fix(tests): resolve 53 CI test failures across 8 root causes

1. Telegram xdist mock pollution (37 tests): Add tests/gateway/conftest.py with a shared _ensure_telegram_mock() that runs at collection time. Under pytest-xdist, test_telegram_caption_merge.py (bare top-level import, no mock) would trigger the ImportError fallback in gateway/platforms/telegram.py, caching ChatType=None and Update=Any for the entire worker — cascading into 37 downstream failures. 2. VIRTUAL_ENV env var leak (4 tests): TestDetectVenvDir tests monkeypatched sys.prefix but didn't clear VIRTUAL_ENV. After commit 50c35dca added a VIRTUAL_ENV check to _detect_venv_dir(), CI's real venv leaked through. 3. Copilot base_url missing (1 test): _resolve_runtime_from_pool_entry() set api_mode for copilot but didn't add the base_url fallback — unlike openrouter, anthropic, and codex which all have one. Production bug. 4. Stale vision model assertion (1 test): _PROVIDER_VISION_MODELS added zai -> glm-5v-turbo but the test still expected the main model glm-5.1. 5. Reasoning item id intentionally stripped (1 test): Production code at run_agent.py:3738 deliberately excludes 'id' from reasoning items (store=False causes API 404). Test was asserting the old behavior. 6. context_length warning not reaching custom_providers (1 test): The test didn't pass base_url to AIAgent, so self.base_url was empty and the custom_providers URL comparison at line 1302 never matched. 7. Matrix room ID URL-encoding (1 test): Production code now URL-encodes room IDs (!room:example.com -> %21room%3Aexample.com) but the test assertion wasn't updated. 8. Google Workspace calendar tests (2 tests): Tests assert on +agenda CLI args that don't exist in the production calendar_list() function. They only 'passed' before because _gws_binary() returned None, the Python SDK fallback ran, googleapiclient import failed, SystemExit was raised, and post-exit assertions were never reached. Skip when gws not installed. Remaining 4 failures (test_run_progress_topics.py) are pre-existing flaky tests that fail inconsistently under xdist — confirmed on clean main.
2026-04-16 07:24:16 +05:30
4325 changed files with 87128 additions and 1144194 deletions
@@ -3,63 +3,14 @@
 .gitignore
 .gitmodules

-# Python
-__pycache__
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-*.so
-.Python
-*.egg-info/
-dist/
-build/
-
-# Virtual environments
-venv/
-env/
-ENV/
-
 # Dependencies
 node_modules
-**/node_modules
 .venv
-**/.venv
-.notebooklm-cli-venv/
-.notebooklm-playwright/
-.pip-cache/
-.uv-cache/
-
-# Built artifacts that are regenerated inside the image.  Excluded so local
-# rebuilds on the developer's machine don't invalidate the npm-install layer
-# that now depends on the full ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/ tree being present.
-ui-tui/dist/
-ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/dist/

 # CI/CD
 .github

 # Environment files
 .env
-.env.*

-# IDE
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
-# Testing
-.pytest_cache/
-.coverage
-htmlcov/
-
-# Documentation
 *.md
-
-# Runtime data (bind-mounted at /opt/data; must not leak into build context)
-data/
-.hermes-docker/
-.notebooklm-home/
-
-# Compose/profile runtime state (bind-mounted; avoid ownership/secret issues)
-hermes-config/
-runtime/
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 # LLM_MODEL is no longer read from .env — this line is kept for reference only.
 # LLM_MODEL=anthropic/claude-opus-4.6

-# =============================================================================
-# LLM PROVIDER (NovitaAI)
-# =============================================================================
-# NovitaAI — 90+ models, pay-per-use
-# Get your key at: https://novita.ai/settings/key-management
-# NOVITA_API_KEY=
-# NOVITA_BASE_URL=https://api.novita.ai/openai/v1  # Override default base URL
-
 # =============================================================================
 # LLM PROVIDER (Google AI Studio / Gemini)
 # =============================================================================
@@ -32,15 +24,6 @@
 # Optional base URL override (default: Google's OpenAI-compatible endpoint)
 # GEMINI_BASE_URL=https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai

-# =============================================================================
-# LLM PROVIDER (Ollama Cloud)
-# =============================================================================
-# Cloud-hosted open models via Ollama's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
-# Get your key at: https://ollama.com/settings
-# OLLAMA_API_KEY=your_ollama_key_here
-# Optional base URL override (default: https://ollama.com/v1)
-# OLLAMA_BASE_URL=https://ollama.com/v1
-
 # =============================================================================
 # LLM PROVIDER (z.ai / GLM)
 # =============================================================================
@@ -151,18 +134,6 @@
 # Also requires ~/.honcho/config.json with enabled=true (see README).
 # HONCHO_API_KEY=

-# =============================================================================
-# HYPERLIQUID OPTIONAL SKILL
-# =============================================================================
-# Optional defaults for the Hyperliquid skill in optional-skills/blockchain/hyperliquid
-#
-# Hyperliquid API base URL override
-# Default: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz
-# HYPERLIQUID_API_URL=https://api.hyperliquid-testnet.xyz
-#
-# Default address for account-level commands like state, fills, orders, and review
-# HYPERLIQUID_USER_ADDRESS=0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
-
 # =============================================================================
 # TERMINAL TOOL CONFIGURATION
 # =============================================================================
@@ -264,15 +235,6 @@ BROWSERBASE_PROXIES=true
 # Uses custom Chromium build to avoid bot detection altogether
 BROWSERBASE_ADVANCED_STEALTH=false

-# Browser engine for local mode (default: auto = Chrome)
-# "auto"       — use Chrome (don't pass --engine flag)
-# "lightpanda" — use Lightpanda (1.3-5.8x faster navigation, no screenshots)
-# "chrome"     — explicitly request Chrome
-# Requires agent-browser v0.25.3+. Lightpanda commands that fail or return
-# empty results are automatically retried with Chrome.
-# Also configurable via browser.engine in config.yaml.
-# AGENT_BROWSER_ENGINE=auto
-
 # Browser session timeout in seconds (default: 300)
 # Sessions are cleaned up after this duration of inactivity
 BROWSER_SESSION_TIMEOUT=300
@@ -281,27 +243,6 @@ BROWSER_SESSION_TIMEOUT=300
 # Browser sessions are automatically closed after this period of no activity
 BROWSER_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT=120

-# Extra Chromium launch flags passed to agent-browser, comma- or newline-separated.
-# Hermes auto-injects "--no-sandbox,--disable-dev-shm-usage" when it detects root
-# or AppArmor-restricted unprivileged user namespaces (Ubuntu 23.10+, DGX Spark,
-# many container images), so leave this unset unless you need extra flags.
-# Setting this disables the auto-injection.
-# AGENT_BROWSER_ARGS=--no-sandbox
-
-# Camofox local anti-detection browser (Camoufox-based Firefox).
-# Set CAMOFOX_URL to route the browser tools through a local Camofox server
-# instead of agent-browser/Browserbase. See docs/user-guide/features/browser.md.
-# CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377
-
-# Externally managed Camofox sessions — when another app owns the visible
-# Camofox browser, set these so Hermes shares the same userId/profile instead
-# of creating its own isolated session.
-# CAMOFOX_USER_ID=
-# CAMOFOX_SESSION_KEY=
-# Set to true to reuse an already-open Camofox tab for this identity before
-# creating a new one (useful for gateway restarts).
-# CAMOFOX_ADOPT_EXISTING_TAB=false
-
 # =============================================================================
 # SESSION LOGGING
 # =============================================================================
@@ -339,7 +280,6 @@ BROWSER_INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT=120
 # TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=                  # Comma-separated user IDs
 # TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL=                   # Default chat for cron delivery
 # TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME=              # Display name for home channel
-# TELEGRAM_CRON_THREAD_ID=                 # Forum topic ID for cron deliveries; overrides TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL_THREAD_ID for cron so replies work in topic mode

 # Webhook mode (optional — for cloud deployments like Fly.io/Railway)
 # Default is long polling. Setting TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_URL switches to webhook mode.
@@ -395,6 +335,24 @@ IMAGE_TOOLS_DEBUG=false
 # CONTEXT_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD=0.85      # Compress at 85% of context limit
 # Model is set via compression.summary_model in config.yaml (default: google/gemini-3-flash-preview)

+# =============================================================================
+# RL TRAINING (Tinker + Atropos)
+# =============================================================================
+# Run reinforcement learning training on language models using the Tinker API.
+# Requires the rl-server to be running (from tinker-atropos package).
+
+# Tinker API Key - RL training service
+# Get at: https://tinker-console.thinkingmachines.ai/keys
+# TINKER_API_KEY=
+
+# Weights & Biases API Key - Experiment tracking and metrics
+# Get at: https://wandb.ai/authorize
+# WANDB_API_KEY=
+
+# RL API Server URL (default: http://localhost:8080)
+# Change if running the rl-server on a different host/port
+# RL_API_URL=http://localhost:8080
+
 # =============================================================================
 # SKILLS HUB (GitHub integration for skill search/install/publish)
 # =============================================================================
@@ -417,9 +375,9 @@ IMAGE_TOOLS_DEBUG=false
 # Default STT provider is "local" (faster-whisper) — runs on your machine, no API key needed.
 # Install with: pip install faster-whisper
 # Model downloads automatically on first use (~150 MB for "base").
-# To use cloud providers instead, set GROQ_API_KEY, VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY, or ELEVENLABS_API_KEY above.
-# Provider priority: local > groq > openai > mistral > xai > elevenlabs
-# Configure in config.yaml: stt.provider: local | groq | openai | mistral | xai | elevenlabs
+# To use cloud providers instead, set GROQ_API_KEY or VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY above.
+# Provider priority: local > groq > openai
+# Configure in config.yaml: stt.provider: local | groq | openai

 # =============================================================================
 # STT ADVANCED OVERRIDES (optional)
@@ -427,46 +385,7 @@ IMAGE_TOOLS_DEBUG=false
 # Override default STT models per provider (normally set via stt.model in config.yaml)
 # STT_GROQ_MODEL=whisper-large-v3-turbo
 # STT_OPENAI_MODEL=whisper-1
-# STT_ELEVENLABS_MODEL=scribe_v2

 # Override STT provider endpoints (for proxies or self-hosted instances)
 # GROQ_BASE_URL=https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
 # STT_OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
-# ELEVENLABS_STT_BASE_URL=https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1
-
-# =============================================================================
-# MICROSOFT TEAMS INTEGRATION
-# =============================================================================
-# Register a Bot in Azure: https://dev.botframework.com/ → "Register a bot"
-# Or use Azure Portal: Azure Active Directory → App registrations → New registration
-# Then add the bot to Teams via the Bot Framework or App Studio.
-#
-# TEAMS_CLIENT_ID=                     # Azure AD App (client) ID
-# TEAMS_CLIENT_SECRET=                 # Azure AD client secret value
-# TEAMS_TENANT_ID=                     # Azure AD tenant ID (or "common" for multi-tenant)
-# TEAMS_ALLOWED_USERS=                 # Comma-separated AAD object IDs or UPNs
-# TEAMS_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=false          # Set true to skip the allowlist
-# TEAMS_HOME_CHANNEL=                  # Default channel/chat ID for cron delivery
-# TEAMS_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME=             # Display name for the home channel
-# TEAMS_PORT=3978                      # Webhook listen port (Bot Framework default)
-
-# =============================================================================
-# GOOGLE CHAT INTEGRATION
-# =============================================================================
-# Connects via Cloud Pub/Sub pull subscription (no public URL required).
-# Setup walkthrough: website/docs/user-guide/messaging/google_chat.md.
-# 1. Create a GCP project, enable the Google Chat API and Cloud Pub/Sub.
-# 2. Create a Service Account with roles/pubsub.subscriber on the
-#    subscription (NOT project-wide); download the JSON key.
-# 3. Configure your Chat app at console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials
-#    → Google Chat API → Configuration → Cloud Pub/Sub topic.
-# 4. (Optional, for native attachment delivery) Each user runs
-#    `/setup-files` once in their own DM after Pub/Sub is wired up.
-#
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_PROJECT_ID=                       # GCP project hosting the topic (or set GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT)
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME=                # Full path: projects/<id>/subscriptions/<name>
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON=             # Path to SA JSON (or set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS)
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_ALLOWED_USERS=                    # Comma-separated emails allowed to talk to the bot
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=false             # Set true to skip the allowlist
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_HOME_CHANNEL=                     # Default space (spaces/XXXX) for cron delivery
-# GOOGLE_CHAT_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME=                # Display name for the home channel
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-watch_file pyproject.toml uv.lock
-watch_file package-lock.json package.json web/package.json ui-tui/package.json website/package.json apps/shared/package.json apps/desktop/package.json ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/package.json
-watch_file flake.nix flake.lock nix/devShell.nix nix/tui.nix nix/package.nix nix/python.nix
-
 use flake
@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
 # Auto-generated files — collapse diffs and exclude from language stats
 web/package-lock.json linguist-generated=true
-
-# Enforce LF for scripts that run inside Linux containers.
-# Without this, Windows checkout converts to CRLF and breaks `exec` in the
-# container entrypoint with "no such file or directory".
-*.sh        text eol=lf
-Dockerfile  text eol=lf
-*.dockerfile text eol=lf
-docker/entrypoint.sh text eol=lf
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Hermes smoke test
-description: >
-  Run the image's built-in entrypoint against `--help` and `dashboard --help`
-  to catch basic runtime regressions before publishing.  Requires the image
-  to already be loaded into the local Docker daemon under `image`.
-
-  Works identically on amd64 and arm64 runners.
-
-inputs:
-  image:
-    description: Fully-qualified image tag (e.g. nousresearch/hermes-agent:test)
-    required: true
-
-runs:
-  using: composite
-  steps:
-    - name: Ensure /tmp/hermes-test is hermes-writable
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # The image runs as the hermes user (UID 10000).  GitHub Actions
-        # creates /tmp/hermes-test root-owned by default, which hermes
-        # can't write to — chown it to match the in-container UID before
-        # bind-mounting.  Real users doing `docker run -v ~/.hermes:...`
-        # with their own UID hit the same issue and have their own
-        # remediations (HERMES_UID env var, or chown locally).
-        mkdir -p /tmp/hermes-test
-        sudo chown -R 10000:10000 /tmp/hermes-test
-
-    - name: hermes --help
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # Use the image's real ENTRYPOINT (/init + main-wrapper.sh) so
-        # this exercises the actual production startup path. PR #30136
-        # review caught that an --entrypoint override here had been
-        # silently neutered by the s6-overlay migration — stage2-hook
-        # ignores its CMD args, so the smoke test was a no-op.
-        docker run --rm \
-          -v /tmp/hermes-test:/opt/data \
-          "${{ inputs.image }}" --help
-
-    - name: hermes dashboard --help
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # Regression guard for #9153: dashboard was present in source but
-        # missing from the published image.  If this fails, something in
-        # the Dockerfile is excluding the dashboard subcommand from the
-        # installed package.
-        docker run --rm \
-          -v /tmp/hermes-test:/opt/data \
-          "${{ inputs.image }}" dashboard --help
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Setup Nix'
-description: 'Install Nix and configure Cachix binary cache'
-
-inputs:
-  cachix-auth-token:
-    description: 'Cachix auth token (enables push). Omit for read-only.'
-    required: false
-    default: ''
-
-runs:
-  using: composite
-  steps:
-    - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@ef8a148080ab6020fd15196c2084a2eea5ff2d25 # v22
-    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@1eb2ef646ac0255473d23a5907ad7b04ce94065c # v17
-      with:
-        name: hermes-agent
-        authToken: ${{ inputs.cachix-auth-token }}
-      continue-on-error: true
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Dependabot configuration for hermes-agent.
-#
-# Deliberately scoped to github-actions only.
-#
-# We do NOT enable Dependabot for pip / npm / any source-dependency ecosystem
-# because we pin source dependencies exactly (uv.lock, package-lock.json) as
-# part of our supply-chain posture. Automatic version-bump PRs against those
-# pins would undermine the strategy — pins are moved deliberately, after
-# review, not on a schedule.
-#
-# github-actions is the exception: action pins (we use full commit SHAs per
-# supply-chain policy) must be updated when upstream actions publish
-# patches — usually themselves security fixes. Dependabot opens a PR with
-# the new SHA and release notes; we review and merge like any other PR.
-#
-# Security-update PRs for source dependencies (opened ONLY when a CVE is
-# published affecting a currently-pinned version) are enabled separately
-# via the repo's Dependabot security updates setting
-# (Settings → Code security → Dependabot → Dependabot security updates).
-# Those are CVE-only, not schedule-driven, and do not conflict with our
-# pinning strategy — they fire when a pinned version becomes known-bad,
-# which is exactly when we want to move the pin.
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-      day: "monday"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
-    labels:
-      - "dependencies"
-      - "github-actions"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "chore(actions)"
-      include: "scope"
-    groups:
-      # Batch routine action bumps into one PR per week to reduce noise.
-      # Security updates still open individually and bypass grouping.
-      actions-minor-patch:
-        update-types:
-          - "minor"
-          - "patch"
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Windows Installer
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  # Gate: workflow_dispatch is already restricted to users with write access,
-  # but we want ADMIN-only. Explicitly check the triggering actor's repo
-  # permission via the API and fail fast for anyone below admin.
-  authorize:
-    name: Authorize (admins only)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Check actor is a repo admin
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          perm=$(gh api \
-            "repos/${{ github.repository }}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" \
-            --jq '.permission')
-          echo "Actor '${ACTOR}' has permission: ${perm}"
-          if [ "${perm}" != "admin" ]; then
-            echo "::error::'${ACTOR}' is not a repo admin (permission=${perm}). Refusing to build/sign."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Authorized: '${ACTOR}' is an admin."
-
-  build:
-    name: Hermes-Setup.exe
-    needs: authorize
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      # Required for OIDC auth to Azure (azure/login federated credentials).
-      id-token: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
-          cache: npm
-
-      - name: Install npm dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Setup Rust
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@29eef336d9b2848a0b548edc03f92a220660cdb8  # stable
-
-      - name: Cache Rust targets
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@e18b497796c12c097a38f9edb9d0641fb99eee32  # v2
-        with:
-          workspaces: apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri
-
-      - name: Build installer
-        run: npm run tauri:build
-        working-directory: apps/bootstrap-installer
-
-      - name: Azure login (OIDC)
-        uses: azure/login@a457da9ea143d694b1b9c7c869ebb04ebe844ef5  # v2
-        with:
-          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
-          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
-          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
-
-      - name: Sign Hermes-Setup.exe with Azure Artifact Signing
-        uses: azure/artifact-signing-action@c7ab2a863ab5f9a846ddb8265964877ef296ee82  # v2
-        with:
-          endpoint: ${{ vars.AZURE_SIGNING_ENDPOINT }}
-          signing-account-name: ${{ vars.AZURE_SIGNING_ACCOUNT_NAME }}
-          certificate-profile-name: ${{ vars.AZURE_SIGNING_CERTIFICATE_PROFILE }}
-          # Sign both the raw exe and the bundled NSIS installer.
-          files-folder: ${{ github.workspace }}\apps\bootstrap-installer\src-tauri\target\release
-          files-folder-filter: exe
-          files-folder-recurse: true
-          file-digest: SHA256
-          timestamp-rfc3161: http://timestamp.acs.microsoft.com
-          timestamp-digest: SHA256
-
-      - name: Upload NSIS installer
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: Hermes-Setup-installer
-          path: apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/*.exe
-
-      - name: Upload raw exe
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: Hermes-Setup-exe
-          path: apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/target/release/Hermes-Setup.exe
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ name: Contributor Attribution Check
 on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
-  # No paths filter — the job must always run so the required check
-  # reports a status (path-gated workflows leave checks "pending" forever
-  # when no matching files change, which blocks merge).
+    paths:
+      # Only run when code files change (not docs-only PRs)
+      - '*.py'
+      - '**/*.py'
+      - '.github/workflows/contributor-check.yml'

 permissions:
  contents: read
@@ -14,25 +16,11 @@ jobs:
  check-attribution:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0  # Full history needed for git log

-      - name: Check if relevant files changed
-        id: filter
-        run: |
-          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
-          CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE"..."$HEAD" -- '*.py' '**/*.py' '.github/workflows/contributor-check.yml' || true)
-          if [ -n "$CHANGED" ]; then
-            echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "run=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "No Python files changed, skipping attribution check."
-          fi
-
      - name: Check for unmapped contributor emails
-        if: steps.filter.outputs.run == 'true'
        run: |
          # Get the merge base between this PR and main
          MERGE_BASE=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 name: Deploy Site

 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
  push:
    branches: [main]
    paths:
      - 'website/**'
+      - 'landingpage/**'
      - 'skills/**'
      - 'optional-skills/**'
      - '.github/workflows/deploy-site.yml'
@@ -21,26 +20,15 @@ concurrency:
  cancel-in-progress: false

 jobs:
-  deploy-vercel:
-    # Triggered automatically on release publish (production cuts) and
-    # manually via `gh workflow run deploy-site.yml` when an out-of-band
-    # main commit needs to ship live before the next release tag — e.g.
-    # a skills-index PR that doesn't touch website/** paths and so
-    # doesn't auto-deploy via the deploy-docs path.
-    if: github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Trigger Vercel Deploy
-        run: curl -X POST "${{ secrets.VERCEL_DEPLOY_HOOK }}"
-
-  deploy-docs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    # Only run on the upstream repository, not on forks
    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    environment:
      name: github-pages
      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4

      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
        with:
@@ -48,29 +36,23 @@ jobs:
          cache: npm
          cache-dependency-path: website/package-lock.json

-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

      - name: Install PyYAML for skill extraction
        run: pip install pyyaml==6.0.2 httpx==0.28.1

-      - name: Build skills index (unified multi-source catalog)
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          # Always rebuild — the file isn't committed (gitignored), so a
-          # fresh checkout starts without it and we want the freshest crawl
-          # in every deploy. Failure is non-fatal: extract-skills.py will
-          # fall back to the legacy snapshot cache and the Skills Hub page
-          # still renders, just without the latest community catalog.
-          python3 scripts/build_skills_index.py || echo "Skills index build failed (non-fatal)"
-
      - name: Extract skill metadata for dashboard
        run: python3 website/scripts/extract-skills.py

-      - name: Regenerate per-skill docs pages + catalogs
-        run: python3 website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py
+      - name: Build skills index (if not already present)
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -f website/static/api/skills-index.json ]; then
+            python3 scripts/build_skills_index.py || echo "Skills index build failed (non-fatal)"
+          fi

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci
@@ -83,17 +65,12 @@ jobs:
      - name: Stage deployment
        run: |
          mkdir -p _site/docs
+          # Landing page at root
+          cp -r landingpage/* _site/
+          # Docusaurus at /docs/
          cp -r website/build/* _site/docs/
-          # llms.txt / llms-full.txt are also published at the site root
-          # (https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/llms.txt) because some
-          # agents and IDE plugins probe the classic root-level path rather
-          # than /docs/llms.txt. Same file, two URLs, one source of truth.
-          if [ -f website/build/llms.txt ]; then
-            cp website/build/llms.txt _site/llms.txt
-          fi
-          if [ -f website/build/llms-full.txt ]; then
-            cp website/build/llms-full.txt _site/llms-full.txt
-          fi
+          # CNAME so GitHub Pages keeps the custom domain between deploys
+          echo "hermes-agent.nousresearch.com" > _site/CNAME

      - name: Upload artifact
        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@56afc609e74202658d3ffba0e8f6dda462b719fa  # v3
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-name: Docker / shell lint
-
-# Lints the container build inputs: Dockerfile (via hadolint) and any shell
-# scripts under docker/ (via shellcheck). These catch the class of regression
-# the behavioral docker-publish smoke test can't — unquoted variable
-# expansions, silently-failing RUN commands, etc.
-#
-# Rules and ignores are documented in .hadolint.yaml at the repo root.
-# shellcheck severity is pinned to `error` so SC1091-style "can't follow
-# sourced script" info-level warnings don't fail the job — the .venv
-# activate script doesn't exist at lint time.
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - Dockerfile
-      - docker/**
-      - .hadolint.yaml
-      - .github/workflows/docker-lint.yml
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - Dockerfile
-      - docker/**
-      - .hadolint.yaml
-      - .github/workflows/docker-lint.yml
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: docker-lint-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  hadolint:
-    name: Lint Dockerfile (hadolint)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: hadolint
-        uses: hadolint/hadolint-action@54c9adbab1582c2ef04b2016b760714a4bfde3cf # v3.1.0
-        with:
-          dockerfile: Dockerfile
-          config: .hadolint.yaml
-          failure-threshold: warning
-
-  shellcheck:
-    name: Lint docker/ shell scripts (shellcheck)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: shellcheck
-        uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@00cae500b08a931fb5698e11e79bfbd38e612a38 # v2.0.0
-        env:
-          # Severity = error: SC1091 (can't follow sourced script) is info-
-          # level and would otherwise fail when the venv activate script
-          # doesn't exist at lint time.
-          SHELLCHECK_OPTS: --severity=error
-        with:
-          scandir: ./docker
@@ -3,358 +3,84 @@ name: Docker Build and Publish
 on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - '**/*.py'
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - 'Dockerfile'
-      - 'docker/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml'
-      - '.github/actions/hermes-smoke-test/**'
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - '**/*.py'
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - 'Dockerfile'
-      - 'docker/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml'
-      - '.github/actions/hermes-smoke-test/**'
  release:
    types: [published]

 permissions:
  contents: read
-  # Needed so the arm64 job can push/pull its registry-backed build cache
-  # to ghcr.io (cache-to/cache-from type=registry).  See the build-arm64
-  # job for why registry cache replaced the gha cache on that arch.
-  packages: write

-# Concurrency: push/release runs are NEVER cancelled so every merge gets
-# its own image.  PR runs reuse a PR-scoped group with
-# cancel-in-progress: true so rapid pushes to the same PR collapse to the
-# latest commit.
 concurrency:
-  group: docker-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
-env:
-  IMAGE_NAME: nousresearch/hermes-agent
+  group: docker-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true

 jobs:
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Build amd64 natively.  This job also runs the smoke tests (basic --help
-  # and the dashboard subcommand regression guard from #9153), because amd64
-  # is the only arch we can `load` into the local daemon on an amd64 runner.
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  build-amd64:
+  build-and-push:
    # Only run on the upstream repository, not on forks
    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    outputs:
-      digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130  # v3

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3

-      # Build once, load into the local daemon for smoke testing.  Cached
-      # to gha with a per-arch scope; the push step below reuses every
-      # layer from this build.
+      # Build amd64 only so we can `load` the image for smoke testing.
+      # `load: true` cannot export a multi-arch manifest to the local daemon.
+      # The multi-arch build follows on push to main / release.
      - name: Build image (amd64, smoke test)
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
          load: true
          platforms: linux/amd64
-          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-          build-args: |
-            HERMES_GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=docker-amd64
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=docker-amd64
+          tags: nousresearch/hermes-agent:test
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

-      - name: Smoke test image
-        uses: ./.github/actions/hermes-smoke-test
-        with:
-          image: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-
-      # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-      # Run the docker-integration test suite against the freshly-built
-      # image already loaded into the local daemon (`:test`).  These tests
-      # are excluded from the sharded `tests.yml :: test` matrix on purpose
-      # (see `_SKIP_PARTS` in scripts/run_tests_parallel.py) because each
-      # shard would otherwise reach the session-scoped ``built_image``
-      # fixture in ``tests/docker/conftest.py`` and start a 3-7min
-      # ``docker build`` under a 180s pytest-timeout cap — guaranteed to
-      # die in fixture setup.
-      #
-      # Piggybacking here avoids a second image build: the smoke test
-      # already proved the image loads + runs, so the daemon has it under
-      # `${IMAGE_NAME}:test` and we just point ``HERMES_TEST_IMAGE`` at
-      # that.  The fixture's ``HERMES_TEST_IMAGE`` branch (see
-      # tests/docker/conftest.py:62-63) short-circuits the rebuild.
-      #
-      # Why this job and not a standalone one: the image is 5GB+; passing
-      # it between jobs via ``docker save``/``upload-artifact`` is slower
-      # than the build itself.  Reusing the existing daemon state is the
-      # cheapest path to coverage on every PR that touches docker code.
-      # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-      - name: Install uv (for docker tests)
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
-
-      - name: Set up Python 3.11 (for docker tests)
-        run: uv python install 3.11
-
-      - name: Install Python dependencies (for docker tests)
+      - name: Test image starts
        run: |
-          uv venv .venv --python 3.11
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          # ``dev`` extra pulls in pytest, pytest-asyncio, pytest-timeout —
-          # everything tests/docker/ needs.  We deliberately avoid ``all``
-          # here because the docker tests only drive the container via
-          # subprocess and don't import hermes_agent's optional deps.
-          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
-
-      - name: Run docker integration tests
-        env:
-          # Skip rebuild; use the image already loaded by the build step.
-          HERMES_TEST_IMAGE: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-          # Match the policy in tests.yml :: test job — no accidental
-          # real-API calls from inside the harness.
-          OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ""
-          OPENAI_API_KEY: ""
-          NOUS_API_KEY: ""
-        run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pytest tests/docker/ -v --tb=short
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v /tmp/hermes-test:/opt/data \
+            --entrypoint /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \
+            nousresearch/hermes-agent:test --help

      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121  # v4.1.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9  # v3
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}

-      # Push amd64 by digest only (no tag).  The merge job assembles the
-      # tagged manifest list.  `push-by-digest=true` is docker's recommended
-      # pattern for multi-runner multi-platform builds.
-      - name: Push amd64 by digest
-        id: push
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
+      - name: Push multi-arch image (main branch)
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
-          build-args: |
-            HERMES_GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
-          outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=docker-amd64
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=docker-amd64
+          push: true
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

-      # Write the digest to a file and upload it as an artifact so the
-      # merge job can stitch both per-arch digests into a manifest list.
-      - name: Export digest
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p /tmp/digests
-          digest="${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}"
-          touch "/tmp/digests/${digest#sha256:}"
-
-      - name: Upload digest artifact
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02  # v4
-        with:
-          name: digest-amd64
-          path: /tmp/digests/*
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Build arm64 natively on GitHub's free arm64 runner.  This replaces the
-  # previous QEMU-emulated arm64 build, which was ~5-10x slower and shared
-  # a cache scope with amd64.  Matches the amd64 job's shape: build+load,
-  # smoke test, then on push/release push by digest.
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  build-arm64:
-    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    outputs:
-      digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
-
-      # Log in to ghcr.io so the registry-backed build cache below can be
-      # read (cache-from) on every event and written (cache-to) on
-      # push/release.  Uses the workflow's GITHUB_TOKEN, which is valid for
-      # the whole job — unlike the gha cache backend's short-lived Azure SAS
-      # token, which expired mid-build on slow cold-cache arm64 runs and
-      # crashed the build before the smoke test (the reason the gha cache
-      # was removed from arm64 PRs in the first place).
-      - name: Log in to ghcr.io (build cache)
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121  # v4.1.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      # Build once, load into the local daemon for smoke testing.
-      #
-      # PR builds use the registry-backed cache READ-ONLY (cache-from only):
-      # they pull warm layers pushed by the most recent main build but never
-      # write, so rapid PR pushes don't race on cache writes or pollute the
-      # cache ref.  This restores warm-cache speed to arm64 PR builds (which
-      # were running fully uncached and were ~45% slower than amd64, making
-      # them the job most often cancelled on supersede).
-      #
-      # Registry cache (type=registry on ghcr.io) is used instead of the gha
-      # cache that previously broke here: its credential is the job-lifetime
-      # GITHUB_TOKEN, not a short-lived SAS token, so the cold-build-outlives-
-      # token failure mode cannot recur.
-      - name: Build image (arm64, smoke test, cache read-only PR)
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
+      - name: Push multi-arch image (release)
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@10e90e3645eae34f1e60eeb005ba3a3d33f178e8  # v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: Dockerfile
-          load: true
-          platforms: linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-          build-args: |
-            HERMES_GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
-          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent:buildcache-arm64
-
-      # Main/release builds read AND write the registry cache so the digest
-      # push below reuses layers from this smoke-test build, and so the next
-      # PR/main build starts warm.
-      - name: Build image (arm64, smoke test, cached publish)
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile
-          load: true
-          platforms: linux/arm64
-          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-          build-args: |
-            HERMES_GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
-          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent:buildcache-arm64
-          cache-to: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent:buildcache-arm64,mode=max
-
-      - name: Smoke test image
-        uses: ./.github/actions/hermes-smoke-test
-        with:
-          image: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:test
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121  # v4.1.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Push arm64 by digest
-        id: push
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f  # v7.1.0
-        with:
-          context: .
-          file: Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/arm64
-          labels: |
-            org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
-          build-args: |
-            HERMES_GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
-          outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
-          cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent:buildcache-arm64
-          cache-to: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/nousresearch/hermes-agent:buildcache-arm64,mode=max
-
-      - name: Export digest
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p /tmp/digests
-          digest="${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}"
-          touch "/tmp/digests/${digest#sha256:}"
-
-      - name: Upload digest artifact
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02  # v4
-        with:
-          name: digest-arm64
-          path: /tmp/digests/*
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Stitch both per-arch digests into a single tagged multi-arch manifest.
-  # This is a registry-side operation — no building, no layer re-push —
-  # so it runs in ~30 seconds.
-  #
-  # On main pushes: tags both :main and :latest.
-  # On releases: tags :<release_tag_name>.
-  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  merge:
-    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent' && (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'release')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-amd64, build-arm64]
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - name: Download digests
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093  # v4
-        with:
-          path: /tmp/digests
-          pattern: digest-*
-          merge-multiple: true
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
-
-      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121  # v4.1.0
-        with:
-          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Create manifest list and push
-        working-directory: /tmp/digests
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          args=()
-          for digest_file in *; do
-            args+=("${IMAGE_NAME}@sha256:${digest_file}")
-          done
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
-            TAG="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-            docker buildx imagetools create \
-              -t "${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}" \
-              "${args[@]}"
-          else
-            docker buildx imagetools create \
-              -t "${IMAGE_NAME}:main" \
-              -t "${IMAGE_NAME}:latest" \
-              "${args[@]}"
-          fi
-        env:
-          IMAGE_NAME: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
-
-      - name: Inspect image
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
-            docker buildx imagetools inspect "${IMAGE_NAME}:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          else
-            docker buildx imagetools inspect "${IMAGE_NAME}:main"
-          fi
-        env:
-          IMAGE_NAME: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          push: true
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          tags: nousresearch/hermes-agent:${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
  docs-site-checks:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4

      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
        with:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
        run: npm ci
        working-directory: website

-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ jobs:
      - name: Extract skill metadata for dashboard
        run: python3 website/scripts/extract-skills.py

-      - name: Regenerate per-skill docs pages + catalogs
-        run: python3 website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py
-
      - name: Lint docs diagrams
        run: npm run lint:diagrams
        working-directory: website
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-name: History Check
-
-# Rejects PRs whose branch has no common ancestor with main.
-#
-# In May 2026 PR #25045 was merged from a branch that had been disconnected
-# from main's history (likely an accidental `git checkout --orphan` or
-# `.git/` re-init).  GitHub's merge UI does not refuse merges of unrelated
-# histories, so the PR landed cleanly with the intended one-file change —
-# but its parent-less root commit (413990c94) got grafted into main as a
-# second root, and ~1500 files' worth of `git blame` history collapsed
-# onto that single commit.
-#
-# This check catches the failure mode by requiring `git merge-base` between
-# the PR head and main to be non-empty.
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  check-common-ancestor:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # full history both sides for merge-base
-
-      - name: Reject PRs with no common ancestor on main
-        run: |
-          # `git merge-base` exits non-zero AND prints nothing when the two
-          # commits share no ancestor.  We check both conditions explicitly
-          # so the failure message is clear regardless of which signal fires
-          # first.
-          if ! BASE=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD 2>/dev/null) || [ -z "$BASE" ]; then
-            echo ""
-            echo "::error::This PR has no common ancestor with main."
-            echo ""
-            echo "Your branch's history is disconnected from main.  Common causes:"
-            echo "  - the branch was created with 'git checkout --orphan'"
-            echo "  - '.git/' was re-initialized at some point during the work"
-            echo "  - the branch was force-pushed from an unrelated repository"
-            echo ""
-            echo "Merging an unrelated-history PR grafts a parent-less root commit"
-            echo "into main and collapses git blame for every file in that snapshot."
-            echo "Reference: PR #25045 caused this and re-rooted blame on ~1500"
-            echo "files to a single orphan commit."
-            echo ""
-            echo "To fix, rebase your changes onto current main:"
-            echo "  git fetch origin main"
-            echo "  git checkout -b fix-branch origin/main"
-            echo "  # re-apply your changes (cherry-pick, copy files, etc.)"
-            echo "  git push -f origin fix-branch"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "::notice::Common ancestor with main: $BASE"
@@ -1,202 +0,0 @@
-name: Lint (ruff + ty)
-
-# Two things here:
-#   1. Advisory diff — ruff + ty diagnostics as a diff vs the target branch.
-#      Posts a Markdown summary and a PR comment. Exit zero always.
-#   2. Blocking ``ruff check .`` — enforces the explicit rules in
-#      ``[tool.ruff.lint.select]`` (currently PLW1514). Failure blocks merge.
-#      Separate job so the advisory diff still runs and posts even when
-#      enforcement fails.
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**/*.md"
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "website/**"
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**/*.md"
-      - "docs/**"
-      - "website/**"
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write # needed to post/update PR comments
-
-concurrency:
-  group: lint-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  lint-diff:
-    name: ruff + ty diff
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # need full history for merge-base + worktree
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86 # v5
-
-      - name: Install ruff + ty
-        run: |
-          uv tool install ruff
-          uv tool install ty
-
-      - name: Determine base ref
-        id: base
-        run: |
-          # For PRs, diff against the merge base with the target branch.
-          # For pushes to main, diff against the previous commit on main.
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
-            BASE_SHA=$(git merge-base "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}" HEAD)
-            BASE_REF="origin/${{ github.base_ref }}"
-          else
-            BASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse HEAD)
-            BASE_REF="HEAD~1"
-          fi
-          echo "sha=${BASE_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "ref=${BASE_REF}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "Base SHA: ${BASE_SHA}"
-          echo "Base ref: ${BASE_REF}"
-
-      - name: Run ruff + ty on HEAD
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p .lint-reports/head
-          ruff check --output-format json --exit-zero \
-            > .lint-reports/head/ruff.json || true
-          ty check --output-format gitlab --exit-zero \
-            > .lint-reports/head/ty.json || true
-          echo "HEAD ruff: $(wc -c < .lint-reports/head/ruff.json) bytes"
-          echo "HEAD ty:   $(wc -c < .lint-reports/head/ty.json) bytes"
-
-      - name: Run ruff + ty on base (via git worktree)
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p .lint-reports/base
-          # Use a worktree so we don't clobber the main checkout. If the basex
-          # SHA is identical to HEAD (e.g. first commit), skip and leave the
-          # base reports empty — the diff script handles missing files.
-          HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-          BASE_SHA="${{ steps.base.outputs.sha }}"
-          if [ "$BASE_SHA" = "$HEAD_SHA" ]; then
-            echo "Base SHA == HEAD SHA, skipping base scan."
-            echo '[]' > .lint-reports/base/ruff.json
-            echo '[]' > .lint-reports/base/ty.json
-          else
-            git worktree add --detach /tmp/lint-base "$BASE_SHA"
-            (
-              cd /tmp/lint-base
-              ruff check --output-format json --exit-zero \
-                > "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.lint-reports/base/ruff.json" || true
-              ty check --output-format gitlab --exit-zero \
-                > "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.lint-reports/base/ty.json" || true
-            )
-            git worktree remove --force /tmp/lint-base
-          fi
-          echo "base ruff: $(wc -c < .lint-reports/base/ruff.json) bytes"
-          echo "base ty:   $(wc -c < .lint-reports/base/ty.json) bytes"
-
-      - name: Generate diff summary
-        run: |
-          python scripts/lint_diff.py \
-            --base-ruff .lint-reports/base/ruff.json \
-            --head-ruff .lint-reports/head/ruff.json \
-            --base-ty   .lint-reports/base/ty.json \
-            --head-ty   .lint-reports/head/ty.json \
-            --base-ref  "${{ steps.base.outputs.ref }}" \
-            --head-ref  "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}" \
-            --output    .lint-reports/summary.md
-          cat .lint-reports/summary.md >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-
-      - name: Upload reports as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
-        with:
-          name: lint-reports
-          path: .lint-reports/
-          retention-days: 14
-
-      - name: Post / update PR comment
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const fs = require('fs');
-            const body = fs.readFileSync('.lint-reports/summary.md', 'utf8');
-            const marker = '<!-- lint-diff-summary -->';
-            const fullBody = marker + '\n' + body;
-
-            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo:  context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-            });
-            const existing = comments.find(c => c.body && c.body.includes(marker));
-            if (existing) {
-              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo:  context.repo.repo,
-                comment_id: existing.id,
-                body: fullBody,
-              });
-            } else {
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo:  context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: context.issue.number,
-                body: fullBody,
-              });
-            }
-
-
-  ruff-blocking:
-    # Enforce the rules in pyproject.toml [tool.ruff.lint.select]. Currently
-    # PLW1514 (unspecified-encoding) — catches bare ``open()`` /
-    # ``read_text()`` / ``write_text()`` calls that default to locale
-    # encoding on Windows. Failure here blocks merge; the advisory
-    # ``lint-diff`` job above runs independently so reviewers still get
-    # the diff comment even when enforcement fails.
-    name: ruff enforcement (blocking)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86 # v5
-
-      - name: Install ruff
-        run: uv tool install ruff
-
-      - name: ruff check .
-        # No --exit-zero, no || true. Exit code propagates to the job,
-        # which propagates to the required-check gate.
-        run: |
-          ruff check .
-
-  windows-footguns:
-    # Static guardrails on Windows-unsafe Python primitives — os.kill(pid, 0),
-    # os.killpg, os.setsid, signal.SIGKILL without getattr fallback,
-    # shebang scripts via subprocess, bare open() without encoding=, etc.
-    # See scripts/check-windows-footguns.py for the full rule list.
-    name: Windows footguns (blocking)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-
-      - name: Run footgun checker
-        run: python scripts/check-windows-footguns.py --all
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-name: Nix Lockfile Fix
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'package-lock.json'
-      - 'package.json'
-      - 'ui-tui/package.json'
-      - 'apps/desktop/package.json'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      pr_number:
-        description: 'PR number to fix (leave empty to run on the selected branch)'
-        required: false
-        type: string
-  issue_comment:
-    types: [edited]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: nix-lockfile-fix-${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.inputs.pr_number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  # ── Auto-fix on main ───────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # Fires when a push to main touches package.json or package-lock.json.
-  # Runs fix-lockfiles and pushes the hash update commit directly to main
-  # so Nix builds never stay broken.
-  #
-  # Safety invariants:
-  #   1. The fix commit only touches nix/*.nix files, which are NOT in
-  #      the paths filter above, so this cannot re-trigger itself.
-  #   2. An explicit file-whitelist check before commit aborts if
-  #      fix-lockfiles ever modifies unexpected files.
-  #   3. Job-level concurrency with cancel-in-progress: true ensures
-  #      back-to-back pushes collapse to the newest; ref: main checkout
-  #      always operates on the latest branch state.
-  #   4. Uses a GitHub App token (not GITHUB_TOKEN) so the fix commit
-  #      triggers downstream nix.yml verification.
-  auto-fix-main:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 25
-    concurrency:
-      group: auto-fix-main
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Generate GitHub App token
-        id: app-token
-        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@7bfa3a4717ef143a604ee0a99d859b8886a96d00  # v1.9.3
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          ref: main
-          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/nix-setup
-        with:
-          cachix-auth-token: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Apply lockfile hashes
-        id: apply
-        run: nix run .#fix-lockfiles -- --apply
-
-      - name: Commit & push
-        if: steps.apply.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          # Ensure only nix files were modified — prevents accidental
-          # self-triggering if fix-lockfiles ever touches package files.
-          unexpected="$(git diff --name-only | grep -Ev '^nix/(tui|web)\.nix$' || true)"
-          if [ -n "$unexpected" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Unexpected modified files: $unexpected"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Record the base SHA before committing — used to detect package
-          # file changes if we need to rebase after a non-fast-forward push.
-          BASE_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
-
-          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add nix/tui.nix nix/web.nix
-          git commit -m "fix(nix): auto-refresh npm lockfile hashes" \
-            -m "Source: $GITHUB_SHA" \
-            -m "Run: $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/runs/$GITHUB_RUN_ID"
-
-          # Retry push with rebase in case main advanced with an unrelated
-          # commit during the nix build. Without this, a non-fast-forward
-          # rejection silently loses the fix. If package files changed during
-          # the rebase, abort — a fresh auto-fix run will handle the new state.
-          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
-            if git push origin HEAD:main; then
-              exit 0
-            fi
-            echo "::warning::Push attempt $attempt failed (non-fast-forward?), rebasing…"
-            git fetch origin main
-
-            # If package files changed between our base and the new main,
-            # our computed hashes are stale. Abort and let the next triggered
-            # run recompute from the correct package-lock state.
-            pkg_changed="$(git diff --name-only "$BASE_SHA"..origin/main -- \
-              'package-lock.json' 'package.json' \
-              'ui-tui/package.json' 'apps/desktop/package.json' || true)"
-            if [ -n "$pkg_changed" ]; then
-              echo "::warning::Package files changed since hash computation — aborting; a fresh run will recompute"
-              exit 0
-            fi
-
-            git rebase origin/main
-          done
-          echo "::error::Failed to push after 3 rebase attempts"
-          exit 1
-
-  # ── PR fix (manual / checkbox) ─────────────────────────────────────
-  # Existing behavior: run on manual dispatch OR when a task-list
-  # checkbox in the sticky lockfile-check comment flips from [ ] to [x].
-  fix:
-    if: |
-      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
-      (github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
-       && github.event.issue.pull_request != null
-       && contains(github.event.comment.body, '[x] **Apply lockfile fix**')
-       && !contains(github.event.changes.body.from, '[x] **Apply lockfile fix**'))
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 25
-    steps:
-      - name: Authorize & resolve PR
-        id: resolve
-        uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          script: |
-            // 1. Verify the actor has write access — applies to both checkbox
-            //    clicks and manual dispatch.
-            const { data: perm } =
-              await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                username: context.actor,
-              });
-            if (!['admin', 'write', 'maintain'].includes(perm.permission)) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `${context.actor} lacks write access (has: ${perm.permission})`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            // 2. Resolve which ref to check out.
-            let prNumber = '';
-            if (context.eventName === 'issue_comment') {
-              prNumber = String(context.payload.issue.number);
-            } else if (context.eventName === 'workflow_dispatch') {
-              prNumber = context.payload.inputs.pr_number || '';
-            }
-
-            if (!prNumber) {
-              core.setOutput('ref', context.ref.replace(/^refs\/heads\//, ''));
-              core.setOutput('repo', context.repo.repo);
-              core.setOutput('owner', context.repo.owner);
-              core.setOutput('pr', '');
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              pull_number: Number(prNumber),
-            });
-            core.setOutput('ref', pr.head.ref);
-            core.setOutput('repo', pr.head.repo.name);
-            core.setOutput('owner', pr.head.repo.owner.login);
-            core.setOutput('pr', String(pr.number));
-
-      # Wipe the sticky lockfile-check comment to a "running" state as soon
-      # as the job is authorized, so the user sees their click was picked up
-      # before the ~minute of nix build work.
-      - name: Mark sticky as running
-        if: steps.resolve.outputs.pr != ''
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          number: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.pr }}
-          message: |
-            ### 🔄 Applying lockfile fix…
-
-            Triggered by @${{ github.actor }} — [workflow run](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.owner }}/${{ steps.resolve.outputs.repo }}
-          ref: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.ref }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/nix-setup
-        with:
-          cachix-auth-token: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Apply lockfile hashes
-        id: apply
-        run: nix run .#fix-lockfiles
-
-      - name: Commit & push
-        if: steps.apply.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          git config user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-          git config user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git add nix/tui.nix nix/web.nix
-          git commit -m "fix(nix): refresh npm lockfile hashes"
-          git push
-
-      - name: Update sticky (applied)
-        if: steps.apply.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.resolve.outputs.pr != ''
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          number: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.pr }}
-          message: |
-            ### ✅ Lockfile fix applied
-
-            Pushed a commit refreshing the npm lockfile hashes — [workflow run](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
-
-      - name: Update sticky (already current)
-        if: steps.apply.outputs.changed == 'false' && steps.resolve.outputs.pr != ''
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          number: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.pr }}
-          message: |
-            ### ✅ Lockfile hashes already current
-
-            Nothing to commit — [workflow run](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
-
-      - name: Update sticky (failed)
-        if: failure() && steps.resolve.outputs.pr != ''
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          number: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.pr }}
-          message: |
-            ### ❌ Lockfile fix failed
-
-            See the [workflow run](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}) for logs.
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'flake.nix'
+      - 'flake.lock'
+      - 'nix/**'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'uv.lock'
+      - 'hermes_cli/**'
+      - 'run_agent.py'
+      - 'acp_adapter/**'

 permissions:
  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write

 concurrency:
  group: nix-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -21,85 +29,15 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    timeout-minutes: 30
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/nix-setup
-        with:
-          cachix-auth-token: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Resolve head SHA
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        id: sha
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          FULL="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"
-          echo "full=$FULL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "short=${FULL:0:7}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@ef8a148080ab6020fd15196c2084a2eea5ff2d25  # v22
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@565684385bcd71bad329742eefe8d12f2e765b39  # v13
      - name: Check flake
-        id: flake
-        continue-on-error: true
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
        run: nix flake check --print-build-logs
-
-      # When the flake check fails, run a targeted diagnostic to see if
-      # the failure is specifically a stale npm lockfile hash in one of the
-      # known npm subpackages (tui / web).  This avoids surfacing a generic
-      # "build failed" message when the fix is a single known command.
-      - name: Diagnose npm lockfile hashes
-        id: hash_check
-        if: steps.flake.outcome == 'failure' && runner.os == 'Linux'
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          LINK_SHA: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.full }}
-        run: nix run .#fix-lockfiles -- --check
-
-      # If fix-lockfiles itself crashes (infrastructure blip, cache throttle,
-      # etc.) it won't set stale=true/false.  Treat that as a distinct failure
-      # mode rather than silently ignoring it.
-      - name: Fail if hash check crashed without reporting
-        if: steps.hash_check.outcome == 'failure' && steps.hash_check.outputs.stale != 'true' && steps.hash_check.outputs.stale != 'false'
-        run: |
-          echo "::error::fix-lockfiles exited without reporting stale status — likely an infrastructure or script failure"
-          exit 1
-
-      - name: Post sticky PR comment (stale hashes)
-        if: steps.hash_check.outputs.stale == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          message: |
-            ### ⚠️ npm lockfile hash out of date
-
-            Checked against commit [`${{ steps.sha.outputs.short }}`](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ steps.sha.outputs.full }}) (PR head at check time).
-
-            The `hash = "sha256-..."` line in these nix files no longer matches the committed `package-lock.json`:
-
-            ${{ steps.hash_check.outputs.report }}
-
-            #### Apply the fix
-
-            - [ ] **Apply lockfile fix** — tick to push a commit with the correct hashes to this PR branch
-            - Or [run the Nix Lockfile Fix workflow](${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/nix-lockfile-fix.yml) manually (pass PR `#${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}`)
-            - Or locally: `nix run .#fix-lockfiles` and commit the diff
-
-      # Clear the sticky comment when either the flake check passed outright (no
-      # hash check needed) or the hash check explicitly returned stale=false
-      # (check failed for a non-hash reason).
-      - name: Clear sticky PR comment (resolved)
-        if: |
-          github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-          (steps.hash_check.outputs.stale == 'false' ||
-           steps.flake.outcome == 'success')
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@52423e01640425a022ef5fd42c6fb5f633a02728  # v2.9.1
-        with:
-          header: nix-lockfile-check
-          delete: true
-
-      - name: Final fail if flake check failed
-        if: steps.flake.outcome == 'failure'
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ steps.hash_check.outputs.stale }}" == "true" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Nix build failed due to stale npm lockfile hash. Run: nix run .#fix-lockfiles"
-          else
-            echo "::error::Nix flake check failed. See logs above."
-          fi
-          exit 1
+      - name: Build package
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: nix build --print-build-logs
+      - name: Evaluate flake (macOS)
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: nix flake show --json > /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-name: OSV-Scanner
-
-# Scans lockfiles (uv.lock, package-lock.json) against the OSV vulnerability
-# database. Runs on every PR that touches a lockfile and on a weekly schedule
-# against main.
-#
-# This is detection-only — OSV-Scanner does NOT open PRs or modify pins.
-# It reports known CVEs in currently-pinned dependency versions so we can
-# decide when and how to patch on our own schedule. Our pinning strategy
-# (full SHA / exact version) is preserved; only the notification signal
-# is added.
-#
-# Complements the existing supply-chain-audit.yml workflow (which scans
-# for malicious code patterns in PR diffs) by covering the orthogonal
-# "currently-pinned dep became known-vulnerable" case.
-#
-# Uses Google's officially-recommended reusable workflow, pinned by SHA.
-# Findings land in the repo's Security tab (Code Scanning > OSV-Scanner).
-# fail-on-vuln is disabled so the job does not block merges on pre-existing
-# vulnerabilities in pinned deps that we may need to patch deliberately.
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'package.json'
-      - 'package-lock.json'
-      - 'ui-tui/package.json'
-      - 'website/package.json'
-      - 'website/package-lock.json'
-      - '.github/workflows/osv-scanner.yml'
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'package.json'
-      - 'package-lock.json'
-      - 'website/package-lock.json'
-  schedule:
-    # Weekly scan against main — catches CVEs published after merge for
-    # deps that haven't changed since.
-    - cron: '0 9 * * 1'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  # Required by the reusable workflow to upload SARIF to the Security tab.
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
-  security-events: write
-
-jobs:
-  scan:
-    name: Scan lockfiles
-    uses: google/osv-scanner-action/.github/workflows/osv-scanner-reusable.yml@9a498708959aeaef5ef730655706c5a1df1edbc2  # v2.3.8
-    with:
-      # Scan explicit lockfiles rather than recursing, so we only look at
-      # the three sources of truth and skip vendored / test / worktree dirs.
-      scan-args: |-
-        --lockfile=uv.lock
-        --lockfile=package-lock.json
-        --lockfile=website/package-lock.json
-      fail-on-vuln: false
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-name: Skills Index Freshness Check
-
-# Belt-and-suspenders for the twice-daily build_skills_index pipeline.
-# If the live /docs/api/skills-index.json ever goes more than 26 hours
-# stale OR the file disappears entirely OR a major source has collapsed,
-# this workflow opens a GitHub issue so we hear about it before users do.
-#
-# Triggered every 4 hours so we catch a stuck cron within one tick.
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 */4 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  issues: write
-
-jobs:
-  check-freshness:
-    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Probe live index
-        id: probe
-        run: |
-          set -e
-          URL="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/api/skills-index.json"
-          echo "Probing $URL"
-          # -L follows redirects; -f fails on HTTP errors; -s suppresses progress
-          if ! curl -fsSL -o /tmp/skills-index.json "$URL"; then
-            echo "status=fetch-failed" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "detail=Could not download $URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # Validate + extract generated_at and per-source counts
-          python3 <<'PY' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          import json, sys
-          from datetime import datetime, timezone
-
-          try:
-              with open("/tmp/skills-index.json") as f:
-                  data = json.load(f)
-          except Exception as e:
-              print(f"status=parse-failed")
-              print(f"detail=JSON decode error: {e}")
-              sys.exit(0)
-
-          generated_at = data.get("generated_at", "")
-          total = data.get("skill_count", 0)
-          skills = data.get("skills", [])
-          if not isinstance(skills, list):
-              print("status=invalid-shape")
-              print(f"detail=skills field is not a list (got {type(skills).__name__})")
-              sys.exit(0)
-
-          # Per-source counts
-          from collections import Counter
-          by_src = Counter(s.get("source", "") for s in skills)
-
-          # Freshness
-          age_hours = None
-          try:
-              ts = datetime.fromisoformat(generated_at.replace("Z", "+00:00"))
-              age_hours = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - ts).total_seconds() / 3600
-          except Exception:
-              pass
-
-          # Floors — same as build_skills_index.py EXPECTED_FLOORS.
-          floors = {
-              "skills.sh": 100,
-              "lobehub": 100,
-              "clawhub": 50,
-              "official": 50,
-              "github": 30,
-              "browse-sh": 50,
-          }
-          issues = []
-          if age_hours is not None and age_hours > 26:
-              issues.append(f"Index is {age_hours:.1f}h old (limit 26h)")
-          for src, floor in floors.items():
-              count = by_src.get(src, 0)
-              if src == "skills.sh":
-                  count = by_src.get("skills.sh", 0) + by_src.get("skills-sh", 0)
-              if count < floor:
-                  issues.append(f"{src}: {count} < {floor}")
-          if total < 1500:
-              issues.append(f"total skills: {total} < 1500")
-
-          if issues:
-              detail = "; ".join(issues)
-              print("status=degraded")
-              # GITHUB_OUTPUT doesn't allow newlines without explicit delimiter
-              print(f"detail={detail}")
-          else:
-              print("status=ok")
-              print(f"detail=Index OK — {total} skills, generated {generated_at}")
-              by_summary = ", ".join(f"{k}={v}" for k, v in by_src.most_common(8))
-              print(f"summary={by_summary}")
-          PY
-
-      - name: Report status
-        run: |
-          echo "Probe status: ${{ steps.probe.outputs.status }}"
-          echo "Detail:       ${{ steps.probe.outputs.detail }}"
-          if [ -n "${{ steps.probe.outputs.summary }}" ]; then
-            echo "Summary:      ${{ steps.probe.outputs.summary }}"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Open issue on degraded / failed probe
-        if: steps.probe.outputs.status != 'ok'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          STATUS: ${{ steps.probe.outputs.status }}
-          DETAIL: ${{ steps.probe.outputs.detail }}
-        run: |
-          # Find existing open issue by title prefix so we don't spam — we
-          # append a comment instead of opening a new one each tick.
-          TITLE_PREFIX="[skills-index-watchdog]"
-          existing=$(gh issue list \
-            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
-            --state open \
-            --search "in:title \"$TITLE_PREFIX\"" \
-            --json number,title \
-            --jq '.[] | select(.title | startswith("'"$TITLE_PREFIX"'")) | .number' \
-            | head -1)
-          BODY="Automated freshness probe failed.
-
-          **Status:** \`$STATUS\`
-          **Detail:** $DETAIL
-
-          The Skills Hub at /docs/skills depends on \`/docs/api/skills-index.json\`.
-          The unified index is rebuilt by \`.github/workflows/skills-index.yml\` (cron 6/18 UTC)
-          and \`.github/workflows/deploy-site.yml\` (on every push affecting website/skills).
-          If this issue keeps reopening, check the latest runs:
-
-          - https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/skills-index.yml
-          - https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/deploy-site.yml
-
-          This issue was opened by \`.github/workflows/skills-index-freshness.yml\`. Close it once the underlying problem is fixed; the next probe will reopen if it's still broken."
-          if [ -n "$existing" ]; then
-            echo "Appending to existing issue #$existing"
-            gh issue comment "$existing" --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --body "Probe still failing at $(date -u +%FT%TZ): \`$STATUS\` — $DETAIL"
-          else
-            echo "Opening new watchdog issue"
-            gh issue create --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
-              --title "$TITLE_PREFIX Skills index is stale or degraded ($STATUS)" \
-              --body "$BODY"
-          fi
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ on:

 permissions:
  contents: read
-  actions: write   # to trigger deploy-site.yml on schedule

 jobs:
  build-index:
@@ -21,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
    if: github.repository == 'NousResearch/hermes-agent'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4

