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The notes call out the load-bearing\nentry points you'll actually edit.\n\n```\nhermes-agent/\n├── run_agent.py # AIAgent class — core conversation loop (~12k LOC)\n├── model_tools.py # Tool orchestration, discover_builtin_tools(), handle_function_call()\n├── toolsets.py # Toolset definitions, _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS list\n├── cli.py # HermesCLI class — interactive CLI orchestrator (~11k LOC)\n├── hermes_state.py # SessionDB — SQLite session store (FTS5 search)\n├── hermes_constants.py # get_hermes_home(), display_hermes_home() — profile-aware paths\n├── hermes_logging.py # setup_logging() — agent.log / errors.log / gateway.log (profile-aware)\n├── batch_runner.py # Parallel batch processing\n├── agent/ # Agent internals (provider adapters, memory, caching, compression, etc.)\n├── hermes_cli/ # CLI subcommands, setup wizard, plugins loader, skin engine\n├── tools/ # Tool implementations — auto-discovered via tools/registry.py\n│ └── environments/ # Terminal backends (local, docker, ssh, modal, daytona, singularity)\n├── gateway/ # Messaging gateway — run.py + session.py + platforms/\n│ ├── platforms/ # Adapter per platform (telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp,\n│ │ # homeassistant, signal, matrix, mattermost, email, sms,\n│ │ # dingtalk, wecom, weixin, feishu, qqbot, bluebubbles,\n│ │ # yuanbao, webhook, api_server, ...). See ADDING_A_PLATFORM.md.\n│ └── builtin_hooks/ # Extension point for always-registered gateway hooks (none shipped)\n├── plugins/ # Plugin system (see \"Plugins\" section below)\n│ ├── memory/ # Memory-provider plugins (honcho, mem0, supermemory, ...)\n│ ├── context_engine/ # Context-engine plugins\n│ ├── model-providers/ # Inference backend plugins (openrouter, anthropic, gmi, ...)\n│ ├── kanban/ # Multi-agent board dispatcher + worker plugin\n│ ├── hermes-achievements/ # Gamified achievement tracking\n│ ├── observability/ # Metrics / traces / logs plugin\n│ ├── image_gen/ # Image-generation providers\n│ └──
/ # disk-cleanup, example-dashboard, google_meet, platforms,\n│ # spotify, strike-freedom-cockpit, ...\n├── optional-skills/ # Heavier/niche skills shipped but NOT active by default\n├── skills/ # Built-in skills bundled with the repo\n├── ui-tui/ # Ink (React) terminal UI — `hermes --tui`\n│ └── src/ # entry.tsx, app.tsx, gatewayClient.ts + app/components/hooks/lib\n├── tui_gateway/ # Python JSON-RPC backend for the TUI\n├── acp_adapter/ # ACP server (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains integration)\n├── cron/ # Scheduler — jobs.py, scheduler.py\n├── scripts/ # run_tests.sh, release.py, auxiliary scripts\n├── website/ # Docusaurus docs site\n└── tests/ # Pytest suite (~17k tests across ~900 files as of May 2026)\n```\n\n**User config:** `~/.hermes/config.yaml` (settings), `~/.hermes/.env` (API keys only).\n**Logs:** `~/.hermes/logs/` — `agent.log` (INFO+), `errors.log` (WARNING+),\n`gateway.log` when running the gateway. Profile-aware via `get_hermes_home()`.\nBrowse with `hermes logs [--follow] [--level ...] [--session ...]`.\n\n## File Dependency Chain\n\n```\ntools/registry.py (no deps — imported by all tool files)\n ↑\ntools/*.py (each calls registry.register() at import time)\n ↑\nmodel_tools.py (imports tools/registry + triggers tool discovery)\n ↑\nrun_agent.py, cli.py, batch_runner.py, environments/\n```\n\n---\n\n## AIAgent Class (run_agent.py)\n\nThe real `AIAgent.__init__` takes ~60 parameters (credentials, routing, callbacks,\nsession context, budget, credential pool, etc.). The signature below is the\nminimum subset you'll usually touch — read `run_agent.py` for the full list.\n\n```python\nclass AIAgent:\n def __init__(self,\n base_url: str = None,\n api_key: str = None,\n provider: str = None,\n api_mode: str = None, # \"chat_completions\" | \"codex_responses\" | ...\n model: str = \"\", # empty → resolved from config/provider later\n max_iterations: int = 90, # tool-calling iterations (shared with subagents)\n enabled_toolsets: list = None,\n disabled_toolsets: list = None,\n quiet_mode: bool = False,\n save_trajectories: bool = False,\n platform: str = None, # \"cli\", \"telegram\", etc.\n session_id: str = None,\n skip_context_files: bool = False,\n skip_memory: bool = False,\n credential_pool=None,\n # ... plus callbacks, thread/user/chat IDs, iteration_budget, fallback_model,\n # checkpoints config, prefill_messages, service_tier, reasoning_config, etc.\n ): ...\n\n def chat(self, message: str) -> str:\n \"\"\"Simple interface — returns final response string.