hermes-workspace/AGENTS.md

Hermes Workspace Agent Contract

This workspace uses semantic Hermes swarm workers, not numbered-only lanes. The source of truth for routing is swarm.yaml; each worker also has a matching profile under ~/.hermes/profiles/<worker-id>/, a role skill <worker-id>-core, and a wrapper in ~/.local/bin/.

Current semantic roster

Worker	Wrapper	Tools	Skills	MCP	Plugins
orchestrator	orchestrator:plan	todo, kanban, delegation, terminal, file, gbrain, session_search, cronjob, skills, clarify, web	orchestrator-core, gstack-for-hermes, gbrain, kanban-orchestrator, subagent-driven-development, writing-plans, requesting-code-review, workspace-dispatch	gbrain	none
km-agent	km:health	gbrain, file, terminal, session_search, skills, todo, cronjob, web	km-agent-core, gbrain, obsidian-markdown, obsidian-cli, obsidian-bases, json-canvas, gstack-for-hermes	gbrain	none
builder	builder:task	terminal, file, browser, web, gbrain, session_search, skills, todo	builder-core, gstack-for-hermes, test-driven-development, systematic-debugging, github-pr-workflow, requesting-code-review, codebase-inspection	gbrain	none
reviewer	reviewer:gate	terminal, file, web, gbrain, session_search, skills	reviewer-core, requesting-code-review, github-code-review, systematic-debugging, gstack-for-hermes, gbrain, codebase-inspection	gbrain	none
qa	qa:smoke	browser, terminal, file, vision, gbrain, session_search, skills, web	qa-core, browser-harness-power-use, dogfood, gstack-for-hermes	gbrain	none
researcher	researcher:quick	gbrain, web, browser, terminal, file, vision, session_search, skills, todo	researcher-core, gbrain, autoresearch, browser-harness-power-use, gstack-for-hermes, researcher-quick, researcher-autoresearch, arxiv, youtube-content, polymarket	gbrain	none
ops-watch	ops:health	terminal, cronjob, file, gbrain, skills, session_search, web	ops-watch-core, gbrain, hermes-agent, systematic-debugging, webhook-subscriptions	gbrain	none
maintainer	maintainer:check	terminal, file, web, browser, gbrain, session_search, skills	maintainer-core, github-repo-management, github-pr-workflow, github-issues, github-code-review, gbrain, gstack-for-hermes, hermes-agent	gbrain	none
strategist	strategist:review	gbrain, web, session_search, file, skills, todo, clarify	strategist-core, gstack-for-hermes, gbrain, writing-plans, polymarket	gbrain	none
inbox-triage	inbox:triage	gbrain, web, file, session_search, todo, skills, terminal	inbox-triage-core, gbrain, obsidian-markdown, gstack-for-hermes, defuddle, youtube-content	gbrain	none

Operating rules

• Keep swarm.yaml, profile config.yaml, profile core skills, and wrappers aligned when changing a worker.
• Prefer GBrain-first lookup for context-sensitive RAZSOC/Hermes/workflow decisions.
• Builder implements; Reviewer gates; QA verifies behavior; Orchestrator routes and enforces greenlight.
• Do not enable optional Hermes plugins globally unless the task explicitly needs them; record plugin/toolset alignment in swarm.yaml first.

Windows-specific notes (2026-06-01)

• Three services required: Gateway (:8642) + Dashboard (:9119) + Workspace (:3000). All must be running for full functionality.
  • Gateway: hermes gateway run
  • Dashboard: hermes dashboard --port 9119 --host 127.0.0.1 --no-open
  • Workspace: pnpm dev
  • Or use the Electron desktop app: pnpm electron:dev (auto-starts all three)
• Desktop app: Full Electron app (electron/main.cjs). Double-click to launch — no terminal needed. Auto-detects and spawns gateway (or dashboard if configured).
• Build: electron:build:win produces NSIS installer in release/.
• Dev mode: electron:dev launches Electron in dev mode (builds Vite client first, hot-reloads on change).
• Running build output: release/win-unpacked/hermes-workspace.exe (test builds).
• Electron:dev fix: NODE_ENV=development prefix doesn't work on Windows — script stripped to just electron ..
• Windows spawn fixes (in electron/main.cjs): spawnDetached() uses cmd /c on Windows (not bash -lc), log paths use %TEMP% (not /tmp), isHermesInstalled() uses where hermes, installHermesInBackground() uses pip install (not curl|bash).
• Two .env files: Gateway reads C:\\Users\\<you>\\AppData\\Local\\hermes\\.env; CLI reads C:\\Users\\<you>\\.hermes\\.env; workspace reads hermes-workspace\\.env. Keep API keys in sync across all three.
• Gateway API server: Requires API_SERVER_ENABLED=true + API_SERVER_KEY in the gateway's .env. Without these, the gateway starts with no connected platforms.
• Workspace env vars: Runtime reads CLAUDE_API_URL / CLAUDE_API_TOKEN / CLAUDE_DASHBOARD_URL (not HERMES_* variants).
• sqlite3 CLI: Not bundled on Windows. Install via winget install SQLite.SQLite, then copy sqlite3.exe to a Git Bash PATH directory (winget installs to a long path not in PATH).
• claude CLI: Required for Claude Tasks / Conductor features. Install via npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code.
• Port conflicts: Use netstat -ano | findstr :<port> + Stop-Process -Id <PID> -Force (PowerShell) — lsof not available in Git Bash on Windows.
• PWA install: Dashboard at http://127.0.0.1:3000 can be installed as PWA via Chrome/Edge address bar install icon. Prefer Electron build for production.
• Slack invalid_auth: Expected if Slack tokens aren't configured — ignore, doesn't affect core functionality.
• Node version: Requires Node.js 22+. Check with node --version.
• NODE_OPTIONS stripped: Windows doesn't support env var prefix in npm scripts — removed from build and electron:dev scripts.