead (returns titles, previews, timestamps with no LLM cost)."}, "role_filter": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional: only search messages from specific roles (comma-separated). E.g. 'user,assistant' to skip tool outputs."}, "limit": {"type": "integer", "description": "Max sessions to summarize (default: 3, max: 5).", "default": 3}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "skill_manage", "description": "Manage skills (create, update, delete). Skills are your procedural memory — reusable approaches for recurring task types. New skills go to ~/.hermes/skills/; existing skills can be modified wherever they live.\n\nActions: create (full SKILL.md + optional category), patch (old_string/new_string — preferred for fixes), edit (full SKILL.md rewrite — major overhauls only), delete, write_file, remove_file.\n\nCreate when: complex task succeeded (5+ calls), errors overcome, user-corrected approach worked, non-trivial workflow discovered, or user asks you to remember a procedure.\nUpdate when: instructions stale/wrong, OS-specific failures, missing steps or pitfalls found during use. If you used a skill and hit issues not covered by it, patch it immediately.\n\nAfter difficult/iterative tasks, offer to save as a skill. Skip for simple one-offs. Confirm with user before creating/deleting.\n\nGood skills: trigger conditions, numbered steps with exact commands, pitfalls section, verification steps. Use skill_view() to see format examples.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"action": {"type": "string", "enum": ["create", "patch", "edit", "delete", "write_file", "remove_file"], "description": "The action to perform."}, "name": {"type": "string", "description": "Skill name (lowercase, hyphens/underscores, max 64 chars). Must match an existing skill for patch/edit/delete/write_file/remove_file."}, "content": {"type": "string", "description": "Full SKILL.md content (YAML frontmatter + markdown body). Required for 'create' and 'edit'. For 'edit', read the skill first with skill_view() and provide the complete updated text."}, "old_string": {"type": "string", "description": "Text to find in the file (required for 'patch'). Must be unique unless replace_all=true. Include enough surrounding context to ensure uniqueness."}, "new_string": {"type": "string", "description": "Replacement text (required for 'patch'). Can be empty string to delete the matched text."}, "replace_all": {"type": "boolean", "description": "For 'patch': replace all occurrences instead of requiring a unique match (default: false)."}, "category": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional category/domain for organizing the skill (e.g., 'devops', 'data-science', 'mlops'). Creates a subdirectory grouping. Only used with 'create'."}, "file_path": {"type": "string", "description": "Path to a supporting file within the skill directory. For 'write_file'/'remove_file': required, must be under references/, templates/, scripts/, or assets/. For 'patch': optional, defaults to SKILL.md if omitted."}, "file_content": {"type": "string", "description": "Content for the file. Required for 'write_file'."}}, "required": ["action", "name"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "skill_view", "description": "Skills allow for loading information about specific tasks and workflows, as well as scripts and templates. Load a skill's full content or access its linked files (references, templates, scripts). First call returns SKILL.md content plus a 'linked_files' dict showing available references/templates/scripts. To access those, call again with file_path parameter.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"name": {"type": "string", "description": "The skill name (use skills_list to see available skills). For plugin-provided skills, use the qualified form 'plugin:skill' (e.g. 'superpowers:writing-plans')."}, "file_path": {"type": "string", "description": "OPTIONAL: Path to a linked file within the skill (e.g., 'references/api.md', 'templates/config.yaml', 'scripts/validate.py'). Omit to get the main SKILL.md content."}}, "required": ["name"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "skills_list", "description": "List available skills (name + description). Use skill_view(name) to load full content.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"category": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional category filter to narrow results"}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "terminal", "description": "Execute shell commands on a Linux environment. Filesystem usually persists between calls.\n\nDo NOT use cat/head/tail to read files — use read_file instead.\nDo NOT use grep/rg/find to search — use search_files instead.\nDo NOT use ls to list directories — use search_files(target='files') instead.\nDo NOT use sed/awk to edit files — use patch instead.\nDo NOT use echo/cat heredoc to create files — use write_file instead.\nReserve terminal for: builds, installs, git, processes, scripts, network, package managers, and anything that needs a shell.\n\nForeground (default): Commands return INSTANTLY when done, even if the timeout is high. Set timeout=300 for long builds/scripts — you'll still get the result in seconds if it's fast. Prefer foreground for short commands.\nBackground: Set background=true to get a session_id. Two patterns:\n (1) Long-lived processes that never exit (servers, watchers).\n (2) Long-running tasks with notify_on_complete=true — you can keep working on other things and the system auto-notifies you when the task finishes. Great for test suites, builds, deployments, or anything that takes more than a minute.\nFor servers/watchers, do NOT use shell-level background wrappers (nohup/disown/setsid/trailing '&') in foreground mode. Use background=true so Hermes can track lifecycle and output.\nAfter starting a server, verify readiness with a health check or log signal, then run tests in a separate terminal() call. Avoid blind sleep loops.\nUse process(action=\"poll\") for progress checks, process(action=\"wait\") to block until done.\nWorking directory: Use 'workdir' for per-command cwd.\nPTY mode: Set pty=true for interactive CLI tools (Codex, Claude Code, Python REPL).\n\nDo NOT use vim/nano/interactive tools without pty=true — they hang without a pseudo-terminal. Pipe git output to cat if it might page.\n", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"command": {"type": "string", "description": "The command to execute on the VM"}, "background": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Run the command in the background. Two patterns: (1) Long-lived processes that never exit (servers, watchers). (2) Long-running tasks paired with notify_on_complete=true — you can keep working and get notified when the task finishes. For short commands, prefer foreground with a generous timeout instead.", "default": false}, "timeout": {"type": "integer", "description": "Max seconds to wait (default: 180, foreground max: 600). Returns INSTANTLY when command finishes — set high for long tasks, you won't wait unnecessarily. Foreground timeout above 600s is rejected; use background=true for longer commands.", "minimum": 1}, "workdir": {"type": "string", "description": "Working directory for this command (absolute path). Defaults to the session working directory."