Create a timestamped backup (~/.hermes/config.yaml.bak.YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS)
before the setup wizard runs any configuration sections. After setup
completes, show the backup path and a restore command.
This protects user-customized values (compression thresholds, provider
routing, PII redaction, auxiliary model configs) from being silently
overwritten by setup defaults.
Addresses #3522
The kanban prefix makes the skill discoverable alongside `kanban-orchestrator`
and `kanban-worker`, and signals up front that this skill drives the kanban
plugin rather than being a generic video tool.
Updated:
- directory rename
- SKILL.md frontmatter `name:` and H1
- setup.sh.tmpl header
Meta-pipeline that wraps any video request — narrative film, product /
marketing, music video, explainer, ASCII, generative, comic, 3D,
real-time/installation — in a Hermes Kanban pipeline. Performs adaptive
discovery, designs an appropriate team for the requested style, generates
the setup script that creates Hermes profiles + initial kanban task, and
helps monitor execution.
Routes scenes to whichever existing Hermes skill fits each beat
(`ascii-video`, `manim-video`, `p5js`, `comfyui`, `touchdesigner-mcp`,
`blender-mcp`, `pixel-art`, `baoyu-comic`, `claude-design`, `excalidraw`,
`songsee`, `heartmula`, …) plus external APIs for TTS, image-gen, and
image-to-video. Kanban orchestration uses the `kanban-orchestrator` and
`kanban-worker` skills.
The single-project workspace layout, profile-config patching pattern,
SOUL.md-per-profile model, and `--workspace dir:<path>` discipline are
adapted from alt-glitch's original kanban-video-pipeline at
https://github.com/NousResearch/kanban-video-pipeline. This skill
generalizes those patterns across video styles and replaces the original
string-replacement config patcher with a PyYAML-based one that touches
only `toolsets` and `skills.always_load` (preserving security-sensitive
fields like `approvals.mode`).
Includes:
- SKILL.md — workflow + critical rules
- references/ — intake, role archetypes, tool matrix, kanban setup,
monitoring, six worked examples
- assets/ — brief / setup.sh / soul.md templates
- scripts/ — bootstrap_pipeline.py (plan.json -> setup.sh) and
monitor.py (poll + issue detection)
Co-authored-by: alt-glitch <balyan.sid@gmail.com>
Self-review caught several errors in the previous commit:
Frontmatter
- Replace non-standard `requires_runtime` / `requires_tooling` fields with
the documented `compatibility:` field (parsed by tools/skills_tool.py).
- Drop the `audit-v5` author tag I added unnecessarily.
MODEL_LOADERS catalog
- Remove `IPAdapterUnifiedLoader` (input `preset` is an enum, not a file).
- Remove `IPAdapterInsightFaceLoader` and `InsightFaceLoader` (input
`provider` is a GPU backend selector, not a model file). These would have
flagged enum values like "STANDARD" or "CUDA" as missing model files.
- Add "NB:" comment explaining `BasicGuider` has no `cfg` input
(the original PARAM_PATTERNS entry would never have matched).
- Remove `SamplerCustomAdvanced.noise_seed` from PARAM_PATTERNS — that
node takes a NOISE input from RandomNoise, not a seed field directly.
NODE_TO_PACKAGE registry slugs
- Verified all 18 packages against api.comfy.org and fixed:
- `comfyui-essentials` → `comfyui_essentials` (underscore, not hyphen)
- `comfyui-gguf` → `ComfyUI-GGUF` (case-sensitive)
- `comfyui-photomaker-plus` → `ComfyUI-PhotoMaker-Plus`
- `comfyui-wanvideowrapper` → `ComfyUI-WanVideoWrapper`
- ComfyUI-HunyuanVideoWrapper isn't on the registry; surface a git-URL
install hint via new NODE_TO_GIT_URL fallback so the user can install
via ComfyUI-Manager's /manager/queue/install endpoint.
Wrong class names
- `Canny` → `CannyEdgePreprocessor` (controlnet-aux registers the latter,
the former never appears in /object_info).
- Add `Zoe_DepthAnythingPreprocessor` and `AnimalPosePreprocessor` while
fixing controlnet-aux.
- Remove `Reroute (rgthree)` (rgthree's Reroute is JS-only — no Python
class, never appears in /object_info).
- Add `Display Int (rgthree)` (sibling of Display Any).
- Move `UltralyticsDetectorProvider` from `comfyui-impact-pack` to
`comfyui-impact-subpack` (separate package, registered there).
Tests
- Update test_packages_are_safe_for_shell to accept case-mixed slugs (the
registry uses both ComfyUI- and comfyui_ prefixes inconsistently). Replaced
the lowercase-only assertion with a shell-safe regex check.
- 117 tests still pass (105 unit + 8 cloud + 4 cross-host).
Attribution
- Add `SHL0MS@users.noreply.github.com` mapping to scripts/release.py
AUTHOR_MAP so check-attribution CI passes.