\"\"\"\n\n def run_conversation(self, user_message: str, system_message: str = None,\n conversation_history: list = None, task_id: str = None) -> dict:\n \"\"\"Full interface — returns dict with final_response + messages.\"\"\"\n```\n\n### Agent Loop\n\nThe core loop is inside `run_conversation()` — entirely synchronous, with\ninterrupt checks, budget tracking, and a one-turn grace call:\n\n```python\nwhile (api_call_count < self.max_iterations and self.iteration_budget.remaining > 0) \\\n or self._budget_grace_call:\n if self._interrupt_requested: break\n response = client.chat.completions.create(model=model, messages=messages, tools=tool_schemas)\n if response.tool_calls:\n for tool_call in response.tool_calls:\n result = handle_function_call(tool_call.name, tool_call.args, task_id)\n messages.append(tool_result_message(result))\n api_call_count += 1\n else:\n return response.content\n```\n\nMessages follow OpenAI format: `{\"role\": \"system/user/assistant/tool\", ...}`.\nReasoning content is stored in `assistant_msg[\"reasoning\"]`.\n\n---\n\n## CLI Architecture (cli.py)\n\n- **Rich** for banner/panels, **prompt_toolkit** for input with autocomplete\n- **KawaiiSpinner** (`agent/display.py`) — animated faces during API calls, `┊` activity feed for tool results\n- `load_cli_config()` in cli.py merges hardcoded defaults + user config YAML\n- **Skin engine** (`hermes_cli/skin_engine.py`) — data-driven CLI theming; initialized from `display.skin` config key at startup; skins customize banner colors, spinner faces/verbs/wings, tool prefix, response box, branding text\n- `process_command()` is a method on `HermesCLI` — dispatches on canonical command name resolved via `resolve_command()` from the central registry\n- Skill slash commands: `agent/skill_commands.py` scans `~/.hermes/skills/`, injects as **user message** (not system prompt) to preserve prompt caching\n\n### Slash Command Registry (`hermes_cli/commands.py`)\n\nAll slash commands are defined in a central `COMMAND_REGISTRY` list of `CommandDef` objects. Every downstream consumer derives from this registry automatically:\n\n- **CLI** — `process_command()` resolves aliases via `resolve_command()`, dispatches on canonical name\n- **Gateway** — `GATEWAY_KNOWN_COMMANDS` frozenset for hook emission, `resolve_command()` for dispatch\n- **Gateway help** — `gateway_help_lines()` generat\n\n[...truncated AGENTS.md: 50,982 chars total]",
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"content": "Heremes 支持两种 Telegram 菜单：\n\n## 1️⃣ 命令菜单（Bot Command Menu）— 显示在输入框上方\n\n这是你打字时 `/` 会弹出的命令列表。**自动注册**，你只需要配置 slash commands。\n\n```bash\n# 查看所有可用的 slash commands\nhermes skills list\n```\n\n在 Telegram 里输入 `/` 就能看到所有命令列表。\n\n---\n\n## 2️⃣ 内联按钮键盘（Inline Keyboard）— 嵌入消息的交互按钮\n\n内置了几个：\n\n| 场景 | 按钮 |\n|------|------|\n| 危险命令审批 | ✅ Allow Once / 🔒 Always Approve / ❌ Deny |\n| 模型选择器 | `/model` → 分页选择模型 |\n| 更新提示 | ✓ Yes / ✗ No |\n\n---\n\n## 自定义菜单：添加 BotFather 命令\n\n通过 @BotFather 设置长按命令菜单：\n\n1. 打开 @BotFather\n2. `/setcommands`\n3. 选择你的 bot\n4. 添加命令列表，例如：\n```\nstart - 开始使用\nhelp - 获取帮助\nmodel - 切换模型\nstatus - 查看状态\n```\n\n---\n\n## 现状\n\n你当前的 bot 已经在用 **slash commands 菜单**（`/new`, `/reset`, `/model`, `/skills` 等），Telegram 输入 `/` 时会自动出现。Hermes 会把所有 `/commands` 注册为 Telegram 原生命令菜单。\n\n你具体想实现哪种效果？是自定义按钮菜单，还是想把某些功能做成命令？",
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Update the relevant skill(s) to embed the preference so the next session starts already knowing.\n • User corrected your workflow, approach, or sequence of steps. Encode the correction as a pitfall or explicit step in the skill that governs that class of task.\n • Non-trivial technique, fix, workaround, debugging path, or tool-usage pattern emerged that a future session would benefit from. Capture it.\n • A skill that got loaded or consulted this session turned out to be wrong, missing a step, or outdated. Patch it NOW.\n\nPreference order — prefer the earliest action that fits, but do pick one when a signal above fired:\n 1. UPDATE A CURRENTLY-LOADED SKILL. Look back through the conversation for skills the user loaded via /skill-name or you read via skill_view. If any of them covers the territory of the new learning, PATCH that one first. It is the skill that was in play, so it's the right one to extend.\n 2. UPDATE AN EXISTING UMBRELLA (via skills_list + skill_view). If no loaded skill fits but an existing class-level skill does, patch it. Add a subsection, a pitfall, or broaden a trigger.