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Working with Skills

Skills are on demand knowledge documents that teach Hermes how to handle specific tasks — from generating ASCII art to managing GitHub PRs. This guide walks you

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Skills are on demand knowledge documents that teach Hermes how to handle specific tasks — from generating ASCII art to managing GitHub PRs. This guide walks you

Excerpt from the official Hermes Agent documentation, quoted for reference. View source

What this page covers

Section outline mirrored from the official Hermes Agent documentation. Follow any heading to read the complete text on the source site.

Upstream outline

  1. Finding Skills
  2. Searching for a Skill
  3. The Skills Hub
  4. Using a Skill
  5. Progressive Disclosure
  6. Installing from the Hub
  7. Verifying Installation
  8. Plugin-Provided Skills
  9. Configuring Skill Settings
  10. Creating Your Own Skill
  11. 1. Create the Directory
  12. 2. Write SKILL.md
  13. When to Use
  14. Procedure

Section map

Finding Skills

Maps finding skills to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Searching for a Skill

Maps searching for a skill to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

The Skills Hub

Maps the skills hub to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Using a Skill

Maps using a skill to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Progressive Disclosure

Maps progressive disclosure to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Installing from the Hub

Maps installing from the hub to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Verifying Installation

Maps verifying installation to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Plugin-Provided Skills

Maps plugin-provided skills to the Guides & Tutorials documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Implementation notes

  • Use this Guides & Tutorials doc as a navigation page first: the local clone mirrors the source structure and links each heading back to the authoritative upstream section.
  • Primary decision areas: Finding Skills, Searching for a Skill, The Skills Hub, Using a Skill, Progressive Disclosure. Read those source anchors before changing installs, credentials, automation, or runtime configuration.
  • Useful search signals for this doc: working, skills, demand, knowledge, documents. These are derived from the public title and summary so the clone remains lightweight.

Decision table

Best fitGuides & Tutorials documentation

Use when you need orientation for working with skills before applying exact upstream commands.

Verify firstFinding Skills

Open the source anchor for Finding Skills and confirm platform-specific requirements before changing configuration.

Escalate to sourceCommands, credentials, runtime behavior

Use the upstream page as the authority for current syntax, release changes, and security-sensitive steps.

Verification checklist

  1. Use this page to orient yourself within Guides & Tutorials, then open the linked source page for exact current syntax.
  2. Start with the source section for Finding Skills; do not rely on the local summary for commands or secrets.
  3. Check platform, install method, provider, and credential assumptions before changing a real environment.
  4. Review the source section for Searching for a Skill if the page involves setup, automation, messaging, or runtime behavior.
  5. After applying anything from the source, run the smallest relevant smoke test before widening scope.

Risk notes

Runtime access

Check filesystem, shell, browser, repository, and server permissions before granting the agent write access.

What this page covers

  • Core concept and where it fits in the Hermes Agent system.
  • Setup or operating context implied by the upstream page summary.
  • The source page link for full current details and updates.

Source mirror note

This page is generated from the public Hermes Bible index so the clone has the same route coverage and search surface. It stores the public title, category, summary, and source link locally; use the source page for full upstream text and updates.

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