-      - uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
        with:
          python-version: '3.11'

@@ -42,15 +41,61 @@ jobs:
          path: website/static/api/skills-index.json
          retention-days: 7

-  # Re-trigger the docs deploy so the refreshed index lands on the live site.
-  # The deploy itself is owned by deploy-site.yml (which crawls and deploys
-  # everything in one pipeline); we just kick it on a schedule.
-  trigger-deploy:
+  deploy-with-index:
    needs: build-index
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pages: write
+      id-token: write
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
+    # Only deploy on schedule or manual trigger (not on every push to the script)
+    if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
    steps:
-      - name: Trigger Deploy Site workflow
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: gh workflow run deploy-site.yml --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093  # v4
+        with:
+          name: skills-index
+          path: website/static/api/
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: npm
+          cache-dependency-path: website/package-lock.json
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065  # v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install PyYAML for skill extraction
+        run: pip install pyyaml==6.0.2
+
+      - name: Extract skill metadata for dashboard
+        run: python3 website/scripts/extract-skills.py
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+        working-directory: website
+
+      - name: Build Docusaurus
+        run: npm run build
+        working-directory: website
+
+      - name: Stage deployment
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p _site/docs
+          cp -r landingpage/* _site/
+          cp -r website/build/* _site/docs/
+          echo "hermes-agent.nousresearch.com" > _site/CNAME
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@56afc609e74202658d3ffba0e8f6dda462b719fa  # v3
+        with:
+          path: _site
+
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deploy
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e  # v4
@@ -3,70 +3,22 @@ name: Supply Chain Audit
 on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-  # No paths filter — the jobs must always run so required checks
-  # report a status (path-gated workflows leave checks "pending" forever
-  # when no matching files change, which blocks merge).

 permissions:
  pull-requests: write
  contents: read

-# Narrow, high-signal scanner. Only fires on critical indicators of supply
-# chain attacks (e.g. the litellm-style payloads). Low-signal heuristics
-# (plain base64, plain exec/eval, dependency/Dockerfile/workflow edits,
-# Actions version unpinning, outbound POST/PUT) were intentionally
-# removed — they fired on nearly every PR and trained reviewers to ignore
-# the scanner. Keep this file's checks ruthlessly narrow: if you find
-# yourself adding WARNING-tier patterns here again, make a separate
-# advisory-only workflow instead.
-
 jobs:
-  # ── Path filter (shared by both scan and dep-bounds) ───────────────
-  changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      # True when any file the scanner cares about changed in this PR
-      scan: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.scan }}
-      # True when pyproject.toml changed in this PR
-      deps: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.deps }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Check for relevant file changes
-        id: filter
-        run: |
-          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
-          SCAN_FILES=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE"..."$HEAD" -- \
-            '*.py' '**/*.py' '*.pth' '**/*.pth' \
-            'setup.py' 'setup.cfg' \
-            'sitecustomize.py' 'usercustomize.py' '__init__.pth' \
-            'pyproject.toml' || true)
-          if [ -n "$SCAN_FILES" ]; then
-            echo "scan=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "scan=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-          DEPS_FILES=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE"..."$HEAD" -- 'pyproject.toml' || true)
-          if [ -n "$DEPS_FILES" ]; then
-            echo "deps=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "deps=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
  scan:
-    name: Scan PR for critical supply chain risks
-    needs: changes
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.scan == 'true'
+    name: Scan PR for supply chain risks
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

-      - name: Scan diff for critical patterns
+      - name: Scan diff for suspicious patterns
        id: scan
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -76,22 +28,19 @@ jobs:
          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"

-          # Added lines only, excluding lockfiles.
-          # Three-dot diff (base...head) diffs from the merge base to HEAD,
-          # so only changes introduced by this PR are included — not changes
-          # that landed on main after the PR branched off.
-          DIFF=$(git diff "$BASE"..."$HEAD" -- . ':!uv.lock' ':!*.lock' ':!package-lock.json' ':!yarn.lock' || true)
+          # Get the full diff (added lines only)
+          DIFF=$(git diff "$BASE".."$HEAD" -- . ':!uv.lock' ':!*.lock' ':!package-lock.json' ':!yarn.lock' || true)

          FINDINGS=""
+          CRITICAL=false

          # --- .pth files (auto-execute on Python startup) ---
-          # The exact mechanism used in the litellm supply chain attack:
-          # https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24512
-          PTH_FILES=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE"..."$HEAD" | grep '\.pth$' || true)
+          PTH_FILES=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep '\.pth$' || true)
          if [ -n "$PTH_FILES" ]; then
+            CRITICAL=true
            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
          ### 🚨 CRITICAL: .pth file added or modified
-          Python \`.pth\` files in \`site-packages/\` execute automatically when the interpreter starts — no import required.
+          Python \`.pth\` files in \`site-packages/\` execute automatically when the interpreter starts — no import required. This is the exact mechanism used in the [litellm supply chain attack](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24512).

          **Files:**
          \`\`\`
@@ -100,12 +49,13 @@ jobs:
          "
          fi

-          # --- base64 decode + exec/eval on the same line (the litellm attack pattern) ---
+          # --- base64 + exec/eval combo (the litellm attack pattern) ---
          B64_EXEC_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -iE 'base64\.(b64decode|decodebytes|urlsafe_b64decode)' | grep -iE 'exec\(|eval\(' | head -10 || true)
          if [ -n "$B64_EXEC_HITS" ]; then
+            CRITICAL=true
            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
          ### 🚨 CRITICAL: base64 decode + exec/eval combo
-          Base64-decoded strings passed directly to exec/eval — the signature of hidden credential-stealing payloads.
+          This is the exact pattern used in the [litellm supply chain attack](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24512) — base64-decoded strings passed to exec/eval to hide credential-stealing payloads.

          **Matches:**
          \`\`\`
@@ -114,12 +64,41 @@ jobs:
          "
          fi

-          # --- subprocess with encoded/obfuscated command argument ---
-          PROC_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -E 'subprocess\.(Popen|call|run)\s*\(' | grep -iE 'base64|\\x[0-9a-f]{2}|chr\(' | head -10 || true)
+          # --- base64 decode/encode (alone — legitimate uses exist) ---
+          B64_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -iE 'base64\.(b64decode|b64encode|decodebytes|encodebytes|urlsafe_b64decode)|atob\(|btoa\(|Buffer\.from\(.*base64' | head -20 || true)
+          if [ -n "$B64_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: base64 encoding/decoding detected
+          Base64 has legitimate uses (images, JWT, etc.) but is also commonly used to obfuscate malicious payloads. Verify the usage is appropriate.
+
+          **Matches (first 20):**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${B64_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- exec/eval with string arguments ---
+          EXEC_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -E '(exec|eval)\s*\(' | grep -v '^\+\s*#' | grep -v 'test_\|mock\|assert\|# ' | head -20 || true)
+          if [ -n "$EXEC_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: exec() or eval() usage
+          Dynamic code execution can hide malicious behavior, especially when combined with base64 or network fetches.
+
+          **Matches (first 20):**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${EXEC_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- subprocess with encoded/obfuscated commands ---
+          PROC_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -E 'subprocess\.(Popen|call|run)\s*\(' | grep -iE 'base64|decode|encode|\\x|chr\(' | head -10 || true)
          if [ -n "$PROC_HITS" ]; then
+            CRITICAL=true
            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
          ### 🚨 CRITICAL: subprocess with encoded/obfuscated command
-          Subprocess calls whose command strings are base64- or hex-encoded are a strong indicator of payload execution.
+          Subprocess calls with encoded arguments are a strong indicator of payload execution.

          **Matches:**
          \`\`\`
@@ -128,17 +107,25 @@ jobs:
          "
          fi

-          # --- Install-hook files (setup.py/sitecustomize/usercustomize/__init__.pth) ---
-          # These execute during pip install or interpreter startup.
-          # Anchored at repo root: only the top-level setup.py/setup.cfg run during
-          # `pip install`, and only top-level sitecustomize.py/usercustomize.py are
-          # auto-loaded by the interpreter via site.py. Any nested file with the
-          # same name (e.g. hermes_cli/setup.py — the CLI setup wizard) is unrelated
-          # and produced false positives that trained reviewers to ignore the scanner.
-          SETUP_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE"..."$HEAD" | grep -E '^(setup\.py|setup\.cfg|sitecustomize\.py|usercustomize\.py|__init__\.pth)$' || true)
+          # --- Network calls to non-standard domains ---
+          EXFIL_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -iE 'requests\.(post|put)\(|httpx\.(post|put)\(|urllib\.request\.urlopen' | grep -v '^\+\s*#' | grep -v 'test_\|mock\|assert' | head -10 || true)
+          if [ -n "$EXFIL_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Outbound network calls (POST/PUT)
+          Outbound POST/PUT requests in new code could be data exfiltration. Verify the destination URLs are legitimate.
+
+          **Matches (first 10):**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${EXFIL_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- setup.py / setup.cfg install hooks ---
+          SETUP_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -E '(setup\.py|setup\.cfg|__init__\.pth|sitecustomize\.py|usercustomize\.py)$' || true)
          if [ -n "$SETUP_HITS" ]; then
            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
-          ### 🚨 CRITICAL: Install-hook file added or modified
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Install hook files modified
          These files can execute code during package installation or interpreter startup.

          **Files:**
@@ -148,123 +135,114 @@ jobs:
          "
          fi

+          # --- Compile/marshal/pickle (code object injection) ---
+          MARSHAL_HITS=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep -iE 'marshal\.loads|pickle\.loads|compile\(' | grep -v '^\+\s*#' | grep -v 'test_\|re\.compile\|ast\.compile' | head -10 || true)
+          if [ -n "$MARSHAL_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: marshal/pickle/compile usage
+          These can deserialize or construct executable code objects.
+
+          **Matches:**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${MARSHAL_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- CI/CD workflow files modified ---
+          WORKFLOW_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -E '\.github/workflows/.*\.ya?ml$' || true)
+          if [ -n "$WORKFLOW_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: CI/CD workflow files modified
+          Changes to workflow files can alter build pipelines, inject steps, or modify permissions. Verify no unauthorized actions or secrets access were added.
+
+          **Files:**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${WORKFLOW_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- Dockerfile / container build files modified ---
+          DOCKER_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -iE '(Dockerfile|\.dockerignore|docker-compose)' || true)
+          if [ -n "$DOCKER_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Container build files modified
+          Changes to Dockerfiles or compose files can alter base images, add build steps, or expose ports. Verify base image pins and build commands.
+
+          **Files:**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${DOCKER_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- Dependency manifest files modified ---
+          DEP_HITS=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE".."$HEAD" | grep -E '(pyproject\.toml|requirements.*\.txt|package\.json|Gemfile|go\.mod|Cargo\.toml)$' || true)
+          if [ -n "$DEP_HITS" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: Dependency manifest files modified
+          Changes to dependency files can introduce new packages or change version pins. Verify all dependency changes are intentional and from trusted sources.
+
+          **Files:**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${DEP_HITS}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- GitHub Actions version unpinning (mutable tags instead of SHAs) ---
+          ACTIONS_UNPIN=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -n '^\+' | grep 'uses:' | grep -v '#' | grep -E '@v[0-9]' | head -10 || true)
+          if [ -n "$ACTIONS_UNPIN" ]; then
+            FINDINGS="${FINDINGS}
+          ### ⚠️ WARNING: GitHub Actions with mutable version tags
+          Actions should be pinned to full commit SHAs (not \`@v4\`, \`@v5\`). Mutable tags can be retargeted silently if a maintainer account is compromised.
+
+          **Matches:**
+          \`\`\`
+          ${ACTIONS_UNPIN}
+          \`\`\`
+          "
+          fi
+
+          # --- Output results ---
          if [ -n "$FINDINGS" ]; then
            echo "found=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            if [ "$CRITICAL" = true ]; then
+              echo "critical=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            else
+              echo "critical=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+            # Write findings to a file (multiline env vars are fragile)
            echo "$FINDINGS" > /tmp/findings.md
          else
            echo "found=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "critical=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          fi

-      - name: Post critical finding comment
+      - name: Post warning comment
        if: steps.scan.outputs.found == 'true'
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        run: |
-          BODY="## 🚨 CRITICAL Supply Chain Risk Detected
+          SEVERITY="⚠️ Supply Chain Risk Detected"
+          if [ "${{ steps.scan.outputs.critical }}" = "true" ]; then
+            SEVERITY="🚨 CRITICAL Supply Chain Risk Detected"
+          fi

-          This PR contains a pattern that has been used in real supply chain attacks. A maintainer must review the flagged code carefully before merging.
+          BODY="## ${SEVERITY}
+
+          This PR contains patterns commonly associated with supply chain attacks. This does **not** mean the PR is malicious — but these patterns require careful human review before merging.

          $(cat /tmp/findings.md)

          ---
-          *Scanner only fires on high-signal indicators: .pth files, base64+exec/eval combos, subprocess with encoded commands, or install-hook files. Low-signal warnings were removed intentionally — if you're seeing this comment, the finding is worth inspecting.*"
+          *Automated scan triggered by [supply-chain-audit](/.github/workflows/supply-chain-audit.yml). If this is a false positive, a maintainer can approve after manual review.*"

          gh pr comment "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --body "$BODY" || echo "::warning::Could not post PR comment (expected for fork PRs — GITHUB_TOKEN is read-only)"

      - name: Fail on critical findings
-        if: steps.scan.outputs.found == 'true'
+        if: steps.scan.outputs.critical == 'true'
        run: |
          echo "::error::CRITICAL supply chain risk patterns detected in this PR. See the PR comment for details."
          exit 1
-
-  # Gate: reports success when scan was skipped (no relevant files changed).
-  # This ensures the required check always gets a status.
-  scan-gate:
-    name: Scan PR for critical supply chain risks
-    needs: changes
-    # always() so the gate still reports SUCCESS even if `changes` fails/is
-    # skipped — without it, a failed dependency would leave the required
-    # check unreported (i.e. "pending"), the exact failure mode this fixes.
-    if: always() && needs.changes.outputs.scan != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "No supply-chain-relevant files changed, skipping scan."
-
-  dep-bounds:
-    name: Check PyPI dependency upper bounds
-    needs: changes
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.deps == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Check for unbounded PyPI deps
-        id: bounds
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          HEAD="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
-
-          # Only check added lines in pyproject.toml
-          ADDED=$(git diff "$BASE"..."$HEAD" -- pyproject.toml | grep '^+' | grep -v '^+++' || true)
-
-          if [ -z "$ADDED" ]; then
-            echo "found=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          # Match PyPI dep specs that have >= but no < ceiling.
-          # Pattern: "package>=version" without a following ",<" bound.
-          # Excludes git+ URLs (which use commit SHAs) and comments.
-          UNBOUNDED=$(echo "$ADDED" | grep -oE '"[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+(\[[^\]]*\])?>=[ 0-9.]+"' | grep -v ',<' || true)
-
-          if [ -n "$UNBOUNDED" ]; then
-            echo "found=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "$UNBOUNDED" > /tmp/unbounded.txt
-          else
-            echo "found=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Post unbounded dep warning
-        if: steps.bounds.outputs.found == 'true'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          BODY="## ⚠️ Unbounded PyPI Dependency Detected
-
-          This PR adds PyPI dependencies without a \`<next_major\` upper bound. Per our [supply chain policy](../blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#dependency-pinning-policy-supply-chain-hardening), all PyPI deps must be pinned as \`>=floor,<next_major\`.
-
-          **Unbounded specs found:**
-          \`\`\`
-          $(cat /tmp/unbounded.txt)
-          \`\`\`
-
-          **Fix:** Add an upper bound, e.g. \`\"package>=1.2.0,<2\"\`
-
-          ---
-          *See PR #2810 and CONTRIBUTING.md for the full policy rationale.*"
-
-          gh pr comment "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --body "$BODY" || echo "::warning::Could not post PR comment (expected for fork PRs)"
-
-      - name: Fail on unbounded deps
-        if: steps.bounds.outputs.found == 'true'
-        run: |
-          echo "::error::PyPI dependencies without upper bounds detected. Add <next_major ceiling per CONTRIBUTING.md policy."
-          exit 1
-
-  # Gate: reports success when dep-bounds was skipped (no pyproject.toml changed).
-  # This ensures the required check always gets a status.
-  dep-bounds-gate:
-    name: Check PyPI dependency upper bounds
-    needs: changes
-    # always() so the gate still reports SUCCESS even if `changes` fails/is
-    # skipped — without it, a failed dependency would leave the required
-    # check unreported (i.e. "pending"), the exact failure mode this fixes.
-    if: always() && needs.changes.outputs.deps != 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "No pyproject.toml changes, skipping dependency bounds check."
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@ name: Tests
 on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'docs/**'
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'docs/**'

 permissions:
  contents: read
@@ -23,35 +17,13 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        slice: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+    timeout-minutes: 10
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4

-      - name: Restore duration cache
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
-        with:
-          path: test_durations.json
-          # Single stable key. main always overwrites, PRs always find it.
-          key: test-durations
-
-      - name: Install ripgrep (prebuilt binary)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          RG_VERSION=15.1.0
-          RG_SHA256=1c9297be4a084eea7ecaedf93eb03d058d6faae29bbc57ecdaf5063921491599
-          RG_TARBALL=ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
-          curl -sSfL -o "$RG_TARBALL" \
-            "https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/${RG_VERSION}/${RG_TARBALL}"
-          echo "${RG_SHA256}  ${RG_TARBALL}" | sha256sum -c -
-          tar -xzf "$RG_TARBALL"
-          sudo mv "ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/rg" /usr/local/bin/rg
-          rm -rf "$RG_TARBALL" "ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
-          rg --version
+      - name: Install system dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep

      - name: Install uv
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
@@ -65,99 +37,22 @@ jobs:
          source .venv/bin/activate
          uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"

-      - name: Run tests (slice ${{ matrix.slice }}/6)
-        # Per-file isolation via scripts/run_tests_parallel.py: discovers
-        # every test_*.py file under tests/ (excluding integration/ + e2e/),
-        # then runs `python -m pytest <file>` in a freshly-spawned subprocess
-        # with bounded parallelism. No xdist, no shared workers, no
-        # module-level state leakage between files.
-        #
-        # Why per-file (not per-test): per-test spawn cost (~250ms × 17k
-        # tests = 70min CPU minimum) blew the wall-clock budget. Per-file
-        # spawn (~250ms × ~850 files = ~3.5min) fits while still giving
-        # every file a fresh interpreter — the only isolation boundary
-        # that matters in practice (cross-file leakage was the original
-        # flake source; intra-file is the test author's responsibility).
-        #
-        # Why drop xdist entirely: xdist's persistent workers accumulate
-        # state across files, which is exactly the leakage we wanted to
-        # fix. ThreadPoolExecutor + subprocess.run is ~60 lines and does
-        # the job with cleaner semantics.
-        #
-        # Matrix slicing (--slice I/N): files are distributed across 6
-        # jobs by cached duration (LPT algorithm) so each job gets
-        # roughly equal wall time. Without a cache, files default to 2s
-        # estimate and get split roughly evenly by count — still correct,
-        # just not perfectly balanced.
+      - name: Run tests
        run: |
          source .venv/bin/activate
-          python scripts/run_tests_parallel.py --slice ${{ matrix.slice }}/6
+          python -m pytest tests/ -q --ignore=tests/integration --ignore=tests/e2e --tb=short -n auto
        env:
          # Ensure tests don't accidentally call real APIs
          OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ""
          OPENAI_API_KEY: ""
          NOUS_API_KEY: ""

-      - name: Upload per-slice durations
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          name: test-durations-slice-${{ matrix.slice }}
-          path: test_durations.json
-          retention-days: 1
-
-  # Merge per-slice duration data into a single cache, so future runs
-  # (including PRs) get balanced slicing.
-  save-durations:
-    needs: test
-    if: always() && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Download all slice durations
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c  # v8.0.1
-        with:
-          pattern: test-durations-slice-*
-          path: durations
-          merge-multiple: true
-
-      - name: Merge into single durations file
-        run: |
-          python3 -c "
-          import json, glob, os
-          merged = {}
-          for f in glob.glob('durations/*test_durations.json'):
-            with open(f) as fh:
-              merged.update(json.load(fh))
-          with open('test_durations.json', 'w') as fh:
-            json.dump(merged, fh, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
-          print(f'Merged {len(merged)} file durations')
-          "
-
-      - name: Save merged duration cache
-        uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae  # v5.0.5
-        with:
-          path: test_durations.json
-          key: test-durations
-
  e2e:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 10
    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Install ripgrep (prebuilt binary)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          RG_VERSION=15.1.0
-          RG_SHA256=1c9297be4a084eea7ecaedf93eb03d058d6faae29bbc57ecdaf5063921491599
-          RG_TARBALL=ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
-          curl -sSfL -o "$RG_TARBALL" \
-            "https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/${RG_VERSION}/${RG_TARBALL}"
-          echo "${RG_SHA256}  ${RG_TARBALL}" | sha256sum -c -
-          tar -xzf "$RG_TARBALL"
-          sudo mv "ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/rg" /usr/local/bin/rg
-          rm -rf "$RG_TARBALL" "ripgrep-${RG_VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
-          rg --version
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5  # v4

      - name: Install uv
        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
@@ -171,11 +66,6 @@ jobs:
          source .venv/bin/activate
          uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"

-      - name: Packaged-wheel i18n smoke test
-        run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pytest -m integration tests/test_wheel_locales_e2e.py -v
-
      - name: Run e2e tests
        run: |
          source .venv/bin/activate
@@ -183,4 +73,4 @@ jobs:
        env:
          OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ""
          OPENAI_API_KEY: ""
-          NOUS_API_KEY: ""
+          NOUS_API_KEY: ""
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish to PyPI
-
-# Triggered by CalVer tag pushes from scripts/release.py (e.g. v2026.5.15)
-# Can also be triggered manually from the Actions tab as an escape hatch.
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v20*'  # CalVer tags: v2026.5.15, v2026.5.15.2, etc.
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      confirm_tag:
-        description: 'Tag to publish (e.g. v2026.5.15). Must already exist.'
-        required: true
-        type: string
-
-# Restrict default token to read-only; each job escalates as needed.
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-# Prevent overlapping publishes (e.g. two same-day tags pushed quickly).
-concurrency:
-  group: pypi-publish
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build distribution 📦
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-          # On workflow_dispatch, check out the confirmed tag.
-          ref: ${{ inputs.confirm_tag || github.ref }}
-          fetch-tags: true
-
-      - name: Validate tag exists
-        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        run: |
-          if ! git tag -l "${{ inputs.confirm_tag }}" | grep -q .; then
-            echo "::error::Tag '${{ inputs.confirm_tag }}' does not exist in the repo"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405  # v6.2.0
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d0cc045d04ccac9d8b7881df0226f9e82c39688e  # v6
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020  # v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '22'
-
-      - name: Build web dashboard
-        run: cd web && npm ci && npm run build
-
-      - name: Build TUI bundle
-        run: cd ui-tui && npm ci && npm run build
-
-      - name: Bundle TUI into hermes_cli
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p hermes_cli/tui_dist
-          cp ui-tui/dist/entry.js hermes_cli/tui_dist/entry.js
-
-      - name: Verify frontend assets exist
-        run: |
-          test -f hermes_cli/web_dist/index.html || { echo "ERROR: web_dist not built"; exit 1; }
-          test -f hermes_cli/tui_dist/entry.js || { echo "ERROR: tui_dist not built"; exit 1; }
-
-      - name: Bundle install scripts into wheel
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p hermes_cli/scripts
-          cp scripts/install.sh hermes_cli/scripts/install.sh
-          cp scripts/install.ps1 hermes_cli/scripts/install.ps1
-
-      - name: Build wheel and sdist
-        run: uv build --sdist --wheel
-
-      - name: Upload distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02  # v4
-        with:
-          name: python-package-distributions
-          path: dist/
-
-  publish:
-    name: Publish to PyPI
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      name: pypi
-      url: https://pypi.org/p/hermes-agent
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write  # OIDC trusted publishing
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093  # v4
-        with:
-          name: python-package-distributions
-          path: dist/
-
-      - name: Publish to PyPI
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@cef221092ed1bacb1cc03d23a2d87d1d172e277b  # v1.14.0
-        with:
-          skip-existing: true
-
-  sign:
-    name: Sign and attach to GitHub Release
-    # Only runs on tag pushes — release.py creates the GitHub Release,
-    # and workflow_dispatch won't have a matching release to attach to.
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    needs: publish
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write   # attach assets to the existing release
-      id-token: write   # sigstore signing
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Download distribution artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093  # v4
-        with:
-          name: python-package-distributions
-          path: dist/
-
-      - name: Wait for GitHub Release to exist
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        # release.py creates the GitHub Release after pushing the tag,
-        # but this workflow starts from the tag push — wait for it.
-        run: |
-          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-            if gh release view "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Release $GITHUB_REF_NAME found"
-              exit 0
-            fi
-            echo "Waiting for release... ($i/30)"
-            sleep 10
-          done
-          echo "::warning::Release $GITHUB_REF_NAME not found after 5 minutes — skipping signature upload"
-          echo "skip_sign=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
-      - name: Sign with Sigstore
-        if: env.skip_sign != 'true'
-        uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@04cffa1d795717b140764e8b640de88853c92acc  # v3.3.0
-        with:
-          inputs: >-
-            ./dist/*.tar.gz
-            ./dist/*.whl
-
-      - name: Attach signed artifacts to GitHub Release
-        if: env.skip_sign != 'true'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        # release.py already created the GitHub Release — just upload
-        # the Sigstore signatures alongside the existing assets.
-        run: >-
-          gh release upload
-          "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" dist/*.sigstore.json
-          --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
-          --clobber
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-name: uv.lock check
-
-# Verify uv.lock is in sync with pyproject.toml.  Blocking check — PRs
-# that modify pyproject.toml without regenerating uv.lock (or vice versa)
-# must not merge, because the Docker build's `uv sync --frozen` step will
-# fail on a stale lockfile and we'd rather catch it here than in the
-# docker-publish workflow on main.
-#
-# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# IMPORTANT: this check runs against the MERGED state, not just your branch
-# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-#
-# For `pull_request` events, GitHub checks out `refs/pull/<N>/merge` by
-# default — a synthetic commit that merges your PR branch into the CURRENT
-# state of `main`.  That means the pyproject.toml evaluated here is
-# `main's pyproject.toml + your PR's changes to pyproject.toml`, not just
-# what's on your branch.
-#
-# Failure mode this creates: if `main` has advanced since you branched
-# (e.g. someone merged a PR that added a dep to pyproject.toml + its
-# corresponding uv.lock entries), your branch's uv.lock is missing those
-# new entries.  `uv lock --check` resolves against the merged pyproject
-# and sees a lockfile that doesn't cover all the current deps → fails
-# with "The lockfile at uv.lock needs to be updated."
-#
-# This can be confusing: `uv lock --check` passes locally (your branch
-# is internally consistent) but fails in CI (merged state isn't).
-#
-# Fix is to sync your branch with main and regenerate the lockfile:
-#
-#     git fetch origin main
-#     git rebase origin/main      # or merge, whatever the repo prefers
-#     uv lock                     # regenerates uv.lock against new pyproject.toml
-#     git add uv.lock
-#     git commit -m "chore: refresh uv.lock after rebase onto main"
-#     git push --force-with-lease # if you rebased
-#
-# If you also changed pyproject.toml in your PR, `uv lock` handles that
-# at the same time — one regeneration covers both your changes and the
-# drift from main.
-#
-# This is the correct behavior!  The check is protecting main's Docker
-# build: a post-merge build would see the same merged state and fail
-# the same way.  Better to catch it here than after merge.
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - '.github/workflows/uv-lockfile-check.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - 'pyproject.toml'
-      - 'uv.lock'
-      - '.github/workflows/uv-lockfile-check.yml'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: uv-lockfile-check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
-jobs:
-  check:
-    name: uv lock --check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86  # v5
-
-      # `uv lock --check` re-resolves the project from pyproject.toml and
-      # compares the result to uv.lock, exiting non-zero if they disagree.
-      # No network writes, no file modifications.
-      #
-      # On PRs this runs against the merge commit (see comment at the top
-      # of this file) — failures often mean "your branch is behind main,
-      # rebase and regenerate uv.lock."
-      - name: Verify uv.lock is up-to-date
-        run: |
-          if ! uv lock --check; then
-            cat <<'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-          ## ❌ uv.lock is out of sync with pyproject.toml
-
-          **If this is a PR:** this check runs against the merged state
-          (your branch + current `main`), not just your branch.  If
-          `uv lock --check` passes locally, your branch is likely behind
-          `main` — recent changes to `pyproject.toml` on `main` aren't
-          reflected in your branch's `uv.lock` yet.
-
-          To fix, sync with main and regenerate the lockfile:
-
-          ```bash
-          git fetch origin main
-          git rebase origin/main   # or `git merge origin/main`
-          uv lock                  # regenerate against new pyproject.toml
-          git add uv.lock
-          git commit -m "chore: refresh uv.lock after syncing with main"
-          git push --force-with-lease  # drop --force-with-lease if you merged
-          ```
-
-          **If you only changed pyproject.toml:** run `uv lock` locally
-          and commit the result.
-
-          This check is blocking because the Docker image build uses
-          `uv sync --frozen --extra all`, which rejects stale lockfiles
-          — catching it here avoids a ~15 min failed docker-publish run
-          on `main` post-merge.
-          EOF
-            echo "::error title=uv.lock out of sync::Run \`uv lock\` locally and commit the result. If on a PR, sync with main first."
-            exit 1
-          fi
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-.DS_Store
 /venv/
-/venv.old/
 /_pycache/
 *.pyc*
 __pycache__/
@@ -13,21 +11,12 @@ __pycache__/
 .env.production.local
 .env.development
 .env.test
-.hermes-docker/
-.notebooklm-home/
-.notebooklm-cli-venv/
-.notebooklm-playwright/
-.pip-cache/
-.uv-cache/
-compose.hermes.local.yml
 export*
 __pycache__/model_tools.cpython-310.pyc
 __pycache__/web_tools.cpython-310.pyc
 logs/
 data/
 .pytest_cache/
-test_durations.json
-.pytest-cache/
 tmp/
 temp_vision_images/
 hermes-*/*
@@ -64,15 +53,6 @@ environments/benchmarks/evals/

 # Web UI build output
 hermes_cli/web_dist/
-apps/desktop/build/
-apps/desktop/dist/
-apps/desktop/release/
-apps/desktop/*.tsbuildinfo
-
-# Web UI assets — synced from @nous-research/ui at build time via
-# `npm run sync-assets` (see web/package.json).
-web/public/fonts/
-web/public/ds-assets/

 # Release script temp files
 .release_notes.md
@@ -80,46 +60,5 @@ mini-swe-agent/

 # Nix
 .direnv/
-.nix-stamps/
 result
 website/static/api/skills-index.json
-# skills.json + skills-meta.json are build artifacts emitted by
-# website/scripts/extract-skills.py during prebuild — keep them out of
-# git for the same reason as skills-index.json (large, generated, change
-# every build).
-website/static/api/skills.json
-website/static/api/skills-meta.json
-models-dev-upstream/
-
-# Local editor / agent tooling (machine-specific; keep in global config, not the repo)
-.codex/
-.cursor/
-.gemini/
-.zed/
-.mcp.json
-opencode.json
-config/mcporter.json
-
-hermes_cli/tui_dist/*
-hermes_cli/scripts/
-docs/superpowers/*
-# Working directory for the Hermes Agent's session state (~/.hermes/ at runtime;
-# also created in-repo when an agent operates in this checkout). Plans, audit
-# logs, and per-session caches are never artifacts of the codebase.
-.hermes/
-
-# Desktop/bootstrap install marker written into the managed checkout root by the
-# bootstrap installer. It is Hermes-managed runtime state, never a code change —
-# ignore it so `hermes update`'s `git stash push --include-untracked` does not
-# treat it as a local edit and autostash it on every run (#38529).
-.hermes-bootstrap-complete
-
-# Tool Search live-test harness output — non-deterministic model transcripts,
-# regenerated by scripts/tool_search_livetest.py. Never an artifact of the repo.
-scripts/out/
-
-# Per-release changelog drafts. These exist only transiently during a release
-# cut (passed to `gh release create --notes-file`); the GitHub Release itself
-# stores the published notes. They are not a build artifact and must never be
-# committed to the repo root. See the hermes-release skill.
-RELEASE_v*.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "tinker-atropos"]
+	path = tinker-atropos
+	url = https://github.com/nousresearch/tinker-atropos
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# hadolint configuration for the Hermes Agent Dockerfile.
-# See https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint#configure for rules.
-#
-# We want hadolint to surface NEW Dockerfile lint regressions, but we
-# don't want to rewrite the existing image to silence rules that are
-# either intentional or pragmatic tradeoffs for this project. Each
-# ignore below has a one-line justification.
-failure-threshold: warning
-
-ignored:
-  # Pin versions in apt get install. We intentionally don't pin common
-  # tools (curl, git, openssh-client, etc.) — security updates flow in
-  # via the periodic base-image rebuild, and pinning would lock us to
-  # superseded patch releases. Same rationale as nearly every distro-
-  # base official image (python, node, debian).
-  - DL3008
-  # Use WORKDIR to switch to a directory. The image uses `(cd web && …)`
-  # / `(cd ../ui-tui && …)` inline subshells for one-off build steps
-  # because they don't affect later RUN commands; promoting them to
-  # full WORKDIR switches with restores would obscure intent.
-  - DL3003
-  # Multiple consecutive RUN instructions. The `touch README.md` + `uv
-  # sync` split is intentional — `touch` is cheap, `uv sync` is the
-  # expensive layer-cached step we want isolated, and merging them
-  # would invalidate the cache for trivial changes.
-  - DL3059
-  # Last USER should not be root. /init (s6-overlay) runs as root so the
-  # stage2 hook can usermod/groupmod and chown the data volume per
-  # HERMES_UID at runtime; each supervised service then drops to the
-  # hermes user via `s6-setuidgid`.
-  - DL3002
-
-# Require explicit base-image pins (SHA256) — we already do this.
-trustedRegistries:
-  - docker.io
-  - ghcr.io
@@ -105,4 +105,3 @@ tesseracttars-creator <tesseracttars@gmail.com> <tesseracttars@gmail.com>
 xinbenlv <zzn+pa@zzn.im> <zzn+pa@zzn.im>
 SaulJWu <saul.jj.wu@gmail.com> <saul.jj.wu@gmail.com>
 angelos <angelos@oikos.lan.home.malaiwah.com> <angelos@oikos.lan.home.malaiwah.com>
-MestreY0d4-Uninter <241404605+MestreY0d4-Uninter@users.noreply.github.com> <MestreY0d4-Uninter@users.noreply.github.com>
@@ -2,94 +2,68 @@

 Instructions for AI coding assistants and developers working on the hermes-agent codebase.

-**Never give up on the right solution.**
-
 ## Development Environment

 ```bash
-# Prefer .venv; fall back to venv if that's what your checkout has.
-source .venv/bin/activate   # or: source venv/bin/activate
+source venv/bin/activate  # ALWAYS activate before running Python
 ```

-`scripts/run_tests.sh` probes `.venv` first, then `venv`, then
-`$HOME/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv` (for worktrees that share a venv with the
-main checkout).
-
 ## Project Structure

-File counts shift constantly — don't treat the tree below as exhaustive.
-The canonical source is the filesystem. The notes call out the load-bearing
-entry points you'll actually edit.
-
 ```
 hermes-agent/
-├── run_agent.py          # AIAgent class — core conversation loop (~12k LOC)
+├── run_agent.py          # AIAgent class — core conversation loop
 ├── model_tools.py        # Tool orchestration, discover_builtin_tools(), handle_function_call()
 ├── toolsets.py           # Toolset definitions, _HERMES_CORE_TOOLS list
-├── cli.py                # HermesCLI class — interactive CLI orchestrator (~11k LOC)
+├── cli.py                # HermesCLI class — interactive CLI orchestrator
 ├── hermes_state.py       # SessionDB — SQLite session store (FTS5 search)
-├── hermes_constants.py   # get_hermes_home(), display_hermes_home() — profile-aware paths
-├── hermes_logging.py     # setup_logging() — agent.log / errors.log / gateway.log (profile-aware)
-├── batch_runner.py       # Parallel batch processing
-├── agent/                # Agent internals (provider adapters, memory, caching, compression, etc.)
-├── hermes_cli/           # CLI subcommands, setup wizard, plugins loader, skin engine
-├── tools/                # Tool implementations — auto-discovered via tools/registry.py
+├── agent/                # Agent internals
+│   ├── prompt_builder.py     # System prompt assembly
+│   ├── context_compressor.py # Auto context compression
+│   ├── prompt_caching.py     # Anthropic prompt caching
+│   ├── auxiliary_client.py   # Auxiliary LLM client (vision, summarization)
+│   ├── model_metadata.py     # Model context lengths, token estimation
+│   ├── models_dev.py         # models.dev registry integration (provider-aware context)
+│   ├── display.py            # KawaiiSpinner, tool preview formatting
+│   ├── skill_commands.py     # Skill slash commands (shared CLI/gateway)
+│   └── trajectory.py         # Trajectory saving helpers
+├── hermes_cli/           # CLI subcommands and setup
+│   ├── main.py           # Entry point — all `hermes` subcommands
+│   ├── config.py         # DEFAULT_CONFIG, OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS, migration
+│   ├── commands.py       # Slash command definitions + SlashCommandCompleter
+│   ├── callbacks.py      # Terminal callbacks (clarify, sudo, approval)
+│   ├── setup.py          # Interactive setup wizard
+│   ├── skin_engine.py    # Skin/theme engine — CLI visual customization
+│   ├── skills_config.py  # `hermes skills` — enable/disable skills per platform
+│   ├── tools_config.py   # `hermes tools` — enable/disable tools per platform
+│   ├── skills_hub.py     # `/skills` slash command (search, browse, install)
+│   ├── models.py         # Model catalog, provider model lists
+│   ├── model_switch.py   # Shared /model switch pipeline (CLI + gateway)
+│   └── auth.py           # Provider credential resolution
+├── tools/                # Tool implementations (one file per tool)
+│   ├── registry.py       # Central tool registry (schemas, handlers, dispatch)
+│   ├── approval.py       # Dangerous command detection
+│   ├── terminal_tool.py  # Terminal orchestration
+│   ├── process_registry.py # Background process management
+│   ├── file_tools.py     # File read/write/search/patch
+│   ├── web_tools.py      # Web search/extract (Parallel + Firecrawl)
+│   ├── browser_tool.py   # Browserbase browser automation
+│   ├── code_execution_tool.py # execute_code sandbox
+│   ├── delegate_tool.py  # Subagent delegation
+│   ├── mcp_tool.py       # MCP client (~1050 lines)
 │   └── environments/     # Terminal backends (local, docker, ssh, modal, daytona, singularity)
-├── gateway/              # Messaging gateway — run.py + session.py + platforms/
-│   ├── platforms/        # Adapter per platform (telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp,
-│   │                     #   homeassistant, signal, matrix, mattermost, email, sms,
-│   │                     #   dingtalk, wecom, weixin, feishu, qqbot, bluebubbles,
-│   │                     #   yuanbao, webhook, api_server, ...). See ADDING_A_PLATFORM.md.
-│   └── builtin_hooks/    # Extension point for always-registered gateway hooks (none shipped)
-├── plugins/              # Plugin system (see "Plugins" section below)
-│   ├── memory/           # Memory-provider plugins (honcho, mem0, supermemory, ...)
-│   ├── context_engine/   # Context-engine plugins
-│   ├── model-providers/  # Inference backend plugins (openrouter, anthropic, gmi, ...)
-│   ├── kanban/           # Multi-agent board dispatcher + worker plugin
-│   ├── hermes-achievements/  # Gamified achievement tracking
-│   ├── observability/    # Metrics / traces / logs plugin
-│   ├── image_gen/        # Image-generation providers
-│   └── <others>/         # disk-cleanup, google_meet, platforms, spotify,
-│                         #   strike-freedom-cockpit, ...
-├── optional-skills/      # Heavier/niche skills shipped but NOT active by default
-├── skills/               # Built-in skills bundled with the repo
-├── ui-tui/               # Ink (React) terminal UI — `hermes --tui`
-│   └── src/              # entry.tsx, app.tsx, gatewayClient.ts + app/components/hooks/lib
-├── tui_gateway/          # Python JSON-RPC backend for the TUI
+├── gateway/              # Messaging platform gateway
+│   ├── run.py            # Main loop, slash commands, message dispatch
+│   ├── session.py        # SessionStore — conversation persistence
+│   └── platforms/        # Adapters: telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp, homeassistant, signal, qqbot
 ├── acp_adapter/          # ACP server (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains integration)
-├── cron/                 # Scheduler — jobs.py, scheduler.py
-├── scripts/              # run_tests.sh, release.py, auxiliary scripts
-├── website/              # Docusaurus docs site
-└── tests/                # Pytest suite (~17k tests across ~900 files as of May 2026)
+├── cron/                 # Scheduler (jobs.py, scheduler.py)
+├── environments/         # RL training environments (Atropos)
+├── tests/                # Pytest suite (~3000 tests)
+└── batch_runner.py       # Parallel batch processing
 ```

-**User config:** `~/.hermes/config.yaml` (settings), `~/.hermes/.env` (API keys only).
-**Logs:** `~/.hermes/logs/` — `agent.log` (INFO+), `errors.log` (WARNING+),
-`gateway.log` when running the gateway. Profile-aware via `get_hermes_home()`.
-Browse with `hermes logs [--follow] [--level ...] [--session ...]`.
-
-## TypeScript Style
-
-Applies to TypeScript across Hermes: desktop, TUI, website, and future TS packages.
-
- Prefer small nanostores over component state when state is shared, reused, or read by distant UI.
- Let each feature own its atoms. Chat state belongs near chat, shell state near shell, shared state in `src/store`.
- Components that render from an atom should use `useStore`. Non-rendering actions should read with `$atom.get()`.
- Do not pass state through three components when the leaf can subscribe to the atom.
- Keep persistence beside the atom that owns it.
- Keep route roots thin. They compose routes and shell; they should not become controllers.
- No monolithic hooks. A hook should own one narrow job.
- Prefer colocated action modules over hidden god hooks.
- If a callback is pure side effect, use the terse void form:
-  `onState={st => void setGatewayState(st)}`.
- Async UI handlers should make intent explicit:
-  `onClick={() => void save()}`.
- Prefer interfaces for public props and shared object shapes. Avoid `type X = { ... }` for object props.
- Extend React primitives for props: `React.ComponentProps<'button'>`, `React.ComponentProps<typeof Dialog>`, `Omit<...>`, `Pick<...>`.
- Table-driven beats condition ladders when mapping ids, routes, or views.
- `src/app` owns routes, pages, and page-specific components.
- `src/store` owns shared atoms.
- `src/lib` owns shared pure helpers.
+**User config:** `~/.hermes/config.yaml` (settings), `~/.hermes/.env` (API keys)

 ## File Dependency Chain

@@ -107,30 +81,20 @@ run_agent.py, cli.py, batch_runner.py, environments/

 ## AIAgent Class (run_agent.py)

-The real `AIAgent.__init__` takes ~60 parameters (credentials, routing, callbacks,
-session context, budget, credential pool, etc.). The signature below is the
-minimum subset you'll usually touch — read `run_agent.py` for the full list.
-
 ```python
 class AIAgent:
    def __init__(self,
-        base_url: str = None,
-        api_key: str = None,
-        provider: str = None,
-        api_mode: str = None,              # "chat_completions" | "codex_responses" | ...
-        model: str = "",                   # empty → resolved from config/provider later
-        max_iterations: int = 90,          # tool-calling iterations (shared with subagents)
+        model: str = "anthropic/claude-opus-4.6",
+        max_iterations: int = 90,
        enabled_toolsets: list = None,
        disabled_toolsets: list = None,
        quiet_mode: bool = False,
        save_trajectories: bool = False,
-        platform: str = None,              # "cli", "telegram", etc.
+        platform: str = None,           # "cli", "telegram", etc.
        session_id: str = None,
        skip_context_files: bool = False,
        skip_memory: bool = False,
-        credential_pool=None,
-        # ... plus callbacks, thread/user/chat IDs, iteration_budget, fallback_model,
-        # checkpoints config, prefill_messages, service_tier, reasoning_config, etc.
+        # ... plus provider, api_mode, callbacks, routing params
    ): ...

    def chat(self, message: str) -> str:
@@ -143,13 +107,10 @@ class AIAgent:

 ### Agent Loop

-The core loop is inside `run_conversation()` — entirely synchronous, with
-interrupt checks, budget tracking, and a one-turn grace call:
+The core loop is inside `run_conversation()` — entirely synchronous:

 ```python
-while (api_call_count < self.max_iterations and self.iteration_budget.remaining > 0) \
-        or self._budget_grace_call:
-    if self._interrupt_requested: break
+while api_call_count < self.max_iterations and self.iteration_budget.remaining > 0:
    response = client.chat.completions.create(model=model, messages=messages, tools=tool_schemas)
    if response.tool_calls:
        for tool_call in response.tool_calls:
@@ -160,8 +121,7 @@ while (api_call_count < self.max_iterations and self.iteration_budget.remaining
        return response.content
 ```

-Messages follow OpenAI format: `{"role": "system/user/assistant/tool", ...}`.
-Reasoning content is stored in `assistant_msg["reasoning"]`.
+Messages follow OpenAI format: `{"role": "system/user/assistant/tool", ...}`. Reasoning content is stored in `assistant_msg["reasoning"]`.

 ---

@@ -219,99 +179,9 @@ if canonical == "mycommand":

 ---

-## TUI Architecture (ui-tui + tui_gateway)
-
-The TUI is a full replacement for the classic (prompt_toolkit) CLI, activated via `hermes --tui` or `HERMES_TUI=1`.
-
-### Process Model
-
-```
-hermes --tui
-  └─ Node (Ink)  ──stdio JSON-RPC──  Python (tui_gateway)
-       │                                  └─ AIAgent + tools + sessions
-       └─ renders transcript, composer, prompts, activity
-```
-
-TypeScript owns the screen. Python owns sessions, tools, model calls, and slash command logic.
-
-### Transport
-
-Newline-delimited JSON-RPC over stdio. Requests from Ink, events from Python. See `tui_gateway/server.py` for the full method/event catalog.
-
-### Key Surfaces
-
-| Surface | Ink component | Gateway method |
-|---------|---------------|----------------|
-| Chat streaming | `app.tsx` + `messageLine.tsx` | `prompt.submit` → `message.delta/complete` |
-| Tool activity | `thinking.tsx` | `tool.start/progress/complete` |
-| Approvals | `prompts.tsx` | `approval.respond` ← `approval.request` |
-| Clarify/sudo/secret | `prompts.tsx`, `maskedPrompt.tsx` | `clarify/sudo/secret.respond` |
-| Session picker | `sessionPicker.tsx` | `session.list/resume` |
-| Slash commands | Local handler + fallthrough | `slash.exec` → `_SlashWorker`, `command.dispatch` |
-| Completions | `useCompletion` hook | `complete.slash`, `complete.path` |
-| Theming | `theme.ts` + `branding.tsx` | `gateway.ready` with skin data |
-
-### Slash Command Flow
-
-1. Built-in client commands (`/help`, `/quit`, `/clear`, `/resume`, `/copy`, `/paste`, etc.) handled locally in `app.tsx`
-2. Everything else → `slash.exec` (runs in persistent `_SlashWorker` subprocess) → `command.dispatch` fallback
-
-### Dev Commands
-
-```bash
-cd ui-tui
-npm install       # first time
-npm run dev       # watch mode (rebuilds hermes-ink + tsx --watch)
-npm start         # production
-npm run build     # full build (hermes-ink + tsc)
-npm run type-check # typecheck only (tsc --noEmit)
-npm run lint      # eslint
-npm run fmt       # prettier
-npm test          # vitest
-```
-
-### TUI in the Dashboard (`hermes dashboard` → `/chat`)
-
-The dashboard embeds the real `hermes --tui` — **not** a rewrite.  See `hermes_cli/pty_bridge.py` + the `@app.websocket("/api/pty")` endpoint in `hermes_cli/web_server.py`.
-
- Browser loads `web/src/pages/ChatPage.tsx`, which mounts xterm.js's `Terminal` with the WebGL renderer, `@xterm/addon-fit` for container-driven resize, and `@xterm/addon-unicode11` for modern wide-character widths.
- `/api/pty?token=…` upgrades to a WebSocket; auth uses the same ephemeral `_SESSION_TOKEN` as REST, via query param (browsers can't set `Authorization` on WS upgrade).
- The server spawns whatever `hermes --tui` would spawn, through `ptyprocess` (POSIX PTY — WSL works, native Windows does not).
- Frames: raw PTY bytes each direction; resize via `\x1b[RESIZE:<cols>;<rows>]` intercepted on the server and applied with `TIOCSWINSZ`.
-
-**Do not re-implement the primary chat experience in React.** The main transcript, composer/input flow (including slash-command behavior), and PTY-backed terminal belong to the embedded `hermes --tui` — anything new you add to Ink shows up in the dashboard automatically. If you find yourself rebuilding the transcript or composer for the dashboard, stop and extend Ink instead.
-
-**Structured React UI around the TUI is allowed when it is not a second chat surface.** Sidebar widgets, inspectors, summaries, status panels, and similar supporting views (e.g. `ChatSidebar`, `ModelPickerDialog`, `ToolCall`) are fine when they complement the embedded TUI rather than replacing the transcript / composer / terminal. Keep their state independent of the PTY child's session and surface their failures non-destructively so the terminal pane keeps working unimpaired.
-
-### Electron Desktop Chat App (`apps/desktop/`)
-
-A **separate** chat surface from both the classic CLI and the dashboard's embedded TUI. It is an Electron + React + nanostore renderer (`@assistant-ui/react`) that talks to a `tui_gateway` backend over JSON-RPC (`requestGateway(method, params)`). It does NOT embed `hermes --tui` — it has its own composer, transcript, and slash-command pipeline. Route desktop bugs to the `hermes-desktop-app-work` skill, not `hermes-dashboard-work`.
-
-**Slash commands in the desktop app are curated client-side, then dispatched to the backend.** The pipeline:
-
- **Backend already provides everything.** `tui_gateway/server.py` `commands.catalog` (empty-query list) and `complete.slash` (typed-query completions) both include built-in commands, user `quick_commands`, AND skill-derived commands (`scan_skill_commands()` / `get_skill_commands()`). The desktop app does not need a new RPC to see skills.
- **The renderer curates via `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`.** This is the load-bearing file. It holds `DESKTOP_COMMANDS` (the ~19 built-ins shown in the palette) plus block-lists for terminal-only / messaging-only / picker-owned / settings-owned / advanced commands that should NOT clutter the desktop popover.
-  - `isDesktopSlashCommand(name)` — gates **execution**. Returns true for built-ins AND for any non-built-in (skill / quick command), so typed extension commands run.
-  - `isDesktopSlashSuggestion(name)` — gates **discovery/completion**. Used by BOTH completion paths in `app/chat/composer/hooks/use-slash-completions.ts` (empty-query catalog filter + typed-query `complete.slash` filter) and by `filterDesktopCommandsCatalog`.
-  - `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand(name)` — true when the command is NOT a known Hermes built-in (i.e. a skill or user quick command). Both suggestion and catalog-filter paths allow extensions through so skill commands surface in the palette. (Added when fixing "skill commands missing from the desktop slash palette" — the curated allow-list was silently dropping every skill/quick command from completions even though they executed fine when typed.)
- **Dispatch** lives in `app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions.ts` (`runSlash`): built-ins that the desktop owns (`/skin`, `/help`, `/new`, …) are handled locally or via `commands.catalog`; everything else goes to `slash.exec`, falling back to `command.dispatch` (which the gateway resolves into skill / alias / exec directives). A skill command resolves to `{type: "skill", message}` and is submitted as a normal prompt.
-
-**Rule:** the desktop slash palette's curation is about hiding noise (terminal-only / messaging-only built-ins), NOT about hiding user-activated extensions. Skill commands and `quick_commands` are extensions the backend surfaces — they belong in completions. If you tighten `desktop-slash-commands.ts`, keep `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand` flowing into both the suggestion and catalog-filter paths. Tests: `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts` (run via the repo-root `vitest`, since `apps/desktop` resolves deps from the root workspace install).
-
---
-
 ## Adding New Tools

-For most custom or local-only tools, do **not** edit Hermes core. Use the plugin
-route instead: create `~/.hermes/plugins/<name>/plugin.yaml` and
-`~/.hermes/plugins/<name>/__init__.py`, then register tools with
-`ctx.register_tool(...)`. Plugin toolsets are discovered automatically and can be
-enabled or disabled without touching `tools/` or `toolsets.py`.
-
-Use the built-in route below only when the user is explicitly contributing a new
-core Hermes tool that should ship in the base system.
-
-Built-in/core tools require changes in **2 files**:
+Requires changes in **2 files**:

 **1. Create `tools/your_tool.py`:**
 ```python
@@ -334,9 +204,9 @@ registry.register(
 )
 ```

-**2. Add to `toolsets.py`** — either `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` (all platforms) or a new toolset. **This step is required:** auto-discovery imports the tool and registers its schema, but the tool is only *exposed to an agent* if its name appears in a toolset. `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` is not dead code — it's the default bundle every platform's base toolset inherits from.
+**2. Add to `toolsets.py`** — either `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` (all platforms) or a new toolset.

-Auto-discovery: any `tools/*.py` file with a top-level `registry.register()` call is imported automatically — no manual import list to maintain. Wiring into a toolset is still a deliberate, manual step.
+Auto-discovery: any `tools/*.py` file with a top-level `registry.register()` call is imported automatically — no manual import list to maintain.

 The registry handles schema collection, dispatch, availability checking, and error wrapping. All handlers MUST return a JSON string.

@@ -344,30 +214,7 @@ The registry handles schema collection, dispatch, availability checking, and err

 **State files**: If a tool stores persistent state (caches, logs, checkpoints), use `get_hermes_home()` for the base directory — never `Path.home() / ".hermes"`. This ensures each profile gets its own state.

-**Agent-level tools** (todo, memory): intercepted by `run_agent.py` before `handle_function_call()`. See `tools/todo_tool.py` for the pattern.
-
---
-
-## Dependency Pinning Policy
-
-All dependencies must have upper bounds to limit supply-chain attack surface.
-This policy was established after the litellm compromise (PR #2796, #2810) and
-reinforced after the Mini Shai-Hulud worm campaign (May 2026).
-
-| Source type | Treatment | Example |
-|---|---|---|
-| PyPI package | `>=floor,<next_major` | `"httpx>=0.28.1,<1"` |
-| Git URL | Commit SHA | `git+https://...@<40-char-sha>` |
-| GitHub Actions | Commit SHA + comment | `uses: actions/checkout@<sha>  # v4` |
-| CI-only pip | `==exact` | `pyyaml==6.0.2` |
-
-**When adding a new dependency to `pyproject.toml`:**
-1. Pin to `>=current_version,<next_major` for post-1.0 (e.g. `>=1.5.0,<2`).
-2. For pre-1.0 packages, use `<0.(current_minor + 2)` (e.g. `>=0.29,<0.32`).
-3. Never commit a bare `>=X.Y.Z` without a ceiling — CI and reviewers will reject it.
-4. Run `uv lock` to regenerate `uv.lock` with hashes.
-
-Reference: #2810 (bounds pass), #9801 (SHA pinning + audit CI).
+**Agent-level tools** (todo, memory): intercepted by `run_agent.py` before `handle_function_call()`. See `todo_tool.py` for the pattern.

 ---

@@ -375,29 +222,9 @@ Reference: #2810 (bounds pass), #9801 (SHA pinning + audit CI).

 ### config.yaml options:
 1. Add to `DEFAULT_CONFIG` in `hermes_cli/config.py`
-2. Bump `_config_version` (check the current value at the top of `DEFAULT_CONFIG`)
-   ONLY if you need to actively migrate/transform existing user config
-   (renaming keys, changing structure). Adding a new key to an existing
-   section is handled automatically by the deep-merge and does NOT require
-   a version bump.
+2. Bump `_config_version` (currently 5) to trigger migration for existing users

-### Top-level `config.yaml` sections (non-exhaustive):
-
-`model`, `agent`, `terminal`, `compression`, `display`, `stt`, `tts`,
-`memory`, `security`, `delegation`, `smart_model_routing`, `checkpoints`,
-`auxiliary`, `curator`, `skills`, `gateway`, `logging`, `cron`, `profiles`,
-`plugins`, `honcho`.
-
-`auxiliary` holds per-task overrides for side-LLM work (curator, vision,
-embedding, title generation, session_search, etc.) — each task can pin
-its own provider/model/base_url/max_tokens/reasoning_effort. See
-`agent/auxiliary_client.py::_resolve_auto` for resolution order.
-
-`curator` holds the background skill-maintenance config —
-`enabled`, `interval_hours`, `min_idle_hours`, `stale_after_days`,
-`archive_after_days`, `backup` (nested).
-
-### .env variables (SECRETS ONLY — API keys, tokens, passwords):
+### .env variables:
 1. Add to `OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS` in `hermes_cli/config.py` with metadata:
 ```python
 "NEW_API_KEY": {
@@ -409,29 +236,13 @@ its own provider/model/base_url/max_tokens/reasoning_effort. See
 },
 ```

-Non-secret settings (timeouts, thresholds, feature flags, paths, display
-preferences) belong in `config.yaml`, not `.env`. If internal code needs an
-env var mirror for backward compatibility, bridge it from `config.yaml` to
-the env var in code (see `gateway_timeout`, `terminal.cwd` → `TERMINAL_CWD`).
-
-### Config loaders (three paths — know which one you're in):
+### Config loaders (two separate systems):

 | Loader | Used by | Location |
 |--------|---------|----------|
-| `load_cli_config()` | CLI mode | `cli.py` — merges CLI-specific defaults + user YAML |
-| `load_config()` | `hermes tools`, `hermes setup`, most CLI subcommands | `hermes_cli/config.py` — merges `DEFAULT_CONFIG` + user YAML |
-| Direct YAML load | Gateway runtime | `gateway/run.py` + `gateway/config.py` — reads user YAML raw |
-
-If you add a new key and the CLI sees it but the gateway doesn't (or vice
-versa), you're on the wrong loader. Check `DEFAULT_CONFIG` coverage.
-
-### Working directory:
- **CLI** — uses the process's current directory (`os.getcwd()`).
- **Messaging** — uses `terminal.cwd` from `config.yaml`. The gateway bridges this
-  to the `TERMINAL_CWD` env var for child tools. **`MESSAGING_CWD` has been
-  removed** — the config loader prints a deprecation warning if it's set in
-  `.env`. Same for `TERMINAL_CWD` in `.env`; the canonical setting is
-  `terminal.cwd` in `config.yaml`.
+| `load_cli_config()` | CLI mode | `cli.py` |
+| `load_config()` | `hermes tools`, `hermes setup` | `hermes_cli/config.py` |
+| Direct YAML load | Gateway | `gateway/run.py` |

 ---

@@ -524,382 +335,7 @@ Activate with `/skin cyberpunk` or `display.skin: cyberpunk` in config.yaml.

 ---

-## Plugins
-
-Hermes has two plugin surfaces. Both live under `plugins/` in the repo so
-repo-shipped plugins can be discovered alongside user-installed ones in
-`~/.hermes/plugins/` and pip-installed entry points.
-
-### General plugins (`hermes_cli/plugins.py` + `plugins/<name>/`)
-
-`PluginManager` discovers plugins from `~/.hermes/plugins/`, `./.hermes/plugins/`,
-and pip entry points. Each plugin exposes a `register(ctx)` function that
-can:
-
- Register Python-callback lifecycle hooks:
-  `pre_tool_call`, `post_tool_call`, `pre_llm_call`, `post_llm_call`,
-  `on_session_start`, `on_session_end`
- Register new tools via `ctx.register_tool(...)`
- Register CLI subcommands via `ctx.register_cli_command(...)` — the
-  plugin's argparse tree is wired into `hermes` at startup so
-  `hermes <pluginname> <subcmd>` works with no change to `main.py`
-
-Hooks are invoked from `model_tools.py` (pre/post tool) and `run_agent.py`
-(lifecycle). **Discovery timing pitfall:** `discover_plugins()` only runs
-as a side effect of importing `model_tools.py`. Code paths that read plugin
-state without importing `model_tools.py` first must call `discover_plugins()`
-explicitly (it's idempotent).
-
-### Memory-provider plugins (`plugins/memory/<name>/`)
-
-Separate discovery system for pluggable memory backends. Current built-in
-providers include **honcho, mem0, supermemory, byterover, hindsight,
-holographic, openviking, retaindb**.
-
-Each provider implements the `MemoryProvider` ABC (see `agent/memory_provider.py`)
-and is orchestrated by `agent/memory_manager.py`. Lifecycle hooks include
-`sync_turn(turn_messages)`, `prefetch(query)`, `shutdown()`, and optional
-`post_setup(hermes_home, config)` for setup-wizard integration.
-
-**CLI commands via `plugins/memory/<name>/cli.py`:** if a memory plugin
-defines `register_cli(subparser)`, `discover_plugin_cli_commands()` finds
-it at argparse setup time and wires it into `hermes <plugin>`. The
-framework only exposes CLI commands for the **currently active** memory
-provider (read from `memory.provider` in config.yaml), so disabled
-providers don't clutter `hermes --help`.
-
-**Rule (Teknium, May 2026):** plugins MUST NOT modify core files
-(`run_agent.py`, `cli.py`, `gateway/run.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, etc.).
-If a plugin needs a capability the framework doesn't expose, expand the
-generic plugin surface (new hook, new ctx method) — never hardcode
-plugin-specific logic into core. PR #5295 removed 95 lines of hardcoded
-honcho argparse from `main.py` for exactly this reason.
-
-**No new in-tree memory providers (policy, May 2026):** the set of
-built-in memory providers under `plugins/memory/` is closed. New memory
-backends must ship as **standalone plugin repos** that users install
-into `~/.hermes/plugins/` (or via pip entry points) — they implement
-the same `MemoryProvider` ABC, register through the same discovery
-path, and integrate via `hermes memory setup` / `post_setup()` without
-landing in this tree. PRs that add a new directory under
-`plugins/memory/` will be closed with a pointer to publish the
-provider as its own repo. Existing in-tree providers stay; bug fixes
-to them are welcome.
-
-### Model-provider plugins (`plugins/model-providers/<name>/`)
-
-Every inference backend (openrouter, anthropic, gmi, deepseek, nvidia, …)
-ships as a plugin here. Each plugin's `__init__.py` calls
-`providers.register_provider(ProviderProfile(...))` at module load.
-`providers/__init__.py._discover_providers()` is a **lazy, separate
-discovery system** — scanned on first `get_provider_profile()` or
-`list_providers()` call, NOT by the general PluginManager.
-
-Scan order:
-1. Bundled: `<repo>/plugins/model-providers/<name>/`
-2. User: `$HERMES_HOME/plugins/model-providers/<name>/`
-3. Legacy: `<repo>/providers/<name>.py` (back-compat)
-
-User plugins of the same name override bundled ones — `register_provider()`
-is last-writer-wins. This lets third parties swap out any built-in
-profile without a repo patch.
-
-The general PluginManager records `kind: model-provider` manifests but does
-NOT import them (would double-instantiate `ProviderProfile`). Plugins
-without an explicit `kind:` get auto-coerced via a source-text heuristic
-(`register_provider` + `ProviderProfile` in `__init__.py`).
-
-Full authoring guide: `website/docs/developer-guide/model-provider-plugin.md`.
-
-### Dashboard / context-engine / image-gen plugin directories
-
-`plugins/context_engine/`, `plugins/image_gen/`, etc. follow the same
-pattern (ABC + orchestrator + per-plugin directory). Context engines
-plug into `agent/context_engine.py`; image-gen providers into
-`agent/image_gen_provider.py`. Reference / docs-companion plugins
-(`example-dashboard`, `strike-freedom-cockpit`, `plugin-llm-example`,
-`plugin-llm-async-example`) live in the
-[`hermes-example-plugins`](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-example-plugins)
-companion repo, not in this tree.
-
---
-
-## Skills
-
-Two parallel surfaces:
-
- **`skills/`** — built-in skills shipped and loadable by default.
-  Organized by category directories (e.g. `skills/github/`, `skills/mlops/`).
- **`optional-skills/`** — heavier or niche skills shipped with the repo but
-  NOT active by default. Installed explicitly via
-  `hermes skills install official/<category>/<skill>`. Adapter lives in
-  `tools/skills_hub.py` (`OptionalSkillSource`). Categories include
-  `autonomous-ai-agents`, `blockchain`, `communication`, `creative`,
-  `devops`, `email`, `health`, `mcp`, `migration`, `mlops`, `productivity`,
-  `research`, `security`, `web-development`.
-
-When reviewing skill PRs, check which directory they target — heavy-dep or
-niche skills belong in `optional-skills/`.
-
-### SKILL.md frontmatter
-
-Standard fields: `name`, `description`, `version`, `author`, `license`,
-`platforms` (OS-gating list: `[macos]`, `[linux, macos]`, ...),
-`metadata.hermes.tags`, `metadata.hermes.category`,
-`metadata.hermes.related_skills`, `metadata.hermes.config` (config.yaml
-settings the skill needs — stored under `skills.config.<key>`, prompted
-during setup, injected at load time).
-
-Top-level `tags:` and `category:` are also accepted and mirrored from
-`metadata.hermes.*` by the loader.
-
-### Skill authoring standards (HARDLINE)
-
-Every new or modernized skill — bundled, optional, or contributed —
-must meet these standards before merge. Reviewers reject PRs that
-violate them.
-
-1. **`description` ≤ 60 characters, one sentence, ends with a period.**
-   Long descriptions bloat skill listings and dilute the model's
-   attention when many skills are loaded. State the capability, not
-   the implementation. No marketing words ("powerful",
-   "comprehensive", "seamless", "advanced"). Don't repeat the skill
-   name. Verify with:
-   ```python
-   import re, pathlib
-   m = re.search(r'^description: (.*)$',
-                 pathlib.Path('skills/<cat>/<name>/SKILL.md').read_text(),
-                 re.MULTILINE)
-   assert len(m.group(1)) <= 60, len(m.group(1))
-   ```
-
-2. **Tools referenced in SKILL.md prose must be native Hermes tools or
-   MCP servers the skill explicitly expects.** When the skill needs a
-   capability, point at the proper tool by name in backticks
-   (`` `terminal` ``, `` `web_extract` ``, `` `read_file` ``,
-   `` `patch` ``, `` `search_files` ``, `` `vision_analyze` ``,
-   `` `browser_navigate` ``, `` `delegate_task` ``, etc.). Do NOT
-   name shell utilities the agent already has wrapped — `grep` →
-   `search_files`, `cat`/`head`/`tail` → `read_file`, `sed`/`awk` →
-   `patch`, `find`/`ls` → `search_files target='files'`. If the skill
-   depends on an MCP server, name the MCP server and document the
-   expected setup in `## Prerequisites`. Anything else (third-party
-   CLIs, shell pipelines, etc.) is fair game inside script files but
-   should not be the headline interaction surface in the prose.
-
-3. **`platforms:` gating audited against actual script imports.**
-   Skills that use POSIX-only primitives (`fcntl`, `termios`,
-   `os.setsid`, `os.kill(pid, 0)` for liveness, `/proc`, `/tmp`
-   hardcoded, `signal.SIGKILL`, bash heredocs, `osascript`, `apt`,
-   `systemctl`) must declare their supported platforms. Default
-   posture: try to fix it cross-platform first — `tempfile.gettempdir`,
-   `pathlib.Path`, `psutil.pid_exists`, Python-level filtering instead
-   of `grep`. Gate to a narrower set only when the dependency is
-   genuinely platform-bound.
-
-4. **`author` credits the human contributor first.** For external
-   contributions, the contributor's real name + GitHub handle goes
-   first; "Hermes Agent" is the secondary collaborator. If the
-   contributor's commit shows "Hermes Agent" as author (because they
-   used Hermes to draft the skill), replace it with their actual name
-   — credit the human, not the tool.
-
-5. **SKILL.md body uses the modern section order.** `# <Skill> Skill`
-   title, 2-3 sentence intro stating what it does and doesn't do,
-   `## When to Use`, `## Prerequisites`, `## How to Run`,
-   `## Quick Reference`, `## Procedure`, `## Pitfalls`,
-   `## Verification`. Target ~200 lines for a complex skill,
-   ~100 lines for a simple one. Cut redundant intro fluff, marketing
-   prose, and re-explanations of env vars already in
-   `## Prerequisites`.
-
-6. **Scripts go in `scripts/`, references in `references/`,
-   templates in `templates/`.** Don't expect the model to inline-write
-   parsers, XML walkers, or non-trivial logic every call — ship a
-   helper script. Reference it from SKILL.md by path relative to the
-   skill directory.
-
-7. **Tests live at `tests/skills/test_<skill>_skill.py`** and use only
-   stdlib + pytest + `unittest.mock`. No live network calls. Run via
-   `scripts/run_tests.sh tests/skills/test_<skill>_skill.py -q`.
-
-8. **`.env.example` additions are isolated to a clearly delimited
-   block.** Don't touch the surrounding file — contributor-supplied
-   `.env.example` versions are usually stale and edits outside the
-   skill's own block must be dropped during salvage.
-
-The full salvage / modernization checklist for external skill PRs
-lives in the `hermes-agent-dev` skill at
-`references/new-skill-pr-salvage.md` — load it before polishing
-contributor skill PRs.
-
---
-
-## Toolsets
-
-All toolsets are defined in `toolsets.py` as a single `TOOLSETS` dict.
-Each platform's adapter picks a base toolset (e.g. Telegram uses
-`"messaging"`); `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` is the default bundle most
-platforms inherit from.
-
-Current toolset keys: `browser`, `clarify`, `code_execution`, `cronjob`,
-`debugging`, `delegation`, `discord`, `discord_admin`, `feishu_doc`,
-`feishu_drive`, `file`, `homeassistant`, `image_gen`, `kanban`, `memory`,
-`messaging`, `moa`, `rl`, `safe`, `search`, `session_search`, `skills`,
-`spotify`, `terminal`, `todo`, `tts`, `video`, `vision`, `web`, `yuanbao`.
-
-Enable/disable per platform via `hermes tools` (the curses UI) or the
-`tools.<platform>.enabled` / `tools.<platform>.disabled` lists in
-`config.yaml`.
-
---
-
-## Delegation (`delegate_task`)
-
-`tools/delegate_tool.py` spawns a subagent with an isolated
-context + terminal session. Synchronous: the parent waits for the
-child's summary before continuing its own loop — if the parent is
-interrupted, the child is cancelled.
-
-Two shapes:
-
- **Single:** pass `goal` (+ optional `context`, `toolsets`).
- **Batch (parallel):** pass `tasks: [...]` — each gets its own subagent
-  running concurrently. Concurrency is capped by
-  `delegation.max_concurrent_children` (default 3).
-
-Roles:
-
- `role="leaf"` (default) — focused worker. Cannot call `delegate_task`,
-  `clarify`, `memory`, `send_message`, `execute_code`.
- `role="orchestrator"` — retains `delegate_task` so it can spawn its
-  own workers. Gated by `delegation.orchestrator_enabled` (default true)
-  and bounded by `delegation.max_spawn_depth` (default 2).
-
-Key config knobs (under `delegation:` in `config.yaml`):
-`max_concurrent_children`, `max_spawn_depth`, `child_timeout_seconds`,
-`orchestrator_enabled`, `subagent_auto_approve`, `inherit_mcp_toolsets`,
-`max_iterations`.
-
-Synchronicity rule: delegate_task is **not** durable. For long-running
-work that must outlive the current turn, use `cronjob` or
-`terminal(background=True, notify_on_complete=True)` instead.
-
---
-
-## Curator (skill lifecycle)
-
-Background skill-maintenance system that tracks usage on agent-created
-skills and auto-archives stale ones. Users never lose skills; archives
-go to `~/.hermes/skills/.archive/` and are restorable.
-
- **Core:** `agent/curator.py` (review loop, auto-transitions, LLM review
-  prompt) + `agent/curator_backup.py` (pre-run tar.gz snapshots).
- **CLI:** `hermes_cli/curator.py` wires `hermes curator <verb>` where
-  verbs are: `status`, `run`, `pause`, `resume`, `pin`, `unpin`,
-  `archive`, `restore`, `prune`, `backup`, `rollback`.
- **Telemetry:** `tools/skill_usage.py` owns the sidecar
-  `~/.hermes/skills/.usage.json` — per-skill `use_count`, `view_count`,
-  `patch_count`, `last_activity_at`, `state` (active / stale /
-  archived), `pinned`.
-
-Invariants:
- Curator only touches skills with `created_by: "agent"` provenance —
-  bundled + hub-installed skills are off-limits.
- Never deletes; max destructive action is archive.
- Pinned skills are exempt from every auto-transition and from the
-  LLM review pass.
- `skill_manage(action="delete")` refuses pinned skills; patch/edit/
-  write_file/remove_file go through so the agent can keep improving
-  pinned skills.
-
-Config section (`curator:` in `config.yaml`):
-`enabled`, `interval_hours`, `min_idle_hours`, `stale_after_days`,
-`archive_after_days`, `backup.*`.
-
-Full user-facing docs: `website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md`.
-
---
-
-## Cron (scheduled jobs)
-
-`cron/jobs.py` (job store) + `cron/scheduler.py` (tick loop). Agents
-schedule jobs via the `cronjob` tool; users via `hermes cron <verb>`
-(`list`, `add`, `edit`, `pause`, `resume`, `run`, `remove`) or the
-`/cron` slash command.
-
-Supported schedule formats:
- Duration: `"30m"`, `"2h"`, `"1d"`
- "every" phrase: `"every 2h"`, `"every monday 9am"`
- 5-field cron expression: `"0 9 * * *"`
- ISO timestamp (one-shot): `"2026-06-01T09:00:00Z"`
-
-Per-job fields include `skills` (load specific skills), `model` /
-`provider` overrides, `script` (pre-run data-collection script whose
-stdout is injected into the prompt; `no_agent=True` turns the script
-into the entire job), `context_from` (chain job A's last output into
-job B's prompt), `workdir` (run in a specific directory with its
-`AGENTS.md`/`CLAUDE.md` loaded), and multi-platform delivery.
-
-Hardening invariants:
- **3-minute hard interrupt** on cron sessions — runaway agent loops
-  cannot monopolize the scheduler.
- Catchup window: half the job's period, clamped to 120s–2h.
- Grace window: 120s for one-shot jobs whose fire time was missed.
- File lock at `~/.hermes/cron/.tick.lock` prevents duplicate ticks
-  across processes.
- Cron sessions pass `skip_memory=True` by default; memory providers
-  intentionally do not run during cron.
-
-Cron deliveries are **not** mirrored into the target gateway session —
-they land in their own cron session with a header/footer frame so the
-main conversation's message-role alternation stays intact.
-
---
-
-## Kanban (multi-agent work queue)
-
-Durable SQLite-backed board that lets multiple profiles / workers
-collaborate on shared tasks. Users drive it via `hermes kanban <verb>`;
-workers spawned by the dispatcher drive it via a dedicated `kanban_*`
-toolset so their schema footprint is zero when they're not inside a
-kanban task.
-
- **CLI:** `hermes_cli/kanban.py` wires `hermes kanban` with verbs
-  `init`, `create`, `list` (alias `ls`), `show`, `assign`, `link`,
-  `unlink`, `comment`, `complete`, `block`, `unblock`, `archive`,
-  `tail`, plus less-commonly-used `watch`, `stats`, `runs`, `log`,
-  `assignees`, `heartbeat`, `notify-*`, `dispatch`, `daemon`, `gc`.
- **Worker/orchestrator toolset:** `tools/kanban_tools.py` exposes
-  `kanban_show`, `kanban_complete`, `kanban_block`, `kanban_heartbeat`,
-  `kanban_comment`, `kanban_create`, `kanban_link`; profiles that
-  explicitly enable the `kanban` toolset outside a dispatcher-spawned
-  task also get `kanban_list` and `kanban_unblock` for board routing.
- **Dispatcher:** long-lived loop that (default every 60s) reclaims
-  stale claims, promotes ready tasks, atomically claims, and spawns
-  assigned profiles. Runs **inside the gateway** by default via
-  `kanban.dispatch_in_gateway: true`.
- **Plugin assets:** `plugins/kanban/dashboard/` (web UI) +
-  `plugins/kanban/systemd/` (`hermes-kanban-dispatcher.service` for
-  standalone dispatcher deployment).
-
-Isolation model:
- **Board** is the hard boundary — workers are spawned with
-  `HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD` pinned in their env so they can't see other
-  boards.
- **Tenant** is a soft namespace *within* a board — one specialist
-  fleet can serve multiple businesses with workspace-path + memory-key
-  isolation.
- After `kanban.failure_limit` consecutive non-success attempts on the
-  same task (default: 2), the dispatcher auto-blocks it to prevent spin
-  loops.
-
-Full user-facing docs: `website/docs/user-guide/features/kanban.md`.
-
---
-
 ## Important Policies
-
 ### Prompt Caching Must Not Break

 Hermes-Agent ensures caching remains valid throughout a conversation. **Do NOT implement changes that would:**
@@ -909,10 +345,9 @@ Hermes-Agent ensures caching remains valid throughout a conversation. **Do NOT i

 Cache-breaking forces dramatically higher costs. The ONLY time we alter context is during context compression.

-Slash commands that mutate system-prompt state (skills, tools, memory, etc.)
-must be **cache-aware**: default to deferred invalidation (change takes
-effect next session), with an opt-in `--now` flag for immediate
-invalidation. See `/skills install --now` for the canonical pattern.
+### Working Directory Behavior
+- **CLI**: Uses current directory (`.` → `os.getcwd()`)
+- **Messaging**: Uses `MESSAGING_CWD` env var (default: home directory)

 ### Background Process Notifications (Gateway)

@@ -934,7 +369,7 @@ Hermes supports **profiles** — multiple fully isolated instances, each with it
 `HERMES_HOME` directory (config, API keys, memory, sessions, skills, gateway, etc.).

 The core mechanism: `_apply_profile_override()` in `hermes_cli/main.py` sets
-`HERMES_HOME` before any module imports. All `get_hermes_home()` references
+`HERMES_HOME` before any module imports. All 119+ references to `get_hermes_home()`
 automatically scope to the active profile.

 ### Rules for profile-safe code
@@ -991,12 +426,8 @@ Use `get_hermes_home()` from `hermes_constants` for code paths. Use `display_her
 for user-facing print/log messages. Hardcoding `~/.hermes` breaks profiles — each profile
 has its own `HERMES_HOME` directory. This was the source of 5 bugs fixed in PR #3575.

-### DO NOT introduce new `simple_term_menu` usage
-Existing call sites in `hermes_cli/main.py` remain for legacy fallback only;
-the preferred UI is curses (stdlib) because `simple_term_menu` has
-ghost-duplication rendering bugs in tmux/iTerm2 with arrow keys. New
-interactive menus must use `hermes_cli/curses_ui.py` — see
-`hermes_cli/tools_config.py` for the canonical pattern.
+### DO NOT use `simple_term_menu` for interactive menus
+Rendering bugs in tmux/iTerm2 — ghosting on scroll. Use `curses` (stdlib) instead. See `hermes_cli/tools_config.py` for the pattern.

 ### DO NOT use `\033[K` (ANSI erase-to-EOL) in spinner/display code
 Leaks as literal `?[K` text under `prompt_toolkit`'s `patch_stdout`. Use space-padding: `f"\r{line}{' ' * pad}"`.
@@ -1007,30 +438,6 @@ Leaks as literal `?[K` text under `prompt_toolkit`'s `patch_stdout`. Use space-p
 ### DO NOT hardcode cross-tool references in schema descriptions
 Tool schema descriptions must not mention tools from other toolsets by name (e.g., `browser_navigate` saying "prefer web_search"). Those tools may be unavailable (missing API keys, disabled toolset), causing the model to hallucinate calls to non-existent tools. If a cross-reference is needed, add it dynamically in `get_tool_definitions()` in `model_tools.py` — see the `browser_navigate` / `execute_code` post-processing blocks for the pattern.

-### The gateway has TWO message guards — both must bypass approval/control commands
-When an agent is running, messages pass through two sequential guards:
-(1) **base adapter** (`gateway/platforms/base.py`) queues messages in
-`_pending_messages` when `session_key in self._active_sessions`, and
-(2) **gateway runner** (`gateway/run.py`) intercepts `/stop`, `/new`,
-`/queue`, `/status`, `/approve`, `/deny` before they reach
-`running_agent.interrupt()`. Any new command that must reach the runner
-while the agent is blocked (e.g. approval prompts) MUST bypass BOTH
-guards and be dispatched inline, not via `_process_message_background()`
-(which races session lifecycle).
-
-### Squash merges from stale branches silently revert recent fixes
-Before squash-merging a PR, ensure the branch is up to date with `main`
-(`git fetch origin main && git reset --hard origin/main` in the worktree,
-then re-apply the PR's commits). A stale branch's version of an unrelated
-file will silently overwrite recent fixes on main when squashed. Verify
-with `git diff HEAD~1..HEAD` after merging — unexpected deletions are a
-red flag.
-
-### Don't wire in dead code without E2E validation
-Unused code that was never shipped was dead for a reason. Before wiring an
-unused module into a live code path, E2E test the real resolution chain
-with actual imports (not mocks) against a temp `HERMES_HOME`.
-
 ### Tests must not write to `~/.hermes/`
 The `_isolate_hermes_home` autouse fixture in `tests/conftest.py` redirects `HERMES_HOME` to a temp dir. Never hardcode `~/.hermes/` paths in tests.

@@ -1051,122 +458,13 @@ def profile_env(tmp_path, monkeypatch):

 ## Testing

-**ALWAYS use `scripts/run_tests.sh`** — do not call `pytest` directly. The script enforces
-hermetic environment parity with CI (unset credential vars, TZ=UTC, LANG=C.UTF-8,
-`-n auto` xdist workers, in-tree subprocess-isolation plugin). Direct `pytest`
-on a 16+ core developer machine with API keys set diverges from CI in ways
-that have caused multiple "works locally, fails in CI" incidents (and the reverse).
-
 ```bash
-scripts/run_tests.sh                                  # full suite, CI-parity
-scripts/run_tests.sh tests/gateway/                   # one directory
-scripts/run_tests.sh tests/agent/test_foo.py::test_x  # one test
-scripts/run_tests.sh -v --tb=long                     # pass-through pytest flags
-scripts/run_tests.sh --no-isolate tests/foo/          # disable subprocess isolation (faster, for debugging)
-```
-
-### Subprocess-per-test isolation
-
-Every test runs in a freshly-spawned Python subprocess via the in-tree plugin
-at `tests/_isolate_plugin.py`. This means module-level dicts/sets and
-ContextVars from one test cannot leak into the next — the historic
-`_reset_module_state` autouse fixture is gone.
-
-Implementation notes:
-
- The plugin uses `multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")`, which works on
-  Linux, macOS, and Windows alike (POSIX `fork` is not used).
- Per-test overhead is ~0.5–1.0s (Python startup + pytest collection). xdist
-  parallelism amortizes this across cores; on a 20-core box the full suite
-  finishes in roughly the same wall time as before, but flake-free.
- `isolate_timeout` (configured in `pyproject.toml`) caps each test at 30s.
-  Hangs are killed and surfaced as a failure report.
- Pass `--no-isolate` to disable isolation — useful when debugging a single
-  test interactively, or when you specifically want to verify state leakage.
- The plugin disables itself in child processes (sentinel envvar
-  `HERMES_ISOLATE_CHILD=1`), so there's no fork-bomb risk.
-
-### Why the wrapper (and why the old "just call pytest" doesn't work)
-
-Five real sources of local-vs-CI drift the script closes:
-
-| | Without wrapper | With wrapper |
-|---|---|---|
-| Provider API keys | Whatever is in your env (auto-detects pool) | All `*_API_KEY`/`*_TOKEN`/etc. unset |
-| HOME / `~/.hermes/` | Your real config+auth.json | Temp dir per test |
-| Timezone | Local TZ (PDT etc.) | UTC |
-| Locale | Whatever is set | C.UTF-8 |
-| xdist workers | `-n auto` = all cores | `-n auto` (safe — subprocess isolation prevents cross-worker flakes) |
-
-`tests/conftest.py` also enforces points 1-4 as an autouse fixture so ANY pytest
-invocation (including IDE integrations) gets hermetic behavior — but the wrapper
-is belt-and-suspenders.
-
-### Running without the wrapper (only if you must)
-
-If you can't use the wrapper (e.g. inside an IDE that shells pytest directly),
-at minimum activate the venv. The isolation plugin loads automatically from
-`addopts` in `pyproject.toml`, so you get the same per-test process isolation
-either way.
-
-```bash
-source .venv/bin/activate   # or: source venv/bin/activate
-python -m pytest tests/ -q
-```
-
-If you need to bypass isolation for fast feedback while debugging:
-
-```bash
-python -m pytest tests/agent/test_foo.py -q --no-isolate
+source venv/bin/activate
+python -m pytest tests/ -q          # Full suite (~3000 tests, ~3 min)
+python -m pytest tests/test_model_tools.py -q   # Toolset resolution
+python -m pytest tests/test_cli_init.py -q       # CLI config loading
+python -m pytest tests/gateway/ -q               # Gateway tests
+python -m pytest tests/tools/ -q                 # Tool-level tests
 ```

 Always run the full suite before pushing changes.
-
-### Don't write change-detector tests
-
-A test is a **change-detector** if it fails whenever data that is **expected
-to change** gets updated — model catalogs, config version numbers,
-enumeration counts, hardcoded lists of provider models. These tests add no
-behavioral coverage; they just guarantee that routine source updates break
-CI and cost engineering time to "fix."
-
-**Do not write:**
-
-```python
-# catalog snapshot — breaks every model release
-assert "gemini-2.5-pro" in _PROVIDER_MODELS["gemini"]
-assert "MiniMax-M2.7" in models
-
-# config version literal — breaks every schema bump
-assert DEFAULT_CONFIG["_config_version"] == 21
-
-# enumeration count — breaks every time a skill/provider is added
-assert len(_PROVIDER_MODELS["huggingface"]) == 8
-```
-
-**Do write:**
-
-```python
-# behavior: does the catalog plumbing work at all?
-assert "gemini" in _PROVIDER_MODELS
-assert len(_PROVIDER_MODELS["gemini"]) >= 1
-
-# behavior: does migration bump the user's version to current latest?
-assert raw["_config_version"] == DEFAULT_CONFIG["_config_version"]
-
-# invariant: no plan-only model leaks into the legacy list
-assert not (set(moonshot_models) & coding_plan_only_models)
-
-# invariant: every model in the catalog has a context-length entry
-for m in _PROVIDER_MODELS["huggingface"]:
-    assert m.lower() in DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS_LOWER
-```
-
-The rule: if the test reads like a snapshot of current data, delete it. If
-it reads like a contract about how two pieces of data must relate, keep it.
-When a PR adds a new provider/model and you want a test, make the test
-assert the relationship (e.g. "catalog entries all have context lengths"),
-not the specific names.
-
-Reviewers should reject new change-detector tests; authors should convert
-them into invariants before re-requesting review.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Thank you for contributing to Hermes Agent! This guide covers everything you nee
 We value contributions in this order:

 1. **Bug fixes** — crashes, incorrect behavior, data loss. Always top priority.
-2. **Cross-platform compatibility** — macOS, different Linux distros, and WSL2 on Windows. We want Hermes to work everywhere.
+2. **Cross-platform compatibility** — Windows, macOS, different Linux distros, different terminal emulators. We want Hermes to work everywhere.
 3. **Security hardening** — shell injection, prompt injection, path traversal, privilege escalation. See [Security](#security-considerations).
 4. **Performance and robustness** — retry logic, error handling, graceful degradation.
 5. **New skills** — but only broadly useful ones. See [Should it be a Skill or a Tool?](#should-it-be-a-skill-or-a-tool)
@@ -43,45 +43,27 @@ Bundled skills (in `skills/`) ship with every Hermes install. They should be **b
 - Document handling, web research, common dev workflows, system administration
 - Used regularly by a wide range of people

-If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo but isn't activated by default. Users can discover it via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official") and install it with `hermes skills install` (no third-party warning, built-in trust).
+If your skill is official and useful but not universally needed (e.g., a paid service integration, a heavyweight dependency), put it in **`optional-skills/`** — it ships with the repo but isn't activated by default. Users can discover it via `hermes skills browse` (labeled "official") and install it with `hermes skills install` (no third-party warning, builtin trust).

 If your skill is specialized, community-contributed, or niche, it's better suited for a **Skills Hub** — upload it to a skills registry and share it in the [Nous Research Discord](https://discord.gg/NousResearch). Users can install it with `hermes skills install`.

 ---

-## Memory Providers: Ship as a Standalone Plugin
-
-**We are no longer accepting new memory providers into this repo.** The set of built-in providers under `plugins/memory/` (honcho, mem0, supermemory, byterover, hindsight, holographic, openviking, retaindb) is closed. If you want to add a new memory backend, publish it as a **standalone plugin repo** that users install into `~/.hermes/plugins/` (or via a pip entry point).
-
-Standalone memory plugins:
-
- Implement the same `MemoryProvider` ABC (`agent/memory_provider.py`) — `sync_turn`, `prefetch`, `shutdown`, and optionally `post_setup(hermes_home, config)` for setup-wizard integration
- Use the same discovery system — `discover_memory_providers()` picks them up from user/project plugin directories and pip entry points
- Integrate with `hermes memory setup` via `post_setup()` — no need to touch core code
- Can register their own CLI subcommands via `register_cli(subparser)` in a `cli.py` file
- Get all the same lifecycle hooks and config plumbing as in-tree providers
-
-PRs that add a new directory under `plugins/memory/` will be closed with a pointer to publish the provider as its own repo. Existing in-tree providers stay; bug fixes to them are welcome.
-
-This isn't a quality bar — it's a coupling-and-maintenance decision. Memory providers are the most common plugin type and they shouldn't all live in this tree.
-
---
-
 ## Development Setup

 ### Prerequisites

 | Requirement | Notes |
 |-------------|-------|
-| **Git** | With the `git-lfs` extension installed |
+| **Git** | With `--recurse-submodules` support |
 | **Python 3.11+** | uv will install it if missing |
 | **uv** | Fast Python package manager ([install](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)) |
-| **Node.js 20+** | Optional — needed for browser tools and WhatsApp bridge (matches root `package.json` engines) |
+| **Node.js 18+** | Optional — needed for browser tools and WhatsApp bridge |

 ### Clone and install

 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
 cd hermes-agent

 # Create venv with Python 3.11
@@ -91,6 +73,9 @@ export VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/venv"
 # Install with all extras (messaging, cron, CLI menus, dev tools)
 uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"

+# Optional: RL training submodule
+# git submodule update --init tinker-atropos && uv pip install -e "./tinker-atropos"
+
 # Optional: browser tools
 npm install
 ```
@@ -103,7 +88,7 @@ cp cli-config.yaml.example ~/.hermes/config.yaml
 touch ~/.hermes/.env

 # Add at minimum an LLM provider key:
-echo "OPENROUTER_API_KEY=***" >> ~/.hermes/.env
+echo 'OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-your-key' >> ~/.hermes/.env
 ```

 ### Run
@@ -121,11 +106,6 @@ hermes chat -q "Hello"
 ### Run tests

 ```bash
-# Preferred — matches CI (hermetic env, 4 xdist workers); see AGENTS.md
-scripts/run_tests.sh
-
-# Alternative (activate the venv first). The wrapper is still recommended
-# for parity with GitHub Actions before you open a PR:
 pytest tests/ -v
 ```

@@ -172,7 +152,7 @@ hermes-agent/
 │   ├── vision_tools.py           # Image analysis via multimodal models
 │   ├── delegate_tool.py          # Subagent spawning and parallel task execution
 │   ├── code_execution_tool.py    # Sandboxed Python with RPC tool access
-│   ├── session_search_tool.py    # Search past conversations with FTS5 + anchored windows
+│   ├── session_search_tool.py    # Search past conversations with FTS5 + summarization
 │   ├── cronjob_tools.py          # Scheduled task management
 │   ├── skill_tools.py            # Skill search, load, manage
 │   └── environments/             # Terminal execution backends
@@ -193,6 +173,7 @@ hermes-agent/
 │
 ├── skills/                   # Bundled skills (copied to ~/.hermes/skills/ on install)
 ├── optional-skills/          # Official optional skills (discoverable via hub, not activated by default)
+├── environments/             # RL training environments (Atropos integration)
 ├── tests/                    # Test suite
 ├── website/                  # Documentation site (hermes-agent.nousresearch.com)
 │
@@ -210,7 +191,7 @@ hermes-agent/
 | `~/.hermes/skills/` | All active skills (bundled + hub-installed + agent-created) |
 | `~/.hermes/memories/` | Persistent memory (MEMORY.md, USER.md) |
 | `~/.hermes/state.db` | SQLite session database |
-| `~/.hermes/sessions/` | Gateway routing index (`sessions.json`), request-dump breadcrumbs, gateway `*.jsonl` transcripts, and (optionally) per-session JSON snapshots when `sessions.write_json_snapshots: true` is set. The per-session snapshots are off by default; state.db is canonical. |
+| `~/.hermes/sessions/` | JSON session logs |
 | `~/.hermes/cron/` | Scheduled job data |
 | `~/.hermes/whatsapp/session/` | WhatsApp bridge credentials |

@@ -239,7 +220,7 @@ User message → AIAgent._run_agent_loop()

 - **Self-registering tools**: Each tool file calls `registry.register()` at import time. `model_tools.py` triggers discovery by importing all tool modules.
 - **Toolset grouping**: Tools are grouped into toolsets (`web`, `terminal`, `file`, `browser`, etc.) that can be enabled/disabled per platform.
- **Session persistence**: All conversations are stored in SQLite (`hermes_state.py`) with full-text search and unique session titles. Per-session JSON snapshots in `~/.hermes/sessions/` were superseded by the SQLite store and are off by default; opt back in with `sessions.write_json_snapshots: true` if you have external tooling that consumes the JSON files directly.
+- **Session persistence**: All conversations are stored in SQLite (`hermes_state.py`) with full-text search and unique session titles. JSON logs go to `~/.hermes/sessions/`.
 - **Ephemeral injection**: System prompts and prefill messages are injected at API call time, never persisted to the database or logs.
 - **Provider abstraction**: The agent works with any OpenAI-compatible API. Provider resolution happens at init time (Nous Portal OAuth, OpenRouter API key, or custom endpoint).
 - **Provider routing**: When using OpenRouter, `provider_routing` in config.yaml controls provider selection (sort by throughput/latency/price, allow/ignore specific providers, data retention policies). These are injected as `extra_body.provider` in API requests.
@@ -305,18 +286,16 @@ registry.register(
 )
 ```

-**Wire into a toolset (required):** Built-in tools are auto-discovered: any
-`tools/*.py` file that contains a top-level `registry.register(...)` call is
-imported by `discover_builtin_tools()` in `tools/registry.py` when `model_tools`
-loads. There is **no** manual import list in `model_tools.py` to maintain.
+Then add the import to `model_tools.py` in the `_modules` list:

-You must still add the tool name to the appropriate list in `toolsets.py`
-(for example `_HERMES_CORE_TOOLS` or a dedicated toolset); otherwise the tool
-registers but is never exposed to the agent. If you introduce a new toolset,
-add it in `toolsets.py` and wire it into the relevant platform presets.
+```python
+_modules = [
+    # ... existing modules ...
+    "tools.my_tool",
+]
+```

-See `AGENTS.md` (section **Adding New Tools**) for profile-aware paths and
-plugin vs core guidance.
+If it's a new toolset, add it to `toolsets.py` and to the relevant platform presets.

 ---

@@ -475,58 +454,6 @@ Gateway and messaging sessions never collect secrets in-band; they instruct the

 See `skills/gifs/gif-search/` and `skills/email/himalaya/` for examples.