}, "pty": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Run in pseudo-terminal (PTY) mode for interactive CLI tools like Codex, Claude Code, or Python REPL. Only works with local and SSH backends. Default: false.", "default": false}, "notify_on_complete": {"type": "boolean", "description": "When true (and background=true), you'll be automatically notified exactly once when the process finishes. **This is the right choice for almost every long-running task** — tests, builds, deployments, multi-item batch jobs, anything that takes over a minute and has a defined end. Use this and keep working on other things; the system notifies you on exit. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with watch_patterns — when both are set, watch_patterns is dropped.", "default": false}, "watch_patterns": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Strings to watch for in background process output. HARD RATE LIMIT: at most 1 notification per 15 seconds per process — matches arriving inside the cooldown are dropped. After 3 consecutive 15-second windows with dropped matches, watch_patterns is automatically disabled for that process and promoted to notify_on_complete behavior (one notification on exit, no more mid-process spam). USE ONLY for truly rare, one-shot mid-process signals on LONG-LIVED processes that will never exit on their own — e.g. ['Application startup complete'] on a server so you know when to hit its endpoint, or ['migration done'] on a daemon. DO NOT use for: (1) end-of-run markers like 'DONE'/'PASS' — use notify_on_complete instead; (2) error patterns like 'ERROR'/'Traceback' in loops or multi-item batch jobs — they fire on every iteration and you'll hit the strike limit fast; (3) anything you'd ever combine with notify_on_complete. When in doubt, choose notify_on_complete. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with notify_on_complete — set one, not both."}}, "required": ["command"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "text_to_speech", "description": "Convert text to speech audio. Returns a MEDIA: path that the platform delivers as a voice message. On Telegram it plays as a voice bubble, on Discord/WhatsApp as an audio attachment. In CLI mode, saves to ~/voice-memos/. Voice and provider are user-configured, not model-selected.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"text": {"type": "string", "description": "The text to convert to speech. Provider-specific character caps apply and are enforced automatically (OpenAI 4096, xAI 15000, MiniMax 10000, ElevenLabs 5k-40k depending on model); over-long input is truncated."}, "output_path": {"type": "string", "description": "Optional custom file path to save the audio. Defaults to ~/.hermes/audio_cache/.mp3"}}, "required": ["text"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "todo", "description": "Manage your task list for the current session. Use for complex tasks with 3+ steps or when the user provides multiple tasks. Call with no parameters to read the current list.\n\nWriting:\n- Provide 'todos' array to create/update items\n- merge=false (default): replace the entire list with a fresh plan\n- merge=true: update existing items by id, add any new ones\n\nEach item: {id: string, content: string, status: pending|in_progress|completed|cancelled}\nList order is priority. Only ONE item in_progress at a time.\nMark items completed immediately when done. If something fails, cancel it and add a revised item.\n\nAlways returns the full current list.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"todos": {"type": "array", "description": "Task items to write. Omit to read current list.", "items": {"type": "object", "properties": {"id": {"type": "string", "description": "Unique item identifier"}, "content": {"type": "string", "description": "Task description"}, "status": {"type": "string", "enum": ["pending", "in_progress", "completed", "cancelled"], "description": "Current status"}}, "required": ["id", "content", "status"]}}, "merge": {"type": "boolean", "description": "true: update existing items by id, add new ones. false (default): replace the entire list.", "default": false}}}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "vision_analyze", "description": "Inspect an image from a URL, file path, or tool output when you need closer detail than what's visible in the conversation. If the user's image is already attached to the conversation and you can see it, just answer directly — only call this tool for images referenced by URL/path, images returned inside other tool results (browser screenshots, search thumbnails), or when you need a deeper look at a specific region the main model's vision may have missed.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"image_url": {"type": "string", "description": "Image URL (http/https) or local file path to analyze."}, "question": {"type": "string", "description": "Your specific question or request about the image to resolve. The AI will automatically provide a complete image description AND answer your specific question."}}, "required": ["image_url", "question"]}}}, {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "write_file", "description": "Write content to a file, completely replacing existing content. Use this instead of echo/cat heredoc in terminal. Creates parent directories automatically. OVERWRITES the entire file — use 'patch' for targeted edits.", "parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"path": {"type": "string", "description": "Path to the file to write (will be created if it doesn't exist, overwritten if it does)"}, "content": {"type": "string", "description": "Complete content to write to the file"}}, "required": ["path", "content"]}}}], "model": "MiniMax-M2.7", "platform": "whatsapp", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:12.837258"} {"role": "user", "content": "Check in please", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:12.837258"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "⚡ Hermes here. Who's this — and what are you checking in about?\n\nIf you're Rocky on WhatsApp now, say hi and let me know which job or what's on your mind.", "reasoning": "The user is asking me to \"check in\" - this seems to be a general check-in message. Given the context, I'm Hermes (⚡), LFCS PM Watchdog + A/B Agent for Rocky McLoughlin. But wait - the source is listed as \"Whatsapp (DM with Hus)\" - this isn't Rocky, this is someone named \"Hus\".\n\nLet me think about this. The system prompt says I'm Hermes for Rocky McLoughlin, but the actual message source is WhatsApp DM with \"Hus\". \n\nI should respond appropriately. \"Check in\" could mean:\n1. They want to know my status\n2. They're checking in as themselves\n3. Something else\n\n\n4. \nI'm trying to reconcile the system context with the actual user message - it looks like this might be a DM from Hus on WhatsApp, but the system is telling me I'm Hermes for Rocky's LFCS work. These don't align, so I need to figure out if this is actually supposed to be a message for Rocky's assistant or if there's been some context mixing. Given the mismatch between the WhatsApp source and the system prompt's focus on Rocky, I should probably ask for clarification about who I'm helping and what they need.", "finish_reason": "stop", "reasoning_content": "The user is asking me to \"check in\" - this seems to be a general check-in message. Given the context, I'm Hermes (⚡), LFCS PM Watchdog + A/B Agent for Rocky McLoughlin. But wait - the source is listed as \"Whatsapp (DM with Hus)\" - this isn't Rocky, this is someone named \"Hus\".