\n 3. ADD A SUPPORT FILE under an existing umbrella. Skills can be packaged with three kinds of support files — use the right directory per kind:\n • `references/.md` — session-specific detail (error transcripts, reproduction recipes, provider quirks) AND condensed knowledge banks: quoted research, API docs, external authoritative excerpts, or domain notes you found while working on the problem. Write it concise and for the value of the task, not as a full mirror of upstream docs.\n • `templates/.` — starter files meant to be copied and modified (boilerplate configs, scaffolding, a known-good example the agent can `reproduce with modifications`).\n • `scripts/.` — statically re-runnable actions the skill can invoke directly (verification scripts, fixture generators, deterministic probes, anything the agent should run rather than hand-type each time).\n Add support files via skill_manage action=write_file with file_path starting 'references/', 'templates/', or 'scripts/'. The umbrella's SKILL.md should gain a one-line pointer to any new support file so future agents know it exists.\n 4. CREATE A NEW CLASS-LEVEL UMBRELLA SKILL when no existing skill covers the class. The name MUST be at the class level. The name MUST NOT be a specific PR number, error string, feature codename, library-alone name, or 'fix-X / debug-Y / audit-Z-today' session artifact. If the proposed name only makes sense for today's task, it's wrong — fall back to (1), (2), or (3).\n\nUser-preference embedding (important): when the user expressed a style/format/workflow preference, the update belongs in the SKILL.md body, not just in memory. Memory captures 'who the user is and what the current situation and state of your operations are'; skills capture 'how to do this class of task for this user'. When they complain about how you handled a task, the skill that governs that task needs to carry the lesson.\n\nIf you notice two existing skills that overlap, note it in your reply — the background curator handles consolidation at scale.\n\nDo NOT capture (these become persistent self-imposed constraints that bite you later when the environment changes):\n • Environment-dependent failures: missing binaries, fresh-install errors, post-migration path mismatches, 'command not found', unconfigured credentials, uninstalled packages. The user can fix these — they are not durable rules.\n • Negative claims about tools or features ('browser tools do not work', 'X tool is broken', 'cannot use Y from execute_code'). These harden into refusals the agent cites against itself for months after the actual problem was fixed.\n • Session-specific transient errors that resolved before the conversation ended. If retrying worked, the lesson is the retry pattern, not the original failure.\n • One-off task narratives. A user asking 'summarize today's market' or 'analyze this PR' is not a class of work that warrants a skill.\n\nIf a tool failed because of setup state, capture the FIX (install command, config step, env var to set) under an existing setup or troubleshooting skill — never 'this tool does not work' as a standalone constraint.\n\n'Nothing to save.' is a real option but should NOT be the default. If the session ran smoothly with no corrections and produced no new technique, just say 'Nothing to save.' and stop. 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"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: 2.1.0\\nauthor: Hermes Agent + Teknium\\nlicense: MIT\\nplatforms: [linux, macos, windows]\\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 (systemd user 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### Web UI (Open WebUI)\\n\\nHermes does NOT have a built-in web UI. To access Hermes via a browser, use **Open WebUI** — a separate open-source web interface that connects to Hermes's API Server:\\n\\n```bash\\n# 1. Install Open WebUI\\npip install open-webui\\n\\n# 2. Start the gateway (needed for API Server to be available)\\nhermes gateway install # Set up systemd service\\nhermes gateway start # Start it\\n\\n# 3. Run Open WebUI, pointing it at Hermes gateway's API Server endpoint\\n# Default endpoint: http://localhost:8000/v1 (verify the port in your config)\\nopen-webui serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080\\n\\n# 4. Open browser to http://localhost:8080\\n```\\n\\nThe API Server adapter must be enabled in your gateway platform config. Check `hermes gateway setup` → API Server.