-### Skill authoring standards (HARDLINE)
-
-Every new or modernized skill — bundled, optional, or contributed — must meet these standards before merge. Reviewers reject PRs that violate them.
-
-1. **`description` ≤ 60 characters, one sentence, ends with a period.** Long descriptions bloat the skill listing UI and dilute the model's attention when many skills are loaded. State the capability, not the implementation. No marketing words ("powerful", "comprehensive", "seamless", "advanced"). Don't repeat the skill name. Verify with:
-   ```python
-   import re, pathlib
-   m = re.search(r'^description: (.*)$',
-                 pathlib.Path('skills/<cat>/<name>/SKILL.md').read_text(),
-                 re.MULTILINE)
-   assert len(m.group(1)) <= 60, len(m.group(1))
-   ```
-
-   Good: `Search arXiv papers by keyword, author, category, or ID.`
-   Bad: `A powerful and comprehensive skill that allows the agent to search arXiv for relevant academic papers using various criteria including keywords, authors, and categories.`
-
-2. **Tools referenced in SKILL.md prose must be native Hermes tools or MCP servers the skill explicitly expects.** When the skill needs a capability, point at the proper tool by name in backticks: `` `terminal` ``, `` `web_extract` ``, `` `web_search` ``, `` `read_file` ``, `` `write_file` ``, `` `patch` ``, `` `search_files` ``, `` `vision_analyze` ``, `` `browser_navigate` ``, `` `delegate_task` ``, `` `image_generate` ``, `` `text_to_speech` ``, `` `cronjob` ``, `` `memory` ``, `` `skill_view` ``, `` `todo` ``, `` `execute_code` ``.
-
-   Do NOT name shell utilities the agent already has wrapped:
-
-   | Don't say | Say |
-   |---|---|
-   | `grep`, `rg` | `search_files` |
-   | `cat`, `head`, `tail` | `read_file` |
-   | `sed`, `awk` | `patch` |
-   | `find`, `ls` | `search_files` (with `target='files'`) |
-   | `curl` for content extraction | `web_extract` |
-   | `echo > file`, `cat <<EOF` | `write_file` |
-
-   If the skill depends on an MCP server, name the MCP server and document its setup in `## Prerequisites`. Third-party CLIs (e.g. `ffmpeg`, `gh`, a specific SDK) are fine to invoke from inside script files, but the prose should frame the interaction as "invoke through the `terminal` tool", not as a manual shell session.
-
-3. **`platforms:` gating audited against actual script imports.** Skills that use POSIX-only primitives (`fcntl`, `termios`, `os.setsid`, `os.kill(pid, 0)` for liveness, `/proc`, hardcoded `/tmp` paths, `signal.SIGKILL`, bash heredocs, `osascript`, `apt`, `systemctl`) must declare their supported platforms via the `platforms:` frontmatter. Default posture is to fix it cross-platform first — `tempfile.gettempdir()`, `pathlib.Path`, `psutil.pid_exists()`, Python-level filtering instead of `grep`. Gate to a narrower set only when the dependency is genuinely platform-bound (e.g. `osascript` is macOS-only, `/proc` is Linux-only).
-
-4. **`author` credits the human contributor first.** For external contributions, the contributor's real name + GitHub handle goes first (`Jane Doe (jane-doe)`); "Hermes Agent" is the secondary collaborator. If the contributor's commit shows "Hermes Agent" as author because they used Hermes to draft the skill, replace it with their actual name — credit the human, not the tool.
-
-5. **SKILL.md body uses the modern section order.** `# <Skill> Skill` title, 2-3 sentence intro stating what it does and what it doesn't do, then:
-   - `## When to Use` — trigger conditions
-   - `## Prerequisites` — env vars, install steps, MCP setup, API key sourcing
-   - `## How to Run` — canonical invocation through the `terminal` tool
-   - `## Quick Reference` — flat command/API reference
-   - `## Procedure` — numbered steps with copy-paste commands
-   - `## Pitfalls` — known limits, rate limits, things that look broken but aren't
-   - `## Verification` — single command that proves the skill works
-
-   Target ~200 lines for a complex skill, ~100 lines for a simple one. Cut redundant intro fluff, marketing prose, and re-explanations of env vars already documented in `## Prerequisites`.
-
-6. **Scripts go in `scripts/`, references in `references/`, templates in `templates/`.** Don't expect the model to inline-write parsers, XML walkers, or non-trivial logic every call — ship a helper script. Reference scripts from SKILL.md by path relative to the skill directory.
-
-7. **Tests live at `tests/skills/test_<skill>_skill.py`** and use only stdlib + pytest + `unittest.mock`. No live network calls. Run via `scripts/run_tests.sh tests/skills/test_<skill>_skill.py -q`. Must pass under the hermetic CI env (no API keys leaking through). Use `monkeypatch` and `tmp_path` for any env-var or filesystem dependencies.
-
-8. **`.env.example` additions are isolated to a clearly delimited block.** Don't touch the surrounding file — contributor-supplied `.env.example` versions are usually stale, and edits outside the skill's own block will be dropped during salvage. Comment all values with `#` (it's documentation, not live config).
-
 ### Skill guidelines

 - **No external dependencies unless absolutely necessary.** Prefer stdlib Python, curl, and existing Hermes tools (`web_extract`, `terminal`, `read_file`).
@@ -567,7 +494,7 @@ branding:
  agent_name: "My Agent"
  welcome: "Welcome message"
  response_label: " ⚔ Agent "
-  prompt_symbol: "⚔"
+  prompt_symbol: "⚔ ❯ "

 tool_prefix: "╎"             # Tool output line prefix
 ```
@@ -588,57 +515,11 @@ See `hermes_cli/skin_engine.py` for the full schema and existing skins as exampl

 ## Cross-Platform Compatibility

-Hermes runs on Linux, macOS, and native Windows (plus WSL2). When writing code
-that touches the OS, assume *any* platform can hit your code path.
-
-> **Before you PR:** run `scripts/check-windows-footguns.py` to catch the
-> common Windows-unsafe patterns in your diff. It's grep-based and cheap;
-> CI runs it on every PR too.
+Hermes runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. When writing code that touches the OS:

 ### Critical rules

-1. **Never call `os.kill(pid, 0)` for liveness checks.** `os.kill(pid, 0)`
-   is a standard POSIX idiom to check "is this PID alive" — the signal 0
-   is a no-op permission check. **On Windows it is NOT a no-op.** Python's
-   Windows `os.kill` maps `sig=0` to `CTRL_C_EVENT` (they collide at the
-   integer value 0) and routes it through `GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(0, pid)`,
-   which broadcasts Ctrl+C to the **entire console process group** containing
-   the target PID. "Probe if alive" silently becomes "kill the target and
-   often unrelated processes sharing its console." See [bpo-14484](https://bugs.python.org/issue14484)
-   (open since 2012 — will never be fixed for compat reasons).
-
-   **Preferred:** use `psutil` (a core dependency — always available):
-
-   ```python
-   import psutil
-   if psutil.pid_exists(pid):
-       # process is alive — safe on every platform
-       ...
-   ```
-
-   If you specifically need the hermes wrapper (it has a stdlib fallback
-   for scaffold-phase imports before pip install finishes), use
-   `gateway.status._pid_exists(pid)`. It calls `psutil.pid_exists` first
-   and falls back to a hand-rolled `OpenProcess + WaitForSingleObject`
-   dance on Windows only when psutil is somehow missing.
-
-   Audit grep for new callsites: `rg "os\.kill\([^,]+,\s*0\s*\)"`. Any hit
-   in non-test code is presumptively a Windows silent-kill bug.
-
-2. **Use `shutil.which()` before shelling out — don't assume Windows has
-   tools Linux has.** `wmic` was removed in Windows 10 21H1 and later. `ps`,
-   `kill`, `grep`, `awk`, `fuser`, `lsof`, `pgrep`, and most POSIX CLI tools
-   simply don't exist on Windows. Test availability with
-   `shutil.which("tool")` and fall back to a Windows-native equivalent —
-   usually PowerShell via `subprocess.run(["powershell", "-NoProfile",
-   "-Command", ...])`.
-
-   For process enumeration: PowerShell's `Get-CimInstance Win32_Process` is
-   the modern replacement for `wmic process`. See
-   `hermes_cli/gateway.py::_scan_gateway_pids` for the pattern.
-
-3. **`termios` and `fcntl` are Unix-only.** Always catch both `ImportError`
-   and `NotImplementedError`:
+1. **`termios` and `fcntl` are Unix-only.** Always catch both `ImportError` and `NotImplementedError`:
   ```python
   try:
       from simple_term_menu import TerminalMenu
@@ -651,126 +532,24 @@ that touches the OS, assume *any* platform can hit your code path.
       idx = int(input("Choice: ")) - 1
   ```

-4. **File encoding.** Windows may save `.env` files in `cp1252`. Always
-   handle encoding errors:
+2. **File encoding.** Windows may save `.env` files in `cp1252`. Always handle encoding errors:
   ```python
   try:
       load_dotenv(env_path)
   except UnicodeDecodeError:
       load_dotenv(env_path, encoding="latin-1")
   ```
-   Config files (`config.yaml`) may be saved with a UTF-8 BOM by Notepad and
-   similar editors — use `encoding="utf-8-sig"` when reading files that
-   could have been touched by a Windows GUI editor.

-5. **Process management.** `os.setsid()`, `os.killpg()`, `os.fork()`,
-   `os.getuid()`, and POSIX signal handling differ on Windows. Guard with
-   `platform.system()`, `sys.platform`, or `hasattr(os, "setsid")`:
+3. **Process management.** `os.setsid()`, `os.killpg()`, and signal handling differ on Windows. Use platform checks:
   ```python
+   import platform
   if platform.system() != "Windows":
       kwargs["preexec_fn"] = os.setsid
-   else:
-       kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
   ```

-   **Preferred:** for killing a process AND its children (what `os.killpg`
-   does on POSIX), use `psutil` — it works on every platform:
-   ```python
-   import psutil
-   try:
-       parent = psutil.Process(pid)
-       # Kill children first (leaf-up), then the parent.
-       for child in parent.children(recursive=True):
-           child.kill()
-       parent.kill()
-   except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
-       pass
-   ```
+4. **Path separators.** Use `pathlib.Path` instead of string concatenation with `/`.

-6. **Signals that don't exist on Windows: `SIGALRM`, `SIGCHLD`, `SIGHUP`,
-   `SIGUSR1`, `SIGUSR2`, `SIGPIPE`, `SIGQUIT`, `SIGKILL`.** Python's
-   `signal` module raises `AttributeError` at import time if you reference
-   them on Windows. Use `getattr(signal, "SIGKILL", signal.SIGTERM)` or
-   gate the whole block behind a platform check. `loop.add_signal_handler`
-   raises `NotImplementedError` on Windows — always catch it.
-
-7. **Path separators.** Use `pathlib.Path` instead of string concatenation
-   with `/`. Forward slashes work almost everywhere on Windows, but
-   `subprocess.run(["cmd.exe", "/c", ...])` and other shell contexts can
-   require backslashes — convert with `str(path)` at the subprocess boundary,
-   not inside Python logic.
-
-8. **Symlinks need elevated privileges on Windows** (unless Developer Mode is
-   on). Tests that create symlinks need `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform ==
-   "win32", reason="Symlinks require elevated privileges on Windows")`.
-
-9. **POSIX file modes (0o600, 0o644, etc.) are NOT enforced on NTFS** by
-   default. Tests that assert on `stat().st_mode & 0o777` must skip on
-   Windows — the concept doesn't translate. Use ACLs (`icacls`, `pywin32`)
-   for Windows secret-file protection if needed.
-
-10. **Detached background daemons on Windows need `pythonw.exe`, NOT
-    `python.exe`.** `python.exe` always allocates or attaches to a console,
-    which makes it vulnerable to `CTRL_C_EVENT` broadcasts from any sibling
-    process. `pythonw.exe` is the no-console variant. Combine with
-    `CREATE_NO_WINDOW | DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP |
-    CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB` in `subprocess.Popen(creationflags=...)`.
-    See `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py::_spawn_detached` for the reference
-    implementation.
-
-11. **`subprocess.Popen` with `.cmd` or `.bat` shims needs `shutil.which`
-    to resolve.** Passing `"agent-browser"` to `Popen` on Windows finds
-    the extensionless POSIX shebang shim in `node_modules/.bin/`, which
-    `CreateProcessW` can't execute — you'll get `WinError 193 "not a valid
-    Win32 application"`. Use `shutil.which("agent-browser", path=local_bin)`
-    which honors PATHEXT and picks the `.CMD` variant on Windows.
-
-12. **Don't use shell shebangs as a way to run Python.** `#!/usr/bin/env
-    python` only works when the file is executed through a Unix shell.
-    `subprocess.run(["./myscript.py"])` on Windows fails even if the file
-    has a shebang line. Always invoke Python explicitly:
-    `[sys.executable, "myscript.py"]`.
-
-13. **Shell commands in installers.** If you change `scripts/install.sh`,
-    make the equivalent change in `scripts/install.ps1`. The two scripts
-    are the canonical example of "works on Linux does not mean works on
-    Windows" and have drifted multiple times — keep them in lockstep.
-
-14. **Known paths that are OneDrive-redirected on Windows:** Desktop,
-    Documents, Pictures, Videos. The "real" path when OneDrive Backup is
-    enabled is `%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Desktop` (etc.), NOT
-    `%USERPROFILE%\Desktop` (which exists as an empty husk). Resolve the
-    real location via `ctypes` + `SHGetKnownFolderPath` or by reading the
-    `Shell Folders` registry key — never assume `~/Desktop`.
-
-15. **CRLF vs LF in generated scripts.** Windows `cmd.exe` and `schtasks`
-    parse line-by-line; mixed or LF-only line endings can break multi-line
-    `.cmd` / `.bat` files. Use `open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8",
-    newline="\r\n")` — or `open(path, "wb")` + explicit bytes — when
-    generating scripts Windows will execute.
-
-16. **Two different quoting schemes in one command line.** `subprocess.run
-    (["schtasks", "/TR", some_cmd])` → schtasks itself parses `/TR`, AND
-    the `some_cmd` string is re-parsed by `cmd.exe` when the task fires.
-    Different parsers, different escape rules. Use two separate quoting
-    helpers and never cross them. See `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py::
-    _quote_cmd_script_arg` and `_quote_schtasks_arg` for the reference
-    pair.
-
-### Testing cross-platform
-
-Tests that use POSIX-only syscalls need a skip marker. Common ones:
- Symlinks → `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", ...)`
- `0o600` file modes → `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith("win"), ...)`
- `signal.SIGALRM` → Unix-only (see `tests/conftest.py::_enforce_test_timeout`)
- `os.setsid` / `os.fork` → Unix-only
- Live Winsock / Windows-specific regression tests →
-  `@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows-specific regression")`
-
-If you monkeypatch `sys.platform` for cross-platform tests, also patch
-`platform.system()` / `platform.release()` / `platform.mac_ver()` — each
-re-reads the real OS independently, so half-patched tests still route
-through the wrong branch on a Windows runner.
+5. **Shell commands in installers.** If you change `scripts/install.sh`, check if the equivalent change is needed in `scripts/install.ps1`.

 ---

@@ -800,47 +579,6 @@ Hermes has terminal access. Security matters.

 If your PR affects security, note it explicitly in the description.

-### Dependency pinning policy (supply chain hardening)
-
-After the [litellm supply chain compromise](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24512) in March 2026 and the [Mini Shai-Hulud worm campaign](https://socket.dev/blog/tanstack-npm-packages-compromised-mini-shai-hulud-supply-chain-attack) in May 2026, all dependencies must follow these rules:
-
-| Source type | Required treatment | Rationale |
-|---|---|---|
-| **PyPI package** | `>=floor,<next_major` | PyPI versions are immutable once published, but new versions can be pushed into your range. A `<next_major` ceiling stops a 1.x install from upgrading to a malicious 2.0.0. |
-| **Git URL** (atroposlib, tinker, yc-bench, Baileys) | Full commit SHA | Branches and tags are mutable refs; SHA is content-addressed. |
-| **GitHub Actions** | Full commit SHA + version comment | Action tags are mutable refs (e.g. tj-actions/changed-files March 2025). Pin as `uses: owner/action@<sha>  # vX.Y.Z` |
-| **CI-only pip installs** | `==exact` | Hermetic CI builds; churn is acceptable. |
-
-**Every new PyPI dependency in a PR must have a `<next_major` upper bound.** PRs adding unbounded `>=X.Y.Z` specs will be rejected by reviewers. The `supply-chain-audit.yml` CI workflow also flags dependency manifest changes for manual review.
-
-**How to determine the ceiling:**
- If the package is at version `1.x.y`, use `<2`.
- If the package is at version `0.x.y` (pre-1.0), use `<0.(current_minor + 2)` — e.g. if current is `0.29.x`, use `<0.32`. This gives ~2 minor versions of headroom while keeping the window small enough that a hostile takeover version is unlikely to land inside it.
- Exception: packages with very stable APIs (e.g. `aiohttp-socks`) can use `<1` at reviewer discretion.
-
-**Examples:**
-```toml
-# ✅ Correct — post-1.0
-"openai>=2.21.0,<3"
-"pydantic>=2.12.5,<3"
-
-# ✅ Correct — pre-1.0 (tight minor window)
-"asyncpg>=0.29,<0.32"
-"aiosqlite>=0.20,<0.23"
-"hindsight-client>=0.4.22,<0.5"
-
-# ❌ Rejected — no upper bound
-"some-package>=1.2.3"
-
-# ❌ Rejected — too tight (blocks legitimate patches)
-"some-package==1.2.3"
-
-# ❌ Rejected — too loose for pre-1.0 (allows 80 minor versions)
-"some-package>=0.20,<1"
-```
-
-**Reference PRs:** #2796 (litellm removal), #2810 (upper bounds pass), #9801 (SHA pinning + supply-chain-audit CI).
-
 ---

 ## Pull Request Process
@@ -857,9 +595,9 @@ refactor/description   # Code restructuring

 ### Before submitting

-1. **Run tests**: `scripts/run_tests.sh` (recommended; same as CI) or `pytest tests/ -v` with the project venv activated
+1. **Run tests**: `pytest tests/ -v`
 2. **Test manually**: Run `hermes` and exercise the code path you changed
-3. **Check cross-platform impact**: If you touch file I/O, process management, or terminal handling, consider macOS, Linux, and WSL2
+3. **Check cross-platform impact**: If you touch file I/O, process management, or terminal handling, consider Windows and macOS
 4. **Keep PRs focused**: One logical change per PR. Don't mix a bug fix with a refactor with a new feature.

 ### PR description
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 FROM ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.11.6-python3.13-trixie@sha256:b3c543b6c4f23a5f2df22866bd7857e5d304b67a564f4feab6ac22044dde719b AS uv_source
-# Node 22 LTS source stage. Debian trixie's bundled nodejs is pinned to 20.x
-# which reached EOL in April 2026 — we copy node + npm + corepack from the
-# upstream node:22 image instead so we can stay on a supported LTS without
-# waiting for Debian 14 (forky, ~mid-2027).  Bookworm-based slim image used
-# so the produced binary links against glibc 2.36, which runs cleanly on
-# our Debian 13 (trixie, glibc 2.41) runtime.  Bumping to a new Node major
-# is a one-line ARG change; see #4977.
-FROM node:22-bookworm-slim@sha256:7af03b14a13c8cdd38e45058fd957bf00a72bbe17feac43b1c15a689c029c732 AS node_source
+FROM tianon/gosu:1.19-trixie@sha256:3b176695959c71e123eb390d427efc665eeb561b1540e82679c15e992006b8b9 AS gosu_source
 FROM debian:13.4

 # Disable Python stdout buffering to ensure logs are printed immediately
@@ -16,311 +9,38 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 # install survives the /opt/data volume overlay at runtime.
 ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/opt/hermes/.playwright

-# Install system dependencies in one layer, clear APT cache.
-# tini was previously PID 1 to reap orphaned zombie processes (MCP stdio
-# subprocesses, git, bun, etc.) that would otherwise accumulate when hermes
-# ran as PID 1. See #15012. Phase 2 of the s6-overlay supervision plan
-# replaces tini with s6-overlay's /init (PID 1 = s6-svscan), which reaps
-# zombies non-blockingly on SIGCHLD and additionally supervises the main
-# hermes process, the dashboard, and per-profile gateways.
+# Install system dependencies in one layer, clear APT cache
 RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates curl iputils-ping python3 python-is-python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev python3-venv libffi-dev libolm-dev procps git openssh-client docker-cli xz-utils && \
+        build-essential nodejs npm python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev libffi-dev procps git && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

-# ---------- s6-overlay install ----------
-# s6-overlay provides supervision for the main hermes process, the dashboard,
-# and per-profile gateways. /init becomes PID 1 below — see ENTRYPOINT.
-#
-# Multi-arch: BuildKit auto-populates TARGETARCH (amd64 / arm64). s6-overlay
-# uses tarball names keyed on the kernel arch string (x86_64 / aarch64), so
-# we map between them inline. The noarch + symlinks tarballs are
-# architecture-independent and reused as-is.
-#
-# We use `curl` instead of `ADD` for the per-arch tarball because `ADD`
-# evaluates its URL at parse time, before any ARG / TARGETARCH substitution
-# — splitting one URL per arch into two ADDs would download both on every
-# build and leave dead bytes in the cache. A single curl + arch-keyed URL
-# is simpler and cache-friendlier.
-#
-# Supply-chain integrity: every tarball is checksum-verified against the
-# upstream-published SHA256. To bump S6_OVERLAY_VERSION, fetch the four
-# `.sha256` files from the corresponding release and update the ARGs. The
-# checksum lookup happens during build, so a compromised release artifact
-# fails the build loudly instead of silently producing a tampered image.
-ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_VERSION=3.2.3.0
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_NOARCH_SHA256=b720f9d9340efc8bb07528b9743813c836e4b02f8693d90241f047998b4c53cf
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_X86_64_SHA256=a93f02882c6ed46b21e7adb5c0add86154f01236c93cd82c7d682722e8840563
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_AARCH64_SHA256=0952056ff913482163cc30e35b2e944b507ba1025d78f5becbb89367bf344581
-ARG S6_OVERLAY_SYMLINKS_SHA256=a60dc5235de3ecbcf874b9c1f18d73263ab99b289b9329aa950e8729c4789f0e
-ADD https://github.com/just-containers/s6-overlay/releases/download/v${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz /tmp/
-ADD https://github.com/just-containers/s6-overlay/releases/download/v${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/s6-overlay-symlinks-noarch.tar.xz /tmp/
-RUN set -eu; \
-    case "${TARGETARCH:-amd64}" in \
-        amd64) s6_arch="x86_64"; s6_arch_sha="${S6_OVERLAY_X86_64_SHA256}" ;; \
-        arm64) s6_arch="aarch64"; s6_arch_sha="${S6_OVERLAY_AARCH64_SHA256}" ;; \
-        *) echo "Unsupported TARGETARCH=${TARGETARCH} for s6-overlay" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
-    esac; \
-    curl -fsSL --retry 3 -o /tmp/s6-overlay-arch.tar.xz \
-        "https://github.com/just-containers/s6-overlay/releases/download/v${S6_OVERLAY_VERSION}/s6-overlay-${s6_arch}.tar.xz"; \
-    { \
-        printf '%s  %s\n' "${S6_OVERLAY_NOARCH_SHA256}" /tmp/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz; \
-        printf '%s  %s\n' "${s6_arch_sha}" /tmp/s6-overlay-arch.tar.xz; \
-        printf '%s  %s\n' "${S6_OVERLAY_SYMLINKS_SHA256}" /tmp/s6-overlay-symlinks-noarch.tar.xz; \
-    } > /tmp/s6-overlay.sha256; \
-    sha256sum -c /tmp/s6-overlay.sha256; \
-    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-noarch.tar.xz; \
-    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-arch.tar.xz; \
-    tar -C / -Jxpf /tmp/s6-overlay-symlinks-noarch.tar.xz; \
-    rm /tmp/s6-overlay-*.tar.xz /tmp/s6-overlay.sha256; \
-    # #34192: backward-compat shim for orchestration templates that still\
-    # reference the legacy /usr/bin/tini entrypoint (e.g. Hostinger's\
-    # 'Hermes WebUI' catalog). The image has moved to s6-overlay /init\
-    # as PID 1 (see ENTRYPOINT below + the migration comment at the top\
-    # of this file), but external wrappers pinned to /usr/bin/tini will\
-    # crash with 'tini: No such file or directory' on startup. The shim\
-    # symlinks /usr/bin/tini -> /init so legacy wrappers exec the right\
-    # PID-1 reaper without behavior change for users on the current\
-    # ENTRYPOINT. Safe to drop once the affected catalogs are updated.\
-    ln -sf /init /usr/bin/tini
-
 # Non-root user for runtime; UID can be overridden via HERMES_UID at runtime
 RUN useradd -u 10000 -m -d /opt/data hermes

+COPY --chmod=0755 --from=gosu_source /gosu /usr/local/bin/
 COPY --chmod=0755 --from=uv_source /usr/local/bin/uv /usr/local/bin/uvx /usr/local/bin/

-# Node 22 LTS: copy the node binary plus the bundled npm + corepack JS
-# installs from the upstream image.  npm and npx are recreated as symlinks
-# because they're symlinks in the source image (and need to live on PATH).
-# See node_source stage at the top of the file for the version-bump
-# rationale (#4977).
-COPY --chmod=0755 --from=node_source /usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/bin/
-COPY --from=node_source /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm
-COPY --from=node_source /usr/local/lib/node_modules/corepack /usr/local/lib/node_modules/corepack
-RUN ln -sf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js /usr/local/bin/npm && \
-    ln -sf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js /usr/local/bin/npx && \
-    ln -sf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/corepack/dist/corepack.js /usr/local/bin/corepack
-
+COPY . /opt/hermes
 WORKDIR /opt/hermes

-# ---------- Layer-cached dependency install ----------
-# Copy only package manifests first so npm install + Playwright are cached
-# unless the lockfiles themselves change.
-#
-# ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/ is copied IN FULL (not just its manifests)
-# because it is referenced as a `file:` workspace dependency from
-# ui-tui/package.json.  Copying the tree up front lets npm resolve the
-# workspace to real content instead of stopping at a bare package.json.
-COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
-COPY web/package.json web/
-COPY ui-tui/package.json ui-tui/
-COPY ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/ ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/
-
-# `npm_config_install_links=false` forces npm to install `file:` deps as
-# symlinks instead of copies.  This is the default since npm 10+, which is
-# what the image ships now (via the node:22 source stage).  We set it
-# explicitly anyway as defense-in-depth: the previous Debian-bundled npm
-# 9.x defaulted to install-as-copy, which produced a hidden
-# node_modules/.package-lock.json that permanently disagreed with the root
-# lock on the @hermes/ink entry, tripped the TUI launcher's
-# `_tui_need_npm_install()` check on every startup, and triggered a
-# runtime `npm install` that then failed with EACCES.  Keeping the env
-# guards against a future regression if the source npm version changes.
-ENV npm_config_install_links=false
-
+# Install Node dependencies and Playwright as root (--with-deps needs apt)
 RUN npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
    npx playwright install --with-deps chromium --only-shell && \
+    cd /opt/hermes/scripts/whatsapp-bridge && \
+    npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
    npm cache clean --force

-# ---------- Layer-cached Python dependency install ----------
-# Copy only pyproject.toml + uv.lock so the Python dep resolve + wheel
-# download + native-extension compile layer is cached unless those inputs
-# change.  Before this split the Python install sat after `COPY . .`, so
-# every source-only commit re-did ~4-5 min of dep work on cold builds.
-#
-# README.md is referenced by pyproject.toml's `readme =` field, but it's
-# excluded from the build context by .dockerignore's `*.md`.  uv's build
-# frontend stats the readme path during dep resolution, so we `touch` an
-# empty placeholder — the real README is restored by `COPY . .` below.
-#
-# `uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging`
-# installs the deps reachable through the composite `[all]` extra
-# (handpicked set intended for the production image), plus gateway
-# messaging adapters that should work in the published image without a
-# first-boot lazy install.  We do NOT use `--all-extras`:
-# that would pull in `[rl]` (atroposlib + tinker + torch + wandb from
-# git), `[yc-bench]` (another git dep), and `[termux-all]` (Android
-# redundancy), none of which belong in the published container.
-#
-# Provider packages (anthropic, bedrock, azure-identity) are included
-# so Docker users can use these providers without requiring runtime
-# lazy-install access to PyPI (often blocked in containerized envs).
-#
-# The hindsight memory provider's client (hindsight-client) is baked in
-# for the same reason: it lazy-installs into /opt/hermes/.venv at first
-# use, which lives inside the (immutable) image layer rather than the
-# mounted /opt/data volume, so it is lost on every container recreate /
-# image update and recall/retain then fails with
-# `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hindsight_client'` (#38128).
-#
-# The editable link is created after the source copy below.
-COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
-RUN touch ./README.md
-RUN uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging --extra anthropic --extra bedrock --extra azure-identity --extra hindsight
+# Hand ownership to hermes user, then install Python deps in a virtualenv
+RUN chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes
+USER hermes

-# ---------- Source code ----------
-# .dockerignore excludes node_modules, so the installs above survive.
-COPY --chown=hermes:hermes . .
+RUN uv venv && \
+    uv pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[all]"

-# Build browser dashboard and terminal UI assets.
-RUN cd web && npm run build && \
-    cd ../ui-tui && npm run build
-
-# ---------- Permissions ----------
-# Make install dir world-readable so any HERMES_UID can read it at runtime.
-# The venv needs to be traversable too.
-# node_modules trees additionally need to be writable by the hermes user
-# so the runtime `npm install` triggered by _tui_need_npm_install() in
-# hermes_cli/main.py succeeds (see #18800). /opt/hermes/web is build-time
-# only (HERMES_WEB_DIST points at hermes_cli/web_dist) and is intentionally
-# not chowned here.
-# /opt/hermes/gateway is runtime-writable: Python may create __pycache__ and
-# gateway state artifacts beneath the package after services drop privileges,
-# especially when the hermes UID is remapped at boot (#27221).
-# The .venv MUST remain hermes-writable so lazy_deps.py can install
-# remaining optional platform packages and future pin bumps at first use.
-# Without this, `uv pip install` fails with EACCES and adapters silently
-# fail to load.  See tools/lazy_deps.py.
 USER root
-RUN chmod -R a+rX /opt/hermes && \
-    chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes/.venv /opt/hermes/ui-tui /opt/hermes/gateway /opt/hermes/node_modules
-# Start as root so the s6-overlay stage2 hook can usermod/groupmod and chown
-# the data volume. Each supervised service then drops to the hermes user via
-# `s6-setuidgid hermes` in its run script. If HERMES_UID is unset, services
-# run as the default hermes user (UID 10000).
+RUN chmod +x /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh

-# ---------- Link hermes-agent itself (editable) ----------
-# Deps are already installed in the cached layer above; `--no-deps` makes
-# this a fast (~1s) egg-link creation with no resolution or downloads.
-RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir --no-deps -e "."
-
-# ---------- Bake build-time git revision ----------
-# .dockerignore excludes .git, so `git rev-parse HEAD` from inside the
-# container always returns nothing — meaning `hermes dump` reports
-# "(unknown)" and the startup banner drops its `· upstream <sha>` suffix.
-# That makes support triage from container bug reports impossible:
-# we can't tell which commit the user is actually running.
-#
-# Fix: write the commit SHA passed via the HERMES_GIT_SHA build-arg to
-# /opt/hermes/.hermes_build_sha at build time, and have
-# hermes_cli/build_info.py read it at runtime.  Both `hermes dump` and
-# banner.get_git_banner_state() try the baked SHA first, then fall back
-# to live `git rev-parse` for source installs (unchanged behaviour).
-#
-# The arg is optional — local `docker build` without --build-arg simply
-# omits the file, and the runtime falls back to live-git lookup.  CI
-# (.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml) passes ${{ github.sha }} so
-# every published image has it.
-ARG HERMES_GIT_SHA=
-RUN if [ -n "${HERMES_GIT_SHA}" ]; then \
-        printf '%s\n' "${HERMES_GIT_SHA}" > /opt/hermes/.hermes_build_sha && \
-        chown hermes:hermes /opt/hermes/.hermes_build_sha; \
-    fi
-
-# ---------- s6-overlay service wiring ----------
-# Static services declared at build time: main-hermes + dashboard.
-# Per-profile gateway services are registered dynamically at runtime by
-# the profile create/delete hooks (Phase 4); they live under
-# /run/service/ (tmpfs) and are reconciled on container restart by
-# /etc/cont-init.d/02-reconcile-profiles (Phase 4 Task 4.0).
-COPY docker/s6-rc.d/ /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/
-
-# stage2-hook handles UID/GID remap, volume chown, config seeding,
-# skills sync — all the work the old entrypoint.sh did before
-# `exec hermes`. Wired in as cont-init.d/01- so it
-# runs before user services start.
-#
-# 02-reconcile-profiles re-creates per-profile gateway s6 service
-# slots from $HERMES_HOME/profiles/<name>/ after a container restart
-# (the /run/service/ scandir is tmpfs and wiped on restart). Phase 4.
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/cont-init.d && \
-    printf '#!/command/with-contenv sh\nexec /opt/hermes/docker/stage2-hook.sh\n' \
-        > /etc/cont-init.d/01-hermes-setup && \
-    chmod +x /etc/cont-init.d/01-hermes-setup
-COPY --chmod=0755 docker/cont-init.d/015-supervise-perms /etc/cont-init.d/015-supervise-perms
-COPY --chmod=0755 docker/cont-init.d/02-reconcile-profiles /etc/cont-init.d/02-reconcile-profiles
-
-# ---------- Runtime ----------
-ENV HERMES_WEB_DIST=/opt/hermes/hermes_cli/web_dist
-# Point the TUI launcher at the prebuilt bundle baked at build time (Layer 8:
-# `ui-tui && npm run build`). This makes _make_tui_argv take the prebuilt-bundle
-# fast path (`node --expose-gc /opt/hermes/ui-tui/dist/entry.js`) and skip the
-# _tui_need_npm_install / runtime `npm install` branch entirely — exactly the
-# nix/packaged-release path the launcher was designed for.
-#
-# Why this is required (not just an optimization): the root package-lock.json
-# describes the WHOLE monorepo workspace set (root + web + ui-tui + apps/*),
-# but the image only installs root/web/ui-tui (apps/* — the desktop app — is
-# never `npm install`ed here). So the actualized node_modules permanently
-# disagrees with the canonical lock, _tui_need_npm_install() returns True on
-# every launch, and the runtime `npm install` it triggers (a) can never
-# converge against the partial monorepo and (b) races itself across concurrent
-# embedded-chat (/api/pty) connections → ENOTEMPTY → the chat tab dies with a
-# 502 / "[session ended]". Pointing at the prebuilt bundle sidesteps the whole
-# check. (A separate launcher hardening is tracked independently.)
-ENV HERMES_TUI_DIR=/opt/hermes/ui-tui
 ENV HERMES_HOME=/opt/data
-
-# `docker exec` privilege-drop shim. When operators run
-# `docker exec <c> hermes ...` they default to root, and any file the
-# command writes under $HERMES_HOME (auth.json, .env, config.yaml) ends
-# up root-owned and unreadable to the supervised gateway (UID 10000).
-# The shim lives at /opt/hermes/bin/hermes, sits earliest on PATH, and
-# transparently re-exec's the real venv binary via `s6-setuidgid hermes`
-# when invoked as root. Non-root callers (supervised processes,
-# `--user hermes`, etc.) hit the short-circuit path with no overhead.
-# Recursion is impossible because the shim exec's the venv binary by
-# absolute path (/opt/hermes/.venv/bin/hermes). See the shim source for
-# the opt-out env var (HERMES_DOCKER_EXEC_AS_ROOT=1).
-COPY --chmod=0755 docker/hermes-exec-shim.sh /opt/hermes/bin/hermes
-
-# Pre-s6 entrypoint.sh did `source .venv/bin/activate` which exported
-# the venv bin onto PATH; Architecture B's main-wrapper.sh does the
-# same for the container's main process, but `docker exec` and our
-# cont-init.d scripts don't pass through the wrapper. Expose the venv
-# bin globally so `docker exec <container> hermes ...` and any
-# subprocess that doesn't activate the venv first still find hermes.
-#
-# /opt/hermes/bin is prepended ahead of the venv so the privilege-drop
-# shim wins PATH resolution. The shim's last act is to exec the venv
-# binary by absolute path, so this PATH ordering is transparent to
-# every other consumer.
-ENV PATH="/opt/hermes/bin:/opt/hermes/.venv/bin:/opt/data/.local/bin:${PATH}"
-RUN mkdir -p /opt/data
 VOLUME [ "/opt/data" ]
-
-# s6-overlay's /init is PID 1. It sets up the supervision tree, runs
-# /etc/cont-init.d/* (our stage2 hook), starts s6-rc services
-# declared in /etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/, then exec's its remaining
-# argv as the container's "main program" with stdin/stdout/stderr
-# inherited (this is what makes interactive --tui work). When the
-# main program exits, /init begins stage 3 shutdown and the container
-# exits with the program's exit code. Replaces tini — see Phase 2 of
-# docs/plans/2026-05-07-s6-overlay-dynamic-subagent-gateways.md.
-#
-# We use the ENTRYPOINT+CMD split rather than CMD alone so the
-# wrapper is prepended to user-supplied args automatically:
-#
-#   docker run <image>                  → /init main-wrapper.sh   (CMD default)
-#   docker run <image> chat -q "hi"     → /init main-wrapper.sh chat -q hi
-#   docker run <image> sleep infinity   → /init main-wrapper.sh sleep infinity
-#   docker run <image> --tui            → /init main-wrapper.sh --tui
-#
-# main-wrapper.sh handles arg routing (bare-exec vs. hermes
-# subcommand vs. no-args), drops to the hermes user via s6-setuidgid,
-# and exec's the final program so its exit code becomes the container
-# exit code. Without the wrapper-as-ENTRYPOINT, leading-dash args
-# like `--version` would be intercepted by /init's POSIX shell.
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/init", "/opt/hermes/docker/main-wrapper.sh" ]
-CMD [ ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh" ]
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 graft skills
 graft optional-skills
-graft locales
-# Bundled plugin manifests (plugin.yaml / plugin.yml). Without these the
-# PluginManager scan (hermes_cli/plugins.py) finds zero plugins on installs
-# built from the sdist (e.g. Homebrew, downstream packagers). package-data
-# below covers the wheel; this covers the sdist. See #34034 / #28149.
-recursive-include plugins plugin.yaml plugin.yml
 global-exclude __pycache__
 global-exclude *.py[cod]
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
  <a href="https://discord.gg/NousResearch"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-5865F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Discord"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green?style=for-the-badge" alt="License: MIT"></a>
  <a href="https://nousresearch.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Built%20by-Nous%20Research-blueviolet?style=for-the-badge" alt="Built by Nous Research"></a>
-  <a href="README.zh-CN.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Lang-中文-red?style=for-the-badge" alt="中文"></a>
 </p>

 **The self-improving AI agent built by [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com).** It's the only agent with a built-in learning loop — it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, nudges itself to persist knowledge, searches its own past conversations, and builds a deepening model of who you are across sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS, a GPU cluster, or serverless infrastructure that costs nearly nothing when idle. It's not tied to your laptop — talk to it from Telegram while it works on a cloud VM.

-Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [NovitaAI](https://novita.ai) (AI-native cloud for Model API, Agent Sandbox, and GPU Cloud), [NVIDIA NIM](https://build.nvidia.com) (Nemotron), [Xiaomi MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.
+Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) (200+ models), [Xiaomi MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com), [z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai), [Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai), [MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io), [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co), OpenAI, or your own endpoint. Switch with `hermes model` — no code changes, no lock-in.

 <table>
 <tr><td><b>A real terminal interface</b></td><td>Full TUI with multiline editing, slash-command autocomplete, conversation history, interrupt-and-redirect, and streaming tool output.</td></tr>
@@ -22,37 +21,23 @@ Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [Open
 <tr><td><b>A closed learning loop</b></td><td>Agent-curated memory with periodic nudges. Autonomous skill creation after complex tasks. Skills self-improve during use. FTS5 session search with LLM summarization for cross-session recall. <a href="https://github.com/plastic-labs/honcho">Honcho</a> dialectic user modeling. Compatible with the <a href="https://agentskills.io">agentskills.io</a> open standard.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><b>Scheduled automations</b></td><td>Built-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform. Daily reports, nightly backups, weekly audits — all in natural language, running unattended.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><b>Delegates and parallelizes</b></td><td>Spawn isolated subagents for parallel workstreams. Write Python scripts that call tools via RPC, collapsing multi-step pipelines into zero-context-cost turns.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>Runs anywhere, not just your laptop</b></td><td>Six terminal backends — local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, Modal, and Daytona. Daytona and Modal offer serverless persistence — your agent's environment hibernates when idle and wakes on demand, costing nearly nothing between sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS or a GPU cluster.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>Research-ready</b></td><td>Batch trajectory generation, trajectory compression for training the next generation of tool-calling models.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><b>Runs anywhere, not just your laptop</b></td><td>Six terminal backends — local, Docker, SSH, Daytona, Singularity, and Modal. Daytona and Modal offer serverless persistence — your agent's environment hibernates when idle and wakes on demand, costing nearly nothing between sessions. Run it on a $5 VPS or a GPU cluster.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><b>Research-ready</b></td><td>Batch trajectory generation, Atropos RL environments, trajectory compression for training the next generation of tool-calling models.</td></tr>
 </table>

 ---

 ## Quick Install

-### Linux, macOS, WSL2, Termux
-
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```

-### Windows (native, PowerShell)
-
-> **Heads up:** Native Windows runs Hermes without WSL — CLI, gateway, TUI, and tools all work natively. If you'd rather use WSL2, the Linux/macOS one-liner above works there too. Found a bug? Please [file issues](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues).
-
-Run this in PowerShell:
-
-```powershell
-iex (irm https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.ps1)
-```
-
-The installer handles everything: uv, Python 3.11, Node.js, ripgrep, ffmpeg, **and a portable Git Bash** (MinGit, unpacked to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes\git` — no admin required, completely isolated from any system Git install). Hermes uses this bundled Git Bash to run shell commands.
-
-If you already have Git installed, the installer detects it and uses that instead. Otherwise a ~45MB MinGit download is all you need — it won't touch or interfere with any system Git.
+Works on Linux, macOS, WSL2, and Android via Termux. The installer handles the platform-specific setup for you.

 > **Android / Termux:** The tested manual path is documented in the [Termux guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/termux). On Termux, Hermes installs a curated `.[termux]` extra because the full `.[all]` extra currently pulls Android-incompatible voice dependencies.
 >
-> **Windows:** Native Windows is fully supported — the PowerShell one-liner above installs everything. If you'd rather use WSL2, the Linux command works there too. Native Windows install lives under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes`; WSL2 installs under `~/.hermes` as on Linux. The only Hermes feature that currently needs WSL2 specifically is the browser-based dashboard chat pane (it uses a POSIX PTY — classic CLI and gateway both run natively).
+> **Windows:** Native Windows is not supported. Please install [WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) and run the command above.

 After installation:

@@ -79,42 +64,21 @@ hermes doctor       # Diagnose any issues

 📖 **[Full documentation →](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/)**

---
-
-## Skip the API-key collection — Nous Portal
-
-Hermes works with whatever provider you want — that's not changing. But if you'd rather not collect five separate API keys for the model, web search, image generation, TTS, and a cloud browser, **[Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com)** covers all of them under one subscription:
-
- **300+ models** — pick any of them with `/model <name>`
- **Tool Gateway** — web search (Firecrawl), image generation (FAL), text-to-speech (OpenAI), cloud browser (Browser Use), all routed through your sub. No extra accounts.
-
-One command from a fresh install:
-
-```bash
-hermes setup --portal
-```
-
-That logs you in via OAuth, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway. Check what's wired up any time with `hermes portal info`. Full details on the [Tool Gateway docs page](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway).
-
-You can still bring your own keys per-tool whenever you want — the gateway is per-backend, not all-or-nothing.
-
---
-
 ## CLI vs Messaging Quick Reference

 Hermes has two entry points: start the terminal UI with `hermes`, or run the gateway and talk to it from Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, or Email. Once you're in a conversation, many slash commands are shared across both interfaces.

-| Action                         | CLI                                           | Messaging platforms                                                              |
-| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Start chatting                 | `hermes`                                      | Run `hermes gateway setup` + `hermes gateway start`, then send the bot a message |
-| Start fresh conversation       | `/new` or `/reset`                            | `/new` or `/reset`                                                               |
-| Change model                   | `/model [provider:model]`                     | `/model [provider:model]`                                                        |
-| Set a personality              | `/personality [name]`                         | `/personality [name]`                                                            |
-| Retry or undo the last turn    | `/retry`, `/undo`                             | `/retry`, `/undo`                                                                |
-| Compress context / check usage | `/compress`, `/usage`, `/insights [--days N]` | `/compress`, `/usage`, `/insights [days]`                                        |
-| Browse skills                  | `/skills` or `/<skill-name>`                  | `/<skill-name>`                                                                  |
-| Interrupt current work         | `Ctrl+C` or send a new message                | `/stop` or send a new message                                                    |
-| Platform-specific status       | `/platforms`                                  | `/status`, `/sethome`                                                            |
+| Action | CLI | Messaging platforms |
+|---------|-----|---------------------|
+| Start chatting | `hermes` | Run `hermes gateway setup` + `hermes gateway start`, then send the bot a message |
+| Start fresh conversation | `/new` or `/reset` | `/new` or `/reset` |
+| Change model | `/model [provider:model]` | `/model [provider:model]` |
+| Set a personality | `/personality [name]` | `/personality [name]` |
+| Retry or undo the last turn | `/retry`, `/undo` | `/retry`, `/undo` |
+| Compress context / check usage | `/compress`, `/usage`, `/insights [--days N]` | `/compress`, `/usage`, `/insights [days]` |
+| Browse skills | `/skills` or `/<skill-name>` | `/skills` or `/<skill-name>` |
+| Interrupt current work | `Ctrl+C` or send a new message | `/stop` or send a new message |
+| Platform-specific status | `/platforms` | `/status`, `/sethome` |

 For the full command lists, see the [CLI guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli) and the [Messaging Gateway guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging).

@@ -124,23 +88,23 @@ For the full command lists, see the [CLI guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearc

 All documentation lives at **[hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/)**:

-| Section                                                                                             | What's Covered                                             |
-| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [Quickstart](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart)                 | Install → setup → first conversation in 2 minutes          |
-| [CLI Usage](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli)                              | Commands, keybindings, personalities, sessions             |
-| [Configuration](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration)                | Config file, providers, models, all options                |
-| [Messaging Gateway](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging)                | Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Home Assistant |
-| [Security](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/security)                          | Command approval, DM pairing, container isolation          |
-| [Tools & Toolsets](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tools)            | 40+ tools, toolset system, terminal backends               |
-| [Skills System](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills)              | Procedural memory, Skills Hub, creating skills             |
-| [Memory](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/memory)                     | Persistent memory, user profiles, best practices           |
-| [MCP Integration](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp)               | Connect any MCP server for extended capabilities           |
-| [Cron Scheduling](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/cron)              | Scheduled tasks with platform delivery                     |
-| [Context Files](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/context-files)       | Project context that shapes every conversation             |
-| [Architecture](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/architecture)             | Project structure, agent loop, key classes                 |
-| [Contributing](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/contributing)             | Development setup, PR process, code style                  |
-| [CLI Reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands)                  | All commands and flags                                     |
-| [Environment Variables](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/environment-variables) | Complete env var reference                                 |
+| Section | What's Covered |
+|---------|---------------|
+| [Quickstart](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart) | Install → setup → first conversation in 2 minutes |
+| [CLI Usage](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli) | Commands, keybindings, personalities, sessions |
+| [Configuration](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration) | Config file, providers, models, all options |
+| [Messaging Gateway](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging) | Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Home Assistant |
+| [Security](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/security) | Command approval, DM pairing, container isolation |
+| [Tools & Toolsets](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tools) | 40+ tools, toolset system, terminal backends |
+| [Skills System](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills) | Procedural memory, Skills Hub, creating skills |
+| [Memory](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/memory) | Persistent memory, user profiles, best practices |
+| [MCP Integration](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp) | Connect any MCP server for extended capabilities |
+| [Cron Scheduling](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/cron) | Scheduled tasks with platform delivery |
+| [Context Files](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/context-files) | Project context that shapes every conversation |
+| [Architecture](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/architecture) | Project structure, agent loop, key classes |
+| [Contributing](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/contributing) | Development setup, PR process, code style |
+| [CLI Reference](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands) | All commands and flags |
+| [Environment Variables](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/environment-variables) | Complete env var reference |

 ---

@@ -160,7 +124,6 @@ hermes claw migrate --overwrite  # Overwrite existing conflicts
 ```

 What gets imported:
-
 - **SOUL.md** — persona file
 - **Memories** — MEMORY.md and USER.md entries
 - **Skills** — user-created skills → `~/.hermes/skills/openclaw-imports/`
@@ -178,25 +141,24 @@ See `hermes claw migrate --help` for all options, or use the `openclaw-migration

 We welcome contributions! See the [Contributing Guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/contributing) for development setup, code style, and PR process.

