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A curated open-source collection of field-tested skills for Hermes Agent, each admitted only after repeated real-world use and independent reproducibility.

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2026-07-25

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Why it is worth attention

It enforces a strict admission rule that excludes generated filler and untested bundles, ensuring every skill is proven in actual workflows and reproducible by others, setting it apart from typical skill repositories.

Who it is for

  • Developers using Hermes Agent
  • DevOps engineers managing AI agent deployments
  • Technical auditors seeking proven automation scripts
  • Open-source contributors wanting to share vetted agent skills

Use cases

  • Safely migrate Hermes environments with staged archives, manifests, and rollback
  • Diagnose gateway or update failures without automatic repair
  • Audit agent profiles, token usage, and skill integrity
  • Draft short-form content with source fidelity and claim verification

Strengths

  • Every skill is backed by evidence of real use and includes behavior-oriented test cases
  • Dependency-free repository validator and hardening validator ensure quality
  • Design principles like progressive disclosure and safe defaults guide development
  • Machine-readable catalog and structured skill specification support automation

Considerations

  • Tap-backed search did not work with Hermes v0.19.0, so tap search is not claimed as supported
  • Skills are independent community repository and not officially endorsed by Nous Research
  • Requires Hermes Agent to be installed and a new session after skill installation

README quick start

Hermes Field Kit

Field-tested, open-source skills for Hermes Agent.

Tags: hermes-agent · hermes-ai · ai-agents · agent-skills · developer-tools · automation · open-source · tonysimons_

Hermes Field Kit is a curated collection of reusable workflows that have earned their place through real, repeated use. It is intentionally not a bulk skill dump.

Current status

Version 1.0.1 is the current corrective release with thirteen field-tested skills.

The catalog includes private-by-default analytics, source-locked writing, and an operational Field Kit organized around:

inspect -> diagnose -> recover -> migrate -> verify

The repository applies the same admission rule to every future skill.

The admission rule

A skill belongs here only when all three statements are true:

  1. It solves a real task.
  2. It has been used in an actual workflow.
  3. Another person can reproduce the intended behavior from the repository.

Generated filler, speculative prompts, thin wrappers, and untested skill bundles do not qualify.

What every published skill must provide

  • A Hermes-compatible SKILL.md
  • Direct tap discovery under skills//
  • Clear triggers and counter-triggers
  • Sanitized examples from realistic workflows
  • Behavior-oriented test cases
  • Known limitations and failure modes
  • Platform and tool requirements
  • Independent versioning
  • No embedded credentials, private data, or personal configuration

See the skill specification for the complete contract.

Repository map

skills//       Published tap-discoverable skills
catalog.json               Machine-readable index and category metadata
templates/skill-template/  Nonfunctional authoring scaffold
schemas/                   Machine-readable catalog and test schemas
scripts/validate.py         Dependency-free repository validator
scripts/validate_release_wave.py  Published-skill and public-tree hardening validator
tests/                     Validator contract tests
docs/                      Installation, design, testing, and release policy
.github/                   Contribution forms, dependency updates, and CI

The skills/ directory contains tap-discoverable published skills and its explanator

Description

Field-tested, open-source skills for Hermes Agent.

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