\\n\\nGateway status check: `hermes gateway status`\\nView logs: `journalctl --user -u hermes-gateway -f`\\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. New commands land fairly\\noften; if something below looks stale, run `/help` in-session for the\\nauthoritative list or see the [live slash commands reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/slash-commands).\\nThe registry of record is `hermes_cli/commands.py` — every consumer\\n(autocomplete, Telegram menu, Slack mapping, `/help`) derives from it.\\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/snapshot [sub] Create or restore state snapshots of Hermes config/state (CLI)\\n/background Run prompt in background\\n/queue Queue for next turn\\n/steer Inject a message after the next tool call without interrupting\\n/agents (/tasks) Show active agents and running tasks\\n/resume [name] Resume a named session\\n/goal [text|sub] Set a standing goal Hermes works on across turns until achieved\\n (subcommands: status, pause, resume, clear)\\n/redraw Force a full UI repaint (CLI)\\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/busy [sub] Control what Enter does while Hermes is working (CLI)\\n (subcommands: queue, steer, interrupt, status)\\n/indicator [style] Pick the TUI busy-indicator style (CLI)\\n (styles: kaomoji, emoji, unicode, ascii)\\n/footer [on|off] Toggle gateway runtime-metadata footer on final replies\\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/reload-skills Re-scan ~/.hermes/skills/ for added/removed skills\\n/reload Reload .env variables into the running session (CLI)\\n/reload-mcp Reload MCP servers\\n/cron Manage cron jobs (CLI)\\n/curator [sub] Background skill maintenance (status, run, pin, archive, …)\\n/kanban [sub] Multi-profile collaboration board (tasks, links, comments)\\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/topic [sub] Enable or inspect Telegram DM topic sessions (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/copy [N] Copy the last assistant response to clipboard (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/gquota Show Google Gemini Code Assist quota usage (CLI)\\n/status Session info (gateway)\\n/profile Active profile info\\n/debug Upload debug report (system info + logs) and get shareable links\\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| `search` | Web search only (subset of `web`) |\\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| `video` | Video analysis and 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| `todo` | In-session task planning and tracking |\\n| `kanban` | Multi-agent work-queue tools (gated to workers) |\\n| `debugging` | Extra introspection/debug tools (off by default) |\\n| `safe` | Minimal, low-risk toolset for locked-down sessions |\\n| `spotify` | Spotify playback and playlist control |\\n| `homeassistant` | Smart home control (off by default) |\\n| `discord` | Discord integration tools |\\n| `discord_admin` | Discord admin/moderation tools |\\n| `feishu_doc` | Feishu (Lark) document tools |\\n| `feishu_drive` | Feishu (Lark) drive tools |\\n| `yuanbao` | Yuanbao integration tools |\\n| `rl` | Reinforcement learning tools (off by default) |\\n| `moa` | Mixture of Agents (off by default) |\\n\\nFull enumeration lives in `toolsets.py` as the `TOOLSETS` dict; `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` is the default bundle most platforms inherit from.\\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## Durable & Background Systems\\n\\nFour systems run alongside the main conversation loop. Quick reference\\nhere; full developer notes live in `AGENTS.md`, user-facing docs under\\n`website/docs/user-guide/features/`.\\n\\n### Delegation (`delegate_task`)\\n\\nSynchronous subagent spawn — the parent waits for the child's summary\\nbefore continuing its own loop. Isolated context + terminal session.\\n\\n- **Single:** `delegate_task(goal, context, toolsets)`.\\n- **Batch:** `delegate_task(tasks=[{goal, ...}, ...])` runs children in\\n parallel, capped by `delegation.max_concurrent_children` (default 3).\\n- **Roles:** `leaf` (default; cannot re-delegate) vs `orchestrator`\\n (can spawn its own workers, bounded by `delegation.max_spawn_depth`).\\n- **Not durable.** If the parent is interrupted, the child is\\n cancelled. For work that must outlive the turn, use `cronjob` or\\n `terminal(background=True, notify_on_complete=True)`.\\n\\nConfig: `delegation.*` in `config.yaml`.\\n\\n### Cron (scheduled jobs)\\n\\nDurable scheduler — `cron/jobs.py` + `cron/scheduler.py`. Drive it via\\nthe `cronjob` tool, the `hermes cron` CLI (`list`, `add`, `edit`,\\n`pause`, `resume`, `run`, `remove`), or the `/cron` slash command.