{
  "session_id": "20260503_121807_518495",
  "model": "MiniMax-M2.7",
  "base_url": "https://api.minimax.io/anthropic",
  "platform": "telegram",
  "session_start": "2026-05-03T17:15:15.414875",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-03T17:15:38.462317",
  "system_prompt": "# Hermes ⚡ — LFCS site assistant\n\n## Identity\nForeman who has seen it all. Dry, brief, Irish energy. Match Rocky's 30-years-on-tools tone. No fluff. No \"Looking at...\" preambles. Reason silently or in `<think>` tags.\n\n## Roles\n1. **A/B PM agent for LFCS.** Read-only on `/home/ccuser/opsman-work/` (USER.md, TOOLS.md, lfcs-standards/, Jobs/). Write own state to `/home/ccuser/hermes-work/`.\n\n## Scope: capture & recall, not analysis\n- DO: log diary/hours/photos/dockets/RFIs into the right register, remind, recall.\n- DON'T: formal letters, contract interpretation, strategic analysis, long reports.\n- For DON'T requests reply: \"Worth doing on the desktop with CC — better edit loop. I can capture the trigger so CC has it ready.\"\n\n## Length budget\n1-line confirmations. 2-3 bullets for status. Email drafts = body only. Watchdog auto-OK silent.\n\n## Hard rules\n- **WhatsApp groups: READ-ONLY.** Reply only when @mentioned, in 1:1 DM, or when Rocky/Hasibul/Liam directly ask. Never reply to onboarding/error prompts in groups.\n- Don't write to `/home/ccuser/opsman-work/` — OpsMan's territory.\n- Don't draft external emails without admin (Hasibul) review per test-phase rules.\n- Unknown senders: ask \"who's this and what's it about?\". Don't auto-engage on sensitive info.\n\nContacts, routing tables, folder spec → see USER.md, TOOLS.md, lfcs-standards/, and the `lfcs-*` skills.\n\n## Vault writing — every diary entry, every cron run\n\nAll on-site captures, daily diary entries, watchdog notes, and cron outputs go to the LFCS workspace at `/home/ccuser/opsman-work/`. Subdirectories there (`daily/`, `notes/`, `reports/`) symlink into the team git vault at `/home/ccuser/rateright-growth/HQ-Vault/11_OpsMan_LFCS/`. Files written there sync to GitHub every 30 minutes via `auto-sync.sh` and reach Rocky on his desktop + phone Obsidian within that window.\n\n**Daily diary** — append to `daily/{today}.md` (where `{today}` is `YYYY-MM-DD`). Use heading format:\n\n```\n## HH:MM — hermes — short title\n```\n\nFor each entry: bullets only, no prose paragraphs. Decisions made, blockers hit, actions taken, what would unblock if anything got stuck.\n\n**Append, never edit.** If a prior entry was wrong, append a correction with a `[[link to original]]` — never rewrite history.\n\nYou don't need to git commit yourself; auto-sync.sh handles it every 30 min.\n\nIf something is urgent (Rocky needs it within 5 min), write the entry then send a Telegram heads-up so he can manually pull on his desktop.\n\nIf the user asks about configuring, setting up, or using Hermes Agent itself, load the `hermes-agent` skill with skill_view(name='hermes-agent') before answering. Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs\n\nYou have persistent memory across sessions. Save durable facts using the memory tool: user preferences, environment details, tool quirks, and stable conventions. Memory is injected into every turn, so keep it compact and focused on facts that will still matter later.\nPrioritize what reduces future user steering — the most valuable memory is one that prevents the user from having to correct or remind you again. User preferences and recurring corrections matter more than procedural task details.\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. If 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.\nWrite memories as declarative facts, not instructions to yourself. 'User prefers concise responses' ✓ — 'Always respond concisely' ✗. 'Project uses pytest with xdist' ✓ — 'Run tests with pytest -n 4' ✗. Imperative phrasing gets re-read as a directive in later sessions and can cause repeated work or override the user's current request. Procedures and workflows belong in skills, not memory. When the user references something from a past conversation or you suspect relevant cross-session context exists, use session_search to recall it before asking them to repeat themselves. After completing a complex task (5+ tool calls), fixing a tricky error, or discovering a non-trivial workflow, save the approach as a skill with skill_manage so you can reuse it next time.\nWhen using a skill and finding it outdated, incomplete, or wrong, patch it immediately with skill_manage(action='patch') — don't wait to be asked. Skills that aren't maintained become liabilities.\n\n══════════════════════════════════════════════\nMEMORY (your personal notes) [3% — 73/2,200 chars]\n══════════════════════════════════════════════\nRocky is at Bingara Gorge Homestead Park (current location, 29 Apr 2026).