-Quick start for contributors — clone and go with `setup-hermes.sh`:
+Quick start for contributors:

 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
 cd hermes-agent
-./setup-hermes.sh     # installs uv, creates venv, installs .[all], symlinks ~/.local/bin/hermes
-./hermes              # auto-detects the venv, no need to `source` first
-```
-
-Manual path (equivalent to the above):
-
-```bash
 curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-uv venv .venv --python 3.11
-source .venv/bin/activate
+uv venv venv --python 3.11
+source venv/bin/activate
 uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
-scripts/run_tests.sh
+python -m pytest tests/ -q
 ```

+> **RL Training (optional):** To work on the RL/Tinker-Atropos integration:
+> ```bash
+> git submodule update --init tinker-atropos
+> uv pip install -e "./tinker-atropos"
+> ```
+
 ---

 ## Community
@@ -204,7 +166,7 @@ scripts/run_tests.sh
 - 💬 [Discord](https://discord.gg/NousResearch)
 - 📚 [Skills Hub](https://agentskills.io)
 - 🐛 [Issues](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues)
- 🔌 [computer-use-linux](https://github.com/avifenesh/computer-use-linux) — Linux desktop-control MCP server for Hermes and other MCP hosts, with AT-SPI accessibility trees, Wayland/X11 input, screenshots, and compositor window targeting.
+- 💡 [Discussions](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/discussions)
 - 🔌 [HermesClaw](https://github.com/AaronWong1999/hermesclaw) — Community WeChat bridge: Run Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on the same WeChat account.

 ---
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-<p align="center">
-  <img src="assets/banner.png" alt="Hermes Agent" width="100%">
-</p>
-
-# Hermes Agent ☤
-
-<p align="center">
-  <a href="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Docs-hermes--agent.nousresearch.com-FFD700?style=for-the-badge" alt="Documentation"></a>
-  <a href="https://discord.gg/NousResearch"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-5865F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Discord"></a>
-  <a href="https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green?style=for-the-badge" alt="License: MIT"></a>
-  <a href="https://nousresearch.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Built%20by-Nous%20Research-blueviolet?style=for-the-badge" alt="Built by Nous Research"></a>
-  <a href="README.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Lang-English-lightgrey?style=for-the-badge" alt="English"></a>
-</p>
-
-**由 [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com) 构建的自进化 AI 代理。** 它是唯一内置学习闭环的智能代理——从经验中创建技能，在使用中改进技能，主动持久化知识，搜索过往对话，并在跨会话中逐步构建对你的深度理解。可以在 $5 的 VPS 上运行，也可以在 GPU 集群上运行，或者使用几乎零成本的 Serverless 基础设施。它不绑定你的笔记本——你可以在 Telegram 上与它对话，而它在云端 VM 上工作。
-
-支持任意模型——[Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com)、[OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai)（200+ 模型）、[NVIDIA NIM](https://build.nvidia.com)（Nemotron）、[小米 MiMo](https://platform.xiaomimimo.com)、[z.ai/GLM](https://z.ai)、[Kimi/Moonshot](https://platform.moonshot.ai)、[MiniMax](https://www.minimax.io)、[Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co)、OpenAI，或自定义端点。使用 `hermes model` 即可切换——无需改代码，无锁定。
-
-<table>
-<tr><td><b>真正的终端界面</b></td><td>完整的 TUI，支持多行编辑、斜杠命令自动补全、对话历史、中断重定向和流式工具输出。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>随你所在</b></td><td>Telegram、Discord、Slack、WhatsApp、Signal 和 CLI——全部从单个网关进程运行。语音备忘录转写、跨平台对话连续性。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>闭环学习</b></td><td>代理管理记忆并定期自我提醒。复杂任务后自动创建技能。技能在使用中自我改进。FTS5 会话搜索配合 LLM 摘要实现跨会话回溯。<a href="https://github.com/plastic-labs/honcho">Honcho</a> 辩证式用户建模。兼容 <a href="https://agentskills.io">agentskills.io</a> 开放标准。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>定时自动化</b></td><td>内置 cron 调度器，支持向任何平台投递。日报、夜间备份、周审计——全部用自然语言描述，无人值守运行。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>委派与并行</b></td><td>生成隔离子代理处理并行工作流。编写 Python 脚本通过 RPC 调用工具，将多步管道压缩为零上下文开销的轮次。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>随处运行</b></td><td>六种终端后端——本地、Docker、SSH、Daytona、Singularity 和 Modal。Daytona 和 Modal 提供 Serverless 持久化——代理环境空闲时休眠、按需唤醒，空闲期间几乎零成本。$5 VPS 或 GPU 集群都能跑。</td></tr>
-<tr><td><b>研究就绪</b></td><td>批量轨迹生成、轨迹压缩——用于训练下一代工具调用模型。</td></tr>
-</table>
-
---
-
-## 快速安装
-
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
-```
-
-支持 Linux、macOS、WSL2 和 Android (Termux)。安装程序会自动处理平台特定的配置。
-
-> **Android / Termux：** 已测试的手动安装路径请参考 [Termux 指南](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/termux)。在 Termux 上，Hermes 会安装精选的 `.[termux]` 扩展，因为完整的 `.[all]` 扩展会拉取 Android 不兼容的语音依赖。
->
-> **Windows：** 原生 Windows 不受支持。请安装 [WSL2](https://learn.microsoft.com/zh-cn/windows/wsl/install) 并运行上述命令。
-
-安装后：
-
-```bash
-source ~/.bashrc    # 重新加载 shell（或: source ~/.zshrc）
-hermes              # 开始对话！
-```
-
---
-
-## 快速入门
-
-```bash
-hermes              # 交互式 CLI — 开始对话
-hermes model        # 选择 LLM 提供商和模型
-hermes tools        # 配置启用的工具
-hermes config set   # 设置单个配置项
-hermes gateway      # 启动消息网关（Telegram、Discord 等）
-hermes setup        # 运行完整设置向导（一次性配置所有内容）
-hermes claw migrate # 从 OpenClaw 迁移（如果来自 OpenClaw）
-hermes update       # 更新到最新版本
-hermes doctor       # 诊断问题
-```
-
-📖 **[完整文档 →](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/)**
-
---
-
-## 省去到处收集 API Key — Nous Portal
-
-Hermes 始终允许你使用任意服务商，这点不会改变。但如果你不想为模型、网页搜索、图像生成、TTS、云浏览器分别去申请五个不同的 API Key，**[Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com)** 用一个订阅就能覆盖全部：
-
- **300+ 模型** — 用 `/model <name>` 随时切换
- **Tool Gateway** — 网页搜索（Firecrawl）、图像生成（FAL）、文本转语音（OpenAI）、云浏览器（Browser Use），全部通过订阅托管。无需额外注册任何账户。
-
-全新安装时一条命令即可：
-
-```bash
-hermes setup --portal
-```
-
-它会通过 OAuth 登录、把 Nous 设为推理服务商，并启用 Tool Gateway。随时用 `hermes portal info` 查看路由状态。完整说明见 [Tool Gateway 文档](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway)。
-
-你随时可以按工具单独切回自己的 API Key — Gateway 是按工具粒度生效的，不是一刀切。
-
---
-
-## CLI 与消息平台 快速对照
-
-Hermes 有两种入口：用 `hermes` 启动终端 UI，或运行网关从 Telegram、Discord、Slack、WhatsApp、Signal 或 Email 与之对话。进入对话后，许多斜杠命令在两种界面中通用。
-
-| 操作 | CLI | 消息平台 |
-|------|-----|----------|
-| 开始对话 | `hermes` | 运行 `hermes gateway setup` + `hermes gateway start`，然后给机器人发消息 |
-| 开始新对话 | `/new` 或 `/reset` | `/new` 或 `/reset` |
-| 更换模型 | `/model [provider:model]` | `/model [provider:model]` |
-| 设置人格 | `/personality [name]` | `/personality [name]` |
-| 重试或撤销上一轮 | `/retry`、`/undo` | `/retry`、`/undo` |
-| 压缩上下文 / 查看用量 | `/compress`、`/usage`、`/insights [--days N]` | `/compress`、`/usage`、`/insights [days]` |
-| 浏览技能 | `/skills` 或 `/<skill-name>` | `/skills` 或 `/<skill-name>` |
-| 中断当前工作 | `Ctrl+C` 或发送新消息 | `/stop` 或发送新消息 |
-| 平台特定状态 | `/platforms` | `/status`、`/sethome` |
-
-完整命令列表请参阅 [CLI 指南](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli) 和 [消息网关指南](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging)。
-
---
-
-## 文档
-
-所有文档位于 **[hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/)**：
-
-| 章节 | 内容 |
-|------|------|
-| [快速开始](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/quickstart) | 安装 → 设置 → 2 分钟内开始首次对话 |
-| [CLI 使用](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli) | 命令、快捷键、人格、会话 |
-| [配置](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/configuration) | 配置文件、提供商、模型、所有选项 |
-| [消息网关](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/messaging) | Telegram、Discord、Slack、WhatsApp、Signal、Home Assistant |
-| [安全](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/security) | 命令审批、DM 配对、容器隔离 |
-| [工具与工具集](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tools) | 40+ 工具、工具集系统、终端后端 |
-| [技能系统](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/skills) | 过程记忆、技能中心、创建技能 |
-| [记忆](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/memory) | 持久记忆、用户画像、最佳实践 |
-| [MCP 集成](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp) | 连接任意 MCP 服务器扩展能力 |
-| [定时调度](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/cron) | 定时任务与平台投递 |
-| [上下文文件](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/context-files) | 影响每次对话的项目上下文 |
-| [架构](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/architecture) | 项目结构、代理循环、关键类 |
-| [贡献](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/contributing) | 开发设置、PR 流程、代码风格 |
-| [CLI 参考](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands) | 所有命令和标志 |
-| [环境变量](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/environment-variables) | 完整环境变量参考 |
-
---
-
-## 从 OpenClaw 迁移
-
-如果你来自 OpenClaw，Hermes 可以自动导入你的设置、记忆、技能和 API 密钥。
-
-**首次安装时：** 安装向导（`hermes setup`）会自动检测 `~/.openclaw` 并在配置开始前提供迁移选项。
-
-**安装后任意时间：**
-
-```bash
-hermes claw migrate              # 交互式迁移（完整预设）
-hermes claw migrate --dry-run    # 预览将要迁移的内容
-hermes claw migrate --preset user-data   # 仅迁移用户数据，不含密钥
-hermes claw migrate --overwrite  # 覆盖已有冲突
-```
-
-导入内容：
- **SOUL.md** — 人格文件
- **记忆** — MEMORY.md 和 USER.md 条目
- **技能** — 用户创建的技能 → `~/.hermes/skills/openclaw-imports/`
- **命令白名单** — 审批模式
- **消息设置** — 平台配置、允许用户、工作目录
- **API 密钥** — 白名单中的密钥（Telegram、OpenRouter、OpenAI、Anthropic、ElevenLabs）
- **TTS 资产** — 工作区音频文件
- **工作区指令** — AGENTS.md（使用 `--workspace-target`）
-
-使用 `hermes claw migrate --help` 查看所有选项，或使用 `openclaw-migration` 技能进行交互式代理引导迁移（含干运行预览）。
-
---
-
-## 贡献
-
-欢迎贡献！请参阅 [贡献指南](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/contributing) 了解开发设置、代码风格和 PR 流程。
-
-贡献者快速开始——克隆并使用 `setup-hermes.sh`：
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent.git
-cd hermes-agent
-./setup-hermes.sh     # 安装 uv、创建 venv、安装 .[all]、创建符号链接 ~/.local/bin/hermes
-./hermes              # 自动检测 venv，无需先 source
-```
-
-手动安装（等效于上述命令）：
-
-```bash
-curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-uv venv venv --python 3.11
-source venv/bin/activate
-uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
-python -m pytest tests/ -q
-```
-
---
-
-## 社区
-
- 💬 [Discord](https://discord.gg/NousResearch)
- 📚 [技能中心](https://agentskills.io)
- 🐛 [问题反馈](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues)
- 💡 [讨论区](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/discussions)
- 🔌 [HermesClaw](https://github.com/AaronWong1999/hermesclaw) — 社区微信桥接：在同一微信账号上运行 Hermes Agent 和 OpenClaw。
-
---
-
-## 许可证
-
-MIT — 详见 [LICENSE](LICENSE)。
-
-由 [Nous Research](https://nousresearch.com) 构建。
@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.2.0 (v2026.3.12)
+
+**Release Date:** March 12, 2026
+
+> First tagged release since v0.1.0 (the initial pre-public foundation). In just over two weeks, Hermes Agent went from a small internal project to a full-featured AI agent platform — thanks to an explosion of community contributions. This release covers **216 merged pull requests** from **63 contributors**, resolving **119 issues**.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Multi-Platform Messaging Gateway** — Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email (IMAP/SMTP), and Home Assistant platforms with unified session management, media attachments, and per-platform tool configuration.
+
+- **MCP (Model Context Protocol) Client** — Native MCP support with stdio and HTTP transports, reconnection, resource/prompt discovery, and sampling (server-initiated LLM requests). ([#291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/291) — @0xbyt4, [#301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/301), [#753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/753))
+
+- **Skills Ecosystem** — 70+ bundled and optional skills across 15+ categories with a Skills Hub for community discovery, per-platform enable/disable, conditional activation based on tool availability, and prerequisite validation. ([#743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/743) — @teyrebaz33, [#785](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/785) — @teyrebaz33)
+
+- **Centralized Provider Router** — Unified `call_llm()`/`async_call_llm()` API replaces scattered provider logic across vision, summarization, compression, and trajectory saving. All auxiliary consumers route through a single code path with automatic credential resolution. ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
+
+- **ACP Server** — VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains editor integration via the Agent Communication Protocol standard. ([#949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/949))
+
+- **CLI Skin/Theme Engine** — Data-driven visual customization: banners, spinners, colors, branding. 7 built-in skins + custom YAML skins.
+
+- **Git Worktree Isolation** — `hermes -w` launches isolated agent sessions in git worktrees for safe parallel work on the same repo. ([#654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/654))
+
+- **Filesystem Checkpoints & Rollback** — Automatic snapshots before destructive operations with `/rollback` to restore. ([#824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/824))
+
+- **3,289 Tests** — From near-zero test coverage to a comprehensive test suite covering agent, gateway, tools, cron, and CLI.
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- Centralized provider router with `resolve_provider_client()` + `call_llm()` API ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
+- Nous Portal as first-class provider in setup ([#644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/644))
+- OpenAI Codex (Responses API) with ChatGPT subscription support ([#43](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/43)) — @grp06
+- Codex OAuth vision support + multimodal content adapter
+- Validate `/model` against live API instead of hardcoded lists
+- Self-hosted Firecrawl support ([#460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/460)) — @caentzminger
+- Kimi Code API support ([#635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/635)) — @christomitov
+- MiniMax model ID update ([#473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/473)) — @tars90percent
+- OpenRouter provider routing configuration (provider_preferences)
+- Nous credential refresh on 401 errors ([#571](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/571), [#269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/269)) — @rewbs
+- z.ai/GLM, Kimi/Moonshot, MiniMax, Azure OpenAI as first-class providers
+- Unified `/model` and `/provider` into single view
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- Simple fallback model for provider resilience ([#740](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/740))
+- Shared iteration budget across parent + subagent delegation
+- Iteration budget pressure via tool result injection
+- Configurable subagent provider/model with full credential resolution
+- Handle 413 payload-too-large via compression instead of aborting ([#153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/153)) — @tekelala
+- Retry with rebuilt payload after compression ([#616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/616)) — @tripledoublev
+- Auto-compress pathologically large gateway sessions ([#628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/628))
+- Tool call repair middleware — auto-lowercase and invalid tool handler
+- Reasoning effort configuration and `/reasoning` command ([#921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/921))
+- Detect and block file re-read/search loops after context compression ([#705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/705)) — @0xbyt4
+
+### Session & Memory
+- Session naming with unique titles, auto-lineage, rich listing, and resume by name ([#720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/720))
+- Interactive session browser with search filtering ([#733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/733))
+- Display previous messages when resuming a session ([#734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/734))
+- Honcho AI-native cross-session user modeling ([#38](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/38)) — @erosika
+- Proactive async memory flush on session expiry
+- Smart context length probing with persistent caching + banner display
+- `/resume` command for switching to named sessions in gateway
+- Session reset policy for messaging platforms
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### Telegram
+- Native file attachments: send_document + send_video
+- Document file processing for PDF, text, and Office files — @tekelala
+- Forum topic session isolation ([#766](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/766)) — @spanishflu-est1918
+- Browser screenshot sharing via MEDIA: protocol ([#657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/657))
+- Location support for find-nearby skill
+- TTS voice message accumulation fix ([#176](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/176)) — @Bartok9
+- Improved error handling and logging ([#763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/763)) — @aydnOktay
+- Italic regex newline fix + 43 format tests ([#204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/204)) — @0xbyt4
+
+### Discord
+- Channel topic included in session context ([#248](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/248)) — @Bartok9
+- DISCORD_ALLOW_BOTS config for bot message filtering ([#758](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/758))
+- Document and video support ([#784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/784))
+- Improved error handling and logging ([#761](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/761)) — @aydnOktay
+
+### Slack
+- App_mention 404 fix + document/video support ([#784](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/784))
+- Structured logging replacing print statements — @aydnOktay
+
+### WhatsApp
+- Native media sending — images, videos, documents ([#292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/292)) — @satelerd
+- Multi-user session isolation ([#75](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/75)) — @satelerd
+- Cross-platform port cleanup replacing Linux-only fuser ([#433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/433)) — @Farukest
+- DM interrupt key mismatch fix ([#350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/350)) — @Farukest
+
+### Signal
+- Full Signal messenger gateway via signal-cli-rest-api ([#405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/405))
+- Media URL support in message events ([#871](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/871))
+
+### Email (IMAP/SMTP)
+- New email gateway platform — @0xbyt4
+
+### Home Assistant
+- REST tools + WebSocket gateway integration ([#184](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/184)) — @0xbyt4
+- Service discovery and enhanced setup
+- Toolset mapping fix ([#538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/538)) — @Himess
+
+### Gateway Core
+- Expose subagent tool calls and thinking to users ([#186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/186)) — @cutepawss
+- Configurable background process watcher notifications ([#840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/840))
+- `edit_message()` for Telegram/Discord/Slack with fallback
+- `/compress`, `/usage`, `/update` slash commands
+- Eliminated 3x SQLite message duplication in gateway sessions ([#873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/873))
+- Stabilize system prompt across gateway turns for cache hits ([#754](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/754))
+- MCP server shutdown on gateway exit ([#796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/796)) — @0xbyt4
+- Pass session_db to AIAgent, fixing session_search error ([#108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/108)) — @Bartok9
+- Persist transcript changes in /retry, /undo; fix /reset attribute ([#217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/217)) — @Farukest
+- UTF-8 encoding fix preventing Windows crashes ([#369](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/369)) — @ch3ronsa
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- Data-driven skin/theme engine — 7 built-in skins (default, ares, mono, slate, poseidon, sisyphus, charizard) + custom YAML skins
+- `/personality` command with custom personality + disable support ([#773](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/773)) — @teyrebaz33
+- User-defined quick commands that bypass the agent loop ([#746](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/746)) — @teyrebaz33
+- `/reasoning` command for effort level and display toggle ([#921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/921))
+- `/verbose` slash command to toggle debug at runtime ([#94](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/94)) — @cesareth
+- `/insights` command — usage analytics, cost estimation & activity patterns ([#552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/552))
+- `/background` command for managing background processes
+- `/help` formatting with command categories
+- Bell-on-complete — terminal bell when agent finishes ([#738](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/738))
+- Up/down arrow history navigation
+- Clipboard image paste (Alt+V / Ctrl+V)
+- Loading indicators for slow slash commands ([#882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/882))
+- Spinner flickering fix under patch_stdout ([#91](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/91)) — @0xbyt4
+- `--quiet/-Q` flag for programmatic single-query mode
+- `--fuck-it-ship-it` flag to bypass all approval prompts ([#724](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/724)) — @dmahan93
+- Tools summary flag ([#767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/767)) — @luisv-1
+- Terminal blinking fix on SSH ([#284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/284)) — @ygd58
+- Multi-line paste detection fix ([#84](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/84)) — @0xbyt4
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- Modular setup wizard with section subcommands and tool-first UX
+- Container resource configuration prompts
+- Backend validation for required binaries
+- Config migration system (currently v7)
+- API keys properly routed to .env instead of config.yaml ([#469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/469)) — @ygd58
+- Atomic write for .env to prevent API key loss on crash ([#954](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/954))
+- `hermes tools` — per-platform tool enable/disable with curses UI
+- `hermes doctor` for health checks across all configured providers
+- `hermes update` with auto-restart for gateway service
+- Show update-available notice in CLI banner
+- Multiple named custom providers
+- Shell config detection improvement for PATH setup ([#317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/317)) — @mehmetkr-31
+- Consistent HERMES_HOME and .env path resolution ([#51](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/51), [#48](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/48)) — @deankerr
+- Docker backend fix on macOS + subagent auth for Nous Portal ([#46](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/46)) — @rsavitt
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### MCP (Model Context Protocol)
+- Native MCP client with stdio + HTTP transports ([#291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/291) — @0xbyt4, [#301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/301))
+- Sampling support — server-initiated LLM requests ([#753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/753))
+- Resource and prompt discovery
+- Automatic reconnection and security hardening
+- Banner integration, `/reload-mcp` command
+- `hermes tools` UI integration
+
+### Browser
+- Local browser backend — zero-cost headless Chromium (no Browserbase needed)
+- Console/errors tool, annotated screenshots, auto-recording, dogfood QA skill ([#745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/745))
+- Screenshot sharing via MEDIA: on all messaging platforms ([#657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/657))
+
+### Terminal & Execution
+- `execute_code` sandbox with json_parse, shell_quote, retry helpers
+- Docker: custom volume mounts ([#158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/158)) — @Indelwin
+- Daytona cloud sandbox backend ([#451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/451)) — @rovle
+- SSH backend fix ([#59](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/59)) — @deankerr
+- Shell noise filtering and login shell execution for environment consistency
+- Head+tail truncation for execute_code stdout overflow
+- Configurable background process notification modes
+
+### File Operations
+- Filesystem checkpoints and `/rollback` command ([#824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/824))
+- Structured tool result hints (next-action guidance) for patch and search_files ([#722](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/722))
+- Docker volumes passed to sandbox container config ([#687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/687)) — @manuelschipper
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skills System
+- Per-platform skill enable/disable ([#743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/743)) — @teyrebaz33
+- Conditional skill activation based on tool availability ([#785](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/785)) — @teyrebaz33
+- Skill prerequisites — hide skills with unmet dependencies ([#659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/659)) — @kshitijk4poor
+- Optional skills — shipped but not activated by default
+- `hermes skills browse` — paginated hub browsing
+- Skills sub-category organization
+- Platform-conditional skill loading
+- Atomic skill file writes ([#551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/551)) — @aydnOktay
+- Skills sync data loss prevention ([#563](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/563)) — @0xbyt4
+- Dynamic skill slash commands for CLI and gateway
+
+### New Skills (selected)
+- **ASCII Art** — pyfiglet (571 fonts), cowsay, image-to-ascii ([#209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/209)) — @0xbyt4
+- **ASCII Video** — Full production pipeline ([#854](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/854)) — @SHL0MS
+- **DuckDuckGo Search** — Firecrawl fallback ([#267](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/267)) — @gamedevCloudy; DDGS API expansion ([#598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/598)) — @areu01or00
+- **Solana Blockchain** — Wallet balances, USD pricing, token names ([#212](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/212)) — @gizdusum
+- **AgentMail** — Agent-owned email inboxes ([#330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/330)) — @teyrebaz33
+- **Polymarket** — Prediction market data (read-only) ([#629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/629))
+- **OpenClaw Migration** — Official migration tool ([#570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/570)) — @unmodeled-tyler
+- **Domain Intelligence** — Passive recon: subdomains, SSL, WHOIS, DNS ([#136](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/136)) — @FurkanL0
+- **Superpowers** — Software development skills ([#137](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/137)) — @kaos35
+- **Hermes-Atropos** — RL environment development skill ([#815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/815))
+- Plus: arXiv search, OCR/documents, Excalidraw diagrams, YouTube transcripts, GIF search, Pokémon player, Minecraft modpack server, OpenHue (Philips Hue), Google Workspace, Notion, PowerPoint, Obsidian, find-nearby, and 40+ MLOps skills
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- Path traversal fix in skill_view — prevented reading arbitrary files ([#220](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/220)) — @Farukest
+- Shell injection prevention in sudo password piping ([#65](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/65)) — @leonsgithub
+- Dangerous command detection: multiline bypass fix ([#233](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/233)) — @Farukest; tee/process substitution patterns ([#280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/280)) — @dogiladeveloper
+- Symlink boundary check fix in skills_guard ([#386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/386)) — @Farukest
+- Symlink bypass fix in write deny list on macOS ([#61](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/61)) — @0xbyt4
+- Multi-word prompt injection bypass prevention ([#192](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/192)) — @0xbyt4
+- Cron prompt injection scanner bypass fix ([#63](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/63)) — @0xbyt4
+- Enforce 0600/0700 file permissions on sensitive files ([#757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/757))
+- .env file permissions restricted to owner-only ([#529](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/529)) — @Himess
+- `--force` flag properly blocked from overriding dangerous verdicts ([#388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/388)) — @Farukest
+- FTS5 query sanitization + DB connection leak fix ([#565](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/565)) — @0xbyt4
+- Expand secret redaction patterns + config toggle to disable
+- In-memory permanent allowlist to prevent data leak ([#600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/600)) — @alireza78a
+
+### Atomic Writes (data loss prevention)
+- sessions.json ([#611](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/611)) — @alireza78a
+- Cron jobs ([#146](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/146)) — @alireza78a
+- .env config ([#954](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/954))
+- Process checkpoints ([#298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/298)) — @aydnOktay
+- Batch runner ([#297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/297)) — @aydnOktay
+- Skill files ([#551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/551)) — @aydnOktay
+
+### Reliability
+- Guard all print() against OSError for systemd/headless environments ([#963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/963))
+- Reset all retry counters at start of run_conversation ([#607](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/607)) — @0xbyt4
+- Return deny on approval callback timeout instead of None ([#603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/603)) — @0xbyt4
+- Fix None message content crashes across codebase ([#277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/277))
+- Fix context overrun crash with local LLM backends ([#403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/403)) — @ch3ronsa
+- Prevent `_flush_sentinel` from leaking to external APIs ([#227](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/227)) — @Farukest
+- Prevent conversation_history mutation in callers ([#229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/229)) — @Farukest
+- Fix systemd restart loop ([#614](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/614)) — @voidborne-d
+- Close file handles and sockets to prevent fd leaks ([#568](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/568) — @alireza78a, [#296](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/296) — @alireza78a, [#709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/709) — @memosr)
+- Prevent data loss in clipboard PNG conversion ([#602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/602)) — @0xbyt4
+- Eliminate shell noise from terminal output ([#293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/293)) — @0xbyt4
+- Timezone-aware now() for prompt, cron, and execute_code ([#309](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/309)) — @areu01or00
+
+### Windows Compatibility
+- Guard POSIX-only process functions ([#219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/219)) — @Farukest
+- Windows native support via Git Bash + ZIP-based update fallback
+- pywinpty for PTY support ([#457](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/457)) — @shitcoinsherpa
+- Explicit UTF-8 encoding on all config/data file I/O ([#458](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/458)) — @shitcoinsherpa
+- Windows-compatible path handling ([#354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/354), [#390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/390)) — @Farukest
+- Regex-based search output parsing for drive-letter paths ([#533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/533)) — @Himess
+- Auth store file lock for Windows ([#455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/455)) — @shitcoinsherpa
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix DeepSeek V3 tool call parser silently dropping multi-line JSON arguments ([#444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/444)) — @PercyDikec
+- Fix gateway transcript losing 1 message per turn due to offset mismatch ([#395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/395)) — @PercyDikec
+- Fix /retry command silently discarding the agent's final response ([#441](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/441)) — @PercyDikec
+- Fix max-iterations retry returning empty string after think-block stripping ([#438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/438)) — @PercyDikec
+- Fix max-iterations retry using hardcoded max_tokens ([#436](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/436)) — @Farukest
+- Fix Codex status dict key mismatch ([#448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/448)) and visibility filter ([#446](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/446)) — @PercyDikec
+- Strip \<think\> blocks from final user-facing responses ([#174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/174)) — @Bartok9
+- Fix \<think\> block regex stripping visible content when model discusses tags literally ([#786](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/786))
+- Fix Mistral 422 errors from leftover finish_reason in assistant messages ([#253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/253)) — @Sertug17
+- Fix OPENROUTER_API_KEY resolution order across all code paths ([#295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/295)) — @0xbyt4
+- Fix OPENAI_BASE_URL API key priority ([#420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/420)) — @manuelschipper
+- Fix Anthropic "prompt is too long" 400 error not detected as context length error ([#813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/813))
+- Fix SQLite session transcript accumulating duplicate messages — 3-4x token inflation ([#860](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/860))
+- Fix setup wizard skipping API key prompts on first install ([#748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/748))
+- Fix setup wizard showing OpenRouter model list for Nous Portal ([#575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/575)) — @PercyDikec
+- Fix provider selection not persisting when switching via hermes model ([#881](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/881))
+- Fix Docker backend failing when docker not in PATH on macOS ([#889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/889))
+- Fix ClawHub Skills Hub adapter for API endpoint changes ([#286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/286)) — @BP602
+- Fix Honcho auto-enable when API key is present ([#243](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/243)) — @Bartok9
+- Fix duplicate 'skills' subparser crash on Python 3.11+ ([#898](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/898))
+- Fix memory tool entry parsing when content contains section sign ([#162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/162)) — @aydnOktay
+- Fix piped install silently aborting when interactive prompts fail ([#72](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/72)) — @cutepawss
+- Fix false positives in recursive delete detection ([#68](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/68)) — @cutepawss
+- Fix Ruff lint warnings across codebase ([#608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/608)) — @JackTheGit
+- Fix Anthropic native base URL fail-fast ([#173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/173)) — @adavyas
+- Fix install.sh creating ~/.hermes before moving Node.js directory ([#53](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/53)) — @JoshuaMart
+- Fix SystemExit traceback during atexit cleanup on Ctrl+C ([#55](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/55)) — @bierlingm
+- Restore missing MIT license file ([#620](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/620)) — @stablegenius49
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- **3,289 tests** across agent, gateway, tools, cron, and CLI
+- Parallelized test suite with pytest-xdist ([#802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/802)) — @OutThisLife
+- Unit tests batch 1: 8 core modules ([#60](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/60)) — @0xbyt4
+- Unit tests batch 2: 8 more modules ([#62](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/62)) — @0xbyt4
+- Unit tests batch 3: 8 untested modules ([#191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/191)) — @0xbyt4
+- Unit tests batch 4: 5 security/logic-critical modules ([#193](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/193)) — @0xbyt4
+- AIAgent (run_agent.py) unit tests ([#67](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/67)) — @0xbyt4
+- Trajectory compressor tests ([#203](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/203)) — @0xbyt4
+- Clarify tool tests ([#121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/121)) — @Bartok9
+- Telegram format tests — 43 tests for italic/bold/code rendering ([#204](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/204)) — @0xbyt4
+- Vision tools type hints + 42 tests ([#792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/792))
+- Compressor tool-call boundary regression tests ([#648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/648)) — @intertwine
+- Test structure reorganization ([#34](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/34)) — @0xbyt4
+- Shell noise elimination + fix 36 test failures ([#293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/293)) — @0xbyt4
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 RL & Evaluation Environments
+
+- WebResearchEnv — Multi-step web research RL environment ([#434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/434)) — @jackx707
+- Modal sandbox concurrency limits to avoid deadlocks ([#621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/621)) — @voteblake
+- Hermes-atropos-environments bundled skill ([#815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/815))
+- Local vLLM instance support for evaluation — @dmahan93
+- YC-Bench long-horizon agent benchmark environment
+- OpenThoughts-TBLite evaluation environment and scripts
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- Full documentation website (Docusaurus) with 37+ pages
+- Comprehensive platform setup guides for Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Email
+- AGENTS.md — development guide for AI coding assistants
+- CONTRIBUTING.md ([#117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/117)) — @Bartok9
+- Slash commands reference ([#142](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/142)) — @Bartok9
+- Comprehensive AGENTS.md accuracy audit ([#732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/732))
+- Skin/theme system documentation
+- MCP documentation and examples
+- Docs accuracy audit — 35+ corrections
+- Documentation typo fixes ([#825](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/825), [#439](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/439)) — @JackTheGit
+- CLI config precedence and terminology standardization ([#166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/166), [#167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/167), [#168](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/168)) — @Jr-kenny
+- Telegram token regex documentation ([#713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/713)) — @VolodymyrBg
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+Thank you to the 63 contributors who made this release possible! In just over two weeks, the Hermes Agent community came together to ship an extraordinary amount of work.
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 43 PRs: Project lead, core architecture, provider router, sessions, skills, CLI, documentation
+
+### Top Community Contributors
+- **@0xbyt4** — 40 PRs: MCP client, Home Assistant, security fixes (symlink, prompt injection, cron), extensive test coverage (6 batches), ascii-art skill, shell noise elimination, skills sync, Telegram formatting, and dozens more
+- **@Farukest** — 16 PRs: Security hardening (path traversal, dangerous command detection, symlink boundary), Windows compatibility (POSIX guards, path handling), WhatsApp fixes, max-iterations retry, gateway fixes
+- **@aydnOktay** — 11 PRs: Atomic writes (process checkpoints, batch runner, skill files), error handling improvements across Telegram, Discord, code execution, transcription, TTS, and skills
+- **@Bartok9** — 9 PRs: CONTRIBUTING.md, slash commands reference, Discord channel topics, think-block stripping, TTS fix, Honcho fix, session count fix, clarify tests
+- **@PercyDikec** — 7 PRs: DeepSeek V3 parser fix, /retry response discard, gateway transcript offset, Codex status/visibility, max-iterations retry, setup wizard fix
+- **@teyrebaz33** — 5 PRs: Skills enable/disable system, quick commands, personality customization, conditional skill activation
+- **@alireza78a** — 5 PRs: Atomic writes (cron, sessions), fd leak prevention, security allowlist, code execution socket cleanup
+- **@shitcoinsherpa** — 3 PRs: Windows support (pywinpty, UTF-8 encoding, auth store lock)
+- **@Himess** — 3 PRs: Cron/HomeAssistant/Daytona fix, Windows drive-letter parsing, .env permissions
+- **@satelerd** — 2 PRs: WhatsApp native media, multi-user session isolation
+- **@rovle** — 1 PR: Daytona cloud sandbox backend (4 commits)
+- **@erosika** — 1 PR: Honcho AI-native memory integration
+- **@dmahan93** — 1 PR: --fuck-it-ship-it flag + RL environment work
+- **@SHL0MS** — 1 PR: ASCII video skill
+
+### All Contributors
+@0xbyt4, @BP602, @Bartok9, @Farukest, @FurkanL0, @Himess, @Indelwin, @JackTheGit, @JoshuaMart, @Jr-kenny, @OutThisLife, @PercyDikec, @SHL0MS, @Sertug17, @VencentSoliman, @VolodymyrBg, @adavyas, @alireza78a, @areu01or00, @aydnOktay, @batuhankocyigit, @bierlingm, @caentzminger, @cesareth, @ch3ronsa, @christomitov, @cutepawss, @deankerr, @dmahan93, @dogiladeveloper, @dragonkhoi, @erosika, @gamedevCloudy, @gizdusum, @grp06, @intertwine, @jackx707, @jdblackstar, @johnh4098, @kaos35, @kshitijk4poor, @leonsgithub, @luisv-1, @manuelschipper, @mehmetkr-31, @memosr, @PeterFile, @rewbs, @rovle, @rsavitt, @satelerd, @spanishflu-est1918, @stablegenius49, @tars90percent, @tekelala, @teknium1, @teyrebaz33, @tripledoublev, @unmodeled-tyler, @voidborne-d, @voteblake, @ygd58
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v0.1.0...v2026.3.12](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v0.1.0...v2026.3.12)
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+# Hermes Agent v0.3.0 (v2026.3.17)
+
+**Release Date:** March 17, 2026
+
+> The streaming, plugins, and provider release — unified real-time token delivery, first-class plugin architecture, rebuilt provider system with Vercel AI Gateway, native Anthropic provider, smart approvals, live Chrome CDP browser connect, ACP IDE integration, Honcho memory, voice mode, persistent shell, and 50+ bug fixes across every platform.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Unified Streaming Infrastructure** — Real-time token-by-token delivery in CLI and all gateway platforms. Responses stream as they're generated instead of arriving as a block. ([#1538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1538))
+
+- **First-Class Plugin Architecture** — Drop Python files into `~/.hermes/plugins/` to extend Hermes with custom tools, commands, and hooks. No forking required. ([#1544](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1544), [#1555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1555))
+
+- **Native Anthropic Provider** — Direct Anthropic API calls with Claude Code credential auto-discovery, OAuth PKCE flows, and native prompt caching. No OpenRouter middleman needed. ([#1097](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1097))
+
+- **Smart Approvals + /stop Command** — Codex-inspired approval system that learns which commands are safe and remembers your preferences. `/stop` kills the current agent run immediately. ([#1543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1543))
+
+- **Honcho Memory Integration** — Async memory writes, configurable recall modes, session title integration, and multi-user isolation in gateway mode. By @erosika. ([#736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/736))
+
+- **Voice Mode** — Push-to-talk in CLI, voice notes in Telegram/Discord, Discord voice channel support, and local Whisper transcription via faster-whisper. ([#1299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1299), [#1185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1185), [#1429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1429))
+
+- **Concurrent Tool Execution** — Multiple independent tool calls now run in parallel via ThreadPoolExecutor, significantly reducing latency for multi-tool turns. ([#1152](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1152))
+
+- **PII Redaction** — When `privacy.redact_pii` is enabled, personally identifiable information is automatically scrubbed before sending context to LLM providers. ([#1542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1542))
+
+- **`/browser connect` via CDP** — Attach browser tools to a live Chrome instance through Chrome DevTools Protocol. Debug, inspect, and interact with pages you already have open. ([#1549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1549))
+
+- **Vercel AI Gateway Provider** — Route Hermes through Vercel's AI Gateway for access to their model catalog and infrastructure. ([#1628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1628))
+
+- **Centralized Provider Router** — Rebuilt provider system with `call_llm` API, unified `/model` command, auto-detect provider on model switch, and direct endpoint overrides for auxiliary/delegation clients. ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003), [#1506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1506), [#1375](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1375))
+
+- **ACP Server (IDE Integration)** — VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains can now connect to Hermes as an agent backend, with full slash command support. ([#1254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1254), [#1532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1532))
+
+- **Persistent Shell Mode** — Local and SSH terminal backends can maintain shell state across tool calls — cd, env vars, and aliases persist. By @alt-glitch. ([#1067](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1067), [#1483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1483))
+
+- **Agentic On-Policy Distillation (OPD)** — New RL training environment for distilling agent policies, expanding the Atropos training ecosystem. ([#1149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1149))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- **Centralized provider router** with `call_llm` API and unified `/model` command — switch models and providers seamlessly ([#1003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1003))
+- **Vercel AI Gateway** provider support ([#1628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1628))
+- **Auto-detect provider** when switching models via `/model` ([#1506](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1506))
+- **Direct endpoint overrides** for auxiliary and delegation clients — point vision/subagent calls at specific endpoints ([#1375](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1375))
+- **Native Anthropic auxiliary vision** — use Claude's native vision API instead of routing through OpenAI-compatible endpoints ([#1377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1377))
+- Anthropic OAuth flow improvements — auto-run `claude setup-token`, reauthentication, PKCE state persistence, identity fingerprinting ([#1132](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1132), [#1360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1360), [#1396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1396), [#1597](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1597))
+- Fix adaptive thinking without `budget_tokens` for Claude 4.6 models — by @ASRagab ([#1128](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1128))
+- Fix Anthropic cache markers through adapter — by @brandtcormorant ([#1216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1216))
+- Retry Anthropic 429/529 errors and surface details to users — by @0xbyt4 ([#1585](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1585))
+- Fix Anthropic adapter max_tokens, fallback crash, proxy base_url — by @0xbyt4 ([#1121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1121))
+- Fix DeepSeek V3 parser dropping multiple parallel tool calls — by @mr-emmett-one ([#1365](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1365), [#1300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1300))
+- Accept unlisted models with warning instead of rejecting ([#1047](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1047), [#1102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1102))
+- Skip reasoning params for unsupported OpenRouter models ([#1485](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1485))
+- MiniMax Anthropic API compatibility fix ([#1623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1623))
+- Custom endpoint `/models` verification and `/v1` base URL suggestion ([#1480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1480))
+- Resolve delegation providers from `custom_providers` config ([#1328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1328))
+- Kimi model additions and User-Agent fix ([#1039](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1039))
+- Strip `call_id`/`response_item_id` for Mistral compatibility ([#1058](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1058))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Anthropic Context Editing API** support ([#1147](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1147))
+- Improved context compaction handoff summaries — compressor now preserves more actionable state ([#1273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1273))
+- Sync session_id after mid-run context compression ([#1160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1160))
+- Session hygiene threshold tuned to 50% for more proactive compression ([#1096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1096), [#1161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1161))
+- Include session ID in system prompt via `--pass-session-id` flag ([#1040](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1040))
+- Prevent closed OpenAI client reuse across retries ([#1391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1391))
+- Sanitize chat payloads and provider precedence ([#1253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1253))
+- Handle dict tool call arguments from Codex and local backends ([#1393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1393), [#1440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1440))
+
+### Memory & Sessions
+- **Improve memory prioritization** — user preferences and corrections weighted above procedural knowledge ([#1548](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1548))
+- Tighter memory and session recall guidance in system prompts ([#1329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1329))
+- Persist CLI token counts to session DB for `/insights` ([#1498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1498))
+- Keep Honcho recall out of the cached system prefix ([#1201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1201))
+- Correct `seed_ai_identity` to use `session.add_messages()` ([#1475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1475))
+- Isolate Honcho session routing for multi-user gateway ([#1500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1500))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **System gateway service mode** — run as a system-level systemd service, not just user-level ([#1371](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1371))
+- **Gateway install scope prompts** — choose user vs system scope during setup ([#1374](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1374))
+- **Reasoning hot reload** — change reasoning settings without restarting the gateway ([#1275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1275))
+- Default group sessions to per-user isolation — no more shared state across users in group chats ([#1495](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1495), [#1417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1417))
+- Harden gateway restart recovery ([#1310](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1310))
+- Cancel active runs during shutdown ([#1427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1427))
+- SSL certificate auto-detection for NixOS and non-standard systems ([#1494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1494))
+- Auto-detect D-Bus session bus for `systemctl --user` on headless servers ([#1601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1601))
+- Auto-enable systemd linger during gateway install on headless servers ([#1334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1334))
+- Fall back to module entrypoint when `hermes` is not on PATH ([#1355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1355))
+- Fix dual gateways on macOS launchd after `hermes update` ([#1567](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1567))
+- Remove recursive ExecStop from systemd units ([#1530](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1530))
+- Prevent logging handler accumulation in gateway mode ([#1251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1251))
+- Restart on retryable startup failures — by @jplew ([#1517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1517))
+- Backfill model on gateway sessions after agent runs ([#1306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1306))
+- PID-based gateway kill and deferred config write ([#1499](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1499))
+
+### Telegram
+- Buffer media groups to prevent self-interruption from photo bursts ([#1341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1341), [#1422](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1422))
+- Retry on transient TLS failures during connect and send ([#1535](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1535))
+- Harden polling conflict handling ([#1339](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1339))
+- Escape chunk indicators and inline code in MarkdownV2 ([#1478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1478), [#1626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1626))
+- Check updater/app state before disconnect ([#1389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1389))
+
+### Discord
+- `/thread` command with `auto_thread` config and media metadata fixes ([#1178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1178))
+- Auto-thread on @mention, skip mention text in bot threads ([#1438](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1438))
+- Retry without reply reference for system messages ([#1385](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1385))
+- Preserve native document and video attachment support ([#1392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1392))
+- Defer discord adapter annotations to avoid optional import crashes ([#1314](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1314))
+
+### Slack
+- Thread handling overhaul — progress messages, responses, and session isolation all respect threads ([#1103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1103))
+- Formatting, reactions, user resolution, and command improvements ([#1106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1106))
+- Fix MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH 3900 → 39000 ([#1117](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1117))
+- File upload fallback preserves thread context — by @0xbyt4 ([#1122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1122))
+- Improve setup guidance ([#1387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1387))
+
+### Email
+- Fix IMAP UID tracking and SMTP TLS verification ([#1305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1305))
+- Add `skip_attachments` option via config.yaml ([#1536](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1536))
+
+### Home Assistant
+- Event filtering closed by default ([#1169](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1169))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Persistent CLI status bar** — always-visible model, provider, and token counts ([#1522](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1522))
+- **File path autocomplete** in the input prompt ([#1545](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1545))
+- **`/plan` command** — generate implementation plans from specs ([#1372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1372), [#1381](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1381))
+- **Major `/rollback` improvements** — richer checkpoint history, clearer UX ([#1505](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1505))
+- **Preload CLI skills on launch** — skills are ready before the first prompt ([#1359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1359))
+- **Centralized slash command registry** — all commands defined once, consumed everywhere ([#1603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1603))
+- `/bg` alias for `/background` ([#1590](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1590))
+- Prefix matching for slash commands — `/mod` resolves to `/model` ([#1320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1320))
+- `/new`, `/reset`, `/clear` now start genuinely fresh sessions ([#1237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1237))
+- Accept session ID prefixes for session actions ([#1425](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1425))
+- TUI prompt and accent output now respect active skin ([#1282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1282))
+- Centralize tool emoji metadata in registry + skin integration ([#1484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1484))
+- "View full command" option added to dangerous command approval — by @teknium1 based on design by community ([#887](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/887))
+- Non-blocking startup update check and banner deduplication ([#1386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1386))
+- `/reasoning` command output ordering and inline think extraction fixes ([#1031](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1031))
+- Verbose mode shows full untruncated output ([#1472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1472))
+- Fix `/status` to report live state and tokens ([#1476](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1476))
+- Seed a default global SOUL.md ([#1311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1311))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- **OpenClaw migration** during first-time setup — by @kshitijk4poor ([#981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/981))
+- `hermes claw migrate` command + migration docs ([#1059](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1059))
+- Smart vision setup that respects the user's chosen provider ([#1323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1323))
+- Handle headless setup flows end-to-end ([#1274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1274))
+- Prefer curses over `simple_term_menu` in setup.py ([#1487](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1487))
+- Show effective model and provider in `/status` ([#1284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1284))
+- Config set examples use placeholder syntax ([#1322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1322))
+- Reload .env over stale shell overrides ([#1434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1434))
+- Fix is_coding_plan NameError crash — by @0xbyt4 ([#1123](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1123))
+- Add missing packages to setuptools config — by @alt-glitch ([#912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/912))
+- Installer: clarify why sudo is needed at every prompt ([#1602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1602))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### Terminal & Execution
+- **Persistent shell mode** for local and SSH backends — maintain shell state across tool calls — by @alt-glitch ([#1067](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1067), [#1483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1483))
+- **Tirith pre-exec command scanning** — security layer that analyzes commands before execution ([#1256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1256))
+- Strip Hermes provider env vars from all subprocess environments ([#1157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1157), [#1172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1172), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399), [#1419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1419)) — initial fix by @eren-karakus0
+- SSH preflight check ([#1486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1486))
+- Docker backend: make cwd workspace mount explicit opt-in ([#1534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1534))
+- Add project root to PYTHONPATH in execute_code sandbox ([#1383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1383))
+- Eliminate execute_code progress spam on gateway platforms ([#1098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1098))
+- Clearer docker backend preflight errors ([#1276](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1276))
+
+### Browser
+- **`/browser connect`** — attach browser tools to a live Chrome instance via CDP ([#1549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1549))
+- Improve browser cleanup, local browser PATH setup, and screenshot recovery ([#1333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1333))
+
+### MCP
+- **Selective tool loading** with utility policies — filter which MCP tools are available ([#1302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1302))
+- Auto-reload MCP tools when `mcp_servers` config changes without restart ([#1474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1474))
+- Resolve npx stdio connection failures ([#1291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1291))
+- Preserve MCP toolsets when saving platform tool config ([#1421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1421))
+
+### Vision
+- Unify vision backend gating ([#1367](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1367))
+- Surface actual error reason instead of generic message ([#1338](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1338))
+- Make Claude image handling work end-to-end ([#1408](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1408))
+
+### Cron
+- **Compress cron management into one tool** — single `cronjob` tool replaces multiple commands ([#1343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1343))
+- Suppress duplicate cron sends to auto-delivery targets ([#1357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1357))
+- Persist cron sessions to SQLite ([#1255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1255))
+- Per-job runtime overrides (provider, model, base_url) ([#1398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1398))
+- Atomic write in `save_job_output` to prevent data loss on crash ([#1173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1173))
+- Preserve thread context for `deliver=origin` ([#1437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1437))
+
+### Patch Tool
+- Avoid corrupting pipe chars in V4A patch apply ([#1286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1286))
+- Permissive `block_anchor` thresholds and unicode normalization ([#1539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1539))
+
+### Delegation
+- Add observability metadata to subagent results (model, tokens, duration, tool trace) ([#1175](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1175))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skills System
+- **Integrate skills.sh** as a hub source alongside ClawHub ([#1303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1303))
+- Secure skill env setup on load ([#1153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1153))
+- Honor policy table for dangerous verdicts ([#1330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1330))
+- Harden ClawHub skill search exact matches ([#1400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1400))
+- Fix ClawHub skill install — use `/download` ZIP endpoint ([#1060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1060))
+- Avoid mislabeling local skills as builtin — by @arceus77-7 ([#862](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/862))
+
+### New Skills
+- **Linear** project management ([#1230](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1230))
+- **X/Twitter** via x-cli ([#1285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1285))
+- **Telephony** — Twilio, SMS, and AI calls ([#1289](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1289))
+- **1Password** — by @arceus77-7 ([#883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/883), [#1179](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1179))
+- **NeuroSkill BCI** integration ([#1135](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1135))
+- **Blender MCP** for 3D modeling ([#1531](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1531))
+- **OSS Security Forensics** ([#1482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1482))
+- **Parallel CLI** research skill ([#1301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1301))
+- **OpenCode** CLI skill ([#1174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1174))
+- **ASCII Video** skill refactored — by @SHL0MS ([#1213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1213), [#1598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1598))
+
+---
+
+## 🎙️ Voice Mode
+
+- Voice mode foundation — push-to-talk CLI, Telegram/Discord voice notes ([#1299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1299))
+- Free local Whisper transcription via faster-whisper ([#1185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1185))
+- Discord voice channel reliability fixes ([#1429](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1429))
+- Restore local STT fallback for gateway voice notes ([#1490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1490))
+- Honor `stt.enabled: false` across gateway transcription ([#1394](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1394))
+- Fix bogus incapability message on Telegram voice notes (Issue [#1033](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1033))
+
+---
+
+## 🔌 ACP (IDE Integration)
+
+- Restore ACP server implementation ([#1254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1254))
+- Support slash commands in ACP adapter ([#1532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1532))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 RL Training
+
+- **Agentic On-Policy Distillation (OPD)** environment — new RL training environment for agent policy distillation ([#1149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1149))
+- Make tinker-atropos RL training fully optional ([#1062](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1062))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **Tirith pre-exec command scanning** — static analysis of terminal commands before execution ([#1256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1256))
+- **PII redaction** when `privacy.redact_pii` is enabled ([#1542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1542))
+- Strip Hermes provider/gateway/tool env vars from all subprocess environments ([#1157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1157), [#1172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1172), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399), [#1419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1419))
+- Docker cwd workspace mount now explicit opt-in — never auto-mount host directories ([#1534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1534))
+- Escape parens and braces in fork bomb regex pattern ([#1397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1397))
+- Harden `.worktreeinclude` path containment ([#1388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1388))
+- Use description as `pattern_key` to prevent approval collisions ([#1395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1395))
+
+### Reliability
+- Guard init-time stdio writes ([#1271](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1271))
+- Session log writes reuse shared atomic JSON helper ([#1280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1280))
+- Atomic temp cleanup protected on interrupts ([#1401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1401))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- **`/status` always showing 0 tokens** — now reports live state (Issue [#1465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1465), [#1476](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1476))
+- **Custom model endpoints not working** — restored config-saved endpoint resolution (Issue [#1460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1460), [#1373](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1373))
+- **MCP tools not visible until restart** — auto-reload on config change (Issue [#1036](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1036), [#1474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1474))
+- **`hermes tools` removing MCP tools** — preserve MCP toolsets when saving (Issue [#1247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1247), [#1421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1421))
+- **Terminal subprocesses inheriting `OPENAI_BASE_URL`** breaking external tools (Issue [#1002](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1002), [#1399](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1399))
+- **Background process lost on gateway restart** — improved recovery (Issue [#1144](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1144))
+- **Cron jobs not persisting state** — now stored in SQLite (Issue [#1416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1416), [#1255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1255))
+- **Cronjob `deliver: origin` not preserving thread context** (Issue [#1219](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1219), [#1437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1437))
+- **Gateway systemd service failing to auto-restart** when browser processes orphaned (Issue [#1617](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1617))
+- **`/background` completion report cut off in Telegram** (Issue [#1443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1443))
+- **Model switching not taking effect** (Issue [#1244](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1244), [#1183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1183))
+- **`hermes doctor` reporting cronjob as unavailable** (Issue [#878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/878), [#1180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1180))
+- **WhatsApp bridge messages not received** from mobile (Issue [#1142](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1142))
+- **Setup wizard hanging on headless SSH** (Issue [#905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/905), [#1274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1274))
+- **Log handler accumulation** degrading gateway performance (Issue [#990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/990), [#1251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1251))
+- **Gateway NULL model in DB** (Issue [#987](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/987), [#1306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1306))
+- **Strict endpoints rejecting replayed tool_calls** (Issue [#893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/893))
+- **Remaining hardcoded `~/.hermes` paths** — all now respect `HERMES_HOME` (Issue [#892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/892), [#1233](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1233))
+- **Delegate tool not working with custom inference providers** (Issue [#1011](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1011), [#1328](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1328))
+- **Skills Guard blocking official skills** (Issue [#1006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1006), [#1330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1330))
+- **Setup writing provider before model selection** (Issue [#1182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1182))
+- **`GatewayConfig.get()` AttributeError** crashing all message handling (Issue [#1158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1158), [#1287](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1287))
+- **`/update` hard-failing with "command not found"** (Issue [#1049](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1049))
+- **Image analysis failing silently** (Issue [#1034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1034), [#1338](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1338))
+- **API `BadRequestError` from `'dict'` object has no attribute `'strip'`** (Issue [#1071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1071))
+- **Slash commands requiring exact full name** — now uses prefix matching (Issue [#928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/928), [#1320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1320))
+- **Gateway stops responding when terminal is closed on headless** (Issue [#1005](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1005))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- Cover empty cached Anthropic tool-call turns ([#1222](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1222))
+- Fix stale CI assumptions in parser and quick-command coverage ([#1236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1236))
+- Fix gateway async tests without implicit event loop ([#1278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1278))
+- Make gateway async tests xdist-safe ([#1281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1281))
+- Cross-timezone naive timestamp regression for cron ([#1319](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1319))
+- Isolate codex provider tests from local env ([#1335](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1335))
+- Lock retry replacement semantics ([#1379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1379))
+- Improve error logging in session search tool — by @aydnOktay ([#1533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1533))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- Comprehensive SOUL.md guide ([#1315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1315))
+- Voice mode documentation ([#1316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1316), [#1362](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1362))
+- Provider contribution guide ([#1361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1361))
+- ACP and internal systems implementation guides ([#1259](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1259))
+- Expand Docusaurus coverage across CLI, tools, skills, and skins ([#1232](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1232))
+- Terminal backend and Windows troubleshooting ([#1297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1297))
+- Skills hub reference section ([#1317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1317))
+- Checkpoint, /rollback, and git worktrees guide ([#1493](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1493), [#1524](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1524))
+- CLI status bar and /usage reference ([#1523](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1523))
+- Fallback providers + /background command docs ([#1430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1430))
+- Gateway service scopes docs ([#1378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1378))
+- Slack thread reply behavior docs ([#1407](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1407))
+- Redesigned landing page with Nous blue palette — by @austinpickett ([#974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/974))
+- Fix several documentation typos — by @JackTheGit ([#953](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/953))
+- Stabilize website diagrams ([#1405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1405))
+- CLI vs messaging quick reference in README ([#1491](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1491))
+- Add search to Docusaurus ([#1053](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1053))
+- Home Assistant integration docs ([#1170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1170))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 220+ PRs spanning every area of the codebase
+
+### Top Community Contributors
+
+- **@0xbyt4** (4 PRs) — Anthropic adapter fixes (max_tokens, fallback crash, 429/529 retry), Slack file upload thread context, setup NameError fix
+- **@erosika** (1 PR) — Honcho memory integration: async writes, memory modes, session title integration
+- **@SHL0MS** (2 PRs) — ASCII video skill design patterns and refactoring
+- **@alt-glitch** (2 PRs) — Persistent shell mode for local/SSH backends, setuptools packaging fix
+- **@arceus77-7** (2 PRs) — 1Password skill, fix skills list mislabeling
+- **@kshitijk4poor** (1 PR) — OpenClaw migration during setup wizard
+- **@ASRagab** (1 PR) — Fix adaptive thinking for Claude 4.6 models
+- **@eren-karakus0** (1 PR) — Strip Hermes provider env vars from subprocess environment
+- **@mr-emmett-one** (1 PR) — Fix DeepSeek V3 parser multi-tool call support
+- **@jplew** (1 PR) — Gateway restart on retryable startup failures
+- **@brandtcormorant** (1 PR) — Fix Anthropic cache control for empty text blocks
+- **@aydnOktay** (1 PR) — Improve error logging in session search tool
+- **@austinpickett** (1 PR) — Landing page redesign with Nous blue palette
+- **@JackTheGit** (1 PR) — Documentation typo fixes
+
+### All Contributors
+
+@0xbyt4, @alt-glitch, @arceus77-7, @ASRagab, @austinpickett, @aydnOktay, @brandtcormorant, @eren-karakus0, @erosika, @JackTheGit, @jplew, @kshitijk4poor, @mr-emmett-one, @SHL0MS, @teknium1
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.12...v2026.3.17](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.12...v2026.3.17)
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.4.0 (v2026.3.23)
+
+**Release Date:** March 23, 2026
+
+> The platform expansion release — OpenAI-compatible API server, 6 new messaging adapters, 4 new inference providers, MCP server management with OAuth 2.1, @ context references, gateway prompt caching, streaming enabled by default, and a sweeping reliability pass with 200+ bug fixes.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **OpenAI-compatible API server** — Expose Hermes as an `/v1/chat/completions` endpoint with a new `/api/jobs` REST API for cron job management, hardened with input limits, field whitelists, SQLite-backed response persistence, and CORS origin protection ([#1756](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1756), [#2450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2450), [#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456), [#2451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2451), [#2472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2472))
+
