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Context Files

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Core Features
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Core Features
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Hermes Agent automatically discovers and loads context files that shape how it behaves. Some are project local and discovered from your working directory. is no

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. Supported Context Files
  2. AGENTS.md
  3. Progressive Subdirectory Discovery
  4. Example AGENTS.md
  5. Architecture
  6. Conventions
  7. Important Notes
  8. SOUL.md
  9. .cursorrules
  10. How Context Files Are Loaded
  11. At startup (system prompt)
  12. During the session (progressive discovery)
  13. AGENTS.md
  14. .cursorrules

Section map

Supported Context Files

Maps supported context files to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

AGENTS.md

Maps agents.md to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Progressive Subdirectory Discovery

Maps progressive subdirectory discovery to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Example AGENTS.md

Maps example agents.md to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Architecture

Maps architecture to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Conventions

Maps conventions to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Important Notes

Maps important notes to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

SOUL.md

Maps soul.md to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Implementation notes

  • Use this Core Features 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: Supported Context Files, AGENTS.md, Progressive Subdirectory Discovery, Example AGENTS.md, Architecture. Read those source anchors before changing installs, credentials, automation, or runtime configuration.
  • Useful search signals for this doc: context, files, automatically, discovers, loads. These are derived from the public title and summary so the clone remains lightweight.

Decision table

Best fitCore Features documentation

Use when you need orientation for context files before applying exact upstream commands.

Verify firstSupported Context Files

Open the source anchor for Supported Context Files 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 Core Features, then open the linked source page for exact current syntax.
  2. Start with the source section for Supported Context Files; 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 AGENTS.md 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

  • Hermes Agent automatically discovers
  • loads context files that shape how it behaves. Some are project local
  • discovered from your working directory. is no

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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