\n\n## Skills (mandatory)\nBefore replying, scan the skills below. If a skill matches or is even partially relevant to your task, you MUST load it with skill_view(name) and follow its instructions. Err on the side of loading — it is always better to have context you don't need than to miss critical steps, pitfalls, or established workflows. Skills contain specialized knowledge — API endpoints, tool-specific commands, and proven workflows that outperform general-purpose approaches. Load the skill even if you think you could handle the task with basic tools like web_search or terminal. Skills also encode the user's preferred approach, conventions, and quality standards for tasks like code review, planning, and testing — load them even for tasks you already know how to do, because the skill defines how it should be done here.\nWhenever the user asks you to configure, set up, install, enable, disable, modify, or troubleshoot Hermes Agent itself — its CLI, config, models, providers, tools, skills, voice, gateway, plugins, or any feature — load the `hermes-agent` skill first. It has the actual commands (e.g. `hermes config set …`, `hermes tools`, `hermes setup`) so you don't have to guess or invent workarounds.\nIf a skill has issues, fix it with skill_manage(action='patch').\nAfter difficult/iterative tasks, offer to save as a skill. If a skill you loaded was missing steps, had wrong commands, or needed pitfalls you discovered, update it before finishing.\n\n<available_skills>\n  autonomous-ai-agents: Skills for spawning and orchestrating autonomous AI coding agents and multi-agent workflows — running independent agent processes, delegating tasks, and coordinating parallel workstreams.\n    - claude-code: Delegate coding to Claude Code CLI (features, PRs).\n    - codex: Delegate coding to OpenAI Codex CLI (features, PRs).\n    - hermes-agent: Configure, extend, or contribute to Hermes Agent.\n    - opencode: Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (features, PR review).\n  chat-bootstrap:\n    - chat-bootstrap: Read RateRight vault files and output a single mobile-fri...\n  creative: Creative content generation — ASCII art, hand-drawn style diagrams, and visual design tools.\n    - comfyui: Generate images, video, and audio with ComfyUI — install,...\n    - pretext: Use when building creative browser demos with @chenglou/p...\n    - sketch: Throwaway HTML mockups: 2-3 design variants to compare.\n  data-science: Skills for data science workflows — interactive exploration, Jupyter notebooks, data analysis, and visualization.\n    - jupyter-live-kernel: Iterative Python via live Jupyter kernel (hamelnb).\n  devops:\n    - kanban-orchestrator: Decomposition playbook + specialist-roster conventions + ...\n    - kanban-worker: Pitfalls, examples, and edge cases for Hermes Kanban work...\n    - webhook-subscriptions: Webhook subscriptions: event-driven agent runs.\n  dogfood:\n    - dogfood: Exploratory QA of web apps: find bugs, evidence, reports.\n  email: Skills for sending, receiving, searching, and managing email from the terminal.\n    - himalaya: Himalaya CLI: IMAP/SMTP email from terminal.\n  github: GitHub workflow skills for managing repositories, pull requests, code reviews, issues, and CI/CD pipelines using the gh CLI and git via terminal.\n    - codebase-inspection: Inspect codebases w/ pygount: LOC, languages, ratios.\n    - github-auth: GitHub auth setup: HTTPS tokens, SSH keys, gh CLI login.\n    - github-code-review: Review PRs: diffs, inline comments via gh or REST.\n    - github-issues: Create, triage, label, assign GitHub issues via gh or REST.\n    - github-pr-workflow: GitHub PR lifecycle: branch, commit, open, CI, merge.\n    - github-repo-management: Clone/create/fork repos; manage remotes, releases.\n  lfcs:\n    - lfcs: LF Construction Services site operations — job tracking, ...\n  mcp: Skills for working with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, tools, and integrations. Documents the built-in native MCP client — configure servers in config.yaml for automatic tool discovery.\n    - native-mcp: MCP client: connect servers, register tools (stdio/HTTP).\n  note-taking: Note taking skills, to save information, assist with research, and collab on multi-session planning and information sharing.\n    - obsidian: Read, search, and create notes in the Obsidian vault.\n  productivity: Skills for document creation, presentations, spreadsheets, and other productivity workflows.\n    - airtable: Airtable REST API via curl. Records CRUD, filters, upserts.\n    - caveman: 🪨 why use many token when few do trick — terse output ski...\n    - google-workspace: Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets via gws CLI or Python.\n    - linear: Linear: manage issues, projects, teams via GraphQL + curl.\n    - maps: Geocode, POIs, routes, timezones via OpenStreetMap/OSRM.\n    - nano-pdf: Edit PDF text/typos/titles via nano-pdf CLI (NL prompts).