The audit of v4.1 surfaced ~70 issues across the five scripts and three
reference docs — most user-visible (silent file overwrites, status-error
misclassified as success, X-API-Key leaked to S3 on /api/view redirect,
Cloud endpoints that 404 because they were renamed). v5.0.0 fixes those
and fills the gaps that previously forced users to write their own glue
(WebSocket monitoring, batch/sweep, img2img upload helper, dep auto-fix,
log fetch, health check, example workflows).
Critical fixes
- run_workflow.py: poll_status now checks status_str==error BEFORE
completed:true, so a failed run no longer reports success
- run_workflow.py: download_output streams to disk via safe_path_join,
preserves server subfolder structure (no silent overwrites), and
retries with exponential backoff
- run_workflow.py: refuses to overwrite a link with a literal in
inject_params (would silently break wiring)
- _common.py: _StripSensitiveOnRedirectSession (subclasses
requests.Session.rebuild_auth) drops X-API-Key/Cookie on cross-host
redirects — fixes a real key-leak path through Cloud's signed-URL
download flow. Tested
- Cloud routing (verified live): /history → /history_v2,
/models/<f> → /experiment/models/<f>, plus folder aliases for the
unet ↔ diffusion_models and clip ↔ text_encoders rename
- check_deps.py: distinguishes 200/empty vs 404 folder_not_found vs
403 free-tier; emits concrete fix_command per missing dep
- extract_schema.py: prompt vs negative_prompt determined by tracing
KSampler.{positive,negative} connections (incl. through Reroute /
Primitive nodes) instead of meta-title heuristic; symmetric
duplicate-name resolution; cycle-safe trace_to_node
- hardware_check.py: multi-GPU pick-best, Apple variant detection,
Rosetta detection, WSL2, ROCm --json, disk-space check, optional
PyTorch probe; powershell preferred over deprecated wmic
- comfyui_setup.sh: prefers pipx → uvx → pip --user (with PEP-668
fallback); idempotent — skips relaunch if server already up;
configurable port/workspace; persistent log; SIGINT trap
New scripts
- run_batch.py — count or sweep (cartesian product), parallel up to
cloud tier limit
- ws_monitor.py — real-time WebSocket viewer; saves preview frames
- auto_fix_deps.py — runs comfy node install / model download for
whatever check_deps reports missing (with --dry-run)
- health_check.py — single command that runs the verification checklist
(comfy-cli + server + checkpoints + optional smoke test that cancels
itself to avoid burning compute)
- fetch_logs.py — pull traceback / status messages for a prompt_id
Coverage expansion
- Param patterns now cover Flux (BasicScheduler, BasicGuider,
RandomNoise, ModelSamplingFlux), SD3, Wan/Hunyuan/LTX video,
IPAdapter, rgthree, easy-use, AnimateDiff
- Embedding refs in CLIPTextEncode strings extracted as model deps
- ckpt_name / vae_name / lora_name / unet_name now controllable so
workflows can be retargeted per run
Examples
- workflows/{sd15,sdxl,flux_dev}_txt2img.json
- workflows/sdxl_{img2img,inpaint}.json
- workflows/upscale_4x.json
- workflows/{animatediff_video,wan_video_t2v}.json + README
Tests
- 117 tests (105 unit + 8 cloud integration + 4 cross-host security)
- Cloud tests auto-skip without COMFY_CLOUD_API_KEY; verified end-to-end
against live cloud API
Backwards compatibility
- All existing CLI flags continue to work; new behavior is opt-in
(--ws, --input-image, --randomize-seed, --flat-output, etc.)
Adds four new reference docs covering common TD use cases not previously
documented in the skill:
- animation.md: LFOs, timers, keyframes, easing, time references
- midi-osc.md: MIDI controllers, OSC routing, TouchOSC, multi-machine sync
- particles.md: POPs and particleSOP — emission, forces, collisions, render
- projection-mapping.md: windowCOMP, corner pin, mesh warp, edge blending
Also clarifies the SKILL.md tool quick reference: adds td_screen_point_to_global
and notes that 4 admin/dev-mode tools (td_project_quit, td_test_session,
td_dev_log, td_clear_dev_log) live only in mcp-tools.md to keep the main
reference focused on creative workflows.
No SKILL.md workflow or critical-rules changes. References load on demand
so no token-budget impact at session start.
The GITHUB_TOKEN for fork PRs is read-only — gh pr comment fails with
'Resource not accessible by integration'. This caused the supply chain
scan to show a red X on every fork PR even when no findings were detected.
The scan itself still runs and the 'Fail on critical findings' step
still exits 1 on real issues. Only the comment posting is gracefully
skipped for fork PRs.
Closes#6679
Co-authored-by: SHL0MS <SHL0MS@users.noreply.github.com>
When 'hermes claw migrate' copies Telegram/Discord/Slack bot tokens from
OpenClaw while the Hermes gateway is already polling with those same tokens,
the platforms conflict (e.g. Telegram 409). Add a pre-flight check that reads
gateway_state.json via get_running_pid() + read_runtime_status(), warns the
user, and lets them cancel or continue.
Also improve the Telegram polling conflict error message to mention OpenClaw
as a common cause and give the 'hermes start' restart command.