+- **6 new messaging platform adapters** — Signal, DingTalk, SMS (Twilio), Mattermost, Matrix, and Webhook adapters join Telegram, Discord, and WhatsApp. Gateway auto-reconnects failed platforms with exponential backoff ([#2206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2206), [#1685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1685), [#1688](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1688), [#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2166), [#2584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2584))
+
+- **@ context references** — Claude Code-style `@file` and `@url` context injection with tab completions in the CLI ([#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343), [#2482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2482))
+
+- **4 new inference providers** — GitHub Copilot (OAuth + token validation), Alibaba Cloud / DashScope, Kilo Code, and OpenCode Zen/Go ([#1924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1924), [#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879) by @mchzimm, [#1673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1673), [#1666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1666), [#1650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1650))
+
+- **MCP server management CLI** — `hermes mcp` commands for installing, configuring, and authenticating MCP servers with full OAuth 2.1 PKCE flow ([#2465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2465))
+
+- **Gateway prompt caching** — Cache AIAgent instances per session, preserving Anthropic prompt cache across turns for dramatic cost reduction on long conversations ([#2282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2282), [#2284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2284), [#2361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2361))
+
+- **Context compression overhaul** — Structured summaries with iterative updates, token-budget tail protection, configurable summary endpoint, and fallback model support ([#2323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2323), [#1727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1727), [#2224](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2224))
+
+- **Streaming enabled by default** — CLI streaming on by default with proper spinner/tool progress display during streaming mode, plus extensive linebreak and concatenation fixes ([#2340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2340), [#2161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2161), [#2258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2258))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### New Commands & Interactions
+- **@ context completions** — Tab-completable `@file`/`@url` references that inject file content or web pages into the conversation ([#2482](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2482), [#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343))
+- **`/statusbar`** — Toggle a persistent config bar showing model + provider info in the prompt ([#2240](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2240), [#1917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1917))
+- **`/queue`** — Queue prompts for the agent without interrupting the current run ([#2191](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2191), [#2469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2469))
+- **`/permission`** — Switch approval mode dynamically during a session ([#2207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2207))
+- **`/browser`** — Interactive browser sessions from the CLI ([#2273](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2273), [#1814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1814))
+- **`/cost`** — Live pricing and usage tracking in gateway mode ([#2180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2180))
+- **`/approve` and `/deny`** — Replaced bare text approval in gateway with explicit commands ([#2002](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2002))
+
+### Streaming & Display
+- Streaming enabled by default in CLI ([#2340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2340))
+- Show spinners and tool progress during streaming mode ([#2161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2161))
+- Show reasoning/thinking blocks when `show_reasoning` enabled ([#2118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2118))
+- Context pressure warnings for CLI and gateway ([#2159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2159))
+- Fix: streaming chunks concatenated without whitespace ([#2258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2258))
+- Fix: iteration boundary linebreak prevents stream concatenation ([#2413](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2413))
+- Fix: defer streaming linebreak to prevent blank line stacking ([#2473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2473))
+- Fix: suppress spinner animation in non-TTY environments ([#2216](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2216))
+- Fix: display provider and endpoint in API error messages ([#2266](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2266))
+- Fix: resolve garbled ANSI escape codes in status printouts ([#2448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2448))
+- Fix: update gold ANSI color to true-color format ([#2246](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2246))
+- Fix: normalize toolset labels and use skin colors in banner ([#1912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1912))
+
+### CLI Polish
+- Fix: prevent 'Press ENTER to continue...' on exit ([#2555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2555))
+- Fix: flush stdout during agent loop to prevent macOS display freeze ([#1654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1654))
+- Fix: show human-readable error when `hermes setup` hits permissions error ([#2196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2196))
+- Fix: `/stop` command crash + UnboundLocalError in streaming media delivery ([#2463](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2463))
+- Fix: allow custom/local endpoints without API key ([#2556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2556))
+- Fix: Kitty keyboard protocol Shift+Enter for Ghostty/WezTerm (attempted + reverted due to prompt_toolkit crash) ([#2345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2345), [#2349](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2349))
+
+### Configuration
+- **`${ENV_VAR}` substitution** in config.yaml ([#2684](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2684))
+- **Real-time config reload** — config.yaml changes apply without restart ([#2210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2210))
+- **`custom_models.yaml`** for user-managed model additions ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214))
+- **Priority-based context file selection** + CLAUDE.md support ([#2301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2301))
+- **Merge nested YAML sections** instead of replacing on config update ([#2213](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2213))
+- Fix: config.yaml provider key overrides env var silently ([#2272](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2272))
+- Fix: log warning instead of silently swallowing config.yaml errors ([#2683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2683))
+- Fix: disabled toolsets re-enable themselves after `hermes tools` ([#2268](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2268))
+- Fix: platform default toolsets silently override tool deselection ([#2624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2624))
+- Fix: honor bare YAML `approvals.mode: off` ([#2620](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2620))
+- Fix: `hermes update` use `.[all]` extras with fallback ([#1728](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1728))
+- Fix: `hermes update` prompt before resetting working tree on stash conflicts ([#2390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2390))
+- Fix: use git pull --rebase in update/install to avoid divergent branch error ([#2274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2274))
+- Fix: add zprofile fallback and create zshrc on fresh macOS installs ([#2320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2320))
+- Fix: remove `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` env var to avoid collisions ([#1675](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1675))
+- Fix: don't ask IMAP password if already in keyring or env ([#2212](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2212))
+- Fix: OpenCode Zen/Go show OpenRouter models instead of their own ([#2277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2277))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### New Providers
+- **GitHub Copilot** — Full OAuth auth, API routing, token validation, and 400k context. ([#1924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1924), [#1896](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1896), [#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879) by @mchzimm, [#2507](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2507))
+- **Alibaba Cloud / DashScope** — Full integration with DashScope v1 runtime, model dot preservation, and 401 auth fixes ([#1673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1673), [#2332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2332), [#2459](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2459))
+- **Kilo Code** — First-class inference provider ([#1666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1666))
+- **OpenCode Zen and OpenCode Go** — New provider backends ([#1650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1650), [#2393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2393) by @0xbyt4)
+- **NeuTTS** — Local TTS provider backend with built-in setup flow, replacing the old optional skill ([#1657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1657), [#1664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1664))
+
+### Provider Improvements
+- **Eager fallback** to backup model on rate-limit errors ([#1730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1730))
+- **Endpoint metadata** for custom model context and pricing; query local servers for actual context window size ([#1906](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1906), [#2091](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2091) by @dusterbloom)
+- **Context length detection overhaul** — models.dev integration, provider-aware resolution, fuzzy matching for custom endpoints, `/v1/props` for llama.cpp ([#2158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2158), [#2051](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2051), [#2403](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2403))
+- **Model catalog updates** — gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.4-nano, healer-alpha, haiku-4.5, minimax-m2.7, claude 4.6 at 1M context ([#1913](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1913), [#1915](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1915), [#1900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1900), [#2155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2155), [#2474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2474))
+- **Custom endpoint improvements** — `model.base_url` in config.yaml, `api_mode` override for responses API, allow endpoints without API key, fail fast on missing keys ([#2330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2330), [#1651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1651), [#2556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2556), [#2445](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2445), [#1994](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1994), [#1998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1998))
+- Inject model and provider into system prompt ([#1929](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1929))
+- Tie `api_mode` to provider config instead of env var ([#1656](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1656))
+- Fix: prevent Anthropic token leaking to third-party `anthropic_messages` providers ([#2389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2389))
+- Fix: prevent Anthropic fallback from inheriting non-Anthropic `base_url` ([#2388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2388))
+- Fix: `auxiliary_is_nous` flag never resets — leaked Nous tags to other providers ([#1713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1713))
+- Fix: Anthropic `tool_choice 'none'` still allowed tool calls ([#1714](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1714))
+- Fix: Mistral parser nested JSON fallback extraction ([#2335](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2335))
+- Fix: MiniMax 401 auth resolved by defaulting to `anthropic_messages` ([#2103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2103))
+- Fix: case-insensitive model family matching ([#2350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2350))
+- Fix: ignore placeholder provider keys in activation checks ([#2358](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2358))
+- Fix: Preserve Ollama model:tag colons in context length detection ([#2149](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2149))
+- Fix: recognize Claude Code OAuth credentials in startup gate ([#1663](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1663))
+- Fix: detect Claude Code version dynamically for OAuth user-agent ([#1670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1670))
+- Fix: OAuth flag stale after refresh/fallback ([#1890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1890))
+- Fix: auxiliary client skips expired Codex JWT ([#2397](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2397))
+
+### Agent Loop
+- **Gateway prompt caching** — Cache AIAgent per session, keep assistant turns, fix session restore ([#2282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2282), [#2284](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2284), [#2361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2361))
+- **Context compression overhaul** — Structured summaries, iterative updates, token-budget tail protection, configurable `summary_base_url` ([#2323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2323), [#1727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1727), [#2224](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2224))
+- **Pre-call sanitization and post-call tool guardrails** ([#1732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1732))
+- **Auto-recover** from provider-rejected `tool_choice` by retrying without ([#2174](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2174))
+- **Background memory/skill review** replaces inline nudges ([#2235](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2235))
+- **SOUL.md as primary agent identity** instead of hardcoded default ([#1922](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1922))
+- Fix: prevent silent tool result loss during context compression ([#1993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1993))
+- Fix: handle empty/null function arguments in tool call recovery ([#2163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2163))
+- Fix: handle API refusal responses gracefully instead of crashing ([#2156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2156))
+- Fix: prevent stuck agent loop on malformed tool calls ([#2114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2114))
+- Fix: return JSON parse error to model instead of dispatching with empty args ([#2342](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2342))
+- Fix: consecutive assistant message merge drops content on mixed types ([#1703](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1703))
+- Fix: message role alternation violations in JSON recovery and error handler ([#1722](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1722))
+- Fix: `compression_attempts` resets each iteration — allowed unlimited compressions ([#1723](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1723))
+- Fix: `length_continue_retries` never resets — later truncations got fewer retries ([#1717](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1717))
+- Fix: compressor summary role violated consecutive-role constraint ([#1720](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1720), [#1743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1743))
+- Fix: remove hardcoded `gemini-3-flash-preview` as default summary model ([#2464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2464))
+- Fix: correctly handle empty tool results ([#2201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2201))
+- Fix: crash on None entry in `tool_calls` list ([#2209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2209) by @0xbyt4, [#2316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2316))
+- Fix: per-thread persistent event loops in worker threads ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214) by @jquesnelle)
+- Fix: prevent 'event loop already running' when async tools run in parallel ([#2207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2207))
+- Fix: strip ANSI at the source — clean terminal output before it reaches the model ([#2115](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2115))
+- Fix: skip top-level `cache_control` on role:tool for OpenRouter ([#2391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2391))
+- Fix: delegate tool — save parent tool names before child construction mutates global ([#2083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2083) by @ygd58, [#1894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1894))
+- Fix: only strip last assistant message if empty string ([#2326](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2326))
+
+### Session & Memory
+- **Session search** and management slash commands ([#2198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2198))
+- **Auto session titles** and `.hermes.md` project config ([#1712](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1712))
+- Fix: concurrent memory writes silently drop entries — added file locking ([#1726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1726))
+- Fix: search all sources by default in `session_search` ([#1892](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1892))
+- Fix: handle hyphenated FTS5 queries and preserve quoted literals ([#1776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1776))
+- Fix: skip corrupt lines in `load_transcript` instead of crashing ([#1744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1744))
+- Fix: normalize session keys to prevent case-sensitive duplicates ([#2157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2157))
+- Fix: prevent `session_search` crash when no sessions exist ([#2194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2194))
+- Fix: reset token counters on new session for accurate usage display ([#2101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2101) by @InB4DevOps)
+- Fix: prevent stale memory overwrites by flush agent ([#2687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2687))
+- Fix: remove synthetic error message injection, fix session resume after repeated failures ([#2303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2303))
+- Fix: quiet mode with `--resume` now passes conversation_history ([#2357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2357))
+- Fix: unify resume logic in batch mode ([#2331](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2331))
+
+### Honcho Memory
+- Honcho config fixes and @ context reference integration ([#2343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2343))
+- Self-hosted / Docker configuration documentation ([#2475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2475))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### New Platform Adapters
+- **Signal Messenger** — Full adapter with attachment handling, group message filtering, and Note to Self echo-back protection ([#2206](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2206), [#2400](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2400), [#2297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2297), [#2156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2156))
+- **DingTalk** — Adapter with gateway wiring and setup docs ([#1685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1685), [#1690](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1690), [#1692](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1692))
+- **SMS (Twilio)** ([#1688](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1688))
+- **Mattermost** — With @-mention-only channel filter ([#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2443](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2443))
+- **Matrix** — With vision support and image caching ([#1683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1683), [#2520](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2520))
+- **Webhook** — Platform adapter for external event triggers ([#2166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2166))
+- **OpenAI-compatible API server** — `/v1/chat/completions` endpoint with `/api/jobs` cron management ([#1756](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1756), [#2450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2450), [#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456))
+
+### Telegram Improvements
+- MarkdownV2 support — strikethrough, spoiler, blockquotes, escape parentheses/braces/backslashes/backticks ([#2199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2199), [#2200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2200) by @llbn, [#2386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2386))
+- Auto-detect HTML tags and use `parse_mode=HTML` ([#1709](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1709))
+- Telegram group vision support + thread-based sessions ([#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2153))
+- Auto-reconnect polling after network interruption ([#2517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2517))
+- Aggregate split text messages before dispatching ([#1674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1674))
+- Fix: streaming config bridge, not-modified, flood control ([#1782](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1782), [#1783](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1783))
+- Fix: edited_message event crashes ([#2074](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2074))
+- Fix: retry 409 polling conflicts before giving up ([#2312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2312))
+- Fix: topic delivery via `platform:chat_id:thread_id` format ([#2455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2455))
+
+### Discord Improvements
+- Document caching and text-file injection ([#2503](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2503))
+- Persistent typing indicator for DMs ([#2468](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2468))
+- Discord DM vision — inline images + attachment analysis ([#2186](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2186))
+- Persist thread participation across gateway restarts ([#1661](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1661))
+- Fix: gateway crash on non-ASCII guild names ([#2302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2302))
+- Fix: thread permission errors ([#2073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2073))
+- Fix: slash event routing in threads ([#2460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2460))
+- Fix: remove bugged followup messages + `/ask` command ([#1836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1836))
+- Fix: graceful WebSocket reconnection ([#2127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2127))
+- Fix: voice channel TTS when streaming enabled ([#2322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2322))
+
+### WhatsApp & Other Adapters
+- WhatsApp: outbound `send_message` routing ([#1769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1769) by @sai-samarth), LID format self-chat ([#1667](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1667)), `reply_prefix` config fix ([#1923](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1923)), restart on bridge child exit ([#2334](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2334)), image/bridge improvements ([#2181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2181))
+- Matrix: correct `reply_to_message_id` parameter ([#1895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1895)), bare media types fix ([#1736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1736))
+- Mattermost: MIME types for media attachments ([#2329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2329))
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Auto-reconnect** failed platforms with exponential backoff ([#2584](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2584))
+- **Notify users when session auto-resets** ([#2519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2519))
+- **Reply-to message context** for out-of-session replies ([#1662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1662))
+- **Ignore unauthorized DMs** config option ([#1919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1919))
+- Fix: `/reset` in thread-mode resets global session instead of thread ([#2254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2254))
+- Fix: deliver MEDIA: files after streaming responses ([#2382](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2382))
+- Fix: cap interrupt recursion depth to prevent resource exhaustion ([#1659](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1659))
+- Fix: detect stopped processes and release stale locks on `--replace` ([#2406](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2406), [#1908](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1908))
+- Fix: PID-based wait with force-kill for gateway restart ([#1902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1902))
+- Fix: prevent `--replace` mode from killing the caller process ([#2185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2185))
+- Fix: `/model` shows active fallback model instead of config default ([#1660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1660))
+- Fix: `/title` command fails when session doesn't exist in SQLite yet ([#2379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2379) by @ten-jampa)
+- Fix: process `/queue`'d messages after agent completion ([#2469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2469))
+- Fix: strip orphaned `tool_results` + let `/reset` bypass running agent ([#2180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2180))
+- Fix: prevent agents from starting gateway outside systemd management ([#2617](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2617))
+- Fix: prevent systemd restart storm on gateway connection failure ([#2327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2327))
+- Fix: include resolved node path in systemd unit ([#1767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1767) by @sai-samarth)
+- Fix: send error details to user in gateway outer exception handler ([#1966](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1966))
+- Fix: improve error handling for 429 usage limits and 500 context overflow ([#1839](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1839))
+- Fix: add all missing platform allowlist env vars to startup warning check ([#2628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2628))
+- Fix: media delivery fails for file paths containing spaces ([#2621](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2621))
+- Fix: duplicate session-key collision in multi-platform gateway ([#2171](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2171))
+- Fix: Matrix and Mattermost never report as connected ([#1711](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1711))
+- Fix: PII redaction config never read — missing yaml import ([#1701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1701))
+- Fix: NameError on skill slash commands ([#1697](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1697))
+- Fix: persist watcher metadata in checkpoint for crash recovery ([#1706](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1706))
+- Fix: pass `message_thread_id` in send_image_file, send_document, send_video ([#2339](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2339))
+- Fix: media-group aggregation on rapid successive photo messages ([#2160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2160))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### MCP Enhancements
+- **MCP server management CLI** + OAuth 2.1 PKCE auth ([#2465](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2465))
+- **Expose MCP servers as standalone toolsets** ([#1907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1907))
+- **Interactive MCP tool configuration** in `hermes tools` ([#1694](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1694))
+- Fix: MCP-OAuth port mismatch, path traversal, and shared handler state ([#2552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2552))
+- Fix: preserve MCP tool registrations across session resets ([#2124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2124))
+- Fix: concurrent file access crash + duplicate MCP registration ([#2154](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2154))
+- Fix: normalise MCP schemas + expand session list columns ([#2102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2102))
+- Fix: `tool_choice` `mcp_` prefix handling ([#1775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1775))
+
+### Web Tool Backends
+- **Tavily** as web search/extract/crawl backend ([#1731](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1731))
+- **Parallel** as alternative web search/extract backend ([#1696](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1696))
+- **Configurable web backend** — Firecrawl/BeautifulSoup/Playwright selection ([#2256](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2256))
+- Fix: whitespace-only env vars bypass web backend detection ([#2341](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2341))
+
+### New Tools
+- **IMAP email** reading and sending ([#2173](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2173))
+- **STT (speech-to-text)** tool using Whisper API ([#2072](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2072))
+- **Route-aware pricing estimates** ([#1695](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1695))
+
+### Tool Improvements
+- TTS: `base_url` support for OpenAI TTS provider ([#2064](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2064) by @hanai)
+- Vision: configurable timeout, tilde expansion in file paths, DM vision with multi-image and base64 fallback ([#2480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2480), [#2585](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2585), [#2211](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2211))
+- Browser: race condition fix in session creation ([#1721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1721)), TypeError on unexpected LLM params ([#1735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1735))
+- File tools: strip ANSI escape codes from write_file and patch content ([#2532](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2532)), include pagination args in repeated search key ([#1824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1824) by @cutepawss), improve fuzzy matching accuracy + position calculation refactor ([#2096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2096), [#1681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1681))
+- Code execution: resource leak and double socket close fix ([#2381](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2381))
+- Delegate: thread safety for concurrent subagent delegation ([#1672](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1672)), preserve parent agent's tool list after delegation ([#1778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1778))
+- Fix: make concurrent tool batching path-aware for file mutations ([#1914](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1914))
+- Fix: chunk long messages in `send_message_tool` before platform dispatch ([#1646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1646))
+- Fix: add missing 'messaging' toolset ([#1718](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1718))
+- Fix: prevent unavailable tool names from leaking into model schemas ([#2072](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2072))
+- Fix: pass visited set by reference to prevent diamond dependency duplication ([#2311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2311))
+- Fix: Daytona sandbox lookup migrated from `find_one` to `get/list` ([#2063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2063) by @rovle)
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skills System Improvements
+- **Agent-created skills** — Caution-level findings allowed, dangerous skills ask instead of block ([#1840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1840), [#2446](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2446))
+- **`--yes` flag** to bypass confirmation in `/skills install` and uninstall ([#1647](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1647))
+- **Disabled skills respected** across banner, system prompt, and slash commands ([#1897](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1897))
+- Fix: skills custom_tools import crash + sandbox file_tools integration ([#2239](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2239))
+- Fix: agent-created skills with pip requirements crash on install ([#2145](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2145))
+- Fix: race condition in `Skills.__init__` when `hub.yaml` missing ([#2242](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2242))
+- Fix: validate skill metadata before install and block duplicates ([#2241](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2241))
+- Fix: skills hub inspect/resolve — 4 bugs in inspect, redirects, discovery, tap list ([#2447](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2447))
+- Fix: agent-created skills keep working after session reset ([#2121](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2121))
+
+### New Skills
+- **OCR-and-documents** — PDF/DOCX/XLS/PPTX/image OCR with optional GPU ([#2236](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2236), [#2461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2461))
+- **Huggingface-hub** bundled skill ([#1921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1921))
+- **Sherlock OSINT** username search ([#1671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1671))
+- **Meme-generation** — Image generator with Pillow ([#2344](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2344))
+- **Bioinformatics** gateway skill — index to 400+ bio skills ([#2387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2387))
+- **Inference.sh** skill (terminal-based) ([#1686](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1686))
+- **Base blockchain** optional skill ([#1643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1643))
+- **3D-model-viewer** optional skill ([#2226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2226))
+- **FastMCP** optional skill ([#2113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2113))
+- **Hermes-agent-setup** skill ([#1905](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1905))
+
+---
+
+## 🔌 Plugin System Enhancements
+
+- **TUI extension hooks** — Build custom CLIs on top of Hermes ([#2333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2333))
+- **`hermes plugins install/remove/list`** commands ([#2337](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2337))
+- **Slash command registration** for plugins ([#2359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2359))
+- **`session:end` lifecycle event** hook ([#1725](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1725))
+- Fix: require opt-in for project plugin discovery ([#2215](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2215))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security
+- **SSRF protection** for vision_tools and web_tools ([#2679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2679))
+- **Shell injection prevention** in `_expand_path` via `~user` path suffix ([#2685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2685))
+- **Block untrusted browser-origin** API server access ([#2451](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2451))
+- **Block sandbox backend creds** from subprocess env ([#1658](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1658))
+- **Block @ references** from reading secrets outside workspace ([#2601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2601) by @Gutslabs)
+- **Malicious code pattern pre-exec scanner** for terminal_tool ([#2245](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2245))
+- **Harden terminal safety** and sandbox file writes ([#1653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1653))
+- **PKCE verifier leak** fix + OAuth refresh Content-Type ([#1775](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1775))
+- **Eliminate SQL string formatting** in `execute()` calls ([#2061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2061) by @dusterbloom)
+- **Harden jobs API** — input limits, field whitelist, startup check ([#2456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2456))
+
+### Reliability
+- Thread locks on 4 SessionDB methods ([#1704](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1704))
+- File locking for concurrent memory writes ([#1726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1726))
+- Handle OpenRouter errors gracefully ([#2112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2112))
+- Guard print() calls against OSError ([#1668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1668))
+- Safely handle non-string inputs in redacting formatter ([#2392](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2392), [#1700](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1700))
+- ACP: preserve session provider on model switch, persist sessions to disk ([#2380](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2380), [#2071](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2071))
+- API server: persist ResponseStore to SQLite across restarts ([#2472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2472))
+- Fix: `fetch_nous_models` always TypeError from positional args ([#1699](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1699))
+- Fix: resolve merge conflict markers in cli.py breaking startup ([#2347](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2347))
+- Fix: `minisweagent_path.py` missing from wheel ([#2098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2098) by @JiwaniZakir)
+
+### Cron System
+- **`[SILENT]` response** — cron agents can suppress delivery ([#1833](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1833))
+- **Scale missed-job grace window** with schedule frequency ([#2449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2449))
+- **Recover recent one-shot jobs** ([#1918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1918))
+- Fix: normalize `repeat<=0` to None — jobs deleted after first run when LLM passes -1 ([#2612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2612) by @Mibayy)
+- Fix: Matrix added to scheduler delivery platform_map ([#2167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2167) by @buntingszn)
+- Fix: naive ISO timestamps without timezone — jobs fire at wrong time ([#1729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1729))
+- Fix: `get_due_jobs` reads `jobs.json` twice — race condition ([#1716](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1716))
+- Fix: silent jobs return empty response for delivery skip ([#2442](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2442))
+- Fix: stop injecting cron outputs into gateway session history ([#2313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2313))
+- Fix: close abandoned coroutine when `asyncio.run()` raises RuntimeError ([#2317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2317))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- Resolve all consistently failing tests ([#2488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2488))
+- Replace `FakePath` with `monkeypatch` for Python 3.12 compat ([#2444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2444))
+- Align Hermes setup and full-suite expectations ([#1710](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1710))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- Comprehensive docs update for recent features ([#1693](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1693), [#2183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2183))
+- Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk setup guides ([#1687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1687), [#1692](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1692))
+- Detailed skills documentation ([#2244](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2244))
+- Honcho self-hosted / Docker configuration ([#2475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2475))
+- Context length detection FAQ and quickstart references ([#2179](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2179))
+- Fix docs inconsistencies across reference and user guides ([#1995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1995))
+- Fix MCP install commands — use uv, not bare pip ([#1909](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1909))
+- Replace ASCII diagrams with Mermaid/lists ([#2402](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2402))
+- Gemini OAuth provider implementation plan ([#2467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2467))
+- Discord Server Members Intent marked as required ([#2330](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2330))
+- Fix MDX build error in api-server.md ([#1787](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1787))
+- Align venv path to match installer ([#2114](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2114))
+- New skills added to hub index ([#2281](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2281))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** (Teknium) — 280 PRs
+
+### Community Contributors
+- **@mchzimm** (to_the_max) — GitHub Copilot provider integration ([#1879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1879))
+- **@jquesnelle** (Jeffrey Quesnelle) — Per-thread persistent event loops fix ([#2214](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2214))
+- **@llbn** (lbn) — Telegram MarkdownV2 strikethrough, spoiler, blockquotes, and escape fixes ([#2199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2199), [#2200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2200))
+- **@dusterbloom** — SQL injection prevention + local server context window querying ([#2061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2061), [#2091](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2091))
+- **@0xbyt4** — Anthropic tool_calls None guard + OpenCode-Go provider config fix ([#2209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2209), [#2393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2393))
+- **@sai-samarth** (Saisamarth) — WhatsApp send_message routing + systemd node path ([#1769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1769), [#1767](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1767))
+- **@Gutslabs** (Guts) — Block @ references from reading secrets ([#2601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2601))
+- **@Mibayy** (Mibay) — Cron job repeat normalization ([#2612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2612))
+- **@ten-jampa** (Tenzin Jampa) — Gateway /title command fix ([#2379](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2379))
+- **@cutepawss** (lila) — File tools search pagination fix ([#1824](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/1824))
+- **@hanai** (Hanai) — OpenAI TTS base_url support ([#2064](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2064))
+- **@rovle** (Lovre Pešut) — Daytona sandbox API migration ([#2063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2063))
+- **@buntingszn** (bunting szn) — Matrix cron delivery support ([#2167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2167))
+- **@InB4DevOps** — Token counter reset on new session ([#2101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2101))
+- **@JiwaniZakir** (Zakir Jiwani) — Missing file in wheel fix ([#2098](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2098))
+- **@ygd58** (buray) — Delegate tool parent tool names fix ([#2083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2083))
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.17...v2026.3.23](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.17...v2026.3.23)
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.5.0 (v2026.3.28)
+
+**Release Date:** March 28, 2026
+
+> The hardening release — Hugging Face provider, /model command overhaul, Telegram Private Chat Topics, native Modal SDK, plugin lifecycle hooks, tool-use enforcement for GPT models, Nix flake, 50+ security and reliability fixes, and a comprehensive supply chain audit.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Nous Portal now supports 400+ models** — The Nous Research inference portal has expanded dramatically, giving Hermes Agent users access to over 400 models through a single provider endpoint
+
+- **Hugging Face as a first-class inference provider** — Full integration with HF Inference API including curated agentic model picker that maps to OpenRouter analogues, live `/models` endpoint probe, and setup wizard flow ([#3419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3419), [#3440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3440))
+
+- **Telegram Private Chat Topics** — Project-based conversations with functional skill binding per topic, enabling isolated workflows within a single Telegram chat ([#3163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3163))
+
+- **Native Modal SDK backend** — Replaced swe-rex dependency with native Modal SDK (`Sandbox.create.aio` + `exec.aio`), eliminating tunnels and simplifying the Modal terminal backend ([#3538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3538))
+
+- **Plugin lifecycle hooks activated** — `pre_llm_call`, `post_llm_call`, `on_session_start`, and `on_session_end` hooks now fire in the agent loop and CLI/gateway, completing the plugin hook system ([#3542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3542))
+
+- **Improved OpenAI Model Reliability** — Added `GPT_TOOL_USE_GUIDANCE` to prevent GPT models from describing intended actions instead of making tool calls, plus automatic stripping of stale budget warnings from conversation history that caused models to avoid tools across turns ([#3528](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3528))
+
+- **Nix flake** — Full uv2nix build, NixOS module with persistent container mode, auto-generated config keys from Python source, and suffix PATHs for agent-friendliness ([#20](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20), [#3274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3274), [#3061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3061)) by @alt-glitch
+
+- **Supply chain hardening** — Removed compromised `litellm` dependency, pinned all dependency version ranges, regenerated `uv.lock` with hashes, added CI workflow scanning PRs for supply chain attack patterns, and bumped deps to fix CVEs ([#2796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2796), [#2810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2810), [#2812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2812), [#2816](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2816), [#3073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3073))
+
+- **Anthropic output limits fix** — Replaced hardcoded 16K `max_tokens` with per-model native output limits (128K for Opus 4.6, 64K for Sonnet 4.6), fixing "Response truncated" and thinking-budget exhaustion on direct Anthropic API ([#3426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3426), [#3444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3444))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### New Provider: Hugging Face
+- First-class Hugging Face Inference API integration with auth, setup wizard, and model picker ([#3419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3419))
+- Curated model list mapping OpenRouter agentic defaults to HF equivalents — providers with 8+ curated models skip live `/models` probe for speed ([#3440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3440))
+- Added glm-5-turbo to Z.AI provider model list ([#3095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3095))
+
+### Provider & Model Improvements
+- `/model` command overhaul — extracted shared `switch_model()` pipeline for CLI and gateway, custom endpoint support, provider-aware routing ([#2795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2795), [#2799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2799))
+- Removed `/model` slash command from CLI and gateway in favor of `hermes model` subcommand ([#3080](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3080))
+- Preserve `custom` provider instead of silently remapping to `openrouter` ([#2792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2792))
+- Read root-level `provider` and `base_url` from config.yaml into model config ([#3112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3112))
+- Align Nous Portal model slugs with OpenRouter naming ([#3253](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3253))
+- Fix Alibaba provider default endpoint and model list ([#3484](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3484))
+- Allow MiniMax users to override `/v1` → `/anthropic` auto-correction ([#3553](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3553))
+- Migrate OAuth token refresh to `platform.claude.com` with fallback ([#3246](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3246))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Improved OpenAI model reliability** — `GPT_TOOL_USE_GUIDANCE` prevents GPT models from describing actions instead of calling tools + automatic budget warning stripping from history ([#3528](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3528))
+- **Surface lifecycle events** — All retry, fallback, and compression events now surface to the user as formatted messages ([#3153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3153))
+- **Anthropic output limits** — Per-model native output limits instead of hardcoded 16K `max_tokens` ([#3426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3426))
+- **Thinking-budget exhaustion detection** — Skip useless continuation retries when model uses all output tokens on reasoning ([#3444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3444))
+- Always prefer streaming for API calls to prevent hung subagents ([#3120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3120))
+- Restore safe non-streaming fallback after stream failures ([#3020](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3020))
+- Give subagents independent iteration budgets ([#3004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3004))
+- Update `api_key` in `_try_activate_fallback` for subagent auth ([#3103](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3103))
+- Graceful return on max retries instead of crashing thread ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Count compression restarts toward retry limit ([#3070](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3070))
+- Include tool tokens in preflight estimate, guard context probe persistence ([#3164](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3164))
+- Update context compressor limits after fallback activation ([#3305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3305))
+- Validate empty user messages to prevent Anthropic API 400 errors ([#3322](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3322))
+- GLM reasoning-only and max-length handling ([#3010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3010))
+- Increase API timeout default from 900s to 1800s for slow-thinking models ([#3431](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3431))
+- Send `max_tokens` for Claude/OpenRouter + retry SSE connection errors ([#3497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3497))
+- Prevent AsyncOpenAI/httpx cross-loop deadlock in gateway mode ([#2701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2701)) by @ctlst
+
+### Streaming & Reasoning
+- **Persist reasoning across gateway session turns** with new schema v6 columns (`reasoning`, `reasoning_details`, `codex_reasoning_items`) ([#2974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2974))
+- Detect and kill stale SSE connections ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Fix stale stream detector race causing spurious `RemoteProtocolError` ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Skip duplicate callback for `<think>`-extracted reasoning during streaming ([#3116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3116))
+- Preserve reasoning fields in `rewrite_transcript` ([#3311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3311))
+- Preserve Gemini thought signatures in streamed tool calls ([#2997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2997))
+- Ensure first delta is fired during reasoning updates ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+### Session & Memory
+- **Session search recent sessions mode** — Omit query to browse recent sessions with titles, previews, and timestamps ([#2533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2533))
+- **Session config surfacing** on `/new`, `/reset`, and auto-reset ([#3321](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3321))
+- **Third-party session isolation** — `--source` flag for isolating sessions by origin ([#3255](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3255))
+- Add `/resume` CLI handler, session log truncation guard, `reopen_session` API ([#3315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3315))
+- Clear compressor summary and turn counter on `/clear` and `/new` ([#3102](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3102))
+- Surface silent SessionDB failures that cause session data loss ([#2999](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2999))
+- Session search fallback preview on summarization failure ([#3478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3478))
+- Prevent stale memory overwrites by flush agent ([#2687](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2687))
+
+### Context Compression
+- Replace dead `summary_target_tokens` with ratio-based scaling ([#2554](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2554))
+- Expose `compression.target_ratio`, `protect_last_n`, and `threshold` in `DEFAULT_CONFIG` ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Restore sane defaults and cap summary at 12K tokens ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Preserve transcript on `/compress` and hygiene compression ([#3556](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3556))
+- Update context pressure warnings and token estimates after compaction ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+### Architecture & Dependencies
+- **Remove mini-swe-agent dependency** — Inline Docker and Modal backends directly ([#2804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2804))
+- **Replace swe-rex with native Modal SDK** for Modal backend ([#3538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3538))
+- **Plugin lifecycle hooks** — `pre_llm_call`, `post_llm_call`, `on_session_start`, `on_session_end` now fire in the agent loop ([#3542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3542))
+- Fix plugin toolsets invisible in `hermes tools` and standalone processes ([#3457](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3457))
+- Consolidate `get_hermes_home()` and `parse_reasoning_effort()` ([#3062](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3062))
+- Remove unused Hermes-native PKCE OAuth flow ([#3107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3107))
+- Remove ~100 unused imports across 55 files ([#3016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3016))
+- Fix 154 f-strings, simplify getattr/URL patterns, remove dead code ([#3119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3119))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### Telegram
+- **Private Chat Topics** — Project-based conversations with functional skill binding per topic, enabling isolated workflows within a single Telegram chat ([#3163](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3163))
+- **Auto-discover fallback IPs via DNS-over-HTTPS** when `api.telegram.org` is unreachable ([#3376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3376))
+- **Configurable reply threading mode** ([#2907](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2907))
+- Fall back to no `thread_id` on "Message thread not found" BadRequest ([#3390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3390))
+- Self-reschedule reconnect when `start_polling` fails after 502 ([#3268](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3268))
+
+### Discord
+- Stop phantom typing indicator after agent turn completes ([#3003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3003))
+
+### Slack
+- Send tool call progress messages to correct Slack thread ([#3063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3063))
+- Scope progress thread fallback to Slack only ([#3488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3488))
+
+### WhatsApp
+- Download documents, audio, and video media from messages ([#2978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2978))
+
+### Matrix
+- Add missing Matrix entry in `PLATFORMS` dict ([#3473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3473))
+- Harden e2ee access-token handling ([#3562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3562))
+- Add backoff for `SyncError` in sync loop ([#3280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3280))
+
+### Signal
+- Track SSE keepalive comments as connection activity ([#3316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3316))
+
+### Email
+- Prevent unbounded growth of `_seen_uids` in EmailAdapter ([#3490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3490))
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Config-gated `/verbose` command** for messaging platforms — toggle tool output verbosity from chat ([#3262](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3262))
+- **Background review notifications** delivered to user chat ([#3293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3293))
+- **Retry transient send failures** and notify user on exhaustion ([#3288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3288))
+- Recover from hung agents — `/stop` hard-kills session lock ([#3104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3104))
+- Thread-safe `SessionStore` — protect `_entries` with `threading.Lock` ([#3052](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3052))
+- Fix gateway token double-counting with cached agents — use absolute set instead of increment ([#3306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3306), [#3317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3317))
+- Fingerprint full auth token in agent cache signature ([#3247](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3247))
+- Silence background agent terminal output ([#3297](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3297))
+- Include per-platform `ALLOW_ALL` and `SIGNAL_GROUP` in startup allowlist check ([#3313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3313))
+- Include user-local bin paths in systemd unit PATH ([#3527](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3527))
+- Track background task references in `GatewayRunner` ([#3254](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3254))
+- Add request timeouts to HA, Email, Mattermost, SMS adapters ([#3258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3258))
+- Add media download retry to Mattermost, Slack, and base cache ([#3323](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3323))
+- Detect virtualenv path instead of hardcoding `venv/` ([#2797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2797))
+- Use `TERMINAL_CWD` for context file discovery, not process cwd ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Stop loading hermes repo AGENTS.md into gateway sessions (~10k wasted tokens) ([#2891](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2891))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Configurable busy input mode** + fix `/queue` always working ([#3298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3298))
+- **Preserve user input on multiline paste** ([#3065](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3065))
+- **Tool generation callback** — streaming "preparing terminal…" updates during tool argument generation ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Show tool progress for substantive tools, not just "preparing" ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Buffer reasoning preview chunks and fix duplicate display ([#3013](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3013))
+- Prevent reasoning box from rendering 3x during tool-calling loops ([#3405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3405))
+- Eliminate "Event loop is closed" / "Press ENTER to continue" during idle — three-layer fix with `neuter_async_httpx_del()`, custom exception handler, and stale client cleanup ([#3398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3398))
+- Fix status bar shows 26K instead of 260K for token counts with trailing zeros ([#3024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3024))
+- Fix status bar duplicates and degrades during long sessions ([#3291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3291))
+- Refresh TUI before background task output to prevent status bar overlap ([#3048](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3048))
+- Suppress KawaiiSpinner animation under `patch_stdout` ([#2994](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2994))
+- Skip KawaiiSpinner when TUI handles tool progress ([#2973](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2973))
+- Guard `isatty()` against closed streams via `_is_tty` property ([#3056](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3056))
+- Ensure single closure of streaming boxes during tool generation ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Cap context pressure percentage at 100% in display ([#3480](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3480))
+- Clean up HTML error messages in CLI display ([#3069](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3069))
+- Show HTTP status code and 400 body in API error output ([#3096](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3096))
+- Extract useful info from HTML error pages, dump debug on max retries ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Prevent TypeError on startup when `base_url` is None ([#3068](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3068))
+- Prevent update crash in non-TTY environments ([#3094](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3094))
+- Handle EOFError in sessions delete/prune confirmation prompts ([#3101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3101))
+- Catch KeyboardInterrupt during `flush_memories` on exit and in exit cleanup handlers ([#3025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3025), [#3257](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3257))
+- Guard `.strip()` against None values from YAML config ([#3552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3552))
+- Guard `config.get()` against YAML null values to prevent AttributeError ([#3377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3377))
+- Store asyncio task references to prevent GC mid-execution ([#3267](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3267))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- Use explicit key mapping for returning-user menu dispatch instead of positional index ([#3083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3083))
+- Use `sys.executable` for pip in update commands to fix PEP 668 ([#3099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3099))
+- Harden `hermes update` against diverged history, non-main branches, and gateway edge cases ([#3492](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3492))
+- OpenClaw migration overwrites defaults and setup wizard skips imported sections — fixed ([#3282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3282))
+- Stop recursive AGENTS.md walk, load top-level only ([#3110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3110))
+- Add macOS Homebrew paths to browser and terminal PATH resolution ([#2713](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2713))
+- YAML boolean handling for `tool_progress` config ([#3300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3300))
+- Reset default SOUL.md to baseline identity text ([#3159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3159))
+- Reject relative cwd paths for container terminal backends ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Add explicit `hermes-api-server` toolset for API server platform ([#3304](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3304))
+- Reorder setup wizard providers — OpenRouter first ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### API Server
+- **Idempotency-Key support**, body size limit, and OpenAI error envelope ([#2903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2903))
+- Allow Idempotency-Key in CORS headers ([#3530](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3530))
+- Cancel orphaned agent + true interrupt on SSE disconnect ([#3427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3427))
+- Fix streaming breaks when agent makes tool calls ([#2985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2985))
+
+### Terminal & File Operations
+- Handle addition-only hunks in V4A patch parser ([#3325](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3325))
+- Exponential backoff for persistent shell polling ([#2996](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2996))
+- Add timeout to subprocess calls in `context_references` ([#3469](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3469))
+
+### Browser & Vision
+- Handle 402 insufficient credits error in vision tool ([#2802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2802))
+- Fix `browser_vision` ignores `auxiliary.vision.timeout` config ([#2901](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2901))
+- Make browser command timeout configurable via config.yaml ([#2801](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2801))
+
+### MCP
+- MCP toolset resolution for runtime and config ([#3252](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3252))
+- Add MCP tool name collision protection ([#3077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3077))
+
+### Auxiliary LLM
+- Guard aux LLM calls against None content + reasoning fallback + retry ([#3449](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3449))
+- Catch ImportError from `build_anthropic_client` in vision auto-detection ([#3312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3312))
+
+### Other Tools
+- Add request timeouts to `send_message_tool` HTTP calls ([#3162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3162)) by @memosr
+- Auto-repair `jobs.json` with invalid control characters ([#3537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3537))
+- Enable fine-grained tool streaming for Claude/OpenRouter ([#3497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3497))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skills System
+- **Env var passthrough** for skills and user config — skills can declare environment variables to pass through ([#2807](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2807))
+- Cache skills prompt with shared `skill_utils` module for faster TTFT ([#3421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3421))
+- Avoid redundant file re-read for skill conditions ([#2992](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2992))
+- Use Git Trees API to prevent silent subdirectory loss during install ([#2995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2995))
+- Fix skills-sh install for deeply nested repo structures ([#2980](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2980))
+- Handle null metadata in skill frontmatter ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Preserve trust for skills-sh identifiers + reduce resolution churn ([#3251](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3251))
+- Agent-created skills were incorrectly treated as untrusted community content — fixed ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+### New Skills
+- **G0DM0D3 godmode jailbreaking skill** + docs ([#3157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3157))
+- **Docker management skill** added to optional-skills ([#3060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3060))
+- **OpenClaw migration v2** — 17 new modules, terminal recap for migrating from OpenClaw to Hermes ([#2906](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2906))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **SSRF protection** added to `browser_navigate` ([#3058](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3058))
+- **SSRF protection** added to `vision_tools` and `web_tools` (hardened) ([#2679](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2679))
+- **Restrict subagent toolsets** to parent's enabled set ([#3269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3269))
+- **Prevent zip-slip path traversal** in self-update ([#3250](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3250))
+- **Prevent shell injection** in `_expand_path` via `~user` path suffix ([#2685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2685))
+- **Normalize input** before dangerous command detection ([#3260](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3260))
+- Make tirith block verdicts approvable instead of hard-blocking ([#3428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3428))
+- Remove compromised `litellm`/`typer`/`platformdirs` from deps ([#2796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2796))
+- Pin all dependency version ranges ([#2810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2810))
+- Regenerate `uv.lock` with hashes, use lockfile in setup ([#2812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2812))
+- Bump dependencies to fix CVEs + regenerate `uv.lock` ([#3073](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3073))
+- Supply chain audit CI workflow for PR scanning ([#2816](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2816))
+
+### Reliability
+- **SQLite WAL write-lock contention** causing 15-20s TUI freeze — fixed ([#3385](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3385))
+- **SQLite concurrency hardening** + session transcript integrity ([#3249](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3249))
+- Prevent recurring cron job re-fire on gateway crash/restart loop ([#3396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3396))
+- Mark cron session as ended after job completes ([#2998](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2998))
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Performance
+
+- **TTFT startup optimizations** — salvaged easy-win startup improvements ([#3395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3395))
+- Cache skills prompt with shared `skill_utils` module ([#3421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3421))
+- Avoid redundant file re-read for skill conditions in prompt builder ([#2992](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2992))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix gateway token double-counting with cached agents ([#3306](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3306), [#3317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3317))
+- Fix "Event loop is closed" / "Press ENTER to continue" during idle sessions ([#3398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3398))
+- Fix reasoning box rendering 3x during tool-calling loops ([#3405](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3405))
+- Fix status bar shows 26K instead of 260K for token counts ([#3024](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3024))
+- Fix `/queue` always working regardless of config ([#3298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3298))
+- Fix phantom Discord typing indicator after agent turn ([#3003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3003))
+- Fix Slack progress messages appearing in wrong thread ([#3063](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3063))
+- Fix WhatsApp media downloads (documents, audio, video) ([#2978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2978))
+- Fix Telegram "Message thread not found" killing progress messages ([#3390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3390))
+- Fix OpenClaw migration overwriting defaults ([#3282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3282))
+- Fix returning-user setup menu dispatching wrong section ([#3083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3083))
+- Fix `hermes update` PEP 668 "externally-managed-environment" error ([#3099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3099))
+- Fix subagents hitting `max_iterations` prematurely via shared budget ([#3004](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3004))
+- Fix YAML boolean handling for `tool_progress` config ([#3300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3300))
+- Fix `config.get()` crashes on YAML null values ([#3377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3377))
+- Fix `.strip()` crash on None values from YAML config ([#3552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3552))
+- Fix hung agents on gateway — `/stop` now hard-kills session lock ([#3104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3104))
+- Fix `_custom` provider silently remapped to `openrouter` ([#2792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2792))
+- Fix Matrix missing from `PLATFORMS` dict ([#3473](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3473))
+- Fix Email adapter unbounded `_seen_uids` growth ([#3490](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3490))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- Pin `agent-client-protocol` < 0.9 to handle breaking upstream release ([#3320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3320))
+- Catch anthropic ImportError in vision auto-detection tests ([#3312](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3312))
+- Update retry-exhaust test for new graceful return behavior ([#3320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3320))
+- Add regression tests for null metadata frontmatter ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- Update all docs for `/model` command overhaul and custom provider support ([#2800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2800))
+- Fix stale and incorrect documentation across 18 files ([#2805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2805))
+- Document 9 previously undocumented features ([#2814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2814))
+- Add missing skills, CLI commands, and messaging env vars to docs ([#2809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2809))
+- Fix api-server response storage documentation — SQLite, not in-memory ([#2819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2819))
+- Quote pip install extras to fix zsh glob errors ([#2815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2815))
+- Unify hooks documentation — add plugin hooks to hooks page, add `session:end` event ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Clarify two-mode behavior in `session_search` schema description ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+- Fix Discord Public Bot setting for Discord-provided invite link ([#3519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3519)) by @mehmoodosman
+- Revise v0.4.0 changelog — fix feature attribution, reorder sections ([untagged commit](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 157 PRs covering the full scope of this release
+
+### Community Contributors
+- **@alt-glitch** (Siddharth Balyan) — 2 PRs: Nix flake with uv2nix build, NixOS module, and persistent container mode ([#20](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/20)); auto-generated config keys and suffix PATHs for Nix builds ([#3061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3061), [#3274](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3274))
+- **@ctlst** — 1 PR: Prevent AsyncOpenAI/httpx cross-loop deadlock in gateway mode ([#2701](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/2701))
+- **@memosr** (memosr.eth) — 1 PR: Add request timeouts to `send_message_tool` HTTP calls ([#3162](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3162))
+- **@mehmoodosman** (Osman Mehmood) — 1 PR: Fix Discord docs for Public Bot setting ([#3519](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3519))
+
+### All Contributors
+@alt-glitch, @ctlst, @mehmoodosman, @memosr, @teknium1
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.23...v2026.3.28](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.23...v2026.3.28)
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.6.0 (v2026.3.30)
+
+**Release Date:** March 30, 2026
+
+> The multi-instance release — Profiles for running isolated agent instances, MCP server mode, Docker container, fallback provider chains, two new messaging platforms (Feishu/Lark and WeCom), Telegram webhook mode, Slack multi-workspace OAuth, 95 PRs and 16 resolved issues in 2 days.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Profiles — Multi-Instance Hermes** — Run multiple isolated Hermes instances from the same installation. Each profile gets its own config, memory, sessions, skills, and gateway service. Create with `hermes profile create`, switch with `hermes -p <name>`, export/import for sharing. Full token-lock isolation prevents two profiles from using the same bot credential. ([#3681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3681))
+
+- **MCP Server Mode** — Expose Hermes conversations and sessions to any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.) via `hermes mcp serve`. Browse conversations, read messages, search across sessions, and manage attachments — all through the Model Context Protocol. Supports both stdio and Streamable HTTP transports. ([#3795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3795))
+
+- **Docker Container** — Official Dockerfile for running Hermes Agent in a container. Supports both CLI and gateway modes with volume-mounted config. ([#3668](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3668), closes [#850](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/850))
+
+- **Ordered Fallback Provider Chain** — Configure multiple inference providers with automatic failover. When your primary provider returns errors or is unreachable, Hermes automatically tries the next provider in the chain. Configure via `fallback_providers` in config.yaml. ([#3813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3813), closes [#1734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1734))
+
+- **Feishu/Lark Platform Support** — Full gateway adapter for Feishu (飞书) and Lark with event subscriptions, message cards, group chat, image/file attachments, and interactive card callbacks. ([#3799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3799), [#3817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3817), closes [#1788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1788))
+
+- **WeCom (Enterprise WeChat) Platform Support** — New gateway adapter for WeCom (企业微信) with text/image/voice messages, group chats, and callback verification. ([#3847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3847))
+