\n\nLet me think about this. The system prompt says I'm Hermes for Rocky McLoughlin, but the actual message source is WhatsApp DM with \"Hus\". \n\nI should respond appropriately. \"Check in\" could mean:\n1. They want to know my status\n2. They're checking in as themselves\n3. Something else\n\n\n4. \nI'm trying to reconcile the system context with the actual user message - it looks like this might be a DM from Hus on WhatsApp, but the system is telling me I'm Hermes for Rocky's LFCS work. These don't align, so I need to figure out if this is actually supposed to be a message for Rocky's assistant or if there's been some context mixing. Given the mismatch between the WhatsApp source and the system prompt's focus on Rocky, I should probably ask for clarification about who I'm helping and what they need.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "e7743f409d59eb716f7118a0bd3c3dcb08b768c1192dd6a68b2931f45345c112", "thinking": "The user is asking me to \"check in\" - this seems to be a general check-in message. Given the context, I'm Hermes (⚡), LFCS PM Watchdog + A/B Agent for Rocky McLoughlin. But wait - the source is listed as \"Whatsapp (DM with Hus)\" - this isn't Rocky, this is someone named \"Hus\".\n\nLet me think about this. The system prompt says I'm Hermes for Rocky McLoughlin, but the actual message source is WhatsApp DM with \"Hus\". \n\nI should respond appropriately. \"Check in\" could mean:\n1. They want to know my status\n2. They're checking in as themselves\n3. Something else\n\n\n4. \nI'm trying to reconcile the system context with the actual user message - it looks like this might be a DM from Hus on WhatsApp, but the system is telling me I'm Hermes for Rocky's LFCS work. These don't align, so I need to figure out if this is actually supposed to be a message for Rocky's assistant or if there's been some context mixing. Given the mismatch between the WhatsApp source and the system prompt's focus on Rocky, I should probably ask for clarification about who I'm helping and what they need.", "type": "thinking"}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:12.837258"} {"role": "user", "content": "Set home", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:28.659600"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "Clarify that? You mean home location for delivery, home chat/platform, something else?", "reasoning": "The user said \"Set home\". This is pretty vague. They might want to set a home location, home chat, home directory, or something else entirely. I should ask for clarification since I don't have enough context to know what \"home\" means in this context.", "finish_reason": "stop", "reasoning_content": "The user said \"Set home\". This is pretty vague. They might want to set a home location, home chat, home directory, or something else entirely. I should ask for clarification since I don't have enough context to know what \"home\" means in this context.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "442affe53156ab23be32a9308774dc5db9ec6da815972f1cd29dd83ce48baafa", "thinking": "The user said \"Set home\". This is pretty vague. They might want to set a home location, home chat, home directory, or something else entirely. I should ask for clarification since I don't have enough context to know what \"home\" means in this context.", "type": "thinking"}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:28.659600"} {"role": "user", "content": "Sethome", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:53.238809"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "Typo? You mean \"Set home\" — home address, home chat, or home base location for something? Give me the context and I'll sort it.", "reasoning": "The user said \"Sethome\" - they probably meant \"Set home\" but mistyped. They might want to set a home location or home chat. Given the delivery context, this might be about setting the default delivery location for messages or a home address. Let me ask for clarification in a brief way.", "finish_reason": "stop", "reasoning_content": "The user said \"Sethome\" - they probably meant \"Set home\" but mistyped. They might want to set a home location or home chat. Given the delivery context, this might be about setting the default delivery location for messages or a home address. Let me ask for clarification in a brief way.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "4c0a861044640c61285cea44a27e8e06958fbb5036061f31a8ea5889eb2e9070", "thinking": "The user said \"Sethome\" - they probably meant \"Set home\" but mistyped. They might want to set a home location or home chat. Given the delivery context, this might be about setting the default delivery location for messages or a home address. Let me ask for clarification in a brief way.", "type": "thinking"}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:25:53.238809"} {"role": "user", "content": "Home chat", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:10.142486"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "Which platform — Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord? And if it's not the current one, what's the chat ID or contact?", "reasoning": "The user wants to set the home chat. This means they want to configure which platform/chat is the default \"home\" destination for messages and cron job outputs. I need to ask which platform they want as home - Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, etc.", "finish_reason": "stop", "reasoning_content": "The user wants to set the home chat. This means they want to configure which platform/chat is the default \"home\" destination for messages and cron job outputs. I need to ask which platform they want as home - Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, etc.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "b06703a5020e2c6ff4713ee01d7bde99f623fcd15d96f70222ddf8bb523d70ce", "thinking": "The user wants to set the home chat. This means they want to configure which platform/chat is the default \"home\" destination for messages and cron job outputs. I need to ask which platform they want as home - Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, etc.", "type": "thinking"}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:10.142486"} {"role": "user", "content": "Whatsapp current", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:47.075058"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "Load the hermes-agent skill to see what configuration commands are available for that.", "reasoning": "The user wants to set the current WhatsApp chat as their home chat. I'm not sure what exactly they mean by \"set home\" - this could be a concept within Hermes or the user might be referring to some kind of preference setting. Let me think about what \"home chat\" means in this context.\n\nSince I'm on WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\" - they want to set WhatsApp as their home platform, or this current chat as their home destination.\n\nI should ask for clarification about what exactly they want to set as home, since \"home chat\" isn't a standard concept I have a clear action for. But maybe I can interpret this as them wanting to confirm WhatsApp as their primary/home platform for receiving responses.\n\n\nI'm realizing I don't actually have a way to configure chat preferences within Hermes myself - that might require the herems-agent skill or some kind of configuration command. Let me check what the hermes-agent skill can actually do to see if there's a way to persist this kind of setting.", "finish_reason": "tool_calls", "reasoning_content": "The user wants to set the current WhatsApp chat as their home chat. I'm not sure what exactly they mean by \"set home\" - this could be a concept within Hermes or the user might be referring to some kind of preference setting. Let me think about what \"home chat\" means in this context.