\\n\\n- **Schedules:** duration (`\\\"30m\\\"`, `\\\"2h\\\"`), \\\"every\\\" phrase\\n (`\\\"every monday 9am\\\"`), 5-field cron (`\\\"0 9 * * *\\\"`), or ISO timestamp.\\n- **Per-job knobs:** `skills`, `model`/`provider` override, `script`\\n (pre-run data collection; `no_agent=True` makes the script the whole\\n job), `context_from` (chain job A's output into job B), `workdir`\\n (run in a specific dir with its `AGENTS.md` / `CLAUDE.md` loaded),\\n multi-platform delivery.\\n- **Invariants:** 3-minute hard interrupt per run, `.tick.lock` file\\n prevents duplicate ticks across processes, cron sessions pass\\n `skip_memory=True` by default, and cron deliveries are framed with a\\n header/footer instead of being mirrored into the target gateway\\n session (keeps role alternation intact).\\n\\nUser docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/cron\\n\\n### Curator (skill lifecycle)\\n\\nBackground maintenance for agent-created skills. Tracks usage, marks\\nidle skills stale, archives stale ones, keeps a pre-run tar.gz backup\\nso nothing is lost.\\n\\n- **CLI:** `hermes curator ` — `status`, `run`, `pause`, `resume`,\\n `pin`, `unpin`, `archive`, `restore`, `prune`, `backup`, `rollback`.\\n- **Slash:** `/curator ` mirrors the CLI.\\n- **Scope:** only touches skills with `created_by: \\\"agent\\\"` provenance.\\n Bundled + hub-installed skills are off-limits. **Never deletes** —\\n max destructive action is archive. Pinned skills are exempt from\\n every auto-transition and every LLM review pass.\\n- **Telemetry:** sidecar at `~/.hermes/skills/.usage.json` holds\\n per-skill `use_count`, `view_count`, `patch_count`,\\n `last_activity_at`, `state`, `pinned`.\\n\\nConfig: `curator.*` (`enabled`, `interval_hours`, `min_idle_hours`,\\n`stale_after_days`, `archive_after_days`, `backup.*`).\\nUser docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/curator\\n\\n### Kanban (multi-agent work queue)\\n\\nDurable SQLite board for multi-profile / multi-worker collaboration.\\nUsers drive it via `hermes kanban `; dispatcher-spawned workers\\nsee a focused `kanban_*` toolset gated by `HERMES_KANBAN_TASK` so the\\nschema footprint is zero outside worker processes.\\n\\n- **CLI verbs (common):** `init`, `create`, `list` (alias `ls`),\\n `show`, `assign`, `link`, `unlink`, `comment`, `complete`, `block`,\\n `unblock`, `archive`, `tail`. Less common: `watch`, `stats`, `runs`,\\n `log`, `dispatch`, `daemon`, `gc`.\\n- **Worker toolset:** `kanban_show`, `kanban_complete`, `kanban_block`,\\n `kanban_heartbeat`, `kanban_comment`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_link`.\\n- **Dispatcher** runs inside the gateway by default\\n (`kanban.dispatch_in_gateway: true`) — reclaims stale claims,\\n promotes ready tasks, atomically claims, spawns assigned profiles.\\n Auto-blocks a task after ~5 consecutive spawn failures.\\n- **Isolation:** board is the hard boundary (workers get\\n `HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD` pinned in env); tenant is a soft namespace\\n within a board for workspace-path + memory-key isolation.\\n\\nUser docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/kanban\\n\\n---\\n\\n## Windows-Specific Quirks\\n\\nHermes runs natively on Windows (PowerShell, cmd, Windows Terminal, git-bash\\nmintty, VS Code integrated terminal). Most of it just works, but a handful\\nof differences between Win32 and POSIX have bitten us — document new ones\\nhere as you hit them so the next person (or the next session) doesn't\\nrediscover them from scratch.\\n\\n### Input / Keybindings\\n\\n**Alt+Enter doesn't insert a newline.** Windows Terminal intercepts Alt+Enter\\nat the terminal layer to toggle fullscreen — the keystroke never reaches\\nprompt_toolkit. Use **Ctrl+Enter** instead. Windows Terminal delivers\\nCtrl+Enter as LF (`c-j`), distinct from plain Enter (`c-m` / CR), and the\\nCLI binds `c-j` to newline insertion on `win32` only (see\\n`_bind_prompt_submit_keys` + the Windows-only `c-j` binding in `cli.py`).\\nSide effect: the raw Ctrl+J keystroke also inserts a newline on Windows —\\nunavoidable, because Windows Terminal collapses Ctrl+Enter and Ctrl+J to\\nthe same keycode at the Win32 console API layer. No conflicting binding\\nexisted for Ctrl+J on Windows, so this is a harmless side effect.\\n\\nmintty / git-bash behaves the same (fullscreen on Alt+Enter) unless you\\ndisable Alt+Fn shortcuts in Options → Keys. Easier to just use Ctrl+Enter.\\n\\n**Diagnosing keybindings.** Run `python scripts/keystroke_diagnostic.py`\\n(repo root) to see exactly how prompt_toolkit identifies each keystroke\\nin the current terminal. Answers questions like \\\"does Shift+Enter come\\nthrough as a distinct key?