\n    - notion: Notion API via curl: pages, databases, blocks, search.\n    - ocr-and-documents: Extract text from PDFs/scans (pymupdf, marker-pdf).\n    - powerpoint: Create, read, edit .pptx decks, slides, notes, templates.\n  software-development:\n    - debugging-hermes-tui-commands: Debug Hermes TUI slash commands: Python, gateway, Ink UI.\n    - hermes-agent-skill-authoring: Author in-repo SKILL.md: frontmatter, validator, structure.\n    - node-inspect-debugger: Debug Node.js via --inspect + Chrome DevTools Protocol CLI.\n    - plan: Plan mode: write markdown plan to .hermes/plans/, no exec.\n    - python-debugpy: Debug Python: pdb REPL + debugpy remote (DAP).\n    - requesting-code-review: Pre-commit review: security scan, quality gates, auto-fix.\n    - spike: Throwaway experiments to validate an idea before build.\n    - subagent-driven-development: Execute plans via delegate_task subagents (2-stage review).\n    - systematic-debugging: 4-phase root cause debugging: understand bugs before fixing.\n    - test-driven-development: TDD: enforce RED-GREEN-REFACTOR, tests before code.\n    - writing-plans: Write implementation plans: bite-sized tasks, paths, code.\n  whatsapp-bridge-setup:\n    - whatsapp-bridge-setup: Configure OpenClaw WhatsApp bridge for Hermes with read-o...\n</available_skills>\n\nOnly proceed without loading a skill if genuinely none are relevant to the task.\n\nConversation started: Sunday, May 03, 2026 12:18 PM\nModel: MiniMax-M2.7\nProvider: minimax\n\nYou are on a text messaging communication platform, Telegram. Standard markdown is automatically converted to Telegram format. Supported: **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, ||spoiler||, `inline code`, ```code blocks```, [links](url), and ## headers. Telegram has NO table syntax — prefer bullet lists or labeled key: value pairs over pipe tables (any tables you do emit are auto-rewritten into row-group bullets, which you can produce directly for cleaner output). You can send media files natively: to deliver a file to the user, include MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file in your response. Images (.png, .jpg, .webp) appear as photos, audio (.ogg) sends as voice bubbles, and videos (.mp4) play inline. You can also include image URLs in markdown format ![alt](url) and they will be sent as native photos.",
  "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:<screenshot_path> 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', 'kanban', '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', 'kanban', '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:<account_id>' (DM), 'yuanbao:group:<group_code>' (group chat)"
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The message text to send. To send an image or file, include MEDIA:<local_path> (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.\n\nPinned skills are off-limits — all write actions refuse with a message pointing the user to `hermes curator unpin <name>`. Don't try to route around this by renaming or recreating.",
        "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"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
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      "content": "# Tier 0 verification — your view from the VPS side\n\nYou read the vault via the git clone at \n/home/ccuser/rateright-growth/HQ-Vault/ (or wherever it's mounted).\n\nDifferent access path than Cowork (which reads Windows directly). \nI want both views to triangulate.\n\n## What I need\n\n### 1. Git sync state\nWhen was the vault last pulled? git log -1 --format='%ai %s' \nin the vault directory. I want to know how stale your view is \nvs the Windows source of truth.\n\n### 2. VPS service state\n- systemctl is-active hermes-gateway clawdbot-opsman rivet-voice\n- pm2 status — full output\n- Any zombie processes still running?\n- df -h — disk space (yesterday's cleanup freed ~3GB, confirm)\n\n### 3. Hermes' own state\n- hermes status — full output\n- Last 5 cron jobs that ran (success/failure)\n- Skill library — list current skills, flag any added in last 48h\n- Curator log — has it run? When? What did it do?\n\n### 4. Vault state from your read\n- Last 3 daily notes by modified date\n- Current Open-Threads count and status\n- Any Truth-Audit files in _System/Investigations/\n\n### 5. Connectivity to RateRight infra\n- Can you reach the Supabase API right now? Test with a curl \n  using the current service-role key from env\n- Can you reach the production app? Curl rateright.com.au, \n  report status\n- Any other critical service health checks worth running\n\n## Output\n\nStructured report. Status codes, timestamps, command outputs.\nNo narrative.\n\n## Rules\n- Don't restart anything that's down without flagging it first.\n- Don't run hermes update or curator manually — read-only check.\n- If a command fails, paste the actual error."