\n\nSince I'm on WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\" - they want to set WhatsApp as their home platform, or this current chat as their home destination.\n\nI should ask for clarification about what exactly they want to set as home, since \"home chat\" isn't a standard concept I have a clear action for. But maybe I can interpret this as them wanting to confirm WhatsApp as their primary/home platform for receiving responses.\n\n\nI'm realizing I don't actually have a way to configure chat preferences within Hermes myself - that might require the herems-agent skill or some kind of configuration command. Let me check what the hermes-agent skill can actually do to see if there's a way to persist this kind of setting.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "9cf39acb0f3c8f3ecc1d9b0e0e647abdbd3807fb1e759a607db1b880694c5a43", "thinking": "The user wants to set the current WhatsApp chat as their home chat. I'm not sure what exactly they mean by \"set home\" - this could be a concept within Hermes or the user might be referring to some kind of preference setting. Let me think about what \"home chat\" means in this context.\n\nSince I'm on WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\" - they want to set WhatsApp as their home platform, or this current chat as their home destination.\n\nI should ask for clarification about what exactly they want to set as home, since \"home chat\" isn't a standard concept I have a clear action for. But maybe I can interpret this as them wanting to confirm WhatsApp as their primary/home platform for receiving responses.\n\n\nI'm realizing I don't actually have a way to configure chat preferences within Hermes myself - that might require the herems-agent skill or some kind of configuration command. Let me check what the hermes-agent skill can actually do to see if there's a way to persist this kind of setting.", "type": "thinking"}], "tool_calls": [{"id": "call_function_n7w17tcyq3uw_1", "call_id": "call_function_n7w17tcyq3uw_1", "response_item_id": "fc_function_n7w17tcyq3uw_1", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "skill_view", "arguments": "{\"name\": \"hermes-agent\"}"}}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:47.075058"} {"role": "tool", "content": "{\"success\": true, \"name\": \"hermes-agent\", \"description\": \"Configure, extend, or contribute to Hermes Agent.\", \"tags\": [\"hermes\", \"setup\", \"configuration\", \"multi-agent\", \"spawning\", \"cli\", \"gateway\", \"development\"], \"related_skills\": [\"claude-code\", \"codex\", \"opencode\"], \"content\": \"---\\nname: hermes-agent\\ndescription: \\\"Configure, extend, or contribute to Hermes Agent.\\\"\\nversion: 2.0.0\\nauthor: Hermes Agent + Teknium\\nlicense: MIT\\nmetadata:\\n hermes:\\n tags: [hermes, setup, configuration, multi-agent, spawning, cli, gateway, development]\\n homepage: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent\\n related_skills: [claude-code, codex, opencode]\\n---\\n\\n# Hermes Agent\\n\\nHermes Agent is an open-source AI agent framework by Nous Research that runs in your terminal, messaging platforms, and IDEs. It belongs to the same category as Claude Code (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI), and OpenClaw — autonomous coding and task-execution agents that use tool calling to interact with your system. Hermes works with any LLM provider (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, local models, and 15+ others) and runs on Linux, macOS, and WSL.\\n\\nWhat makes Hermes different:\\n\\n- **Self-improving through skills** — Hermes learns from experience by saving reusable procedures as skills. When it solves a complex problem, discovers a workflow, or gets corrected, it can persist that knowledge as a skill document that loads into future sessions. Skills accumulate over time, making the agent better at your specific tasks and environment.\\n- **Persistent memory across sessions** — remembers who you are, your preferences, environment details, and lessons learned. Pluggable memory backends (built-in, Honcho, Mem0, and more) let you choose how memory works.\\n- **Multi-platform gateway** — the same agent runs on Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, and 10+ other platforms with full tool access, not just chat.\\n- **Provider-agnostic** — swap models and providers mid-workflow without changing anything else. Credential pools rotate across multiple API keys automatically.\\n- **Profiles** — run multiple independent Hermes instances with isolated configs, sessions, skills, and memory.\\n- **Extensible** — plugins, MCP servers, custom tools, webhook triggers, cron scheduling, and the full Python ecosystem.\\n\\nPeople use Hermes for software development, research, system administration, data analysis, content creation, home automation, and anything else that benefits from an AI agent with persistent context and full system access.\\n\\n**This skill helps you work with Hermes Agent effectively** — setting it up, configuring features, spawning additional agent instances, troubleshooting issues, finding the right commands and settings, and understanding how the system works when you need to extend or contribute to it.\\n\\n**Docs:** https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/\\n\\n## Quick Start\\n\\n```bash\\n# Install\\ncurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash\\n\\n# Interactive chat (default)\\nhermes\\n\\n# Single query\\nhermes chat -q \\\"What is the capital of France?\\\"\\n\\n# Setup wizard\\nhermes setup\\n\\n# Change model/provider\\nhermes model\\n\\n# Check health\\nhermes doctor\\n```\\n\\n---\\n\\n## CLI Reference\\n\\n### Global Flags\\n\\n```\\nhermes [flags] [command]\\n\\n --version, -V Show version\\n --resume, -r SESSION Resume session by ID or title\\n --continue, -c [NAME] Resume by name, or most recent session\\n --worktree, -w Isolated git worktree mode (parallel agents)\\n --skills, -s SKILL Preload skills (comma-separate or repeat)\\n --profile, -p NAME Use a named profile\\n --yolo Skip dangerous command approval\\n --pass-session-id Include session ID in system prompt\\n```\\n\\nNo subcommand defaults to `chat`.\\n\\n### Chat\\n\\n```\\nhermes chat [flags]\\n -q, --query TEXT Single query, non-interactive\\n -m, --model MODEL Model (e.g. anthropic/claude-sonnet-4)\\n -t, --toolsets LIST Comma-separated toolsets\\n --provider PROVIDER Force provider (openrouter, anthropic, nous, etc.)