Refs #7907
Generate project ideas through creative constraints. Constraint + direction
= creativity.
Core skill (SKILL.md, 147 lines):
- 15 curated constraints across 3 categories: developers, makers, anyone
- Developer-focused prompts: 'solve your own itch', 'the CLI tool that
should exist', 'automate the annoying thing', 'nothing new except glue'
- Matching table: maps user mood/intent to appropriate constraints
- Complete worked example with 3 concrete project ideas
- Output format for consistent, actionable idea presentation
Extended library (references/full-prompt-library.md, 110 lines):
- 30+ additional constraints: communication, screens, philosophy,
transformation, identity, scale, starting points
Constraint approach inspired by wttdotm.com/prompts.html. Adapted for
software development and general-purpose ideation.
Adds opt-in creative thinking frameworks to ascii-video, p5js, and
manim-video skills, based on Lluminate (joelsimon.net/lluminate).
Only engaged when the user explicitly asks for creative, experimental,
or unconventional output. Straightforward requests are unaffected.
Each skill gets 2-3 strategies matched to its domain:
- ascii-video: Forced Connections, Conceptual Blending, Oblique Strategies
- p5js: Conceptual Blending, SCAMPER, Distance Association
- manim-video: SCAMPER, Assumption Reversal
Strategies sourced from creativity research (Boden, Eno, de Bono,
Koestler, Fauconnier & Turner, Osborn), formalized for LLM prompting
by Lluminate.
Three targeted improvements to the compression system:
1. Replace hardcoded truncation limits with named class constants
(_CONTENT_MAX=6000, _CONTENT_HEAD=4000, _CONTENT_TAIL=1500,
_TOOL_ARGS_MAX=1500, _TOOL_ARGS_HEAD=1200). Previous limits
(3000/500) heavily truncated the summarizer's input — a 200-line
edit got cut to 3000 chars before the summarizer ever saw it.
2. Add '## Tools & Patterns' section to both compression prompt
templates (first-pass and iterative). Preserves working tool
invocations, preferred flags, and tool-specific discoveries
across compaction boundaries.
3. Warn users on 2nd+ compression: 'Session compressed N times —
accuracy may degrade. Consider /new to start fresh.'
Ref #499
When agent_key is missing from auth state (expired, not yet minted,
or mint failed silently), the fallback chain fell through to
access_token — an OAuth bearer token for the Nous portal API, not
an inference credential. The Nous inference API returns 404 because
the OAuth token is not a valid inference key.
Remove the access_token fallback so an empty agent_key correctly
triggers resolve_nous_runtime_credentials() to mint a fresh key.
Closes#5562
Manim's Pango text renderer produces broken kerning with proportional
fonts (Helvetica, Inter, SF Pro, Arial) at all sizes and resolutions.
Characters overlap and spacing is inconsistent. This is a fundamental
Pango limitation.
Changes:
- Recommend Menlo (monospace) as the default font for ALL text
- Proportional fonts only acceptable for large titles (>=48, short strings)
- Set minimum font_size=18 for readability
- Update all code examples to use MONO='Menlo' pattern
- Remove Inter/Helvetica/SF Pro from recommendations
Production pipeline for creating 3Blue1Brown-style animated videos
using Manim Community Edition. The agent handles the full workflow:
creative planning, Python code generation, rendering, scene stitching,
audio muxing, and iterative refinement.
Modes: concept explainers, equation derivations, algorithm
visualizations, data stories, architecture diagrams, paper explainers,
3D visualizations.
9 reference files, setup verification script, README.
All API references verified against ManimCommunity/manim source.
Telegram API returns HTTP 400 when sent whitespace-only or empty
text. Add a guard at the top of send() to silently succeed on
blank content instead of crashing.
Equivalent to OpenClaw #56620.
Add should_use_color() function to hermes_cli/colors.py that checks
NO_COLOR (https://no-color.org/) and TERM=dumb before emitting ANSI
escapes. The existing color() helper now uses this function instead
of a bare isatty() check.
This is the foundation — cli.py and banner.py still have inline ANSI
constants that bypass this module (tracked in #4071).
Closes#4066
Co-authored-by: SHL0MS <SHL0MS@users.noreply.github.com>
- composition.md: add text backdrop (gaussian dark mask behind glyphs) and
external layout oracle pattern (browser-based text layout → JSON → Python
renderer pipeline for obstacle-aware text reflow)
- shaders.md: add reverse vignette shader (center-darkening for text readability)
- troubleshooting.md: add diagnostic entries for text-over-busy-background
readability and kaleidoscope-destroys-text pitfall
- New references/design-patterns.md: layer hierarchy (bg/content/accent),
directional parameter arcs, scene concepts and visual metaphors,
counter-rotating systems, wave collision, progressive fragmentation,
entropy/consumption, staggered crescendo buildup, scene ordering
- New references/examples.md: copy-paste-ready scenes at every complexity
- Update scenes.md: local time convention (t=0 at scene start)
- Update SKILL.md: add design-patterns.md to reference table
- Add README.md to hermes-agent copy
- Sync all reference docs with canonical source (SHL0MS/ascii-video)
SHL0MS