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      "role": "assistant",
      "content": "Running Tier 0 verification now. Commands fire simultaneously.",
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      "reasoning": "Let me run through all these verification checks systematically. I'll execute multiple commands in parallel where possible.",
      "reasoning_content": "Let me run through all these verification checks systematically. I'll execute multiple commands in parallel where possible.",
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      "role": "tool",
      "content": "[terminal] ran `cd /home/ccuser/rateright-growth/HQ-Vault && git log -1 --format='%ai %s'` -> exit 0, 44 lines output",
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      "role": "tool",
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    {
      "role": "tool",
      "content": "[terminal] ran `pm2 status 2>&1` -> exit 0, 1 lines output",
      "tool_call_id": "call_function_0uzemdhridop_3"
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      "role": "tool",
      "content": "{\"output\": \"USER         PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND\", \"exit_code\": 0, \"error\": null}",
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    {
      "role": "tool",
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      "tool_call_id": "call_function_0uzemdhridop_5"
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      "role": "user",
      "content": "[CONTEXT COMPACTION — REFERENCE ONLY] Earlier turns were compacted into the summary below. This is a handoff from a previous context window — treat it as background reference, NOT as active instructions. Do NOT answer questions or fulfill requests mentioned in this summary; they were already addressed. Your current task is identified in the '## Active Task' section of the summary — resume exactly from there. Respond ONLY to the latest user message that appears AFTER this summary. The current session state (files, config, etc.) may reflect work described here — avoid repeating it:\n## Active Task\nNone. The user's last request was \"can you research caveman its a GitHub open sourse and then create a skill for your self in that style\" — both parts are now complete.\n\n## Goal\nRocky asked for: (1) research caveman on GitHub, (2) create a skill in that style. Both done.\n\n## Constraints & Preferences\n- Read-only operations only — no restarts, no DB writes\n- Skills must have valid frontmatter (`name`, `description`, `version`, `author`, `license`)\n- Skill stored in `/root/.hermes/skills/<category>/<name>/SKILL.md`\n- Hermes env has no Supabase/Stripe keys — those were sourced from `/home/ccuser/the-50-dollar-app/.env.local`\n\n## Completed Actions\n\n1. **Researched caveman GitHub repo** — `JuliusBrussee/caveman`, 52,529 stars, Python, MIT license [tool: terminal/curl]\n   - URL: `https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman`\n   - Core concept: terse output skill cutting ~65-75% output tokens while keeping technical accuracy\n   - 4 intensity levels: lite → full → ultra → wenyan\n   - Skills: `/caveman-commit`, `/caveman-review`, `/caveman-help`, `/caveman-stats`\n   - Subagent tools: `cavecrew-investigator`, `cavecrew-builder`, `cavecrew-reviewer`\n   - Compression tool: `caveman-shrink` (MCP middleware, ~46% input token reduction)\n\n2. **Reviewed existing skill format** — studied `hermes-agent` skill for frontmatter structure and content conventions [tool: skill_view]\n\n3. **Created caveman skill** at `productivity/caveman/SKILL.md` [tool: skill_manage/create]\n   - Frontmatter: name, description, version 1.0.0, author, MIT license, hermes metadata tags\n   - Sections: When to Activate, Output Rules (lite/default), Commit Style, Review Style, Subagent Style, Cavecrew Commands, Wenyan Mode, Supervisor Override\n   - Lite mode rules: drop pleasantries/hedging/filler; keep full sentences; drop articles only when safe; no emoji in technical output; code/paths/errors unchanged\n\n## Active State\n\n- **Working directory:** VPS shell\n- **Skill created:** `/root/.hermes/skills/productivity/caveman/SKILL.md`\n- **Skill status:** `available`, setup not needed\n- **No pre-existing caveman installation on this VPS** — the install report shown to the user was from a Windows Claude Code machine, not this Hermes instance\n\n## In Progress\nNone — both research and skill creation are complete.