\\n -v, --verbose Verbose output\\n -Q, --quiet Suppress banner, spinner, tool previews\\n --checkpoints Enable filesystem checkpoints (/rollback)\\n --source TAG Session source tag (default: cli)\\n```\\n\\n### Configuration\\n\\n```\\nhermes setup [section] Interactive wizard (model|terminal|gateway|tools|agent)\\nhermes model Interactive model/provider picker\\nhermes config View current config\\nhermes config edit Open config.yaml in $EDITOR\\nhermes config set KEY VAL Set a config value\\nhermes config path Print config.yaml path\\nhermes config env-path Print .env path\\nhermes config check Check for missing/outdated config\\nhermes config migrate Update config with new options\\nhermes login [--provider P] OAuth login (nous, openai-codex)\\nhermes logout Clear stored auth\\nhermes doctor [--fix] Check dependencies and config\\nhermes status [--all] Show component status\\n```\\n\\n### Tools & Skills\\n\\n```\\nhermes tools Interactive tool enable/disable (curses UI)\\nhermes tools list Show all tools and status\\nhermes tools enable NAME Enable a toolset\\nhermes tools disable NAME Disable a toolset\\n\\nhermes skills list List installed skills\\nhermes skills search QUERY Search the skills hub\\nhermes skills install ID Install a skill (ID can be a hub identifier OR a direct https://…/SKILL.md URL; pass --name to override when frontmatter has no name)\\nhermes skills inspect ID Preview without installing\\nhermes skills config Enable/disable skills per platform\\nhermes skills check Check for updates\\nhermes skills update Update outdated skills\\nhermes skills uninstall N Remove a hub skill\\nhermes skills publish PATH Publish to registry\\nhermes skills browse Browse all available skills\\nhermes skills tap add REPO Add a GitHub repo as skill source\\n```\\n\\n### MCP Servers\\n\\n```\\nhermes mcp serve Run Hermes as an MCP server\\nhermes mcp add NAME Add an MCP server (--url or --command)\\nhermes mcp remove NAME Remove an MCP server\\nhermes mcp list List configured servers\\nhermes mcp test NAME Test connection\\nhermes mcp configure NAME Toggle tool selection\\n```\\n\\n### Gateway (Messaging Platforms)\\n\\n```\\nhermes gateway run Start gateway foreground\\nhermes gateway install Install as background service\\nhermes gateway start/stop Control the service\\nhermes gateway restart Restart the service\\nhermes gateway status Check status\\nhermes gateway setup Configure platforms\\n```\\n\\nSupported platforms: Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email, SMS, Matrix, Mattermost, Home Assistant, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, BlueBubbles (iMessage), Weixin (WeChat), API Server, Webhooks. Open WebUI connects via the API Server adapter.\\n\\nPlatform docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/\\n\\n### Sessions\\n\\n```\\nhermes sessions list List recent sessions\\nhermes sessions browse Interactive picker\\nhermes sessions export OUT Export to JSONL\\nhermes sessions rename ID T Rename a session\\nhermes sessions delete ID Delete a session\\nhermes sessions prune Clean up old sessions (--older-than N days)\\nhermes sessions stats Session store statistics\\n```\\n\\n### Cron Jobs\\n\\n```\\nhermes cron list List jobs (--all for disabled)\\nhermes cron create SCHED Create: '30m', 'every 2h', '0 9 * * *'\\nhermes cron edit ID Edit schedule, prompt, delivery\\nhermes cron pause/resume ID Control job state\\nhermes cron run ID Trigger on next tick\\nhermes cron remove ID Delete a job\\nhermes cron status Scheduler status\\n```\\n\\n### Webhooks\\n\\n```\\nhermes webhook subscribe N Create route at /webhooks/\\nhermes webhook list List subscriptions\\nhermes webhook remove NAME Remove a subscription\\nhermes webhook test NAME Send a test POST\\n```\\n\\n### Profiles\\n\\n```\\nhermes profile list List all profiles\\nhermes profile create NAME Create (--clone, --clone-all, --clone-from)\\nhermes profile use NAME Set sticky default\\nhermes profile delete NAME Delete a profile\\nhermes profile show NAME Show details\\nhermes profile alias NAME Manage wrapper scripts\\nhermes profile rename A B Rename a profile\\nhermes profile export NAME Export to tar.gz\\nhermes profile import FILE Import from archive\\n```\\n\\n### Credential Pools\\n\\n```\\nhermes auth add Interactive credential wizard\\nhermes auth list [PROVIDER] List pooled credentials\\nhermes auth remove P INDEX Remove by provider + index\\nhermes auth reset PROVIDER Clear exhaustion status\\n```\\n\\n### Other\\n\\n```\\nhermes insights [--days N] Usage analytics\\nhermes update Update to latest version\\nhermes pairing list/approve/revoke DM authorization\\nhermes plugins list/install/remove Plugin management\\nhermes honcho setup/status Honcho memory integration (requires honcho plugin)\\nhermes memory setup/status/off Memory provider config\\nhermes completion bash|zsh Shell completions\\nhermes acp ACP server (IDE integration)\\nhermes claw migrate Migrate from OpenClaw\\nhermes uninstall Uninstall Hermes\\n```\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Slash Commands (In-Session)\\n\\nType these during an interactive chat session.\\n\\n### Session Control\\n```\\n/new (/reset) Fresh session\\n/clear Clear screen + new session (CLI)\\n/retry Resend last message\\n/undo Remove last exchange\\n/title [name] Name the session\\n/compress Manually compress context\\n/stop Kill background processes\\n/rollback [N] Restore filesystem checkpoint\\n/background Run prompt in background\\n/queue Queue for next turn\\n/resume [name] Resume a named session\\n```\\n\\n### Configuration\\n```\\n/config Show config (CLI)\\n/model [name] Show or change model\\n/personality [name] Set personality\\n/reasoning [level] Set reasoning (none|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh|show|hide)\\n/verbose Cycle: off → new → all → verbose\\n/voice [on|off|tts] Voice mode\\n/yolo Toggle approval bypass\\n/skin [name] Change theme (CLI)\\n/statusbar Toggle status bar (CLI)\\n```\\n\\n### Tools & Skills\\n```\\n/tools Manage tools (CLI)\\n/toolsets List toolsets (CLI)\\n/skills Search/install skills (CLI)\\n/skill Load a skill into session\\n/cron Manage cron jobs (CLI)\\n/reload-mcp Reload MCP servers\\n/plugins List plugins (CLI)\\n```\\n\\n### Gateway\\n```\\n/approve Approve a pending command (gateway)\\n/deny Deny a pending command (gateway)\\n/restart Restart gateway (gateway)\\n/sethome Set current chat as home channel (gateway)\\n/update Update Hermes to latest (gateway)\\n/platforms (/gateway) Show platform connection status (gateway)\\n```\\n\\n### Utility\\n```\\n/branch (/fork) Branch the current session\\n/fast Toggle priority/fast processing\\n/browser Open CDP browser connection\\n/history Show conversation history (CLI)\\n/save Save conversation to file (CLI)\\n/paste Attach clipboard image (CLI)\\n/image Attach local image file (CLI)\\n```\\n\\n### Info\\n```\\n/help Show commands\\n/commands [page] Browse all commands (gateway)\\n/usage Token usage\\n/insights [days] Usage analytics\\n/status Session info (gateway)\\n/profile Active profile info\\n```\\n\\n### Exit\\n```\\n/quit (/exit, /q) Exit CLI\\n```\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Key Paths & Config\\n\\n```\\n~/.hermes/config.yaml Main configuration\\n~/.hermes/.env API keys and secrets\\n$HERMES_HOME/skills/ Installed skills\\n~/.hermes/sessions/ Session transcripts\\n~/.hermes/logs/ Gateway and error logs\\n~/.hermes/auth.json OAuth tokens and credential pools\\n~/.hermes/hermes-agent/ Source code (if git-installed)\\n```\\n\\nProfiles use `~/.hermes/profiles//` with the same layout.\\n\\n### Config Sections\\n\\nEdit with `hermes config edit` or `hermes config set section.key value`.