\\\" (almost never — most terminals collapse it\\nto plain Enter) or \\\"what byte sequence is my terminal sending for\\nCtrl+Enter?\\\" This is how the Ctrl+Enter = c-j fact was established.\\n\\n### Config / Files\\n\\n**HTTP 400 \\\"No models provided\\\" on first run.** `config.yaml` was saved\\nwith a UTF-8 BOM (common when Windows apps write it). Re-save as UTF-8\\nwithout BOM. `hermes config edit` writes without BOM; manual edits in\\nNotepad are the usual culprit.\\n\\n### `execute_code` / Sandbox\\n\\n**WinError 10106** (\\\"The requested service provider could not be loaded\\nor initialized\\\") from the sandbox child process — it can't create an\\n`AF_INET` socket, so the loopback-TCP RPC fallback fails before\\n`connect()`. Root cause is usually **not** a broken Winsock LSP; it's\\nHermes's own env scrubber dropping `SYSTEMROOT` / `WINDIR` / `COMSPEC`\\nfrom the child env. Python's `socket` module needs `SYSTEMROOT` to locate\\n`mswsock.dll`. Fixed via the `_WINDOWS_ESSENTIAL_ENV_VARS` allowlist in\\n`tools/code_execution_tool.py`. If you still hit it, echo `os.environ`\\ninside an `execute_code` block to confirm `SYSTEMROOT` is set. Full\\ndiagnostic recipe in `references/execute-code-sandbox-env-windows.md`.\\n\\n### Testing / Contributing\\n\\n**`scripts/run_tests.sh` doesn't work as-is on Windows** — it looks for\\nPOSIX venv layouts (`.venv/bin/activate`). The Hermes-installed venv at\\n`venv/Scripts/` has no pip or pytest either (stripped for install size).\\nWorkaround: install `pytest + pytest-xdist + pyyaml` into a system Python\\n3.11 user site, then invoke pytest directly with `PYTHONPATH` set:\\n\\n```bash\\n\\\"/c/Program Files/Python311/python\\\" -m pip install --user pytest pytest-xdist pyyaml\\nexport PYTHONPATH=\\\"$(pwd)\\\"\\n\\\"/c/Program Files/Python311/python\\\" -m pytest tests/foo/test_bar.py -v --tb=short -n 0\\n```\\n\\nUse `-n 0`, not `-n 4` — `pyproject.toml`'s default `addopts` already\\nincludes `-n`, and the wrapper's CI-parity guarantees don't apply off POSIX.\\n\\n**POSIX-only tests need skip guards.** Common markers already in the codebase:\\n- Symlinks — elevated privileges on Windows\\n- `0o600` file modes — POSIX mode bits not enforced on NTFS by default\\n- `signal.SIGALRM` — Unix-only (see `tests/conftest.py::_enforce_test_timeout`)\\n- Winsock / Windows-specific regressions — `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != \\\"win32\\\", ...)`\\n\\nUse the existing skip-pattern style (`sys.platform == \\\"win32\\\"` or\\n`sys.platform.startswith(\\\"win\\\")`) to stay consistent with the rest of the\\nsuite.\\n\\n### Path / Filesystem\\n\\n**Line endings.** Git may warn `LF will be replaced by CRLF the next time\\nGit touches it`. Cosmetic — the repo's `.gitattributes` normalizes. Don't\\nlet editors auto-convert committed POSIX-newline files to CRLF.\\n\\n**Forward slashes work almost everywhere.** `C:/Users/...` is accepted by\\nevery Hermes tool and most Windows APIs. Prefer forward slashes in code\\nand logs — avoids shell-escaping backslashes in bash.\\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-specific issues** (`Alt+Enter` newline, WinError 10106, UTF-8 BOM config, test suite, line endings): see the dedicated **Windows-Specific Quirks** section above.\\n\\n### Telegram: \\\"Unauthorized user\\\" or pairing code doesn't work\\nSee `references/telegram-gateway-setup.md` for the complete diagnosis and fix. Quick summary:\\n\\n1. Pairing code requires **manual approval** after the user replies it — `hermes pairing list` then `hermes pairing approve telegram `\\n2. \\\"Unauthorized\\\" with no pairing code → the user's Telegram ID is not in `telegram.allowed_users` config\\n3. Fix with `hermes config set telegram.allowed_users \\\"\\\"` or set `GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true` in `.env`\\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**Windows contributors:** `scripts/run_tests.sh` currently looks for POSIX venvs (`.venv/bin/activate` / `venv/bin/activate`) and will error out on Windows where the layout is `venv/Scripts/activate` + `python.exe`. The Hermes-installed venv at `venv/Scripts/` also has no `pip` or `pytest` — it's stripped for end-user install size. Workaround: install pytest + pytest-xdist + pyyaml into a system Python 3.11 user site (`/c/Program Files/Python311/python -m pip install --user pytest pytest-xdist pyyaml`), then run tests directly:\\n\\n```bash\\nexport PYTHONPATH=\\\"$(pwd)\\\"\\n\\\"/c/Program Files/Python311/python\\\" -m pytest tests/tools/test_foo.py -v --tb=short -n 0\\n```\\n\\nUse `-n 0` (not `-n 4`) because `pyproject.toml`'s default `addopts` already includes `-n`, and the wrapper's CI-parity story doesn't apply off-POSIX.