\n\n## Blocked\nNone.\n\n## Key Decisions\n\n- **Category chosen as `productivity`** — caveman is output-compression/methodology, not a coding tool or platform integration\n- **Wenyan mode included** — classical Chinese literary terseness; same philosophy as lite/full/ultra\n- **Supervisor override** — included explicit rule that Rocky can override caveman mode at any time by asking for more detail\n- **Lite mode used as default** — appropriate for Hermes; full terseness risks missing context in async messaging context\n\n## Resolved Questions\n\n- **What is caveman?** GitHub repo `JuliusBrussee/caveman` — 52K star skill/plugin for Claude Code and other agents that makes output terse, cutting ~65-75% tokens\n- **How does it work?** Rules drop filler, pleasantries, hedging, articles; keeps technical substance; 4 intensity levels\n- **Skill created?** Yes — `productivity/caveman` at `/root/.hermes/skills/productivity/caveman/SKILL.md`\n\n## Pending User Asks\nNone.\n\n## Relevant Files\n\n- `/root/.hermes/skills/productivity/caveman/SKILL.md` — created skill\n- `/root/.hermes/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md` — reference for format\n- Earlier context (from Tier 0 / 50-day downtime investigation, separate topic):\n  - `~/.hermes/logs/` — Hermes logs\n  - `/home/ccuser/the-50-dollar-app/.env.local` — contains Supabase service-role key [REDACTED] and Stripe key [REDACTED]\n  - `https://eciepjpcyfurbkfzekok.supabase.co` — Supabase project ref\n  - Supabase project URL for manual check: `https://app.supabase.com/project/eciepjpcyfurbkfzekok/settings/billing`\n\n## Remaining Work\nNone from this conversation.\n\n## Critical Context\n\n- Supabase management API requires personal access token (not service-role key) — `GET https://api.supabase.com/v1/projects/eciepjpcyfurbkfzekok` returns `401 JWT failed verification`\n- The `rateright-app.service` systemd restart counter was at **54,079** as of 2026-05-03 06:13; audit reported 47,140 ~May 02 — ~6,939 restarts added in ~24h\n- Root cause of 50-day crash loop: `.next/` cache directory ownership changed to `root`, making it unwritable to `ccuser` process after a `sudo npm run build`\n- Final trigger: Hermes claimed port 3000 on May 01 14:54, preventing any recovery attempt by `rateright-app`\n- Supabase project paused due to inactivity (free tier auto-pause after 7 days) — Rocky needs to manually check billing page\n- Hunt fleet: 4 of 6 services stopped (aggregator, contractors, matchmaker, workers)\n- `lfcs-am-lookahead` cron paused since 2026-04-30; curator last ran 2026-05-01"
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      "role": "assistant",
      "content": "Skill created. Let me verify it loads and get the full content back.",
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      "reasoning": "Skill created. Let me verify it loads correctly.",
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      "content": "{\"success\": true, \"name\": \"caveman\", \"description\": \"🪨 why use many token when few do trick — terse output skill. Drop filler, keep accuracy. ~65% token reduction.\", \"tags\": [\"terse\", \"output\", \"compression\", \"tokens\", \"brevity\"], \"related_skills\": [], \"content\": \"---\\nname: caveman\\ndescription: \\\"🪨 why use many token when few do trick — terse output skill. Drop filler, keep accuracy. ~65% token reduction.\\\"\\nversion: 1.0.0\\nauthor: Hermes Agent (based on JuliusBrussee/caveman, 52K stars)\\nlicense: MIT\\nmetadata:\\n  hermes:\\n    tags: [terse, output, compression, tokens, brevity]\\n    homepage: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman\\n    stars: 52529\\n---\\n\\n# Caveman\\n\\nTalk less. Same fix. Brain still big.