Hermes Agent MOC

This map organizes the Hermes Agent cluster in the Vulture Nest. It separates Hermes into three layers: conceptual foundations, durable execution surfaces, and grounded source material.

Start here

• hermes-agent - The top-level claim: Hermes is a persistent agent environment, not just a chat loop.
• lit-hermes-architecture - Literature synthesis of Hermes official docs across architecture, tool/runtime surfaces, and command surfaces.
• spec-hermes-agent-loop - Descriptive spec of Hermes turn execution, message alternation, tool dispatch, and persistence invariants.

Identity, memory, and procedure

• hermes-bounded-memory - Prompt-resident hot memory paired with transcript search and optional external providers.
• hermes-skills-system - SKILL.md as procedural memory, progressive disclosure, and agent-maintained workflow capture.
• hermes-profiles - Long-lived identity partitions with isolated config, memory, skills, sessions, and gateway state.

Repo-internal runtime layers

• hermes-provider-abstraction - Declarative provider profiles, api-mode transport contracts, auxiliary routing, and live model switching.
• hermes-prompt-assembly - System-prompt construction from identity, memory guidance, environment hints, skills indexes, and context files.
• hermes-context-compression - Bounded-context rollover with lineage-preserving session rotation and memory/context-engine hooks.
• hermes-tool-registry - Registry + toolset architecture that unifies built-ins, dynamic schemas, and MCP-discovered tools.

Runtime surfaces

• hermes-gateway - Messaging daemon that exposes the same agent through Telegram, Discord, Slack, and other platforms.
• hermes-command-control-plane - Shared slash-command control vocabulary for steering the runtime across CLI and gateway surfaces.
• spec-hermes-agent-loop - Common execution contract shared by CLI, gateway, and cron surfaces.

Background and multi-agent systems

• hermes-cron - Scheduled fresh-session automation, chained jobs, and script-only watchdogs.
• hermes-subagent-delegation - In-turn isolated child agents with explicit context passing and bounded autonomy.
• hermes-kanban - Durable multi-profile task board for resumable collaboration over time.

Comparative neighbors

• agentic-frameworks-moc - Wider framework map containing Hermes, ADK, Swarm, LangGraph, and related systems.
• hermes-vs-adk-openai-agents-langgraph - Comparative positioning note: Hermes as persistent agent environment versus toolkit/SDK/graph neighbors.
• adk-moc - Useful contrast: toolkit/framework view rather than full agent environment.
• anthropic-moc - Provider-specific ecosystem map, contrasting with Hermes as provider-agnostic substrate.
• agent-knowledge-vault - Passive knowledge layer that complements Hermes's active skill and memory layers.

Literature and specifications

• lit-hermes-architecture - Source-grounded literature note for Hermes official docs.
• spec-hermes-agent-loop - Derived implementation spec for the Hermes turn lifecycle.
• literature-moc - External source summaries across frameworks and protocols.
• specifications-moc - Formal and derived specs used in the vault.

References

• Source: C:\Users\executor\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent\website\docs\developer-guide\architecture.md
• Source: C:\Users\executor\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent\website\docs\developer-guide\agent-loop.md
• Source: C:\Users\executor\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent\website\docs\reference\slash-commands.md
• Source: C:\Users\executor\AppData\Local\hermes\hermes-agent\website\docs\reference\tools-reference.md