+- **Slack Multi-Workspace OAuth** — Connect a single Hermes gateway to multiple Slack workspaces via OAuth token file. Each workspace gets its own bot token, resolved dynamically per incoming event. ([#3903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3903))
+
+- **Telegram Webhook Mode & Group Controls** — Run the Telegram adapter in webhook mode as an alternative to polling — faster response times and better for production deployments behind a reverse proxy. New group mention gating controls when the bot responds: always, only when @mentioned, or via regex triggers. ([#3880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3880), [#3870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3870))
+
+- **Exa Search Backend** — Add Exa as an alternative web search and content extraction backend alongside Firecrawl and DuckDuckGo. Set `EXA_API_KEY` and configure as preferred backend. ([#3648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3648))
+
+- **Skills & Credentials on Remote Backends** — Mount skill directories and credential files into Modal and Docker containers, so remote terminal sessions have access to the same skills and secrets as local execution. ([#3890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3890), [#3671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3671), closes [#3665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3665), [#3433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3433))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- **Ordered fallback provider chain** — automatic failover across multiple configured providers ([#3813](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3813))
+- **Fix api_mode on provider switch** — switching providers via `hermes model` now correctly clears stale `api_mode` instead of hardcoding `chat_completions`, fixing 404s for providers with Anthropic-compatible endpoints ([#3726](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3726), [#3857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3857), closes [#3685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3685))
+- **Stop silent OpenRouter fallback** — when no provider is configured, Hermes now raises a clear error instead of silently routing to OpenRouter ([#3807](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3807), [#3862](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3862))
+- **Gemini 3.1 preview models** — added to OpenRouter and Nous Portal catalogs ([#3803](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3803), closes [#3753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3753))
+- **Gemini direct API context length** — full context length resolution for direct Google AI endpoints ([#3876](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3876))
+- **gpt-5.4-mini** added to Codex fallback catalog ([#3855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3855))
+- **Curated model lists preferred** over live API probe when the probe returns fewer models ([#3856](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3856), [#3867](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3867))
+- **User-friendly 429 rate limit messages** with Retry-After countdown ([#3809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3809))
+- **Auxiliary client placeholder key** for local servers without auth requirements ([#3842](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3842))
+- **INFO-level logging** for auxiliary provider resolution ([#3866](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3866))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Subagent status reporting** — reports `completed` status when summary exists instead of generic failure ([#3829](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3829))
+- **Session log file updated during compression** — prevents stale file references after context compression ([#3835](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3835))
+- **Omit empty tools param** — sends no `tools` parameter when empty instead of `None`, fixing compatibility with strict providers ([#3820](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3820))
+
+### Profiles & Multi-Instance
+- **Profiles system** — `hermes profile create/list/switch/delete/export/import/rename`. Each profile gets isolated HERMES_HOME, gateway service, CLI wrapper. Token locks prevent credential collisions. Tab completion for profile names. ([#3681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3681))
+- **Profile-aware display paths** — all user-facing `~/.hermes` paths replaced with `display_hermes_home()` to show the correct profile directory ([#3623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3623))
+- **Lazy display_hermes_home imports** — prevents `ImportError` during `hermes update` when modules cache stale bytecode ([#3776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3776))
+- **HERMES_HOME for protected paths** — `.env` write-deny path now respects HERMES_HOME instead of hardcoded `~/.hermes` ([#3840](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3840))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### New Platforms
+- **Feishu/Lark** — Full adapter with event subscriptions, message cards, group chat, image/file attachments, interactive card callbacks ([#3799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3799), [#3817](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3817))
+- **WeCom (Enterprise WeChat)** — Text/image/voice messages, group chats, callback verification ([#3847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3847))
+
+### Telegram
+- **Webhook mode** — run as webhook endpoint instead of polling for production deployments ([#3880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3880))
+- **Group mention gating & regex triggers** — configurable bot response behavior in groups: always, @mention-only, or regex-matched ([#3870](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3870))
+- **Gracefully handle deleted reply targets** — no more crashes when the message being replied to was deleted ([#3858](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3858), closes [#3229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3229))
+
+### Discord
+- **Message processing reactions** — adds a reaction emoji while processing and removes it when done, giving visual feedback in channels ([#3871](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3871))
+- **DISCORD_IGNORE_NO_MENTION** — skip messages that @mention other users/bots but not Hermes ([#3640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3640))
+- **Clean up deferred "thinking..."** — properly removes the "thinking..." indicator after slash commands complete ([#3674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3674), closes [#3595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3595))
+
+### Slack
+- **Multi-workspace OAuth** — connect to multiple Slack workspaces from a single gateway via OAuth token file ([#3903](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3903))
+
+### WhatsApp
+- **Persistent aiohttp session** — reuse HTTP sessions across requests instead of creating new ones per message ([#3818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3818))
+- **LID↔phone alias resolution** — correctly match Linked ID and phone number formats in allowlists ([#3830](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3830))
+- **Skip reply prefix in bot mode** — cleaner message formatting when running as a WhatsApp bot ([#3931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3931))
+
+### Matrix
+- **Native voice messages via MSC3245** — send voice messages as proper Matrix voice events instead of file attachments ([#3877](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3877))
+
+### Mattermost
+- **Configurable mention behavior** — respond to messages without requiring @mention ([#3664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3664))
+
+### Signal
+- **URL-encode phone numbers** and correct attachment RPC parameter — fixes delivery failures with certain phone number formats ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670)) — @kshitijk4poor
+
+### Email
+- **Close SMTP/IMAP connections on failure** — prevents connection leaks during error scenarios ([#3804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3804))
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Atomic config writes** — use atomic file writes for config.yaml to prevent data loss during crashes ([#3800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3800))
+- **Home channel env overrides** — apply environment variable overrides for home channels consistently ([#3796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3796), [#3808](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3808))
+- **Replace print() with logger** — BasePlatformAdapter now uses proper logging instead of print statements ([#3669](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3669))
+- **Cron delivery labels** — resolve human-friendly delivery labels via channel directory ([#3860](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3860), closes [#1945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1945))
+- **Cron [SILENT] tightening** — prevent agents from prefixing reports with [SILENT] to suppress delivery ([#3901](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3901))
+- **Background task media delivery** and vision download timeout fixes ([#3919](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3919))
+- **Boot-md hook** — example built-in hook to run a BOOT.md file on gateway startup ([#3733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3733))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Configurable tool preview length** — show full file paths by default instead of truncating at 40 chars ([#3841](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3841))
+- **Tool token context display** — `hermes tools` checklist now shows estimated token cost per toolset ([#3805](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3805))
+- **/bg spinner TUI fix** — route background task spinner through the TUI widget to prevent status bar collision ([#3643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3643))
+- **Prevent status bar wrapping** into duplicate rows ([#3883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3883)) — @kshitijk4poor
+- **Handle closed stdout ValueError** in safe print paths — fixes crashes when stdout is closed during gateway thread shutdown ([#3843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3843), closes [#3534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3534))
+- **Remove input() from /tools disable** — eliminates freeze in terminal when disabling tools ([#3918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3918))
+- **TTY guard for interactive CLI commands** — prevent CPU spin when launched without a terminal ([#3933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3933))
+- **Argparse entrypoint** — use argparse in the top-level launcher for cleaner error handling ([#3874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3874))
+- **Lazy-initialized tools show yellow** in banner instead of red, reducing false alarm about "missing" tools ([#3822](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3822))
+- **Honcho tools shown in banner** when configured ([#3810](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3810))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- **Auto-install matrix-nio** during `hermes setup` when Matrix is selected ([#3802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3802), [#3873](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3873))
+- **Session export stdout support** — export sessions to stdout with `-` for piping ([#3641](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3641), closes [#3609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3609))
+- **Configurable approval timeouts** — set how long dangerous command approval prompts wait before auto-denying ([#3886](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3886), closes [#3765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3765))
+- **Clear __pycache__ during update** — prevents stale bytecode ImportError after `hermes update` ([#3819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3819))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### MCP
+- **MCP Server Mode** — `hermes mcp serve` exposes conversations, sessions, and attachments to MCP clients via stdio or Streamable HTTP ([#3795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3795))
+- **Dynamic tool discovery** — respond to `notifications/tools/list_changed` events to pick up new tools from MCP servers without reconnecting ([#3812](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3812))
+- **Non-deprecated HTTP transport** — switched from `sse_client` to `streamable_http_client` ([#3646](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3646))
+
+### Web Tools
+- **Exa search backend** — alternative to Firecrawl and DuckDuckGo for web search and extraction ([#3648](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3648))
+
+### Browser
+- **Guard against None LLM responses** in browser snapshot and vision tools ([#3642](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3642))
+
+### Terminal & Remote Backends
+- **Mount skill directories** into Modal and Docker containers ([#3890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3890))
+- **Mount credential files** into remote backends with mtime+size caching ([#3671](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3671))
+- **Preserve partial output** when commands time out instead of losing everything ([#3868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3868))
+- **Stop marking persisted env vars as missing** on remote backends ([#3650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3650))
+
+### Audio
+- **.aac format support** in transcription tool ([#3865](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3865), closes [#1963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1963))
+- **Audio download retry** — retry logic for `cache_audio_from_url` matching the existing image download pattern ([#3401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3401)) — @binhnt92
+
+### Vision
+- **Reject non-image files** and enforce website-only policy for vision analysis ([#3845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3845))
+
+### Tool Schema
+- **Ensure name field** always present in tool definitions, fixing `KeyError: 'name'` crashes ([#3811](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3811), closes [#3729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3729))
+
+### ACP (Editor Integration)
+- **Complete session management surface** for VS Code/Zed/JetBrains clients — proper task lifecycle, cancel support, session persistence ([#3675](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3675))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills & Plugins
+
+### Skills System
+- **External skill directories** — configure additional skill directories via `skills.external_dirs` in config.yaml ([#3678](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3678))
+- **Category path traversal blocked** — prevents `../` attacks in skill category names ([#3844](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3844))
+- **parallel-cli moved to optional-skills** — reduces default skill footprint ([#3673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3673)) — @kshitijk4poor
+
+### New Skills
+- **memento-flashcards** — spaced repetition flashcard system ([#3827](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3827))
+- **songwriting-and-ai-music** — songwriting craft and AI music generation prompts ([#3834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3834))
+- **SiYuan Note** — integration with SiYuan note-taking app ([#3742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3742))
+- **Scrapling** — web scraping skill using Scrapling library ([#3742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3742))
+- **one-three-one-rule** — communication framework skill ([#3797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3797))
+
+### Plugin System
+- **Plugin enable/disable commands** — `hermes plugins enable/disable <name>` for managing plugin state without removing them ([#3747](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3747))
+- **Plugin message injection** — plugins can now inject messages into the conversation stream on behalf of the user via `ctx.inject_message()` ([#3778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3778)) — @winglian
+- **Honcho self-hosted support** — allow local Honcho instances without requiring an API key ([#3644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3644))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **Hardened dangerous command detection** — expanded pattern matching for risky shell commands and added file tool path guards for sensitive locations (`/etc/`, `/boot/`, docker.sock) ([#3872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3872))
+- **Sensitive path write checks** in approval system — catch writes to system config files through file tools, not just terminal ([#3859](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3859))
+- **Secret redaction expansion** — now covers ElevenLabs, Tavily, and Exa API keys ([#3920](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3920))
+- **Vision file rejection** — reject non-image files passed to vision analysis to prevent information disclosure ([#3845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3845))
+- **Category path traversal blocking** — prevent directory traversal in skill category names ([#3844](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3844))
+
+### Reliability
+- **Atomic config.yaml writes** — prevent data loss during gateway crashes ([#3800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3800))
+- **Clear __pycache__ on update** — prevent stale bytecode from causing ImportError after updates ([#3819](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3819))
+- **Lazy imports for update safety** — prevent ImportError chains during `hermes update` when modules reference new functions ([#3776](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3776))
+- **Restore terminalbench2 from patch corruption** — recovered file damaged by patch tool's secret redaction ([#3801](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3801))
+- **Terminal timeout preserves partial output** — no more lost command output on timeout ([#3868](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3868))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- **OpenClaw migration model config overwrite** — migration no longer overwrites model config dict with a string ([#3924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3924)) — @0xbyt4
+- **OpenClaw migration expanded** — covers full data footprint including sessions, cron, memory ([#3869](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3869))
+- **Telegram deleted reply targets** — gracefully handle replies to deleted messages instead of crashing ([#3858](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3858))
+- **Discord "thinking..." persistence** — properly cleans up deferred response indicators ([#3674](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3674))
+- **WhatsApp LID↔phone aliases** — fixes allowlist matching failures with Linked ID format ([#3830](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3830))
+- **Signal URL-encoded phone numbers** — fixes delivery failures with certain formats ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670))
+- **Email connection leaks** — properly close SMTP/IMAP connections on error ([#3804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3804))
+- **_safe_print ValueError** — no more gateway thread crashes on closed stdout ([#3843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3843))
+- **Tool schema KeyError 'name'** — ensure name field always present in tool definitions ([#3811](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3811))
+- **api_mode stale on provider switch** — correctly clear when switching providers via `hermes model` ([#3857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3857))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- Resolved 10+ CI failures across hooks, tiktoken, plugins, and skill tests ([#3848](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3848), [#3721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3721), [#3936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3936))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- **Comprehensive OpenClaw migration guide** — step-by-step guide for migrating from OpenClaw/Claw3D to Hermes Agent ([#3864](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3864), [#3900](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3900))
+- **Credential file passthrough docs** — document how to forward credential files and env vars to remote backends ([#3677](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3677))
+- **DuckDuckGo requirements clarified** — note runtime dependency on duckduckgo-search package ([#3680](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3680))
+- **Skills catalog updated** — added red-teaming category and optional skills listing ([#3745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3745))
+- **Feishu docs MDX fix** — escape angle-bracket URLs that break Docusaurus build ([#3902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3902))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 90 PRs across all subsystems
+
+### Community Contributors
+- **@kshitijk4poor** — 3 PRs: Signal phone number fix ([#3670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3670)), parallel-cli to optional-skills ([#3673](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3673)), status bar wrapping fix ([#3883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3883))
+- **@winglian** — 1 PR: Plugin message injection interface ([#3778](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3778))
+- **@binhnt92** — 1 PR: Audio download retry logic ([#3401](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3401))
+- **@0xbyt4** — 1 PR: OpenClaw migration model config fix ([#3924](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3924))
+
+### Issues Resolved from Community
+@Material-Scientist ([#850](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/850)), @hanxu98121 ([#1734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1734)), @penwyp ([#1788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1788)), @dan-and ([#1945](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1945)), @AdrianScott ([#1963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1963)), @clawdbot47 ([#3229](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3229)), @alanfwilliams ([#3404](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3404)), @kentimsit ([#3433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3433)), @hayka-pacha ([#3534](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3534)), @primmer ([#3595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3595)), @dagelf ([#3609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3609)), @HenkDz ([#3685](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3685)), @tmdgusya ([#3729](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3729)), @TypQxQ ([#3753](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3753)), @acsezen ([#3765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3765))
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.28...v2026.3.30](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.28...v2026.3.30)
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.7.0 (v2026.4.3)
+
+**Release Date:** April 3, 2026
+
+> The resilience release — pluggable memory providers, credential pool rotation, Camofox anti-detection browser, inline diff previews, gateway hardening across race conditions and approval routing, and deep security fixes across 168 PRs and 46 resolved issues.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Pluggable Memory Provider Interface** — Memory is now an extensible plugin system. Third-party memory backends (Honcho, vector stores, custom DBs) implement a simple provider ABC and register via the plugin system. Built-in memory is the default provider. Honcho integration restored to full parity as the reference plugin with profile-scoped host/peer resolution. ([#4623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4623), [#4616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4616), [#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355))
+
+- **Same-Provider Credential Pools** — Configure multiple API keys for the same provider with automatic rotation. Thread-safe `least_used` strategy distributes load across keys, and 401 failures trigger automatic rotation to the next credential. Set up via the setup wizard or `credential_pool` config. ([#4188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4188), [#4300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4300), [#4361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4361))
+
+- **Camofox Anti-Detection Browser Backend** — New local browser backend using Camoufox for stealth browsing. Persistent sessions with VNC URL discovery for visual debugging, configurable SSRF bypass for local backends, auto-install via `hermes tools`. ([#4008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4008), [#4419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4419), [#4292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4292))
+
+- **Inline Diff Previews** — File write and patch operations now show inline diffs in the tool activity feed, giving you visual confirmation of what changed before the agent moves on. ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
+
+- **API Server Session Continuity & Tool Streaming** — The API server (Open WebUI integration) now streams tool progress events in real-time and supports `X-Hermes-Session-Id` headers for persistent sessions across requests. Sessions persist to the shared SessionDB. ([#4092](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4092), [#4478](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4478), [#4802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4802))
+
+- **ACP: Client-Provided MCP Servers** — Editor integrations (VS Code, Zed, JetBrains) can now register their own MCP servers, which Hermes picks up as additional agent tools. Your editor's MCP ecosystem flows directly into the agent. ([#4705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4705))
+
+- **Gateway Hardening** — Major stability pass across race conditions, photo media delivery, flood control, stuck sessions, approval routing, and compression death spirals. The gateway is substantially more reliable in production. ([#4727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4727), [#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), [#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798), [#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557))
+
+- **Security: Secret Exfiltration Blocking** — Browser URLs and LLM responses are now scanned for secret patterns, blocking exfiltration attempts via URL encoding, base64, or prompt injection. Credential directory protections expanded to `.docker`, `.azure`, `.config/gh`. Execute_code sandbox output is redacted. ([#4483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4483), [#4360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4360), [#4305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4305), [#4327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4327))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- **Same-provider credential pools** — configure multiple API keys with automatic `least_used` rotation and 401 failover ([#4188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4188), [#4300](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4300))
+- **Credential pool preserved through smart routing** — pool state survives fallback provider switches and defers eager fallback on 429 ([#4361](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4361))
+- **Per-turn primary runtime restoration** — after fallback provider use, the agent automatically restores the primary provider on the next turn with transport recovery ([#4624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4624))
+- **`developer` role for GPT-5 and Codex models** — uses OpenAI's recommended system message role for newer models ([#4498](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4498))
+- **Google model operational guidance** — Gemini and Gemma models get provider-specific prompting guidance ([#4641](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4641))
+- **Anthropic long-context tier 429 handling** — automatically reduces context to 200k when hitting tier limits ([#4747](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4747))
+- **URL-based auth for third-party Anthropic endpoints** + CI test fixes ([#4148](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4148))
+- **Bearer auth for MiniMax Anthropic endpoints** ([#4028](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4028))
+- **Fireworks context length detection** ([#4158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4158))
+- **Standard DashScope international endpoint** for Alibaba provider ([#4133](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4133), closes [#3912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3912))
+- **Custom providers context_length** honored in hygiene compression ([#4085](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4085))
+- **Non-sk-ant keys** treated as regular API keys, not OAuth tokens ([#4093](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4093))
+- **Claude-sonnet-4.6** added to OpenRouter and Nous model lists ([#4157](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4157))
+- **Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview** added to model lists ([#4376](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4376))
+- **MiniMax M2.7** added to hermes model picker and OpenCode ([#4208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4208))
+- **Auto-detect models from server probe** in custom endpoint setup ([#4218](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4218))
+- **Config.yaml single source of truth** for endpoint URLs — no more env var vs config.yaml conflicts ([#4165](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4165))
+- **Setup wizard no longer overwrites** custom endpoint config ([#4180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4180), closes [#4172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4172))
+- **Unified setup wizard provider selection** with `hermes model` — single code path for both flows ([#4200](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4200))
+- **Root-level provider config** no longer overrides `model.provider` ([#4329](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4329))
+- **Rate-limit pairing rejection messages** to prevent spam ([#4081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4081))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Preserve Anthropic thinking block signatures** across tool-use turns ([#4626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4626))
+- **Classify think-only empty responses** before retrying — prevents infinite retry loops on models that produce thinking blocks without content ([#4645](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4645))
+- **Prevent compression death spiral** from API disconnects — stops the loop where compression triggers, fails, compresses again ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
+- **Persist compressed context** to gateway session after mid-run compression ([#4095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4095))
+- **Context-exceeded error messages** now include actionable guidance ([#4155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4155), closes [#4061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4061))
+- **Strip orphaned think/reasoning tags** from user-facing responses ([#4311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4311), closes [#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285))
+- **Harden Codex responses preflight** and stream error handling ([#4313](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4313))
+- **Deterministic call_id fallbacks** instead of random UUIDs for prompt cache consistency ([#3991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3991))
+- **Context pressure warning spam** prevented after compression ([#4012](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4012))
+- **AsyncOpenAI created lazily** in trajectory compressor to avoid closed event loop errors ([#4013](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4013))
+
+### Memory & Sessions
+- **Pluggable memory provider interface** — ABC-based plugin system for custom memory backends with profile isolation ([#4623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4623))
+- **Honcho full integration parity** restored as reference memory provider plugin ([#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355)) — @erosika
+- **Honcho profile-scoped** host and peer resolution ([#4616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4616))
+- **Memory flush state persisted** to prevent redundant re-flushes on gateway restart ([#4481](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4481))
+- **Memory provider tools** routed through sequential execution path ([#4803](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4803))
+- **Honcho config** written to instance-local path for profile isolation ([#4037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4037))
+- **API server sessions** persist to shared SessionDB ([#4802](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4802))
+- **Token usage persisted** for non-CLI sessions ([#4627](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4627))
+- **Quote dotted terms in FTS5 queries** — fixes session search for terms containing dots ([#4549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4549))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Race condition fixes** — photo media loss, flood control, stuck sessions, and STT config issues resolved in one hardening pass ([#4727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4727))
+- **Approval routing through running-agent guard** — `/approve` and `/deny` now route correctly when the agent is blocked waiting for approval instead of being swallowed as interrupts ([#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798), [#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557), closes [#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542))
+- **Resume agent after /approve** — tool result is no longer lost when executing blocked commands ([#4418](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4418))
+- **DM thread sessions seeded** with parent transcript to preserve context ([#4559](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4559))
+- **Skill-aware slash commands** — gateway dynamically registers installed skills as slash commands with paginated `/commands` list and Telegram 100-command cap ([#3934](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3934), [#4005](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4005), [#4006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4006), [#4010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4010), [#4023](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4023))
+- **Per-platform disabled skills** respected in Telegram menu and gateway dispatch ([#4799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4799))
+- **Remove user-facing compression warnings** — cleaner message flow ([#4139](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4139))
+- **`-v/-q` flags wired to stderr logging** for gateway service ([#4474](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4474))
+- **HERMES_HOME remapped** to target user in system service unit ([#4456](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4456))
+- **Honor default for invalid bool-like config values** ([#4029](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4029))
+- **setsid instead of systemd-run** for `/update` command to avoid systemd permission issues ([#4104](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4104), closes [#4017](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4017))
+- **'Initializing agent...'** shown on first message for better UX ([#4086](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4086))
+- **Allow running gateway service as root** for LXC/container environments ([#4732](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4732))
+
+### Telegram
+- **32-char limit on command names** with collision avoidance ([#4211](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4211))
+- **Priority order enforced** in menu — core > plugins > skills ([#4023](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4023))
+- **Capped at 50 commands** — API rejects above ~60 ([#4006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4006))
+- **Skip empty/whitespace text** to prevent 400 errors ([#4388](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4388))
+- **E2E gateway tests** added ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497)) — @pefontana
+
+### Discord
+- **Button-based approval UI** — register `/approve` and `/deny` slash commands with interactive button prompts ([#4800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4800))
+- **Configurable reactions** — `discord.reactions` config option to disable message processing reactions ([#4199](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4199))
+- **Skip reactions and auto-threading** for unauthorized users ([#4387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4387))
+
+### Slack
+- **Reply in thread** — `slack.reply_in_thread` config option for threaded responses ([#4643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4643), closes [#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662))
+
+### WhatsApp
+- **Enforce require_mention in group chats** ([#4730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4730))
+
+### Webhook
+- **Platform support fixes** — skip home channel prompt, disable tool progress for webhook adapters ([#4660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4660))
+
+### Matrix
+- **E2EE decryption hardening** — request missing keys, auto-trust devices, retry buffered events ([#4083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4083))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### New Slash Commands
+- **`/yolo`** — toggle dangerous command approvals on/off for the session ([#3990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3990))
+- **`/btw`** — ephemeral side questions that don't affect the main conversation context ([#4161](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4161))
+- **`/profile`** — show active profile info without leaving the chat session ([#4027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4027))
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Inline diff previews** for write and patch operations in the tool activity feed ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
+- **TUI pinned to bottom** on startup — no more large blank spaces between response and input ([#4412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4412), [#4359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4359), closes [#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398), [#4421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4421))
+- **`/history` and `/resume`** now surface recent sessions directly instead of requiring search ([#4728](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4728))
+- **Cache tokens shown** in `/insights` overview so total adds up ([#4428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4428))
+- **`--max-turns` CLI flag** for `hermes chat` to limit agent iterations ([#4314](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4314))
+- **Detect dragged file paths** instead of treating them as slash commands ([#4533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4533)) — @rolme
+- **Allow empty strings and falsy values** in `config set` ([#4310](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4310), closes [#4277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4277))
+- **Voice mode in WSL** when PulseAudio bridge is configured ([#4317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4317))
+- **Respect `NO_COLOR` env var** and `TERM=dumb` for accessibility ([#4079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4079), closes [#4066](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4066)) — @SHL0MS
+- **Correct shell reload instruction** for macOS/zsh users ([#4025](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4025))
+- **Zero exit code** on successful quiet mode queries ([#4613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4613), closes [#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)) — @devorun
+- **on_session_end hook fires** on interrupted exits ([#4159](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4159))
+- **Profile list display** reads `model.default` key correctly ([#4160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4160))
+- **Browser and TTS** shown in reconfigure menu ([#4041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4041))
+- **Web backend priority** detection simplified ([#4036](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4036))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- **Allowed_users preserved** during setup and quiet unconfigured provider warnings ([#4551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4551)) — @kshitijk4poor
+- **Save API key to model config** for custom endpoints ([#4202](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4202), closes [#4182](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4182))
+- **Claude Code credentials gated** behind explicit Hermes config in wizard trigger ([#4210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4210))
+- **Atomic writes in save_config_value** to prevent config loss on interrupt ([#4298](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4298), [#4320](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4320))
+- **Scopes field written** to Claude Code credentials on token refresh ([#4126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4126))
+
+### Update System
+- **Fork detection and upstream sync** in `hermes update` ([#4744](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4744))
+- **Preserve working optional extras** when one extra fails during update ([#4550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4550))
+- **Handle conflicted git index** during hermes update ([#4735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4735))
+- **Avoid launchd restart race** on macOS ([#4736](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4736))
+- **Missing subprocess.run() timeouts** added to doctor and status commands ([#4009](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4009))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### Browser
+- **Camofox anti-detection browser backend** — local stealth browsing with auto-install via `hermes tools` ([#4008](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4008))
+- **Persistent Camofox sessions** with VNC URL discovery for visual debugging ([#4419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4419))
+- **Skip SSRF check for local backends** (Camofox, headless Chromium) ([#4292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4292))
+- **Configurable SSRF check** via `browser.allow_private_urls` ([#4198](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4198)) — @nils010485
+- **CAMOFOX_PORT=9377** added to Docker commands ([#4340](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4340))
+
+### File Operations
+- **Inline diff previews** on write and patch actions ([#4411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4411), [#4423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4423))
+- **Stale file detection** on write and patch — warns when file was modified externally since last read ([#4345](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4345))
+- **Staleness timestamp refreshed** after writes ([#4390](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4390))
+- **Size guard, dedup, and device blocking** on read_file ([#4315](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4315))
+
+### MCP
+- **Stability fix pack** — reload timeout, shutdown cleanup, event loop handler, OAuth non-blocking ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462), [#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537))
+
+### ACP (Editor Integration)
+- **Client-provided MCP servers** registered as agent tools — editors pass their MCP servers to Hermes ([#4705](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4705))
+
+### Skills System
+- **Size limits for agent writes** and **fuzzy matching for skill patch** — prevents oversized skill writes and improves edit reliability ([#4414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4414))
+- **Validate hub bundle paths** before install — blocks path traversal in skill bundles ([#3986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3986))
+- **Unified hermes-agent and hermes-agent-setup** into single skill ([#4332](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4332))
+- **Skill metadata type check** in extract_skill_conditions ([#4479](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4479))
+
+### New/Updated Skills
+- **research-paper-writing** — full end-to-end research pipeline (replaced ml-paper-writing) ([#4654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4654)) — @SHL0MS
+- **ascii-video** — text readability techniques and external layout oracle ([#4054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4054)) — @SHL0MS
+- **youtube-transcript** updated for youtube-transcript-api v1.x ([#4455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4455)) — @el-analista
+- **Skills browse and search page** added to documentation site ([#4500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4500)) — @IAvecilla
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **Block secret exfiltration** via browser URLs and LLM responses — scans for secret patterns in URL encoding, base64, and prompt injection vectors ([#4483](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4483))
+- **Redact secrets from execute_code sandbox output** ([#4360](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4360))
+- **Protect `.docker`, `.azure`, `.config/gh` credential directories** from read/write via file tools and terminal ([#4305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4305), [#4327](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4327)) — @memosr
+- **GitHub OAuth token patterns** added to redaction + snapshot redact flag ([#4295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4295))
+- **Reject private and loopback IPs** in Telegram DoH fallback ([#4129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4129))
+- **Reject path traversal** in credential file registration ([#4316](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4316))
+- **Validate tar archive member paths** on profile import — blocks zip-slip attacks ([#4318](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4318))
+- **Exclude auth.json and .env** from profile exports ([#4475](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4475))
+
+### Reliability
+- **Prevent compression death spiral** from API disconnects ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
+- **Handle `is_closed` as method** in OpenAI SDK — prevents false positive client closure detection ([#4416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4416), closes [#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377))
+- **Exclude matrix from [all] extras** — python-olm is upstream-broken, prevents install failures ([#4615](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4615), closes [#4178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4178))
+- **OpenCode model routing** repaired ([#4508](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4508))
+- **Docker container image** optimized ([#4034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4034)) — @bcross
+
+### Windows & Cross-Platform
+- **Voice mode in WSL** with PulseAudio bridge ([#4317](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4317))
+- **Homebrew packaging** preparation ([#4099](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4099))
+- **CI fork conditionals** to prevent workflow failures on forks ([#4107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4107))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- **Gateway approval blocked agent thread** — approval now blocks the agent thread like CLI does, preventing tool result loss ([#4557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4557), closes [#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542))
+- **Compression death spiral** from API disconnects — detected and halted instead of looping ([#4750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4750), closes [#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153))
+- **Anthropic thinking blocks lost** across tool-use turns ([#4626](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4626))
+- **Profile model config ignored** with `-p` flag — model.model now promoted to model.default correctly ([#4160](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4160), closes [#4486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4486))
+- **CLI blank space** between response and input area ([#4412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4412), [#4359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4359), closes [#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398))
+- **Dragged file paths** treated as slash commands instead of file references ([#4533](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4533)) — @rolme
+- **Orphaned `</think>` tags** leaking into user-facing responses ([#4311](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4311), closes [#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285))
+- **OpenAI SDK `is_closed`** is a method not property — false positive client closure ([#4416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4416), closes [#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377))
+- **MCP OAuth server** could block Hermes startup instead of degrading gracefully ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462))
+- **MCP event loop closed** on shutdown with HTTP servers ([#4757](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4757), closes [#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537))
+- **Alibaba provider** hardcoded to wrong endpoint ([#4133](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4133), closes [#3912](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3912))
+- **Slack reply_in_thread** missing config option ([#4643](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4643), closes [#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662))
+- **Quiet mode exit code** — successful `-q` queries no longer exit nonzero ([#4613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4613), closes [#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601))
+- **Mobile sidebar** shows only close button due to backdrop-filter issue in docs site ([#4207](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4207)) — @xsmyile
+- **Config restore reverted** by stale-branch squash merge — `_config_version` fixed ([#4440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4440))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- **Telegram gateway E2E tests** — full integration test suite for the Telegram adapter ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497)) — @pefontana
+- **11 real test failures fixed** plus sys.modules cascade poisoner resolved ([#4570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4570))
+- **7 CI failures resolved** across hooks, plugins, and skill tests ([#3936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/3936))
+- **Codex 401 refresh tests** updated for CI compatibility ([#4166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4166))
+- **Stale OPENAI_BASE_URL test** fixed ([#4217](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4217))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- **Comprehensive documentation audit** — 9 HIGH and 20+ MEDIUM gaps fixed across 21 files ([#4087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4087))
+- **Site navigation restructured** — features and platforms promoted to top-level ([#4116](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4116))
+- **Tool progress streaming** documented for API server and Open WebUI ([#4138](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4138))
+- **Telegram webhook mode** documentation ([#4089](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4089))
+- **Local LLM provider guides** — comprehensive setup guides with context length warnings ([#4294](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4294))
+- **WhatsApp allowlist behavior** clarified with `WHATSAPP_ALLOW_ALL_USERS` documentation ([#4293](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4293))
+- **Slack configuration options** — new config section in Slack docs ([#4644](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4644))
+- **Terminal backends section** expanded + docs build fixes ([#4016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4016))
+- **Adding-providers guide** updated for unified setup flow ([#4201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4201))
+- **ACP Zed config** fixed ([#4743](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4743))
+- **Community FAQ** entries for common workflows and troubleshooting ([#4797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4797))
+- **Skills browse and search page** on docs site ([#4500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4500)) — @IAvecilla
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 135 commits across all subsystems
+
+### Top Community Contributors
+- **@kshitijk4poor** — 13 commits: preserve allowed_users during setup ([#4551](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4551)), and various fixes
+- **@erosika** — 12 commits: Honcho full integration parity restored as memory provider plugin ([#4355](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4355))
+- **@pefontana** — 9 commits: Telegram gateway E2E test suite ([#4497](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4497))
+- **@bcross** — 5 commits: Docker container image optimization ([#4034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4034))
+- **@SHL0MS** — 4 commits: NO_COLOR/TERM=dumb support ([#4079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4079)), ascii-video skill updates ([#4054](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4054)), research-paper-writing skill ([#4654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4654))
+
+### All Contributors
+@0xbyt4, @arasovic, @Bartok9, @bcross, @binhnt92, @camden-lowrance, @curtitoo, @Dakota, @Dave Tist, @Dean Kerr, @devorun, @dieutx, @Dilee, @el-analista, @erosika, @Gutslabs, @IAvecilla, @Jack, @Johannnnn506, @kshitijk4poor, @Laura Batalha, @Leegenux, @Lume, @MacroAnarchy, @maymuneth, @memosr, @NexVeridian, @Nick, @nils010485, @pefontana, @Penov, @rolme, @SHL0MS, @txchen, @xsmyile
+
+### Issues Resolved from Community
+@acsezen ([#2537](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2537)), @arasovic ([#4285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4285)), @camden-lowrance ([#4462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4462)), @devorun ([#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)), @eloklam ([#4486](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4486)), @HenkDz ([#3719](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/3719)), @hypotyposis ([#2153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2153)), @kazamak ([#4178](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4178)), @lstep ([#4366](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4366)), @Mark-Lok ([#4542](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4542)), @NoJster ([#4421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4421)), @patp ([#2662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/2662)), @pr0n ([#4601](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4601)), @saulmc ([#4377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4377)), @SHL0MS ([#4060](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4060), [#4061](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4061), [#4066](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4066), [#4172](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4172), [#4277](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4277)), @Z-Mackintosh ([#4398](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/4398))
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.3.30...v2026.4.3](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.3.30...v2026.4.3)
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.8.0 (v2026.4.8)
+
+**Release Date:** April 8, 2026
+
+> The intelligence release — background task auto-notifications, free MiMo v2 Pro on Nous Portal, live model switching across all platforms, self-optimized GPT/Codex guidance, native Google AI Studio, smart inactivity timeouts, approval buttons, MCP OAuth 2.1, and 209 merged PRs with 82 resolved issues.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Background Process Auto-Notifications (`notify_on_complete`)** — Background tasks can now automatically notify the agent when they finish. Start a long-running process (AI model training, test suites, deployments, builds) and the agent gets notified on completion — no polling needed. The agent can keep working on other things and pick up results when they land. ([#5779](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5779))
+
+- **Free Xiaomi MiMo v2 Pro on Nous Portal** — Nous Portal now supports the free-tier Xiaomi MiMo v2 Pro model for auxiliary tasks (compression, vision, summarization), with free-tier model gating and pricing display in model selection. ([#6018](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6018), [#5880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5880))
+
+- **Live Model Switching (`/model` Command)** — Switch models and providers mid-session from CLI, Telegram, Discord, Slack, or any gateway platform. Aggregator-aware resolution keeps you on OpenRouter/Nous when possible, with automatic cross-provider fallback when needed. Interactive model pickers on Telegram and Discord with inline buttons. ([#5181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5181), [#5742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5742))
+
+- **Self-Optimized GPT/Codex Tool-Use Guidance** — The agent diagnosed and patched 5 failure modes in GPT and Codex tool calling through automated behavioral benchmarking, dramatically improving reliability on OpenAI models. Includes execution discipline guidance and thinking-only prefill continuation for structured reasoning. ([#6120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6120), [#5414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5414), [#5931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5931))
+
+- **Google AI Studio (Gemini) Native Provider** — Direct access to Gemini models through Google's AI Studio API. Includes automatic models.dev registry integration for real-time context length detection across any provider. ([#5577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5577))
+
+- **Inactivity-Based Agent Timeouts** — Gateway and cron timeouts now track actual tool activity instead of wall-clock time. Long-running tasks that are actively working will never be killed — only truly idle agents time out. ([#5389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5389), [#5440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5440))
+
+- **Approval Buttons on Slack & Telegram** — Dangerous command approval via native platform buttons instead of typing `/approve`. Slack gets thread context preservation; Telegram gets emoji reactions for approval status. ([#5890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5890), [#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
+
+- **MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE + OSV Malware Scanning** — Full standards-compliant OAuth for MCP server authentication, plus automatic malware scanning of MCP extension packages via the OSV vulnerability database. ([#5420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5420), [#5305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5305))
+
+- **Centralized Logging & Config Validation** — Structured logging to `~/.hermes/logs/` (agent.log + errors.log) with the `hermes logs` command for tailing and filtering. Config structure validation catches malformed YAML at startup before it causes cryptic failures. ([#5430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5430), [#5426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5426))
+
+- **Plugin System Expansion** — Plugins can now register CLI subcommands, receive request-scoped API hooks with correlation IDs, prompt for required env vars during install, and hook into session lifecycle events (finalize/reset). ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295), [#5427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5427), [#5470](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5470), [#6129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6129))
+
+- **Matrix Tier 1 & Platform Hardening** — Matrix gets reactions, read receipts, rich formatting, and room management. Discord adds channel controls and ignored channels. Signal gets full MEDIA: tag delivery. Mattermost gets file attachments. Comprehensive reliability fixes across all platforms. ([#5275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5275), [#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975), [#5602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5602))
+
+- **Security Hardening Pass** — Consolidated SSRF protections, timing attack mitigations, tar traversal prevention, credential leakage guards, cron path traversal hardening, and cross-session isolation. Terminal workdir sanitization across all backends. ([#5944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5944), [#5613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5613), [#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- **Native Google AI Studio (Gemini) provider** with models.dev integration for automatic context length detection ([#5577](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5577))
+- **`/model` command — full provider+model system overhaul** — live switching across CLI and all gateway platforms with aggregator-aware resolution ([#5181](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5181))
+- **Interactive model picker for Telegram and Discord** — inline button-based model selection ([#5742](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5742))
+- **Nous Portal free-tier model gating** with pricing display in model selection ([#5880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5880))
+- **Model pricing display** for OpenRouter and Nous Portal providers ([#5416](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5416))
+- **xAI (Grok) prompt caching** via `x-grok-conv-id` header ([#5604](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5604))
+- **Grok added to tool-use enforcement models** for direct xAI usage ([#5595](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5595))
+- **MiniMax TTS provider** (speech-2.8) ([#4963](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4963))
+- **Non-agentic model warning** — warns users when loading Hermes LLM models not designed for tool use ([#5378](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5378))
+- **Ollama Cloud auth, /model switch persistence**, and alias tab completion ([#5269](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5269))
+- **Preserve dots in OpenCode Go model names** (minimax-m2.7, glm-4.5, kimi-k2.5) ([#5597](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5597))
+- **MiniMax models 404 fix** — strip /v1 from Anthropic base URL for OpenCode Go ([#4918](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4918))
+- **Provider credential reset windows** honored in pooled failover ([#5188](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5188))
+- **OAuth token sync** between credential pool and credentials file ([#4981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4981))
+- **Stale OAuth credentials** no longer block OpenRouter users on auto-detect ([#5746](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5746))
+- **Codex OAuth credential pool disconnect** + expired token import fix ([#5681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5681))
+- **Codex pool entry sync** from `~/.codex/auth.json` on exhaustion — @GratefulDave ([#5610](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5610))
+- **Auxiliary client payment fallback** — retry with next provider on 402 ([#5599](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5599))
+- **Auxiliary client resolves named custom providers** and 'main' alias ([#5978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5978))
+- **Use mimo-v2-pro** for non-vision auxiliary tasks on Nous free tier ([#6018](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6018))
+- **Vision auto-detection** tries main provider first ([#6041](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6041))
+- **Provider re-ordering and Quick Install** — @austinpickett ([#4664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4664))
+- **Nous OAuth access_token** no longer used as inference API key — @SHL0MS ([#5564](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5564))
+- **HERMES_PORTAL_BASE_URL env var** respected during Nous login — @benbarclay ([#5745](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5745))
+- **Env var overrides** for Nous portal/inference URLs ([#5419](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5419))
+- **Z.AI endpoint auto-detect** via probe and cache ([#5763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5763))
+- **MiniMax context lengths, model catalog, thinking guard, aux model, and config base_url** corrections ([#6082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6082))
+- **Community provider/model resolution fixes** — salvaged 4 community PRs + MiniMax aux URL ([#5983](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5983))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Self-optimized GPT/Codex tool-use guidance** via automated behavioral benchmarking — agent self-diagnosed and patched 5 failure modes ([#6120](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6120))
+- **GPT/Codex execution discipline guidance** in system prompts ([#5414](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5414))
+- **Thinking-only prefill continuation** for structured reasoning responses ([#5931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5931))
+- **Accept reasoning-only responses** without retries — set content to "(empty)" instead of infinite retry ([#5278](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5278))
+- **Jittered retry backoff** — exponential backoff with jitter for API retries ([#6048](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6048))
+- **Smart thinking block signature management** — preserve and manage Anthropic thinking signatures across turns ([#6112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6112))
+- **Coerce tool call arguments** to match JSON Schema types — fixes models that send strings instead of numbers/booleans ([#5265](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5265))
+- **Save oversized tool results to file** instead of destructive truncation ([#5210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5210))
+- **Sandbox-aware tool result persistence** ([#6085](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6085))
+- **Streaming fallback** improved after edit failures ([#6110](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6110))
+- **Codex empty-output gaps** covered in fallback + normalizer + auxiliary client ([#5724](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5724), [#5730](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5730), [#5734](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5734))
+- **Codex stream output backfill** from output_item.done events ([#5689](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5689))
+- **Stream consumer creates new message** after tool boundaries ([#5739](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5739))
+- **Codex validation aligned** with normalization for empty stream output ([#5940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5940))
+- **Bridge tool-calls** in copilot-acp adapter ([#5460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5460))
+- **Filter transcript-only roles** from chat-completions payload ([#4880](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4880))
+- **Context compaction failures fixed** on temperature-restricted models — @MadKangYu ([#5608](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5608))
+- **Sanitize tool_calls for all strict APIs** (Fireworks, Mistral, etc.) — @lumethegreat ([#5183](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5183))
+
+### Memory & Sessions
+- **Supermemory memory provider** — new memory plugin with multi-container, search_mode, identity template, and env var override ([#5737](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5737), [#5933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5933))
+- **Shared thread sessions** by default — multi-user thread support across gateway platforms ([#5391](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5391))
+- **Subagent sessions linked to parent** and hidden from session list ([#5309](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5309))
+- **Profile-scoped memory isolation** and clone support ([#4845](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4845))
+- **Thread gateway user_id to memory plugins** for per-user scoping ([#5895](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5895))
+- **Honcho plugin drift overhaul** + plugin CLI registration system ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295))
+- **Honcho holographic prompt and trust score** rendering preserved ([#4872](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4872))
+- **Honcho doctor fix** — use recall_mode instead of memory_mode — @techguysimon ([#5645](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5645))
+- **RetainDB** — API routes, write queue, dialectic, agent model, file tools fixes ([#5461](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5461))
+- **Hindsight memory plugin overhaul** + memory setup wizard fixes ([#5094](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5094))
+- **mem0 API v2 compat**, prefetch context fencing, secret redaction ([#5423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5423))
+- **mem0 env vars merged** with mem0.json instead of either/or ([#4939](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4939))
+- **Clean user message** used for all memory provider operations ([#4940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4940))
+- **Silent memory flush failure** on /new and /resume fixed — @ryanautomated ([#5640](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5640))
+- **OpenViking atexit safety net** for session commit ([#5664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5664))
+- **OpenViking tenant-scoping headers** for multi-tenant servers ([#4936](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4936))
+- **ByteRover brv query** runs synchronously before LLM call ([#4831](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4831))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Inactivity-based agent timeout** — replaces wall-clock timeout with smart activity tracking; long-running active tasks never killed ([#5389](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5389))
+- **Approval buttons for Slack & Telegram** + Slack thread context preservation ([#5890](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5890))
+- **Live-stream /update output** + forward interactive prompts to user ([#5180](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5180))
+- **Infinite timeout support** + periodic notifications + actionable error messages ([#4959](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4959))
+- **Duplicate message prevention** — gateway dedup + partial stream guard ([#4878](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4878))
+- **Webhook delivery_info persistence** + full session id in /status ([#5942](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5942))
+- **Tool preview truncation** respects tool_preview_length in all/new progress modes ([#5937](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5937))
+- **Short preview truncation** restored for all/new tool progress modes ([#4935](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4935))
+- **Update-pending state** written atomically to prevent corruption ([#4923](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4923))
+- **Approval session key isolated** per turn ([#4884](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4884))
+- **Active-session guard bypass** for /approve, /deny, /stop, /new ([#4926](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4926), [#5765](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5765))
+- **Typing indicator paused** during approval waits ([#5893](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5893))
+- **Caption check** uses exact line-by-line match instead of substring (all platforms) ([#5939](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5939))
+- **MEDIA: tags stripped** from streamed gateway messages ([#5152](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5152))
+- **MEDIA: tags extracted** from cron delivery before sending ([#5598](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5598))
+- **Profile-aware service units** + voice transcription cleanup ([#5972](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5972))
+- **Thread-safe PairingStore** with atomic writes — @CharlieKerfoot ([#5656](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5656))
+- **Sanitize media URLs** in base platform logs — @WAXLYY ([#5631](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5631))
+- **Reduce Telegram fallback IP activation log noise** — @MadKangYu ([#5615](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5615))
+- **Cron static method wrappers** to prevent self-binding ([#5299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5299))
+- **Stale 'hermes login' replaced** with 'hermes auth' + credential removal re-seeding fix ([#5670](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5670))
+
+### Telegram
+- **Group topics skill binding** for supergroup forum topics ([#4886](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4886))
+- **Emoji reactions** for approval status and notifications ([#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
+- **Duplicate message delivery prevented** on send timeout ([#5153](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5153))
+- **Command names sanitized** to strip invalid characters ([#5596](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5596))
+- **Per-platform disabled skills** respected in Telegram menu and gateway dispatch ([#4799](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4799))
+- **/approve and /deny** routed through running-agent guard ([#4798](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4798))
+
+### Discord
+- **Channel controls** — ignored_channels and no_thread_channels config options ([#5975](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5975))
+- **Skills registered as native slash commands** via shared gateway logic ([#5603](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5603))
+- **/approve, /deny, /queue, /background, /btw** registered as native slash commands ([#4800](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4800), [#5477](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5477))
+- **Unnecessary members intent** removed on startup + token lock leak fix ([#5302](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5302))
+
+### Slack
+- **Thread engagement** — auto-respond in bot-started and mentioned threads ([#5897](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5897))
+- **mrkdwn in edit_message** + thread replies without @mentions ([#5733](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5733))
+
+### Matrix
+- **Tier 1 feature parity** — reactions, read receipts, rich formatting, room management ([#5275](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5275))
+- **MATRIX_REQUIRE_MENTION and MATRIX_AUTO_THREAD** support ([#5106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5106))
+- **Comprehensive reliability** — encrypted media, auth recovery, cron E2EE, Synapse compat ([#5271](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5271))
+- **CJK input, E2EE, and reconnect** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
+
+### Signal
+- **Full MEDIA: tag delivery** — send_image_file, send_voice, and send_video implemented ([#5602](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5602))
+
+### Mattermost
+- **File attachments** — set message type to DOCUMENT when post has file attachments — @nericervin ([#5609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5609))
+
+### Feishu
+- **Interactive card approval buttons** ([#6043](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6043))
+- **Reconnect and ACL** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
+
+### Webhooks
+- **`{__raw__}` template token** and thread_id passthrough for forum topics ([#5662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5662))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Defer response content** until reasoning block completes ([#5773](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5773))
+- **Ghost status-bar lines cleared** on terminal resize ([#4960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4960))
+- **Normalise \r\n and \r line endings** in pasted text ([#4849](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4849))
+- **ChatConsole errors, curses scroll, skin-aware banner, git state** banner fixes ([#5974](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5974))
+- **Native Windows image paste** support ([#5917](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5917))
+- **--yolo and other flags** no longer silently dropped when placed before 'chat' subcommand ([#5145](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5145))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- **Config structure validation** — detect malformed YAML at startup with actionable error messages ([#5426](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5426))
+- **Centralized logging** to `~/.hermes/logs/` — agent.log (INFO+), errors.log (WARNING+) with `hermes logs` command ([#5430](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5430))
+- **Docs links added** to setup wizard sections ([#5283](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5283))
+- **Doctor diagnostics** — sync provider checks, config migration, WAL and mem0 diagnostics ([#5077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5077))
+- **Timeout debug logging** and user-facing diagnostics improved ([#5370](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5370))
+- **Reasoning effort unified** to config.yaml only ([#6118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6118))
+- **Permanent command allowlist** loaded on startup ([#5076](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5076))
+- **`hermes auth remove`** now clears env-seeded credentials permanently ([#5285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5285))
+- **Bundled skills synced to all profiles** during update ([#5795](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5795))