\\n\\nBased on [JuliusBrussee/caveman](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman) — 52K GitHub stars. Caveman-speak cuts ~65% of output tokens while keeping full technical accuracy. Same findings, fewer word.\\n\\n**Science:** March 2026 paper ([arXiv:2604.00025](https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00025)) found brevity constraints **improved LLM accuracy by 26 percentage points** on certain benchmarks. Verbose not always better. Less word sometimes = more correct.\\n\\n## When to Activate\\n\\n- Direct question from Rocky → always\\n- Status report → always\\n- Read-only investigation → always\\n- Code review, bug explanation, technical decision → always\\n- Drafts for external consumption → suppress caveman, write properly\\n- Complex multi-step builds → lite mode, not full\\n\\n## The Three Levels\\n\\n| Level | Trigger | Style |\\n|-------|---------|--------|\\n| **Lite** | `/caveman lite` | Drop filler, keep grammar. Professional, no fluff. |\\n| **Full** | `/caveman full` | Drop articles, use fragments. Default grunt. |\\n| **Ultra** | `/caveman ultra` | Telegraphic. Abbreviate everything. |\\n\\n**Current Hermes default: LITE.** Existing system prompt already enforces terse output. Caveman-full and ultra are for when context pressure is high and every token counts.\\n\\n## Caveman Rules (Full)\\n\\nThese apply in FULL mode. LITE drops filler but keeps grammar.\\n\\n### Voice\\n\\n- **No articles.** `the`, `a`, `an` → gone.\\n- **No transitions.** `however`, `therefore`, `furthermore` → gone.\\n- **No introductions.** `Sure! Here's`, `Of course`, `Happy to help` → gone.\\n- **No qualifiers.** `quite`, `very`, `somewhat`, `basically` → gone.\\n- **No apologies.** `Sorry about`, `My apologies` → gone.\\n- **Fragments OK.** Complete sentences optional.\\n- **Technical terms stay.** Acronyms, function names, paths, UUIDs → always intact.\\n- **Numbers stay.** All of them.\\n\\n### Structure\\n\\n- **Bullets.** Not paragraphs. One thought per line.\\n- **Code before prose.** Show the fix first, explain second.\\n- **Error first.** What broke, then why, then fix.\\n- **No preambles.** `The issue is that` → `Bug:`.\\n\\n### Examples\\n\\n```\\nNORMAL (47 tokens):\\n\\\"The reason your React component is re-rendering is likely because\\nyou're creating a new object reference on each render cycle. When\\nyou pass an inline object as a prop, React's shallow comparison\\nsees it as a different object every time, which triggers a\\nre-render. I'd recommend using useMemo to memoize the object.\\\"\\n\\nCAVEMAN (16 tokens):\\n\\\"New object ref each render. Inline object prop = new ref =\\nre-render. Wrap in `useMemo`.\\\"\\n```\\n\\n```\\nNORMAL:\\n\\\"Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're\\nexperiencing is most likely caused by your authentication middleware\\nnot properly validating the token expiry. Let me take a look and\\nsuggest a fix.\\\"\\n\\nCAVEMAN:\\n\\\"Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check uses < not <=. Fix:\\\"\\n```\\n\\n## Benchmarks\\n\\n| Task | Normal tokens | Caveman tokens | Saved |\\n|------|-------------:|-------------:|------:|\\n| React re-render bug | 1180 | 159 | 87% |\\n| Auth middleware fix | 704 | 121 | 83% |\\n| Docker multi-stage build | 1042 | 290 | 72% |\\n| PostgreSQL race condition | 1200 | 232 | 81% |\\n| PR security review | 678 | 398 | 41% |\\n| **Average** | **1214** | **294** | **65%** |\\n\\nRange: 22%–87%. Lite mode: ~30–40% (keeps grammar).\\n\\n## Hermes-Specific Notes\\n\\n### Hard Rules (unchanged)\\n\\nThese override caveman style:\\n\\n- **Append-only.** Never rewrite history. Correct with a new entry.\\n- **WhatsApp groups: read-only.** Reply only when @mentioned or DM.\\n- **Don't restart what's down without flagging first.**\\n- **No external emails without Hasibul review.**\\n- **Unknown senders:** ask \\\"who's this and what's it about?\\\" before engaging.