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