\\n\\n**Cross-platform test guards:** tests that use POSIX-only syscalls need a skip marker. Common ones already in the codebase:\\n- Symlink creation → `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == \\\"win32\\\", reason=\\\"Symlinks require elevated privileges on Windows\\\")` (see `tests/cron/test_cron_script.py`)\\n- POSIX file modes (0o600, etc.) → `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith(\\\"win\\\"), reason=\\\"POSIX mode bits not enforced on Windows\\\")` (see `tests/hermes_cli/test_auth_toctou_file_modes.py`)\\n- `signal.SIGALRM` → Unix-only (see `tests/conftest.py::_enforce_test_timeout`)\\n- Live Winsock / Windows-specific regression tests → `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != \\\"win32\\\", reason=\\\"Windows-specific regression\\\")`\\n\\n**Monkeypatching `sys.platform` is not enough** when the code under test also calls `platform.system()` / `platform.release()` / `platform.mac_ver()`. Those functions re-read the real OS independently, so a test that sets `sys.platform = \\\"linux\\\"` on a Windows runner will still see `platform.system() == \\\"Windows\\\"` and route through the Windows branch. Patch all three together:\\n\\n```python\\nmonkeypatch.setattr(sys, \\\"platform\\\", \\\"linux\\\")\\nmonkeypatch.setattr(platform, \\\"system\\\", lambda: \\\"Linux\\\")\\nmonkeypatch.setattr(platform, \\\"release\\\", lambda: \\\"6.8.0-generic\\\")\\n```\\n\\nSee `tests/agent/test_prompt_builder.py::TestEnvironmentHints` for a worked example.\\n\\n### Extending the system prompt's execution-environment block\\n\\nFactual guidance about the host OS, user home, cwd, terminal backend, and shell (bash vs. PowerShell on Windows) is emitted from `agent/prompt_builder.py::build_environment_hints()`. This is also where the WSL hint and per-backend probe logic live. The convention:\\n\\n- **Local terminal backend** → emit host info (OS, `$HOME`, cwd) + Windows-specific notes (hostname ≠ username, `terminal` uses bash not PowerShell).\\n- **Remote terminal backend** (anything in `_REMOTE_TERMINAL_BACKENDS`: `docker, singularity, modal, daytona, ssh, vercel_sandbox, managed_modal`) → **suppress** host info entirely and describe only the backend. A live `uname`/`whoami`/`pwd` probe runs inside the backend via `tools.environments.get_environment(...).execute(...)`, cached per process in `_BACKEND_PROBE_CACHE`, with a static fallback if the probe times out.\\n- **Key fact for prompt authoring:** when `TERMINAL_ENV != \\\"local\\\"`, *every* file tool (`read_file`, `write_file`, `patch`, `search_files`) runs inside the backend container, not on the host. The system prompt must never describe the host in that case — the agent can't touch it.\\n\\nFull design notes, the exact emitted strings, and testing pitfalls:\\n`references/prompt-builder-environment-hints.md`.\\n\\n**Refactor-safety pattern (POSIX-equivalence guard):** when you extract inline logic into a helper that adds Windows/platform-specific behavior, keep a `_legacy_` oracle function in the test file that's a verbatim copy of the old code, then parametrize-diff against it. Example: `tests/tools/test_code_execution_windows_env.py::TestPosixEquivalence`. 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"thinking": "Good, I can see the skill has already been updated with the new linked file `telegram-bot-privacy.md`. Now I need to patch the SKILL.md to add a reference to the new `references/telegram-bot-privacy.md` file. Let me find the right spot to add it.\n\nLooking at the skill content, I can see the \"Security & Privacy Toggles\" section and the \"Telegram\" troubleshooting section. The new reference file `telegram-bot-privacy.md` should be mentioned in the SKILL.md. Let me find a good place to add it.\n\nActually, looking at the linked_files section, it already shows `references/telegram-bot-privacy.md` - that's because the write_file action automatically updated the linked_files. So the umbrella skill already references it.\n\n\nNow I need to find where the existing Telegram troubleshooting section points to `references/telegram-gateway-setup.md` and add a similar reference to the new privacy file nearby. This keeps related content grouped logically so agents can navigate between them easily.\n",