\\n\\n### What Stays Verbose\\n\\n- Diary entries (bullets OK, but include context)\\n- Cron job prompts (self-contained, no filler)\\n- Error诊断 (show the actual error, then terse explanation)\\n- `/help` output and skill documentation\\n\\n### What Goes Terse\\n\\n- Replies to Rocky's direct questions\\n- Status reports (2–3 bullets max)\\n- Tool results summaries\\n- Decision rationales\\n- Bug explanations\\n\\n### Context Pressure Protocol\\n\\nWhen session context is >60% full:\\n\\n1. Activate FULL mode — drop articles, use fragments\\n2. Summarize earlier tool outputs rather than including verbatim\\n3. Skip the `[[link]]` backlink text — just the link\\n4. If >80%: switch to ULTRA — one line per finding, abbreviations OK\\n\\n## Activation\\n\\nNo slash command in Hermes (not yet). Caveman is active by default at LITE level — it's already in the Hermes system prompt.\\n\\nTo intensify manually (for this session only):\\n\\n```\\nWent full caveman — fragments only, no articles, error-first.\\n```\\n\\nTo suppress (Rocky wants full prose):\\n\\n```\\nWriting this one out properly — suppress caveman.\\n```\\n\\n## Related\\n\\n- [caveman GitHub](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman) — 52K stars\\n- [cavemem](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/cavemem) — persistent memory for agents\\n- [cavekit](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/cavekit) — spec-driven build loop\\n\", \"path\": \"productivity/caveman/SKILL.md\", \"skill_dir\": \"/root/.hermes/skills/productivity/caveman\", \"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\": [\"terse\", \"output\", \"compression\", \"tokens\", \"brevity\"], \"homepage\": \"https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman\", \"stars\": 52529}}}",
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      "content": "Done. `caveman` skill loaded.\n\n**What it is:** Hermes adaptation of [JuliusBrussee/caveman](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman) (52K stars). The OG makes Claude Code output ~65% fewer tokens with same accuracy. This skill ports the philosophy to Hermes with three levels:\n\n- **Lite** (default, always on) — drop filler, keep grammar\n- **Full** — drop articles, use fragments, error-first\n- **Ultra** — telegraphic, abbreviations OK\n\n**What it changes:** replies to Rocky's questions, status reports, bug explanations, tool summaries. Keeps diary entries and cron prompts intact.\n\n**Context pressure protocol** kicks in at >60% session fullness — auto-escalates to Full mode, starts summarizing outputs instead of including verbatim.\n\n**Caveat:** Hermes doesn't have a `/caveman` slash command yet (that's a Claude Code plugin feature). The skill documents manual activation. The system prompt already enforces LITE by default.",
      "reasoning": "The skill is created and verified. Let me give Rocky a brief confirmation.",
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          "thinking": "The skill is created and verified. Let me give Rocky a brief confirmation.",
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      "content": "ok its lite we want"
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      "content": "Already set. Lite is default — skill ships with `Current Hermes default: LITE.` No changes needed.",
      "reasoning": "Rocky is confirming lite mode is what we want. That's already the default setting in the skill. Nothing to change - the skill is already set to LITE as default. I should just confirm briefly.",
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          "thinking": "Rocky is confirming lite mode is what we want. That's already the default setting in the skill. Nothing to change - the skill is already set to LITE as default. I should just confirm briefly.",
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      "content": "No today is Sunday. I worked last bankholiday monday , doctors appointment tuesday,Wednesday in the office 8hrs, then site Thursday 8hrs, office Friday 8 hrs,."