\\n\\n| Section | Key options |\\n|---------|-------------|\\n| `model` | `default`, `provider`, `base_url`, `api_key`, `context_length` |\\n| `agent` | `max_turns` (90), `tool_use_enforcement` |\\n| `terminal` | `backend` (local/docker/ssh/modal), `cwd`, `timeout` (180) |\\n| `compression` | `enabled`, `threshold` (0.50), `target_ratio` (0.20) |\\n| `display` | `skin`, `tool_progress`, `show_reasoning`, `show_cost` |\\n| `stt` | `enabled`, `provider` (local/groq/openai/mistral) |\\n| `tts` | `provider` (edge/elevenlabs/openai/minimax/mistral/neutts) |\\n| `memory` | `memory_enabled`, `user_profile_enabled`, `provider` |\\n| `security` | `tirith_enabled`, `website_blocklist` |\\n| `delegation` | `model`, `provider`, `base_url`, `api_key`, `max_iterations` (50), `reasoning_effort` |\\n| `checkpoints` | `enabled`, `max_snapshots` (50) |\\n\\nFull config reference: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration\\n\\n### Providers\\n\\n20+ providers supported. Set via `hermes model` or `hermes setup`.\\n\\n| Provider | Auth | Key env var |\\n|----------|------|-------------|\\n| OpenRouter | API key | `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` |\\n| Anthropic | API key | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` |\\n| Nous Portal | OAuth | `hermes auth` |\\n| OpenAI Codex | OAuth | `hermes auth` |\\n| GitHub Copilot | Token | `COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN` |\\n| Google Gemini | API key | `GOOGLE_API_KEY` or `GEMINI_API_KEY` |\\n| DeepSeek | API key | `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` |\\n| xAI / Grok | API key | `XAI_API_KEY` |\\n| Hugging Face | Token | `HF_TOKEN` |\\n| Z.AI / GLM | API key | `GLM_API_KEY` |\\n| MiniMax | API key | `MINIMAX_API_KEY` |\\n| MiniMax CN | API key | `MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY` |\\n| Kimi / Moonshot | API key | `KIMI_API_KEY` |\\n| Alibaba / DashScope | API key | `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY` |\\n| Xiaomi MiMo | API key | `XIAOMI_API_KEY` |\\n| Kilo Code | API key | `KILOCODE_API_KEY` |\\n| AI Gateway (Vercel) | API key | `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` |\\n| OpenCode Zen | API key | `OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY` |\\n| OpenCode Go | API key | `OPENCODE_GO_API_KEY` |\\n| Qwen OAuth | OAuth | `hermes login --provider qwen-oauth` |\\n| Custom endpoint | Config | `model.base_url` + `model.api_key` in config.yaml |\\n| GitHub Copilot ACP | External | `COPILOT_CLI_PATH` or Copilot CLI |\\n\\nFull provider docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/providers\\n\\n### Toolsets\\n\\nEnable/disable via `hermes tools` (interactive) or `hermes tools enable/disable NAME`.\\n\\n| Toolset | What it provides |\\n|---------|-----------------|\\n| `web` | Web search and content extraction |\\n| `browser` | Browser automation (Browserbase, Camofox, or local Chromium) |\\n| `terminal` | Shell commands and process management |\\n| `file` | File read/write/search/patch |\\n| `code_execution` | Sandboxed Python execution |\\n| `vision` | Image analysis |\\n| `image_gen` | AI image generation |\\n| `tts` | Text-to-speech |\\n| `skills` | Skill browsing and management |\\n| `memory` | Persistent cross-session memory |\\n| `session_search` | Search past conversations |\\n| `delegation` | Subagent task delegation |\\n| `cronjob` | Scheduled task management |\\n| `clarify` | Ask user clarifying questions |\\n| `messaging` | Cross-platform message sending |\\n| `search` | Web search only (subset of `web`) |\\n| `todo` | In-session task planning and tracking |\\n| `rl` | Reinforcement learning tools (off by default) |\\n| `moa` | Mixture of Agents (off by default) |\\n| `homeassistant` | Smart home control (off by default) |\\n\\nTool changes take effect on `/reset` (new session). They do NOT apply mid-conversation to preserve prompt caching.\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Security & Privacy Toggles\\n\\nCommon \\\"why is Hermes doing X to my output / tool calls / commands?\\\" toggles — and the exact commands to change them. Most of these need a fresh session (`/reset` in chat, or start a new `hermes` invocation) because they're read once at startup.\\n\\n### Secret redaction in tool output\\n\\nSecret redaction is **off by default** — tool output (terminal stdout, `read_file`, web content, subagent summaries, etc.) passes through unmodified. If the user wants Hermes to auto-mask strings that look like API keys, tokens, and secrets before they enter the conversation context and logs:\\n\\n```bash\\nhermes config set security.redact_secrets true # enable globally\\n```\\n\\n**Restart required.** `security.redact_secrets` is snapshotted at import time — toggling it mid-session (e.g. via `export HERMES_REDACT_SECRETS=true` from a tool call) will NOT take effect for the running process. Tell the user to run `hermes config set security.redact_secrets true` in a terminal, then start a new session. This is deliberate — it prevents an LLM from flipping the toggle on itself mid-task.\\n\\nDisable again with:\\n```bash\\nhermes config set security.redact_secrets false\\n```\\n\\n### PII redaction in gateway messages\\n\\nSeparate from secret redaction. When enabled, the gateway hashes user IDs and strips phone numbers from the session context before it reaches the model:\\n\\n```bash\\nhermes config set privacy.redact_pii true # enable\\nhermes config set privacy.redact_pii false # disable (default)\\n```\\n\\n### Command approval prompts\\n\\nBy default (`approvals.mode: manual`), Hermes prompts the user before running shell commands flagged as destructive (`rm -rf`, `git reset --hard`, etc.). The modes are:\\n\\n- `manual` — always prompt (default)\\n- `smart` — use an auxiliary LLM to auto-approve low-risk commands, prompt on high-risk\\n- `off` — skip all approval prompts (equivalent to `--yolo`)\\n\\n```bash\\nhermes config set approvals.mode smart # recommended middle ground\\nhermes config set approvals.mode off # bypass everything (not recommended)\\n```\\n\\nPer-invocation bypass without changing config:\\n- `hermes --yolo …`\\n- `export HERMES_YOLO_MODE=1`\\n\\nNote: YOLO / `approvals.mode: off` does NOT turn off secret redaction. They are independent.\\n\\n### Shell hooks allowlist\\n\\nSome shell-hook integrations require explicit allowlisting before they fire. Managed via `~/.hermes/shell-hooks-allowlist.json` — prompted interactively the first time a hook wants to run.\\n\\n### Disabling the web/browser/image-gen tools\\n\\nTo keep the model away from network or media tools entirely, open `hermes tools` and toggle per-platform. Takes effect on next session (`/reset`). See the Tools & Skills section above.\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Voice & Transcription\\n\\n### STT (Voice → Text)\\n\\nVoice messages from messaging platforms are auto-transcribed.\\n\\nProvider priority (auto-detected):\\n1. **Local faster-whisper** — free, no API key: `pip install faster-whisper`\\n2. **Groq Whisper** — free tier: set `GROQ_API_KEY`\\n3. **OpenAI Whisper** — paid: set `VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY`\\n4. **Mistral Voxtral** — set `MISTRAL_API_KEY`\\n\\nConfig:\\n```yaml\\nstt:\\n enabled: true\\n provider: local # local, groq, openai, mistral\\n local:\\n model: base # tiny, base, small, medium, large-v3\\n```\\n\\n### TTS (Text → Voice)\\n\\n| Provider | Env var | Free? |\\n|----------|---------|-------|\\n| Edge TTS | None | Yes (default) |\\n| ElevenLabs | `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` | Free tier |\\n| OpenAI | `VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY` | Paid |\\n| MiniMax | `MINIMAX_API_KEY` | Paid |\\n| Mistral (Voxtral) | `MISTRAL_API_KEY` | Paid |\\n| NeuTTS (local) | None (`pip install neutts[all]` + `espeak-ng`) | Free |\\n\\nVoice commands: `/voice on` (voice-to-voice), `/voice tts` (always voice), `/voice off`.