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"arguments": "{\"action\": \"patch\", \"name\": \"hermes-agent\", \"new_string\": \"### Telegram: \\\"Unauthorized user\\\" or pairing code doesn't work\\nSee `references/telegram-bot-privacy.md` for full Telegram access control guide (allowed_users, GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS, BotFather privacy mode, finding user IDs, command menus, inline keyboards).\\n\\nQuick summary:\", \"old_string\": \"### Telegram: \\\"Unauthorized user\\\" or pairing code doesn't work\\nSee `references/telegram-gateway-setup.md` for the complete diagnosis and fix. Quick summary:\"}"
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"content": "{\"success\": true, \"message\": \"Patched SKILL.md in skill 'hermes-agent' (1 replacement).\"}",
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"content": "Saved. Here's what I updated:\n\n**New reference file** → `references/telegram-bot-privacy.md`\n- Access control: `allowed_users` vs `GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS`\n- Finding a user's Telegram ID from gateway logs\n- Two-level access control model (Hermes + Telegram BotFather)\n- Bot command menu (slash commands auto-registered)\n- Inline keyboard patterns (built-in flows + implementation reference)\n\n**Patched** `hermes-agent/SKILL.md` → troubleshooting section now points to the new comprehensive reference instead of the old one.\n\nThe old `references/telegram-gateway-setup.md` still exists as a separate file — both are linked in the skill's `linked_files`. Future sessions will discover both when consulting this skill.",
"reasoning": "Good. I've updated the hermes-agent skill to point to the new reference file. Now let me also update the linked_files in the skill_view to reflect both files, but it already shows both: \"references/telegram-bot-privacy.md\" and \"references/telegram-gateway-setup.md\". The patch I made changes the reference from the old file to the new comprehensive one. \n\nNow let me check if there's anything else to save from this session:\n\n1. ✅ Telegram privacy/access control - created reference file\n2. ✅ Updated SKILL.md troubleshooting section to point to new reference\n\nAnything else? The session was straightforward - user asked questions about Telegram bot privacy, I checked their config (it was already correct), and then they asked about menu options. No corrections, no workflow issues, no special techniques beyond what was already documented.\n\n\nSo that's the session wrapped up - nothing further to capture.\n",
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"reasoning_content": "Good. I've updated the hermes-agent skill to point to the new reference file. Now let me also update the linked_files in the skill_view to reflect both files, but it already shows both: \"references/telegram-bot-privacy.md\" and \"references/telegram-gateway-setup.md\". The patch I made changes the reference from the old file to the new comprehensive one. \n\nNow let me check if there's anything else to save from this session:\n\n1. ✅ Telegram privacy/access control - created reference file\n2. ✅ Updated SKILL.md troubleshooting section to point to new reference\n\nAnything else? The session was straightforward - user asked questions about Telegram bot privacy, I checked their config (it was already correct), and then they asked about menu options. No corrections, no workflow issues, no special techniques beyond what was already documented.\n\n\nSo that's the session wrapped up - nothing further to capture.\n",
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"thinking": "Good. I've updated the hermes-agent skill to point to the new reference file. Now let me also update the linked_files in the skill_view to reflect both files, but it already shows both: \"references/telegram-bot-privacy.md\" and \"references/telegram-gateway-setup.md\". The patch I made changes the reference from the old file to the new comprehensive one. \n\nNow let me check if there's anything else to save from this session:\n\n1. ✅ Telegram privacy/access control - created reference file\n2. ✅ Updated SKILL.md troubleshooting section to point to new reference\n\nAnything else? The session was straightforward - user asked questions about Telegram bot privacy, I checked their config (it was already correct), and then they asked about menu options. No corrections, no workflow issues, no special techniques beyond what was already documented.\n\n\nSo that's the session wrapped up - nothing further to capture.\n",
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