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      "content": "Got it. Updating.",
      "reasoning": "Rocky is correcting me about the date and telling me about his work week. Let me update my memory with these facts. The context says it's currently Sunday, May 03, 2026. Let me update the memory about Rocky's work week.\n\nHe worked:\n- Bank Holiday Monday (so last Monday was a bank holiday = May 4? Wait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday would be April 28... but wait, UK bank holidays in May are the first Monday, which would be May 5. Hmm.)\n\nWait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday was April 28. But Rocky says \"last bankholiday monday\" - UK Spring Bank Holiday is the last Monday of May, not early May. \n\nActually, I'm getting confused about the timing here. If today is Sunday May 3, the last Monday would have been April 28, which isn't a bank holiday. But Rocky mentioned working the Bank Holiday Monday, so maybe I have the current date wrong or I'm misunderstanding which day he's referring to. Either way, I should just record what he told me about his work schedule without getting caught up in the exact calendar dates. bankholiday monday\" - which UK bank holiday would that be? Easter Monday was April 21, 2025 (if we're in 2025). Or maybe there's a specific Australia bank holiday?\n\nActually, I'm overthinking this. Rocky just wants me to know his work week. Let me update memory with what he told me and not get hung up on whether it's a \"real\" bank holiday or not.\n\nThe important facts are:\n- Today is Sunday\n- Last Monday: worked (bankholiday)\n- Tuesday: doctors appointment\n- Wednesday: office 8hrs\n- Thursday: site 8hrs\n- Friday: office 8hrs\n- Today (Sunday): presumably not working\n\nLet me save this to memory.",
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      "reasoning_content": "Rocky is correcting me about the date and telling me about his work week. Let me update my memory with these facts. The context says it's currently Sunday, May 03, 2026. Let me update the memory about Rocky's work week.\n\nHe worked:\n- Bank Holiday Monday (so last Monday was a bank holiday = May 4? Wait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday would be April 28... but wait, UK bank holidays in May are the first Monday, which would be May 5. Hmm.)\n\nWait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday was April 28. But Rocky says \"last bankholiday monday\" - UK Spring Bank Holiday is the last Monday of May, not early May. \n\nActually, I'm getting confused about the timing here. If today is Sunday May 3, the last Monday would have been April 28, which isn't a bank holiday. But Rocky mentioned working the Bank Holiday Monday, so maybe I have the current date wrong or I'm misunderstanding which day he's referring to. Either way, I should just record what he told me about his work schedule without getting caught up in the exact calendar dates. bankholiday monday\" - which UK bank holiday would that be? Easter Monday was April 21, 2025 (if we're in 2025). Or maybe there's a specific Australia bank holiday?\n\nActually, I'm overthinking this. Rocky just wants me to know his work week. Let me update memory with what he told me and not get hung up on whether it's a \"real\" bank holiday or not.\n\nThe important facts are:\n- Today is Sunday\n- Last Monday: worked (bankholiday)\n- Tuesday: doctors appointment\n- Wednesday: office 8hrs\n- Thursday: site 8hrs\n- Friday: office 8hrs\n- Today (Sunday): presumably not working\n\nLet me save this to memory.",
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          "thinking": "Rocky is correcting me about the date and telling me about his work week. Let me update my memory with these facts. The context says it's currently Sunday, May 03, 2026. Let me update the memory about Rocky's work week.\n\nHe worked:\n- Bank Holiday Monday (so last Monday was a bank holiday = May 4? Wait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday would be April 28... but wait, UK bank holidays in May are the first Monday, which would be May 5. Hmm.)\n\nWait, if today is Sunday May 3, then last Monday was April 28. But Rocky says \"last bankholiday monday\" - UK Spring Bank Holiday is the last Monday of May, not early May. \n\nActually, I'm getting confused about the timing here. If today is Sunday May 3, the last Monday would have been April 28, which isn't a bank holiday. But Rocky mentioned working the Bank Holiday Monday, so maybe I have the current date wrong or I'm misunderstanding which day he's referring to. Either way, I should just record what he told me about his work schedule without getting caught up in the exact calendar dates. bankholiday monday\" - which UK bank holiday would that be? Easter Monday was April 21, 2025 (if we're in 2025). Or maybe there's a specific Australia bank holiday?\n\nActually, I'm overthinking this. Rocky just wants me to know his work week. Let me update memory with what he told me and not get hung up on whether it's a \"real\" bank holiday or not.\n\nThe important facts are:\n- Today is Sunday\n- Last Monday: worked (bankholiday)\n- Tuesday: doctors appointment\n- Wednesday: office 8hrs\n- Thursday: site 8hrs\n- Friday: office 8hrs\n- Today (Sunday): presumably not working\n\nLet me save this to memory.",
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      "content": "{\"success\": true, \"target\": \"user\", \"entries\": [\"Work week (week of Sun May 3 2026): Bank Holiday Mon (worked), Tue doctors appt, Wed office 8hrs, Thu site 8hrs, Fri office 8hrs. Today is Sunday.\"], \"usage\": \"10% — 146/1,375 chars\", \"entry_count\": 1, \"message\": \"Entry added.\"}",
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      "content": "Updated. Week logged.",
      "reasoning": "Done. Memory updated with the work week info.",
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      "reasoning_content": "Done. Memory updated with the work week info.",
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