\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Spawning Additional Hermes Instances\\n\\nRun additional Hermes processes as fully independent subprocesses — separate sessions, tools, and environments.\\n\\n### When to Use This vs delegate_task\\n\\n| | `delegate_task` | Spawning `hermes` process |\\n|-|-----------------|--------------------------|\\n| Isolation | Separate conversation, shared process | Fully independent process |\\n| Duration | Minutes (bounded by parent loop) | Hours/days |\\n| Tool access | Subset of parent's tools | Full tool access |\\n| Interactive | No | Yes (PTY mode) |\\n| Use case | Quick parallel subtasks | Long autonomous missions |\\n\\n### One-Shot Mode\\n\\n```\\nterminal(command=\\\"hermes chat -q 'Research GRPO papers and write summary to ~/research/grpo.md'\\\", timeout=300)\\n\\n# Background for long tasks:\\nterminal(command=\\\"hermes chat -q 'Set up CI/CD for ~/myapp'\\\", background=true)\\n```\\n\\n### Interactive PTY Mode (via tmux)\\n\\nHermes uses prompt_toolkit, which requires a real terminal. Use tmux for interactive spawning:\\n\\n```\\n# Start\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux new-session -d -s agent1 -x 120 -y 40 'hermes'\\\", timeout=10)\\n\\n# Wait for startup, then send a message\\nterminal(command=\\\"sleep 8 && tmux send-keys -t agent1 'Build a FastAPI auth service' Enter\\\", timeout=15)\\n\\n# Read output\\nterminal(command=\\\"sleep 20 && tmux capture-pane -t agent1 -p\\\", timeout=5)\\n\\n# Send follow-up\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux send-keys -t agent1 'Add rate limiting middleware' Enter\\\", timeout=5)\\n\\n# Exit\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux send-keys -t agent1 '/exit' Enter && sleep 2 && tmux kill-session -t agent1\\\", timeout=10)\\n```\\n\\n### Multi-Agent Coordination\\n\\n```\\n# Agent A: backend\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux new-session -d -s backend -x 120 -y 40 'hermes -w'\\\", timeout=10)\\nterminal(command=\\\"sleep 8 && tmux send-keys -t backend 'Build REST API for user management' Enter\\\", timeout=15)\\n\\n# Agent B: frontend\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux new-session -d -s frontend -x 120 -y 40 'hermes -w'\\\", timeout=10)\\nterminal(command=\\\"sleep 8 && tmux send-keys -t frontend 'Build React dashboard for user management' Enter\\\", timeout=15)\\n\\n# Check progress, relay context between them\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux capture-pane -t backend -p | tail -30\\\", timeout=5)\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux send-keys -t frontend 'Here is the API schema from the backend agent: ...' Enter\\\", timeout=5)\\n```\\n\\n### Session Resume\\n\\n```\\n# Resume most recent session\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux new-session -d -s resumed 'hermes --continue'\\\", timeout=10)\\n\\n# Resume specific session\\nterminal(command=\\\"tmux new-session -d -s resumed 'hermes --resume 20260225_143052_a1b2c3'\\\", timeout=10)\\n```\\n\\n### Tips\\n\\n- **Prefer `delegate_task` for quick subtasks** — less overhead than spawning a full process\\n- **Use `-w` (worktree mode)** when spawning agents that edit code — prevents git conflicts\\n- **Set timeouts** for one-shot mode — complex tasks can take 5-10 minutes\\n- **Use `hermes chat -q` for fire-and-forget** — no PTY needed\\n- **Use tmux for interactive sessions** — raw PTY mode has `\\\\r` vs `\\\\n` issues with prompt_toolkit\\n- **For scheduled tasks**, use the `cronjob` tool instead of spawning — handles delivery and retry\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Troubleshooting\\n\\n### Voice not working\\n1. Check `stt.enabled: true` in config.yaml\\n2. Verify provider: `pip install faster-whisper` or set API key\\n3. In gateway: `/restart`. In CLI: exit and relaunch.\\n\\n### Tool not available\\n1. `hermes tools` — check if toolset is enabled for your platform\\n2. Some tools need env vars (check `.env`)\\n3. `/reset` after enabling tools\\n\\n### Model/provider issues\\n1. `hermes doctor` — check config and dependencies\\n2. `hermes login` — re-authenticate OAuth providers\\n3. Check `.env` has the right API key\\n4. **Copilot 403**: `gh auth login` tokens do NOT work for Copilot API. You must use the Copilot-specific OAuth device code flow via `hermes model` → GitHub Copilot.\\n\\n### Changes not taking effect\\n- **Tools/skills:** `/reset` starts a new session with updated toolset\\n- **Config changes:** In gateway: `/restart`. In CLI: exit and relaunch.\\n- **Code changes:** Restart the CLI or gateway process\\n\\n### Skills not showing\\n1. `hermes skills list` — verify installed\\n2. `hermes skills config` — check platform enablement\\n3. Load explicitly: `/skill name` or `hermes -s name`\\n\\n### Gateway issues\\nCheck logs first:\\n```bash\\ngrep -i \\\"failed to send\\\\|error\\\" ~/.hermes/logs/gateway.log | tail -20\\n```\\n\\nCommon gateway problems:\\n- **Gateway dies on SSH logout**: Enable linger: `sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER`\\n- **Gateway dies on WSL2 close**: WSL2 requires `systemd=true` in `/etc/wsl.conf` for systemd services to work. Without it, gateway falls back to `nohup` (dies when session closes).\\n- **Gateway crash loop**: Reset the failed state: `systemctl --user reset-failed hermes-gateway`\\n\\n### Platform-specific issues\\n- **Discord bot silent**: Must enable **Message Content Intent** in Bot → Privileged Gateway Intents.\\n- **Slack bot only works in DMs**: Must subscribe to `message.channels` event. Without it, the bot ignores public channels.\\n- **Windows HTTP 400 \\\"No models provided\\\"**: Config file encoding issue (BOM). Ensure `config.yaml` is saved as UTF-8 without BOM.\\n\\n### Auxiliary models not working\\nIf `auxiliary` tasks (vision, compression, session_search) fail silently, the `auto` provider can't find a backend. Either set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` or `GOOGLE_API_KEY`, or explicitly configure each auxiliary task's provider:\\n```bash\\nhermes config set auxiliary.vision.provider \\nhermes config set auxiliary.vision.model \\n```\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Where to Find Things\\n\\n| Looking for... | Location |\\n|----------------|----------|\\n| Config options | `hermes config edit` or [Configuration docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration) |\\n| Available tools | `hermes tools list` or [Tools reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/tools-reference) |\\n| Slash commands | `/help` in session or [Slash commands reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/slash-commands) |\\n| Skills catalog | `hermes skills browse` or [Skills catalog](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/skills-catalog) |\\n| Provider setup | `hermes model` or [Providers guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/providers) |\\n| Platform setup | `hermes gateway setup` or [Messaging docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging/) |\\n| MCP servers | `hermes mcp list` or [MCP guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp) |\\n| Profiles | `hermes profile list` or [Profiles docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/profiles) |\\n| Cron jobs | `hermes cron list` or [Cron docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/cron) |\\n| Memory | `hermes memory status` or [Memory docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/memory) |\\n| Env variables | `hermes config env-path` or [Env vars reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/environment-variables) |\\n| CLI commands | `hermes --help` or [CLI reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands) |\\n| Gateway logs | `~/.hermes/logs/gateway.log` |\\n| Session files | `~/.hermes/sessions/` or `hermes sessions browse` |\\n| Source code | `~/.hermes/hermes-agent/` |\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Contributor Quick Reference\\n\\nFor occasional contributors and PR authors. Full developer docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/\\n\\n### Project Layout\\n\\n```\\nhermes-agent/\\n├── run_agent.py # AIAgent — core conversation loop\\n├── model_tools.py # Tool discovery and dispatch\\n├── toolsets.py # Toolset definitions\\n├── cli.py # Interactive CLI (HermesCLI)\\n├── hermes_state.py # SQLite session store\\n├── agent/ # Prompt builder, context compression, memory, model routing, credential pooling, skill dispatch\\n├── hermes_cli/ # CLI subcommands, config, setup, commands\\n│ ├── commands.py # Slash command registry (CommandDef)\\n│ ├── config.py # DEFAULT_CONFIG, env var definitions\\n│ └── main.py # CLI entry point and argparse\\n├── tools/ # One file per tool\\n│ └── registry.py # Central tool registry\\n├── gateway/ # Messaging gateway\\n│ └── platforms/ # Platform adapters (telegram, discord, etc.)\\n├── cron/ # Job scheduler\\n├── tests/ # ~3000 pytest tests\\n└── website/ # Docusaurus docs site\\n```\\n\\nConfig: `~/.hermes/config.yaml` (settings), `~/.hermes/.env` (API keys).\\n\\n### Adding a Tool (3 files)\\n\\n**1. Create `tools/your_tool.py`:**\\n```python\\nimport json, os\\nfrom tools.registry import registry\\n\\ndef check_requirements() -> bool:\\n return bool(os.getenv(\\\"EXAMPLE_API_KEY\\\"))\\n\\ndef example_tool(param: str, task_id: str = None) -> str:\\n return json.dumps({\\\"success\\\": True, \\\"data\\\": \\\"...\\\"})\\n\\nregistry.register(\\n name=\\\"example_tool\\\",\\n toolset=\\\"example\\\",\\n schema={\\\"name\\\": \\\"example_tool\\\", \\\"description\\\": \\\"...\\\", \\\"parameters\\\": {...}},\\n handler=lambda args, **kw: example_tool(\\n param=args.get(\\\"param\\\", \\\"\\\"), task_id=kw.get(\\\"task_id\\\")),\\n check_fn=check_requirements,\\n requires_env=[\\\"EXAMPLE_API_KEY\\\"],\\n)\\n```\\n\\n**2. Add to `toolsets.py`** → `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` list.\\n\\nAuto-discovery: any `tools/*.py` file with a top-level `registry.register()` call is imported automatically — no manual list needed.\\n\\nAll handlers must return JSON strings. Use `get_hermes_home()` for paths, never hardcode `~/.hermes`.\\n\\n### Adding a Slash Command\\n\\n1. Add `CommandDef` to `COMMAND_REGISTRY` in `hermes_cli/commands.py`\\n2. Add handler in `cli.py` → `process_command()`\\n3. (Optional) Add gateway handler in `gateway/run.py`\\n\\nAll consumers (help text, autocomplete, Telegram menu, Slack mapping) derive from the central registry automatically.\\n\\n### Agent Loop (High Level)\\n\\n```\\nrun_conversation():\\n 1. Build system prompt\\n 2. Loop while iterations < max:\\n a. Call LLM (OpenAI-format messages + tool schemas)\\n b. If tool_calls → dispatch each via handle_function_call() → append results → continue\\n c. If text response → return\\n 3. Context compression triggers automatically near token limit\\n```\\n\\n### Testing\\n\\n```bash\\npython -m pytest tests/ -o 'addopts=' -q # Full suite\\npython -m pytest tests/tools/ -q # Specific area\\n```\\n\\n- Tests auto-redirect `HERMES_HOME` to temp dirs — never touch real `~/.hermes/`\\n- Run full suite before pushing any change\\n- Use `-o 'addopts='` to clear any baked-in pytest flags\\n\\n### Commit Conventions\\n\\n```\\ntype: concise subject line\\n\\nOptional body.\\n```\\n\\nTypes: `fix:`, `feat:`, `refactor:`, `docs:`, `chore:`\\n\\n### Key Rules\\n\\n- **Never break prompt caching** — don't change context, tools, or system prompt mid-conversation\\n- **Message role alternation** — never two assistant or two user messages in a row\\n- Use `get_hermes_home()` from `hermes_constants` for all paths (profile-safe)\\n- Config values go in `config.yaml`, secrets go in `.env`\\n- New tools need a `check_fn` so they only appear when requirements are met\\n\", \"path\": \"autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md\", \"skill_dir\": \"/root/.hermes/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent\", \"linked_files\": null, \"usage_hint\": null, \"required_environment_variables\": [], \"required_commands\": [], \"missing_required_environment_variables\": [], \"missing_credential_files\": [], \"missing_required_commands\": [], \"setup_needed\": false, \"setup_skipped\": false, \"readiness_status\": \"available\", \"metadata\": {\"hermes\": {\"tags\": [\"hermes\", \"setup\", \"configuration\", \"multi-agent\", \"spawning\", \"cli\", \"gateway\", \"development\"], \"homepage\": \"https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent\", \"related_skills\": [\"claude-code\", \"codex\", \"opencode\"]}}}", "tool_call_id": "call_function_n7w17tcyq3uw_1", "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:47.075058"} {"role": "assistant", "content": "In a gateway session, just send:\n\n```\n/sethome\n```\n\nThat sets the current WhatsApp chat as your home channel. One-shot confirm back when it's done.", "reasoning": "The user wants to set WhatsApp as their home chat. From the skill, I can see there's a slash command `/sethome` for the gateway:\n\n```\n/sethome Set current chat as home channel (gateway)\n```\n\nThis is a gateway command. I should tell the user to use the `/sethome` slash command during a gateway session, or clarify whether they want this done via CLI.\n\nActually, since I'm already in WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\", they want the current WhatsApp chat set as home. The skill says `/sethome` sets current chat as home channel (gateway). \n\nI need to guide them to use this command in the gateway context.", "finish_reason": "stop", "reasoning_content": "The user wants to set WhatsApp as their home chat. From the skill, I can see there's a slash command `/sethome` for the gateway:\n\n```\n/sethome Set current chat as home channel (gateway)\n```\n\nThis is a gateway command. I should tell the user to use the `/sethome` slash command during a gateway session, or clarify whether they want this done via CLI.\n\nActually, since I'm already in WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\", they want the current WhatsApp chat set as home. The skill says `/sethome` sets current chat as home channel (gateway). \n\nI need to guide them to use this command in the gateway context.", "reasoning_details": [{"signature": "8be5cf417b3c61dbb1cb5ed40079bee5c1772cb5b91daa9007d520cc54570b64", "thinking": "The user wants to set WhatsApp as their home chat. From the skill, I can see there's a slash command `/sethome` for the gateway:\n\n```\n/sethome Set current chat as home channel (gateway)\n```\n\nThis is a gateway command. I should tell the user to use the `/sethome` slash command during a gateway session, or clarify whether they want this done via CLI.\n\nActually, since I'm already in WhatsApp and the user said \"Whatsapp current\", they want the current WhatsApp chat set as home. The skill says `/sethome` sets current chat as home channel (gateway). \n\nI need to guide them to use this command in the gateway context.", "type": "thinking"}], "timestamp": "2026-04-29T17:26:47.075058"}