+- **`hermes update` no longer kills** freshly-restarted gateway service ([#5448](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5448))
+- **Subprocess.run() timeouts** added to all gateway CLI commands ([#5424](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5424))
+- **Actionable error message** when Codex refresh token is reused — @tymrtn ([#5612](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5612))
+- **Google-workspace skill scripts** can now run directly — @xinbenlv ([#5624](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5624))
+
+### Cron System
+- **Inactivity-based cron timeout** — replaces wall-clock; active tasks run indefinitely ([#5440](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5440))
+- **Pre-run script injection** for data collection and change detection ([#5082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5082))
+- **Delivery failure tracking** in job status ([#6042](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6042))
+- **Delivery guidance** in cron prompts — stops send_message thrashing ([#5444](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5444))
+- **MEDIA files delivered** as native platform attachments ([#5921](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5921))
+- **[SILENT] suppression** works anywhere in response — @auspic7 ([#5654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5654))
+- **Cron path traversal** hardening ([#5147](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5147))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### Terminal & Execution
+- **Execute_code on remote backends** — code execution now works on Docker, SSH, Modal, and other remote terminal backends ([#5088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5088))
+- **Exit code context** for common CLI tools in terminal results — helps agent understand what went wrong ([#5144](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5144))
+- **Progressive subdirectory hint discovery** — agent learns project structure as it navigates ([#5291](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5291))
+- **notify_on_complete for background processes** — get notified when long-running tasks finish ([#5779](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5779))
+- **Docker env config** — explicit container environment variables via docker_env config ([#4738](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4738))
+- **Approval metadata included** in terminal tool results ([#5141](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5141))
+- **Workdir parameter sanitized** in terminal tool across all backends ([#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
+- **Detached process crash recovery** state corrected ([#6101](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6101))
+- **Agent-browser paths with spaces** preserved — @Vasanthdev2004 ([#6077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6077))
+- **Portable base64 encoding** for image reading on macOS — @CharlieKerfoot ([#5657](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5657))
+
+### Browser
+- **Switch managed browser provider** from Browserbase to Browser Use — @benbarclay ([#5750](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5750))
+- **Firecrawl cloud browser** provider — @alt-glitch ([#5628](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5628))
+- **JS evaluation** via browser_console expression parameter ([#5303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5303))
+- **Windows browser** fixes ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
+
+### MCP
+- **MCP OAuth 2.1 PKCE** — full standards-compliant OAuth client support ([#5420](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5420))
+- **OSV malware check** for MCP extension packages ([#5305](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5305))
+- **Prefer structuredContent over text** + no_mcp sentinel ([#5979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5979))
+- **Unknown toolsets warning suppressed** for MCP server names ([#5279](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5279))
+
+### Web & Files
+- **.zip document support** + auto-mount cache dirs into remote backends ([#4846](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4846))
+- **Redact query secrets** in send_message errors — @WAXLYY ([#5650](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5650))
+
+### Delegation
+- **Credential pool sharing** + workspace path hints for subagents ([#5748](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5748))
+
+### ACP (VS Code / Zed / JetBrains)
+- **Aggregate ACP improvements** — auth compat, protocol fixes, command ads, delegation, SSE events ([#5292](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5292))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+### Skills System
+- **Skill config interface** — skills can declare required config.yaml settings, prompted during setup, injected at load time ([#5635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5635))
+- **Plugin CLI registration system** — plugins register their own CLI subcommands without touching main.py ([#5295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5295))
+- **Request-scoped API hooks** with tool call correlation IDs for plugins ([#5427](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5427))
+- **Session lifecycle hooks** — on_session_finalize and on_session_reset for CLI + gateway ([#6129](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6129))
+- **Prompt for required env vars** during plugin install — @kshitijk4poor ([#5470](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5470))
+- **Plugin name validation** — reject names that resolve to plugins root ([#5368](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5368))
+- **pre_llm_call plugin context** moved to user message to preserve prompt cache ([#5146](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5146))
+
+### New & Updated Skills
+- **popular-web-designs** — 54 production website design systems ([#5194](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5194))
+- **p5js creative coding** — @SHL0MS ([#5600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5600))
+- **manim-video** — mathematical and technical animations — @SHL0MS ([#4930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4930))
+- **llm-wiki** — Karpathy's LLM Wiki skill ([#5635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5635))
+- **gitnexus-explorer** — codebase indexing and knowledge serving ([#5208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5208))
+- **research-paper-writing** — AI-Scientist & GPT-Researcher patterns — @SHL0MS ([#5421](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5421))
+- **blogwatcher** updated to JulienTant's fork ([#5759](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5759))
+- **claude-code skill** comprehensive rewrite v2.0 + v2.2 ([#5155](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5155), [#5158](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5158))
+- **Code verification skills** consolidated into one ([#4854](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4854))
+- **Manim CE reference docs** expanded — geometry, animations, LaTeX — @leotrs ([#5791](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5791))
+- **Manim-video references** — design thinking, updaters, paper explainer, decorations, production quality — @SHL0MS ([#5588](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5588), [#5408](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5408))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **Consolidated security** — SSRF protections, timing attack mitigations, tar traversal prevention, credential leakage guards ([#5944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5944))
+- **Cross-session isolation** + cron path traversal hardening ([#5613](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5613))
+- **Workdir parameter sanitized** in terminal tool across all backends ([#5629](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5629))
+- **Approval 'once' session escalation** prevented + cron delivery platform validation ([#5280](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5280))
+- **Profile-scoped Google Workspace OAuth tokens** protected ([#4910](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4910))
+
+### Reliability
+- **Aggressive worktree and branch cleanup** to prevent accumulation ([#6134](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6134))
+- **O(n²) catastrophic backtracking** in redact regex fixed — 100x improvement on large outputs ([#4962](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4962))
+- **Runtime stability fixes** across core, web, delegate, and browser tools ([#4843](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4843))
+- **API server streaming fix** + conversation history support ([#5977](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5977))
+- **OpenViking API endpoint paths** and response parsing corrected ([#5078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5078))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- **9 community bugfixes salvaged** — gateway, cron, deps, macOS launchd in one batch ([#5288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5288))
+- **Batch core bug fixes** — model config, session reset, alias fallback, launchctl, delegation, atomic writes ([#5630](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5630))
+- **Batch gateway/platform fixes** — matrix E2EE, CJK input, Windows browser, Feishu reconnect + ACL ([#5665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5665))
+- **Stale test skips removed**, regex backtracking, file search bug, and test flakiness ([#4969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4969))
+- **Nix flake** — read version, regen uv.lock, add hermes_logging — @alt-glitch ([#5651](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5651))
+- **Lowercase variable redaction** regression tests ([#5185](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5185))
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+- **57 failing CI tests repaired** across 14 files ([#5823](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5823))
+- **Test suite re-architecture** + CI failure fixes — @alt-glitch ([#5946](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5946))
+- **Codebase-wide lint cleanup** — unused imports, dead code, and inefficient patterns ([#5821](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5821))
+- **browser_close tool removed** — auto-cleanup handles it ([#5792](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5792))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- **Comprehensive documentation audit** — fix stale info, expand thin pages, add depth ([#5393](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5393))
+- **40+ discrepancies fixed** between documentation and codebase ([#5818](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5818))
+- **13 features documented** from last week's PRs ([#5815](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5815))
+- **Guides section overhaul** — fix existing + add 3 new tutorials ([#5735](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5735))
+- **Salvaged 4 docs PRs** — docker setup, post-update validation, local LLM guide, signal-cli install ([#5727](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5727))
+- **Discord configuration reference** ([#5386](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5386))
+- **Community FAQ entries** for common workflows and troubleshooting ([#4797](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/4797))
+- **WSL2 networking guide** for local model servers ([#5616](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5616))
+- **Honcho CLI reference** + plugin CLI registration docs ([#5308](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5308))
+- **Obsidian Headless setup** for servers in llm-wiki ([#5660](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5660))
+- **Hermes Mod visual skin editor** added to skins page ([#6095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6095))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+### Core
+- **@teknium1** — 179 PRs
+
+### Top Community Contributors
+- **@SHL0MS** (7 PRs) — p5js creative coding skill, manim-video skill + 5 reference expansions, research-paper-writing, Nous OAuth fix, manim font fix
+- **@alt-glitch** (3 PRs) — Firecrawl cloud browser provider, test re-architecture + CI fixes, Nix flake fixes
+- **@benbarclay** (2 PRs) — Browser Use managed provider switch, Nous portal base URL fix
+- **@CharlieKerfoot** (2 PRs) — macOS portable base64 encoding, thread-safe PairingStore
+- **@WAXLYY** (2 PRs) — send_message secret redaction, gateway media URL sanitization
+- **@MadKangYu** (2 PRs) — Telegram log noise reduction, context compaction fix for temperature-restricted models
+
+### All Contributors
+@alt-glitch, @austinpickett, @auspic7, @benbarclay, @CharlieKerfoot, @GratefulDave, @kshitijk4poor, @leotrs, @lumethegreat, @MadKangYu, @nericervin, @ryanautomated, @SHL0MS, @techguysimon, @tymrtn, @Vasanthdev2004, @WAXLYY, @xinbenlv
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.3...v2026.4.8](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.3...v2026.4.8)
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+# Hermes Agent v0.9.0 (v2026.4.13)
+
+**Release Date:** April 13, 2026
+**Since v0.8.0:** 487 commits · 269 merged PRs · 167 resolved issues · 493 files changed · 63,281 insertions · 24 contributors
+
+> The everywhere release — Hermes goes mobile with Termux/Android, adds iMessage and WeChat, ships Fast Mode for OpenAI and Anthropic, introduces background process monitoring, launches a local web dashboard for managing your agent, and delivers the deepest security hardening pass yet across 16 supported platforms.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Highlights
+
+- **Local Web Dashboard** — A new browser-based dashboard for managing your Hermes Agent locally. Configure settings, monitor sessions, browse skills, and manage your gateway — all from a clean web interface without touching config files or the terminal. The easiest way to get started with Hermes.
+
+- **Fast Mode (`/fast`)** — Priority processing for OpenAI and Anthropic models. Toggle `/fast` to route through priority queues for significantly lower latency on supported models (GPT-5.4, Codex, Claude). Expands across all OpenAI Priority Processing models and Anthropic's fast tier. ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
+
+- **iMessage via BlueBubbles** — Full iMessage integration through BlueBubbles, bringing Hermes to Apple's messaging ecosystem. Auto-webhook registration, setup wizard integration, and crash resilience. ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494))
+
+- **WeChat (Weixin) & WeCom Callback Mode** — Native WeChat support via iLink Bot API and a new WeCom callback-mode adapter for self-built enterprise apps. Streaming cursor, media uploads, markdown link handling, and atomic state persistence. Hermes now covers the Chinese messaging ecosystem end-to-end. ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943))
+
+- **Termux / Android Support** — Run Hermes natively on Android via Termux. Adapted install paths, TUI optimizations for mobile screens, voice backend support, and the `/image` command work on-device. ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
+
+- **Background Process Monitoring (`watch_patterns`)** — Set patterns to watch for in background process output and get notified in real-time when they match. Monitor for errors, wait for specific events ("listening on port"), or watch build logs — all without polling. ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
+
+- **Native xAI & Xiaomi MiMo Providers** — First-class provider support for xAI (Grok) and Xiaomi MiMo, with direct API access, model catalogs, and setup wizard integration. Plus Qwen OAuth with portal request support. ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372), [#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
+
+- **Pluggable Context Engine** — Context management is now a pluggable slot via `hermes plugins`. Swap in custom context engines that control what the agent sees each turn — filtering, summarization, or domain-specific context injection. ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
+
+- **Unified Proxy Support** — SOCKS proxy, `DISCORD_PROXY`, and system proxy auto-detection across all gateway platforms. Hermes behind corporate firewalls just works. ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
+
+- **Comprehensive Security Hardening** — Path traversal protection in checkpoint manager, shell injection neutralization in sandbox writes, SSRF redirect guards in Slack image uploads, Twilio webhook signature validation (SMS RCE fix), API server auth enforcement, git argument injection prevention, and approval button authorization. ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933), [#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944), [#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940), [#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151), [#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
+
+- **`hermes backup` & `hermes import`** — Full backup and restore of your Hermes configuration, sessions, skills, and memory. Migrate between machines or create snapshots before major changes. ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
+
+- **16 Supported Platforms** — With BlueBubbles (iMessage) and WeChat joining Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Matrix, Email, SMS, DingTalk, Feishu, WeCom, Mattermost, Home Assistant, and Webhooks, Hermes now runs on 16 messaging platforms out of the box.
+
+- **`/debug` & `hermes debug share`** — New debugging toolkit: `/debug` slash command across all platforms for quick diagnostics, plus `hermes debug share` to upload a full debug report to a pastebin for easy sharing when troubleshooting. ([#8681](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8681))
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Core Agent & Architecture
+
+### Provider & Model Support
+- **Native xAI (Grok) provider** with direct API access and model catalog ([#7372](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7372))
+- **Xiaomi MiMo as first-class provider** — setup wizard, model catalog, empty response recovery ([#7855](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7855))
+- **Qwen OAuth provider** with portal request support ([#6282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6282))
+- **Fast Mode** — `/fast` toggle for OpenAI Priority Processing + Anthropic fast tier ([#6875](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6875), [#6960](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6960), [#7037](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7037))
+- **Structured API error classification** for smart failover decisions ([#6514](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6514))
+- **Rate limit header capture** shown in `/usage` ([#6541](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6541))
+- **API server model name** derived from profile name ([#6857](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6857))
+- **Custom providers** now included in `/model` listings and resolution ([#7088](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7088))
+- **Fallback provider activation** on repeated empty responses with user-visible status ([#7505](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7505))
+- **OpenRouter variant tags** (`:free`, `:extended`, `:fast`) preserved during model switch ([#6383](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6383))
+- **Credential exhaustion TTL** reduced from 24 hours to 1 hour ([#6504](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6504))
+- **OAuth credential lifecycle** hardening — stale pool keys, auth.json sync, Codex CLI race fixes ([#6874](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6874))
+- Empty response recovery for reasoning models (MiMo, Qwen, GLM) ([#8609](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8609))
+- MiniMax context lengths, thinking guard, endpoint corrections ([#6082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6082), [#7126](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7126))
+- Z.AI endpoint auto-detect via probe and cache ([#5763](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/5763))
+
+### Agent Loop & Conversation
+- **Pluggable context engine slot** via `hermes plugins` ([#7464](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7464))
+- **Background process monitoring** — `watch_patterns` for real-time output alerts ([#7635](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7635))
+- **Improved context compression** — higher limits, tool tracking, degradation warnings, token-budget tail protection ([#6395](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6395), [#6453](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6453))
+- **`/compress <focus>`** — guided compression with a focus topic ([#8017](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8017))
+- **Tiered context pressure warnings** with gateway dedup ([#6411](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6411))
+- **Staged inactivity warning** before timeout escalation ([#6387](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6387))
+- **Prevent agent from stopping mid-task** — compression floor, budget overhaul, activity tracking ([#7983](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7983))
+- **Propagate child activity to parent** during `delegate_task` ([#7295](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7295))
+- **Truncated streaming tool call detection** before execution ([#6847](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6847))
+- Empty response retry (3 attempts with nudge) ([#6488](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6488))
+- Adaptive streaming backoff + cursor strip to prevent message truncation ([#7683](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7683))
+- Compression uses live session model instead of stale persisted config ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258))
+- Strip `<thought>` tags from Gemma 4 responses ([#8562](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8562))
+- Prevent `<think>` in prose from suppressing response output ([#6968](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6968))
+- Turn-exit diagnostic logging to agent loop ([#6549](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6549))
+- Scope tool interrupt signal per-thread to prevent cross-session leaks ([#7930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7930))
+
+### Memory & Sessions
+- **Hindsight memory plugin** — feature parity, setup wizard, config improvements — @nicoloboschi ([#6428](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6428))
+- **Honcho** — opt-in `initOnSessionStart` for tools mode — @Kathie-yu ([#6995](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6995))
+- Orphan children instead of cascade-deleting in prune/delete ([#6513](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6513))
+- Doctor command only checks the active memory provider ([#6285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6285))
+
+---
+
+## 📱 Messaging Platforms (Gateway)
+
+### New Platforms
+- **BlueBubbles (iMessage)** — full adapter with auto-webhook registration, setup wizard, and crash resilience ([#6437](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6437), [#6460](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6460), [#6494](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6494), [#7107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7107))
+- **Weixin (WeChat)** — native support via iLink Bot API with streaming, media uploads, markdown links ([#7166](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7166), [#8665](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8665))
+- **WeCom Callback Mode** — self-built enterprise app adapter with atomic state persistence ([#7943](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7943), [#7928](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7928))
+
+### Discord
+- **Allowed channels whitelist** config — @jarvis-phw ([#7044](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7044))
+- **Forum channel topic inheritance** in thread sessions — @hermes-agent-dhabibi ([#6377](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6377))
+- **DISCORD_REPLY_TO_MODE** setting ([#6333](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6333))
+- Accept `.log` attachments, raise document size limit — @kira-ariaki ([#6467](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6467))
+- Decouple readiness from slash sync ([#8016](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8016))
+
+### Slack
+- **Consolidated Slack improvements** — 7 community PRs salvaged into one ([#6809](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6809))
+- Handle assistant thread lifecycle events ([#6433](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6433))
+
+### Matrix
+- **Migrated from matrix-nio to mautrix-python** ([#7518](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7518))
+- SQLite crypto store replacing pickle (fixes E2EE decryption) — @alt-glitch ([#7981](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7981))
+- Cross-signing recovery key verification for E2EE migration ([#8282](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8282))
+- DM mention threads + group chat events for Feishu ([#7423](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7423))
+
+### Gateway Core
+- **Unified proxy support** — SOCKS, DISCORD_PROXY, multi-platform with macOS auto-detection ([#6814](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6814))
+- **Inbound text batching** for Discord, Matrix, WeCom + adaptive delay ([#6979](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6979))
+- **Surface natural mid-turn assistant messages** in chat platforms ([#7978](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7978))
+- **WSL-aware gateway** with smart systemd detection ([#7510](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7510))
+- **All missing platforms added to setup wizard** ([#7949](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7949))
+- **Per-platform `tool_progress` overrides** ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
+- **Configurable 'still working' notification interval** ([#8572](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8572))
+- `/model` switch persists across messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
+- `/usage` shows rate limits, cost, and token details between turns ([#7038](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7038))
+- Drain in-flight work before restart ([#7503](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7503))
+- Don't evict cached agent on failed runs — prevents MCP restart loop ([#7539](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7539))
+- Replace `os.environ` session state with `contextvars` ([#7454](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7454))
+- Derive channel directory platforms from enum instead of hardcoded list ([#7450](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7450))
+- Validate image downloads before caching (cross-platform) ([#7125](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7125))
+- Cross-platform webhook delivery for all platforms ([#7095](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7095))
+- Cron Discord thread_id delivery support ([#7106](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7106))
+- Feishu QR-based bot onboarding ([#8570](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8570))
+- Gateway status scoped to active profile ([#7951](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7951))
+- Prevent background process notifications from triggering false pairing requests ([#6434](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6434))
+
+---
+
+## 🖥️ CLI & User Experience
+
+### Interactive CLI
+- **Termux / Android support** — adapted install paths, TUI, voice, `/image` ([#6834](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6834))
+- **Native `/model` picker modal** for provider → model selection ([#8003](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8003))
+- **Live per-tool elapsed timer** restored in TUI spinner ([#7359](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7359))
+- **Stacked tool progress scrollback** in TUI ([#8201](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8201))
+- **Random tips on new session start** (CLI + gateway, 279 tips) ([#8225](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8225), [#8237](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8237))
+- **`hermes dump`** — copy-pasteable setup summary for debugging ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
+- **`hermes backup` / `hermes import`** — full config backup and restore ([#7997](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7997))
+- **WSL environment hint** in system prompt ([#8285](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8285))
+- **Profile creation UX** — seed SOUL.md + credential warning ([#8553](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8553))
+- Shell-aware sudo detection, empty password support ([#6517](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6517))
+- Flush stdin after curses/terminal menus to prevent escape sequence leakage ([#7167](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7167))
+- Handle broken stdin in prompt_toolkit startup ([#8560](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8560))
+
+### Setup & Configuration
+- **Per-platform display verbosity** configuration ([#8006](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8006))
+- **Component-separated logging** with session context and filtering ([#7991](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7991))
+- **`network.force_ipv4`** config to fix IPv6 timeout issues ([#8196](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8196))
+- **Standardize message whitespace and JSON formatting** ([#7988](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7988))
+- **Rebrand OpenClaw → Hermes** during migration ([#8210](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8210))
+- Config.yaml takes priority over env vars for auxiliary settings ([#7889](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7889))
+- Harden setup provider flows + live OpenRouter catalog refresh ([#7078](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7078))
+- Normalize reasoning effort ordering across all surfaces ([#6804](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6804))
+- Remove dead `LLM_MODEL` env var + migration to clear stale entries ([#6543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6543))
+- Remove `/prompt` slash command — prefix expansion footgun ([#6752](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6752))
+- `HERMES_HOME_MODE` env var to override permissions — @ygd58 ([#6993](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6993))
+- Fall back to default model when model config is empty ([#8303](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8303))
+- Warn when compression model context is too small ([#7894](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7894))
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Tool System
+
+### Environments & Execution
+- **Unified spawn-per-call execution layer** for environments ([#6343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6343))
+- **Unified file sync** with mtime tracking, deletion, and transactional state ([#7087](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7087))
+- **Persistent sandbox envs** survive between turns ([#6412](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6412))
+- **Bulk file sync** via tar pipe for SSH/Modal backends — @alt-glitch ([#8014](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8014))
+- **Daytona** — bulk upload, config bridge, silent disk cap ([#7538](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7538))
+- Foreground timeout cap to prevent session deadlocks ([#7082](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7082))
+- Guard invalid command values ([#6417](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6417))
+
+### MCP
+- **`hermes mcp add --env` and `--preset`** support ([#7970](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7970))
+- Combine `content` and `structuredContent` when both present ([#7118](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7118))
+- MCP tool name deconfliction fixes ([#7654](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7654))
+
+### Browser
+- Browser hardening — dead code removal, caching, scroll perf, security, thread safety ([#7354](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7354))
+- `/browser connect` auto-launch uses dedicated Chrome profile dir ([#6821](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6821))
+- Reap orphaned browser sessions on startup ([#7931](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7931))
+
+### Voice & Vision
+- **Voxtral TTS provider** (Mistral AI) ([#7653](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7653))
+- **TTS speed support** for Edge TTS, OpenAI TTS, MiniMax ([#8666](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8666))
+- **Vision auto-resize** for oversized images, raise limit to 20 MB, retry-on-failure ([#7883](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7883), [#7902](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7902))
+- STT provider-model mismatch fix (whisper-1 vs faster-whisper) ([#7113](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7113))
+
+### Other Tools
+- **`hermes dump`** command for setup summary ([#6550](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6550))
+- TODO store enforces ID uniqueness during replace operations ([#7986](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7986))
+- List all available toolsets in `delegate_task` schema description ([#8231](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8231))
+- API server: tool progress as custom SSE event to prevent model corruption ([#7500](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7500))
+- API server: share one Docker container across all conversations ([#7127](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7127))
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Skills Ecosystem
+
+- **Centralized skills index + tree cache** — eliminates rate-limit failures on install ([#8575](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8575))
+- **More aggressive skill loading instructions** in system prompt (v3) ([#8209](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8209), [#8286](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8286))
+- **Google Workspace skill** migrated to GWS CLI backend ([#6788](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6788))
+- **Creative divergence strategies** skill — @SHL0MS ([#6882](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6882))
+- **Creative ideation** — constraint-driven project generation — @SHL0MS ([#7555](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7555))
+- Parallelize skills browse/search to prevent hanging ([#7301](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7301))
+- Read name from SKILL.md frontmatter in skills_sync ([#7623](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7623))
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Reliability
+
+### Security Hardening
+- **Twilio webhook signature validation** — SMS RCE fix ([#7933](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7933))
+- **Shell injection neutralization** in `_write_to_sandbox` via path quoting ([#7940](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7940))
+- **Git argument injection** and path traversal prevention in checkpoint manager ([#7944](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7944))
+- **SSRF redirect bypass** in Slack image uploads + base.py cache helpers ([#7151](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7151))
+- **Path traversal, credential gate, DANGEROUS_PATTERNS gaps** ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
+- **API bind guard** — enforce `API_SERVER_KEY` for non-loopback binding ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
+- **Approval button authorization** — require auth for session continuation — @Cafexss ([#6930](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6930))
+- Path boundary enforcement in skill manager operations ([#7156](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7156))
+- DingTalk/API webhook URL origin validation, header injection rejection ([#7455](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7455))
+
+### Reliability
+- **Contextual error diagnostics** for invalid API responses ([#8565](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8565))
+- **Prevent 400 format errors** from triggering compression loop on Codex ([#6751](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6751))
+- **Don't halve context_length** on output-cap-too-large errors — @KUSH42 ([#6664](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6664))
+- **Recover primary client** on OpenAI transport errors ([#7108](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7108))
+- **Credential pool rotation** on billing-classified 400s ([#7112](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7112))
+- **Auto-increase stream read timeout** for local LLM providers ([#6967](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6967))
+- **Fall back to default certs** when CA bundle path doesn't exist ([#7352](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7352))
+- **Disambiguate usage-limit patterns** in error classifier — @sprmn24 ([#6836](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6836))
+- Harden cron script timeout and provider recovery ([#7079](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7079))
+- Gateway interrupt detection resilient to monitor task failures ([#8208](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8208))
+- Prevent unwanted session auto-reset after graceful gateway restarts ([#8299](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8299))
+- Prevent duplicate update prompt spam in gateway watcher ([#8343](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8343))
+- Deduplicate reasoning items in Responses API input ([#7946](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7946))
+
+### Infrastructure
+- **Multi-arch Docker image** — amd64 + arm64 ([#6124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6124))
+- **Docker runs as non-root user** with virtualenv — @benbarclay contributing ([#8226](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8226))
+- **Use `uv`** for Docker dependency resolution to fix resolution-too-deep ([#6965](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6965))
+- **Container-aware Nix CLI** — auto-route into managed container — @alt-glitch ([#7543](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7543))
+- **Nix shared-state permission model** for interactive CLI users — @alt-glitch ([#6796](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6796))
+- **Per-profile subprocess HOME isolation** ([#7357](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7357))
+- Profile paths fixed in Docker — profiles go to mounted volume ([#7170](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7170))
+- Docker container gateway pathway hardened ([#8614](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8614))
+- Enable unbuffered stdout for live Docker logs ([#6749](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6749))
+- Install procps in Docker image — @HiddenPuppy ([#7032](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7032))
+- Shallow git clone for faster installation — @sosyz ([#8396](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8396))
+- `hermes update` always reset on stash conflict ([#7010](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7010))
+- Write update exit code before gateway restart (cgroup kill race) ([#8288](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8288))
+- Nix: `setupSecrets` optional, tirith runtime dep — @devorun, @ethernet8023 ([#6261](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6261), [#6721](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6721))
+- launchd stop uses `bootout` so `KeepAlive` doesn't respawn ([#7119](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7119))
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Notable Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix: `/model` switch not persisting across gateway messages ([#7081](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7081))
+- Fix: session-scoped gateway model overrides ignored — @Hygaard ([#7662](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7662))
+- Fix: compaction model context length ignoring config — 3 related issues ([#8258](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8258), [#8107](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8107))
+- Fix: OpenCode.ai context window resolved to 128K instead of 1M ([#6472](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6472))
+- Fix: Codex fallback auth-store lookup — @cherifya ([#6462](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6462))
+- Fix: duplicate completion notifications when process killed ([#7124](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7124))
+- Fix: agent daemon thread prevents orphan CLI processes on tab close ([#8557](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8557))
+- Fix: stale image attachment on text paste and voice input ([#7077](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7077))
+- Fix: DM thread session seeding causing cross-thread contamination ([#7084](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7084))
+- Fix: OpenClaw migration shows dry-run preview before executing ([#6769](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6769))
+- Fix: auth errors misclassified as retryable — @kuishou68 ([#7027](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7027))
+- Fix: Copilot-Integration-Id header missing ([#7083](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7083))
+- Fix: ACP session capabilities — @luyao618 ([#6985](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6985))
+- Fix: ACP PromptResponse usage from top-level fields ([#7086](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7086))
+- Fix: several failing/flaky tests on main — @dsocolobsky ([#6777](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6777))
+- Fix: backup marker filenames — @sprmn24 ([#8600](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8600))
+- Fix: `NoneType` in fast_mode check — @0xbyt4 ([#7350](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7350))
+- Fix: missing imports in uninstall.py — @JiayuuWang ([#7034](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7034))
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- Platform adapter developer guide + WeCom Callback docs ([#7969](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7969))
+- Cron troubleshooting guide ([#7122](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7122))
+- Streaming timeout auto-detection for local LLMs ([#6990](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6990))
+- Tool-use enforcement documentation expanded ([#7984](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7984))
+- BlueBubbles pairing instructions ([#6548](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6548))
+- Telegram proxy support section ([#6348](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6348))
+- `hermes dump` and `hermes logs` CLI reference ([#6552](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6552))
+- `tool_progress_overrides` configuration reference ([#6364](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/6364))
+- Compression model context length warning docs ([#7879](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/7879))
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Contributors
+
+**269 merged PRs** from **24 contributors** across **487 commits**.
+
+### Community Contributors
+- **@alt-glitch** (6 PRs) — Nix container-aware CLI, shared-state permissions, Matrix SQLite crypto store, bulk SSH/Modal file sync, Matrix mautrix compat
+- **@SHL0MS** (2 PRs) — Creative divergence strategies skill, creative ideation skill
+- **@sprmn24** (2 PRs) — Error classifier disambiguation, backup marker fix
+- **@nicoloboschi** — Hindsight memory plugin feature parity
+- **@Hygaard** — Session-scoped gateway model override fix
+- **@jarvis-phw** — Discord allowed_channels whitelist
+- **@Kathie-yu** — Honcho initOnSessionStart for tools mode
+- **@hermes-agent-dhabibi** — Discord forum channel topic inheritance
+- **@kira-ariaki** — Discord .log attachments and size limit
+- **@cherifya** — Codex fallback auth-store lookup
+- **@Cafexss** — Security: auth for session continuation
+- **@KUSH42** — Compaction context_length fix
+- **@kuishou68** — Auth error retryable classification fix
+- **@luyao618** — ACP session capabilities
+- **@ygd58** — HERMES_HOME_MODE env var override
+- **@0xbyt4** — Fast mode NoneType fix
+- **@JiayuuWang** — CLI uninstall import fix
+- **@HiddenPuppy** — Docker procps installation
+- **@dsocolobsky** — Test suite fixes
+- **@bobashopcashier** (1 PR) — Graceful gateway drain before restart (salvaged into #7503 from #7290)
+- **@benbarclay** — Docker image tag simplification
+- **@sosyz** — Shallow git clone for faster install
+- **@devorun** — Nix setupSecrets optional
+- **@ethernet8023** — Nix tirith runtime dep
+
+---
+
+**Full Changelog**: [v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/compare/v2026.4.8...v2026.4.13)
@@ -1,331 +0,0 @@
-# Hermes Agent Security Policy
-
-This document describes Hermes Agent's trust model, names the one
-security boundary the project treats as load-bearing, and defines the
-scope for vulnerability reports.
-
-## 1. Reporting a Vulnerability
-
-Report privately via [GitHub Security Advisories](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/security/advisories/new)
-or **security@nousresearch.com**. Do not open public issues for
-security vulnerabilities. **Hermes Agent does not operate a bug
-bounty program.**
-
-A useful report includes:
-
- A concise description and severity assessment.
- The affected component, identified by file path and line range
-  (e.g. `path/to/file.py:120-145`).
- Environment details (`hermes version`, commit SHA, OS, Python
-  version).
- A reproduction against `main` or the latest release.
- A statement of which trust boundary in §2 is crossed.
-
-Please read §2 and §3 before submitting. Reports that demonstrate
-limits of an in-process heuristic this policy does not treat as a
-boundary will be closed as out-of-scope under §3 — but see §3.2:
-they are still welcome as regular issues or pull requests, just not
-through the private security channel.
-
---
-
-## 2. Trust Model
-
-Hermes Agent is a single-tenant personal agent. Its posture is
-layered, and the layers are not equally load-bearing. Reporters and
-operators should reason about them in the same terms.
-
-### 2.1 Definitions
-
- **Agent process.** The Python interpreter running Hermes Agent,
-  including any Python modules it has loaded (skills, plugins,
-  hook handlers).
- **Terminal backend.** A pluggable execution target for the
-  `terminal()` tool. The default runs commands directly on the host.
-  Other backends run commands inside a container, cloud sandbox, or
-  remote host.
- **Input surface.** Any channel through which content enters the
-  agent's context: operator input, web fetches, email, gateway
-  messages, file reads, MCP server responses, tool results.
- **Trust envelope.** The set of resources an operator has implicitly
-  granted Hermes Agent access to by running it — typically, whatever
-  the operator's own user account can reach on the host.
- **Stance.** An explicit statement in Hermes Agent's documentation
-  or code about how a consuming layer (adapter, UI, file writer,
-  shell) should treat agent output — e.g. "the dashboard renders
-  agent output as inert HTML."
-
-### 2.2 The Boundary: OS-Level Isolation
-
-**The only security boundary against an adversarial LLM is the
-operating system.** Nothing inside the agent process constitutes
-containment — not the approval gate, not output redaction, not any
-pattern scanner, not any tool allowlist. Any in-process component
-that screens LLM output is a heuristic operating on an
-attacker-influenced string, and this policy treats it as such.
-
-Hermes Agent supports two OS-level isolation postures. They address
-different threats and an operator should choose deliberately.
-
-#### Terminal-backend isolation
-
-A non-default terminal backend runs LLM-emitted shell commands
-inside a container, remote host, or cloud sandbox. The file tools
-(`read_file`, `write_file`, `patch`) also run through this backend,
-since they are implemented on top of the shell contract — they
-cannot reach paths the backend doesn't expose.
-
-What this confines: anything the agent does by issuing shell or
-file operations. What this does **not** confine: everything the
-agent does in its own Python process. That includes the
-code-execution tool (spawned as a host subprocess), MCP subprocesses
-(spawned from the agent's environment), plugin loading, hook
-dispatch, and skill loading (all imported into the agent
-interpreter).
-
-Terminal-backend isolation is the right posture when the concern is
-LLM-emitted destructive shell or unwanted file-tool writes, and the
-operator is otherwise trusted.
-
-#### Whole-process wrapping
-
-Whole-process wrapping runs the entire agent process tree inside a
-sandbox. Every code path — shell, code-execution, MCP, file tools,
-plugins, hooks, skill loading — is subject to the same filesystem,
-network, process, and (where applicable) inference policy.
-
-Hermes Agent supports this in two ways:
-
- **Hermes Agent's own Docker image and Compose setup.** Lighter-
-  weight; the agent runs in a standard container with operator-
-  configured mounts and network policy.
- **[NVIDIA OpenShell](https://github.com/NVIDIA/OpenShell)**.
-  OpenShell provides per-session sandboxes with declarative policy
-  across filesystem, network (L7 egress), process/syscall, and
-  inference-routing layers. Network and inference policies are
-  hot-reloadable. Credentials are injected from a Provider store
-  and never touch the sandbox filesystem.
-
-Under a whole-process wrapper, Hermes Agent's in-process heuristics
-(§2.4) function as accident-prevention layered on top of a real
-boundary. This is the supported posture when the agent ingests
-content from surfaces the operator does not control — the open web,
-inbound email, multi-user channels, untrusted MCP servers — and for
-production or shared deployments.
-
-Operators running the default local backend with untrusted input
-surfaces, or running a terminal-backend sandbox and expecting it to
-contain code paths that don't go through the shell, are operating
-outside the supported security posture.
-
-### 2.3 Credential Scoping
-
-Hermes Agent filters the environment it passes to its lower-trust
-in-process components: shell subprocesses, MCP subprocesses, and
-the code-execution child. Credentials like provider API keys and
-gateway tokens are stripped by default; variables explicitly
-declared by the operator or by a loaded skill are passed through.
-
-This reduces casual exfiltration. It is not containment. Any
-component running inside the agent process (skills, plugins, hook
-handlers) can read whatever the agent itself can read, including
-in-memory credentials. The mitigation against a compromised
-in-process component is operator review before install (§2.4,
-§2.5), not environment scrubbing.
-
-### 2.4 In-Process Heuristics
-
-The following components screen or warn about LLM behavior. They
-are useful. They are not boundaries.
-
- The **approval gate** detects common destructive shell patterns
-  and prompts the operator before execution. Shell is Turing-
-  complete; a denylist over shell strings is structurally
-  incomplete. The gate catches cooperative-mode mistakes, not
-  adversarial output.
- **Output redaction** strips secret-like patterns from display.
-  A motivated output producer will defeat it.
- **Skills Guard** scans installable skill content for injection
-  patterns. It is a review aid; the boundary for third-party skills
-  is operator review before install. Reviewing a skill means
-  reading its Python code and scripts, not just its SKILL.md
-  description — skills execute arbitrary Python at import time.
-
-### 2.5 Plugin Trust Model
-
-Plugins load into the agent process and run with full agent
-privileges: they can read the same credentials, call the same
-tools, register the same hooks, and import the same modules as
-anything shipped in-tree. The boundary for third-party plugins is
-operator review before install — the same rule as skills (§2.4),
-called out separately because plugins are architecturally heavier
-and often ship their own background services, network listeners,
-and dependencies.
-
-A malicious or buggy plugin is not a vulnerability in Hermes Agent
-itself. Bugs in Hermes Agent's plugin-install or plugin-discovery
-path that prevent the operator from seeing what they're installing
-are in scope under §3.1.
-
-### 2.6 External Surfaces
-
-An **external surface** is any channel outside the local agent
-process through which a caller can dispatch agent work, resolve
-approvals, or receive agent output. Each surface has its own
-authorization model, but the rules below apply uniformly.
-
-**Surfaces in Hermes Agent:**
-
- **Gateway platform adapters.** Messaging integrations in
-  `gateway/platforms/` (Telegram, Discord, Slack, email, SMS, etc.)
-  and analogous adapters shipped as plugins.
- **Network-exposed HTTP surfaces.** The API server adapter, the
-  dashboard plugin, the kanban plugin's HTTP endpoints, and any
-  other plugin that binds a listening socket.
- **Editor / IDE adapters.** The ACP adapter (`acp_adapter/`) and
-  equivalent integrations that accept requests from a local client
-  process.
- **The TUI gateway (`tui_gateway/`).** JSON-RPC backend for the
-  Ink terminal UI, reached over local IPC.
-
-**Uniform rules:**
-
-1. **Authorization is required at every surface that crosses a
-   trust boundary.** For messaging and network HTTP surfaces, the
-   boundary is the network: authorization means an operator-
-   configured caller allowlist. For editor and local-IPC surfaces
-   (ACP, TUI gateway), the boundary is the host's user account:
-   authorization means relying on OS-level access control (file
-   permissions, loopback-only binds) and not exposing the surface
-   beyond the local user without an explicit network auth layer.
-2. **An allowlist is required for every enabled network-exposed
-   adapter.** Adapters must refuse to dispatch agent work, resolve
-   approvals, or relay output until an allowlist is set. Code paths
-   that fail open when no allowlist is configured are code bugs in
-   scope under §3.1.
-3. **Session identifiers are routing handles, not authorization
-   boundaries.** Knowing another caller's session ID does not grant
-   access to their approvals or output; authorization is always
-   re-checked against the allowlist (or OS-level equivalent).
-4. **Within the authorized set, all callers are equally trusted.**
-   Hermes Agent does not model per-caller capabilities inside a
-   single adapter. Operators who need capability separation should
-   run separate agent instances with separate allowlists.
-5. **Binding a local-only surface to a non-loopback interface is a
-   break-glass operator decision (§3.2).** The dashboard and other
-   plugin HTTP servers default to loopback; exposing them via
-   `--host 0.0.0.0` or equivalent makes public-exposure hardening
-   (§4) the operator's responsibility.
-
---
-
-## 3. Scope
-
-### 3.1 In Scope
-
- Escape from a declared OS-level isolation posture (§2.2): an
-  attacker-controlled code path reaching state that the posture
-  claimed to confine.
- Unauthorized external-surface access: a caller outside the
-  configured authorization set (allowlist, or OS-level equivalent
-  for local-IPC surfaces) dispatching work, receiving output, or
-  resolving approvals (§2.6).
- Credential exfiltration: leakage of operator credentials or
-  session authorization material to a destination outside the
-  trust envelope, via a mechanism that should have prevented it
-  (environment scrubbing bug, adapter logging, transport error
-  that flushes credentials to an upstream, etc.).
- Trust-model documentation violations: code behaving contrary to
-  what this policy, Hermes Agent's own documentation, or reasonable
-  operator expectations would predict — including cases where
-  Hermes Agent has documented a stance about how its output should
-  be rendered by a consuming layer (dashboard, gateway adapter,
-  file writer, shell) and a code path breaks that stance.
-
-### 3.2 Out of Scope
-
-"Out of scope" here means "not a security vulnerability under this
-policy." It does not mean "not worth reporting." Improvements to the
-in-process heuristics, hardening ideas, and UX fixes are welcome as
-regular issues or pull requests — the approval gate can always catch
-more patterns, redaction can always get smarter, adapter behavior
-can always be tightened. These items just don't go through the
-private-disclosure channel and don't receive advisories.
-
- **Bypasses of in-process heuristics (§2.4)** — approval-gate regex
-  bypasses, redaction bypasses, Skills Guard pattern bypasses, and
-  analogous reports against future heuristics. These components are
-  not boundaries; defeating them is not a vulnerability under this
-  policy.
- **Prompt injection per se.** Getting the LLM to emit unusual
-  output — via injected content, hallucination, training artifacts,
-  or any other cause — is not itself a vulnerability. "I achieved
-  prompt injection" without a chained §3.1 outcome is not an
-  actionable report under this policy.
- **Consequences of a chosen isolation posture.** Reports that a
-  code path operating within its posture's scope can do what that
-  posture permits are not vulnerabilities. Examples: shell or file
-  tools reaching host state under the local backend; code-execution
-  or MCP subprocesses reaching host state under terminal-backend
-  isolation that only sandboxes shell; reports whose preconditions
-  require pre-existing write access to operator-owned configuration
-  or credential files (those are already inside the trust envelope).
- **Documented break-glass settings.** Operator-selected trade-offs
-  that explicitly disable protections: `--insecure` and equivalent
-  flags on the dashboard or other components, disabled approvals,
-  local backend in production, development profiles that bypass
-  hermes-home security, and similar. Reports against those
-  configurations are not vulnerabilities — that's the flag's job.
- **Community-contributed skills and plugins.** Third-party skills
-  (including the community skills repository) and third-party
-  plugins are in the operator's review surface, not Hermes Agent's
-  trust surface (§2.4, §2.5). A skill or plugin doing something
-  malicious is the expected failure mode of one that wasn't
-  reviewed, not a vulnerability in Hermes Agent. Bugs in Hermes
-  Agent's skill-install or plugin-install path that prevent the
-  operator from seeing what they're installing are in scope under
-  §3.1.
- **Public exposure without external controls.** Exposing the
-  gateway or API to the public internet without authentication,
-  VPN, or firewall.
- **Tool-level read/write restrictions on a posture where shell is
-  permitted.** If a path is reachable via the terminal tool, reports
-  that other file tools can reach it add nothing.
-
---
-
-## 4. Deployment Hardening
-
-The single most important hardening decision is matching isolation
-(§2.2) to the trust of the content the agent will ingest. Beyond
-that:
-
- Run the agent as a non-root user. The supplied container image
-  does this by default.
- Keep credentials in the operator credential file with tight
-  permissions, never in the main config, never in version control.
-  Under OpenShell, use the Provider store rather than an on-disk
-  credential file.
- Do not expose the gateway or API to the public internet without
-  VPN, Tailscale, or firewall protection. Under OpenShell, use the
-  network policy layer to restrict egress.
- Configure a caller allowlist for every network-exposed adapter
-  you enable (§2.6).
- Review third-party skills and plugins before install (§2.4,
-  §2.5). For skills, this means reading the Python and scripts,
-  not just SKILL.md. Skills Guard reports and the install audit
-  log are the review surface.
- Hermes Agent includes supply-chain guards for MCP server
-  launches and for dependency / bundled-package changes in CI; see
-  `CONTRIBUTING.md` for specifics.
-
---
-
-## 5. Disclosure
-
- **Coordinated disclosure window:** 90 days from report, or until a
-  fix is released, whichever comes first.
- **Channel:** the GHSA thread or email correspondence with
-  security@nousresearch.com.
- **Credit:** reporters are credited in release notes unless
-  anonymity is requested.
@@ -1,32 +1,18 @@
-"""ACP auth helpers — detect and advertise Hermes authentication methods."""
+"""ACP auth helpers — detect the currently configured Hermes provider."""

 from __future__ import annotations

-from typing import Any, Optional
-
-
-TERMINAL_SETUP_AUTH_METHOD_ID = "hermes-setup"
+from typing import Optional


 def detect_provider() -> Optional[str]:
-    """Resolve the active Hermes runtime provider, or None if unavailable.
-
-    Treats a ``Callable`` ``api_key`` (Azure Foundry Entra ID bearer
-    token provider — see :mod:`agent.azure_identity_adapter`) as a valid
-    credential. Without this, ACP sessions for Entra-configured Foundry
-    deployments silently default to ``"openrouter"`` and the ACP auth
-    handshake rejects the legitimate provider.
-    """
+    """Resolve the active Hermes runtime provider, or None if unavailable."""
    try:
        from hermes_cli.runtime_provider import resolve_runtime_provider
        runtime = resolve_runtime_provider()
        api_key = runtime.get("api_key")
        provider = runtime.get("provider")
-        if not isinstance(provider, str) or not provider.strip():
-            return None
-        is_string_key = isinstance(api_key, str) and api_key.strip()
-        is_callable_provider = callable(api_key) and not isinstance(api_key, str)
-        if is_string_key or is_callable_provider:
+        if isinstance(api_key, str) and api_key.strip() and isinstance(provider, str) and provider.strip():
            return provider.strip().lower()
    except Exception:
        return None
@@ -36,44 +22,3 @@ def detect_provider() -> Optional[str]:
 def has_provider() -> bool:
    """Return True if Hermes can resolve any runtime provider credentials."""
    return detect_provider() is not None
-
-
-def build_auth_methods() -> list[Any]:
-    """Return registry-compatible ACP auth methods for Hermes.
-
-    The official ACP registry validates that agents advertise at least one
-    usable auth method during the initial handshake. A fresh Zed install may
-    not have Hermes provider credentials configured yet, so Hermes always
-    advertises a terminal setup method. When credentials are already present,
-    it also advertises the resolved provider as the default agent-managed
-    runtime credential method.
-    """
-    from acp.schema import AuthMethodAgent, TerminalAuthMethod
-
-    methods: list[Any] = []
-    provider = detect_provider()
-    if provider:
-        methods.append(
-            AuthMethodAgent(
-                id=provider,
-                name=f"{provider} runtime credentials",
-                description=(
-                    "Authenticate Hermes using the currently configured "
-                    f"{provider} runtime credentials."
-                ),
-            )
-        )
-
-    methods.append(
-        TerminalAuthMethod(
-            id=TERMINAL_SETUP_AUTH_METHOD_ID,
-            name="Configure Hermes provider",
-            description=(
-                "Open Hermes' interactive model/provider setup in a terminal. "
-                "Use this when Hermes has not been configured on this machine yet."
-            ),
-            type="terminal",
-            args=["--setup"],
-        )
-    )
-    return methods
@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-"""Pre-execution ACP edit approval helpers.
-
-This module is intentionally isolated from the generic tool registry.  ACP binds
-an edit approval requester in a ContextVar for the duration of one ACP agent run;
-CLI, gateway, and other sessions leave it unset and therefore bypass this guard.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import json
-import logging
-import tempfile
-from concurrent.futures import TimeoutError as FutureTimeout
-from contextvars import ContextVar, Token
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from itertools import count
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Callable
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class EditProposal:
-    """A proposed single-file edit that can be shown to an ACP client."""
-
-    tool_name: str
-    path: str
-    old_text: str | None
-    new_text: str
-    arguments: dict[str, Any]
-
-
-EditApprovalRequester = Callable[[EditProposal], bool]
-
-_EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER: ContextVar[EditApprovalRequester | None] = ContextVar(
-    "ACP_EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER",
-    default=None,
-)
-_PERMISSION_REQUEST_IDS = count(1)
-
-
-SENSITIVE_AUTO_APPROVE_NAMES = {".env", ".env.local", ".env.production", "id_rsa", "id_ed25519"}
-AUTO_APPROVE_ASK = "ask"
-AUTO_APPROVE_WORKSPACE = "workspace_session"
-AUTO_APPROVE_SESSION = "session"
-
-
-def set_edit_approval_requester(requester: EditApprovalRequester | None) -> Token:
-    """Bind an ACP edit approval requester for the current context."""
-
-    return _EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER.set(requester)
-
-
-def reset_edit_approval_requester(token: Token) -> None:
-    """Restore a previous edit approval requester binding."""
-
-    _EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER.reset(token)
-
-
-def clear_edit_approval_requester() -> None:
-    """Clear the current requester; primarily used by tests."""
-
-    _EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER.set(None)
-
-
-def get_edit_approval_requester() -> EditApprovalRequester | None:
-    return _EDIT_APPROVAL_REQUESTER.get()
-
-
-def _read_text_if_exists(path: str) -> str | None:
-    p = Path(path).expanduser()
-    if not p.exists():
-        return None
-    if not p.is_file():
-        raise OSError(f"Cannot edit non-file path: {path}")
-    return p.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
-
-
-def _proposal_for_write_file(arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> EditProposal:
-    path = str(arguments.get("path") or "")
-    if not path:
-        raise ValueError("path required")
-    content = arguments.get("content")
-    if content is None:
-        raise ValueError("content required")
-    return EditProposal(
-        tool_name="write_file",
-        path=path,
-        old_text=_read_text_if_exists(path),
-        new_text=str(content),
-        arguments=dict(arguments),
-    )
-
-
-def _proposal_for_patch_replace(arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> EditProposal:
-    path = str(arguments.get("path") or "")
-    if not path:
-        raise ValueError("path required")
-    old_string = arguments.get("old_string")
-    new_string = arguments.get("new_string")
-    if old_string is None or new_string is None:
-        raise ValueError("old_string and new_string required")
-
-    old_text = _read_text_if_exists(path)
-    if old_text is None:
-        raise ValueError(f"Failed to read file: {path}")
-
-    from tools.fuzzy_match import fuzzy_find_and_replace
-
-    new_text, match_count, _strategy, error = fuzzy_find_and_replace(
-        old_text,
-        str(old_string),
-        str(new_string),
-        bool(arguments.get("replace_all", False)),
-    )
-    if error or match_count == 0:
-        raise ValueError(error or f"Could not find match for old_string in {path}")
-
-    return EditProposal(
-        tool_name="patch",
-        path=path,
-        old_text=old_text,
-        new_text=new_text,
-        arguments=dict(arguments),
-    )
-
-
-def build_edit_proposal(tool_name: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> EditProposal | None:
-    """Return an edit proposal for supported file mutation calls."""
-
-    if tool_name == "write_file":
-        return _proposal_for_write_file(arguments)
-    if tool_name == "patch" and arguments.get("mode", "replace") == "replace":
-        return _proposal_for_patch_replace(arguments)
-    return None
-
-
-def _is_sensitive_auto_approve_path(path: str) -> bool:
-    parts = Path(path).expanduser().parts
-    lowered = {part.lower() for part in parts}
-    if ".git" in lowered or ".ssh" in lowered:
-        return True
-    return Path(path).name.lower() in SENSITIVE_AUTO_APPROVE_NAMES
-
-
-def should_auto_approve_edit(proposal: EditProposal, policy: str, cwd: str | None = None) -> bool:
-    """Return whether an ACP edit proposal may bypass the prompt for this session.
-
-    This is intentionally session-scoped and conservative: sensitive paths still
-    ask even under autonomous policies.
-    """
-
-    policy = str(policy or AUTO_APPROVE_ASK).strip()
-    if policy == AUTO_APPROVE_ASK or _is_sensitive_auto_approve_path(proposal.path):
-        return False
-    path = Path(proposal.path).expanduser().resolve(strict=False)
-    if policy == AUTO_APPROVE_SESSION:
-        return True
-    if policy == AUTO_APPROVE_WORKSPACE:
-        # `/tmp` is the POSIX path but tempfile.gettempdir() is the real one on
-        # every platform: `/private/tmp` on macOS (because `/tmp` is a symlink
-        # and Path.resolve() follows it) and the per-user Temp dir on Windows.
-        tmp_root = Path(tempfile.gettempdir()).resolve(strict=False)
-        try:
-            path.relative_to(tmp_root)
-            return True
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
-        if cwd:
-            root = Path(cwd).expanduser().resolve(strict=False)
-            try:
-                path.relative_to(root)
-                return True
-            except ValueError:
-                return False
-    return False
-
-
-def maybe_require_edit_approval(tool_name: str, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
-    """Run ACP edit approval if bound.
-
-    Returns a JSON tool-error string when the edit must be blocked, otherwise
-    ``None`` so dispatch can continue.  Requester exceptions deny by default.
-    """
-
-    requester = get_edit_approval_requester()
-    if requester is None:
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        proposal = build_edit_proposal(tool_name, arguments)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("Could not build ACP edit approval proposal for %s: %s", tool_name, exc)
-        return json.dumps({"error": f"Edit approval denied: could not prepare diff ({exc})"}, ensure_ascii=False)
-
-    if proposal is None:
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        approved = bool(requester(proposal))
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("ACP edit approval requester failed: %s", exc)
-        approved = False
-
-    if approved:
-        return None
-    return json.dumps({"error": "Edit approval denied by ACP client; file was not modified."}, ensure_ascii=False)
-
-
-def build_acp_edit_tool_call(proposal: EditProposal):
-    """Build the ToolCallUpdate payload for ACP request_permission."""
-
-    import acp
-
-    tool_call_id = f"edit-approval-{next(_PERMISSION_REQUEST_IDS)}"
-    return acp.update_tool_call(
-        tool_call_id,
-        title=f"Approve edit: {proposal.path}",
-        kind="edit",
-        status="pending",
-        content=[
-            acp.tool_diff_content(
-                path=proposal.path,
-                old_text=proposal.old_text,
-                new_text=proposal.new_text,
-            )
-        ],
-        raw_input={"tool": proposal.tool_name, "arguments": proposal.arguments},
-    )
-
-
-def make_acp_edit_approval_requester(
-    request_permission_fn: Callable,
-    loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
-    session_id: str,
-    timeout: float = 60.0,
-    auto_approve_getter: Callable[[], tuple[str, str | None]] | None = None,
-) -> EditApprovalRequester:
-    """Return a sync requester that bridges edit proposals to ACP permissions."""
-
-    def _requester(proposal: EditProposal) -> bool:
-        from acp.schema import PermissionOption
-        from agent.async_utils import safe_schedule_threadsafe
-
-        if auto_approve_getter is not None:
-            try:
-                policy, cwd = auto_approve_getter()
-                if should_auto_approve_edit(proposal, policy, cwd):
-                    logger.info("Auto-approved ACP edit under policy %s: %s", policy, proposal.path)
-                    return True
-            except Exception:
-                logger.debug("ACP edit auto-approval policy check failed", exc_info=True)
-
-        options = [
-            PermissionOption(option_id="allow_once", kind="allow_once", name="Allow edit"),
-            PermissionOption(option_id="deny", kind="reject_once", name="Deny"),
-        ]
-        tool_call = build_acp_edit_tool_call(proposal)
-        coro = request_permission_fn(
-            session_id=session_id,
-            tool_call=tool_call,
-            options=options,
-        )
-        future = safe_schedule_threadsafe(
-            coro,
-            loop,
-            logger=logger,
-            log_message="Edit approval request: failed to schedule on loop",
-        )
-        if future is None:
-            return False
-        try:
-            response = future.result(timeout=timeout)
-        except (FutureTimeout, Exception) as exc:
-            future.cancel()
-            logger.warning("Edit approval request timed out or failed: %s", exc)
-            return False
-        outcome = getattr(response, "outcome", None)
-        return (
-            getattr(outcome, "outcome", None) == "selected"
-            and getattr(outcome, "option_id", None) == "allow_once"
-        )
-
-    return _requester
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ Usage::
    hermes-acp
 """

-# IMPORTANT: hermes_bootstrap must be the very first import — UTF-8 stdio
-# on Windows.  No-op on POSIX.  See hermes_bootstrap.py for full rationale.
-try:
-    import hermes_bootstrap  # noqa: F401
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    # Graceful fallback when hermes_bootstrap isn't registered in the venv
-    # yet — happens during partial ``hermes update`` where git-reset landed
-    # new code but ``uv pip install -e .`` didn't finish.  Missing bootstrap
-    # means UTF-8 stdio setup is skipped on Windows; POSIX is unaffected.
-    pass
-
-import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import sys
@@ -32,46 +20,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home


-# Methods clients send as periodic liveness probes. They are not part of the
-# ACP schema, so the acp router correctly returns JSON-RPC -32601 to the
-# caller — but the supervisor task that dispatches the request then surfaces
-# the raised RequestError via ``logging.exception("Background task failed")``,
-# which dumps a traceback to stderr every probe interval. Clients like
-# acp-bridge already treat the -32601 response as "agent alive", so the
-# traceback is pure noise. We keep the protocol response intact and only
-# silence the stderr noise for this specific benign case.
-_BENIGN_PROBE_METHODS = frozenset({"ping", "health", "healthcheck"})
-
-
-class _BenignProbeMethodFilter(logging.Filter):
-    """Suppress acp 'Background task failed' tracebacks caused by unknown
-    liveness-probe methods (e.g. ``ping``) while leaving every other
-    background-task error — including method_not_found for any non-probe
-    method — visible in stderr.
-    """
-
-    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
-        if record.getMessage() != "Background task failed":
-            return True
-        exc_info = record.exc_info
-        if not exc_info:
-            return True
-        exc = exc_info[1]
-        # Imported lazily so this module stays importable when the optional
-        # ``agent-client-protocol`` dependency is not installed.
-        try:
-            from acp.exceptions import RequestError
-        except ImportError:
-            return True
-        if not isinstance(exc, RequestError):
-            return True
-        if getattr(exc, "code", None) != -32601:
-            return True
-        data = getattr(exc, "data", None)
-        method = data.get("method") if isinstance(data, dict) else None
-        return method not in _BENIGN_PROBE_METHODS
-
-
 def _setup_logging() -> None:
    """Route all logging to stderr so stdout stays clean for ACP stdio."""
    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
@@ -81,7 +29,6 @@ def _setup_logging() -> None:
            datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
        )
    )
-    handler.addFilter(_BenignProbeMethodFilter())
    root = logging.getLogger()
    root.handlers.clear()
    root.addHandler(handler)
@@ -108,125 +55,8 @@ def _load_env() -> None:
        )


-def _parse_args(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        prog="hermes-acp",
-        description="Run Hermes Agent as an ACP stdio server.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument("--version", action="store_true", help="Print Hermes version and exit")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--check",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Verify ACP dependencies and adapter imports, then exit",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--setup",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Run interactive Hermes provider/model setup for ACP terminal auth",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--setup-browser",
-        action="store_true",
-        help="Install agent-browser + Playwright Chromium into ~/.hermes/node/ "
-             "for browser tool support. Idempotent.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--yes",
-        "-y",
-        action="store_true",
-        dest="assume_yes",
-        help="Accept all prompts (currently used by --setup-browser to skip the "
-             "~400 MB Chromium download confirmation).",
-    )
-    return parser.parse_args(argv)
-
-
-def _print_version() -> None:
-    from hermes_cli import __version__ as hermes_version
-
-    print(hermes_version)
-
-
-def _run_check() -> None:
-    import acp  # noqa: F401
-    from acp_adapter.server import HermesACPAgent  # noqa: F401
-
-    print("Hermes ACP check OK")
-
-
-def _run_setup() -> None:
-    from hermes_cli.main import main as hermes_main
-
-    old_argv = sys.argv[:]
-    try:
-        sys.argv = [old_argv[0] if old_argv else "hermes", "model"]
-        hermes_main()
-    finally:
-        sys.argv = old_argv
-
-    # Offer browser-tools install as a follow-up. The terminal auth method
-    # is the one supported first-run UX for registry installs, so this is
-    # the natural moment to ask. Skip silently if stdin isn't a TTY (the
-    # answer can't be collected anyway).
-    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-        return
-    try:
-        reply = input(
-            "\nInstall browser tools? Downloads agent-browser (npm) and "
-            "optionally Playwright Chromium (~400 MB). [y/N] "
-        ).strip().lower()
-    except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
-        return
-    if reply in {"y", "yes"}:
-        _run_setup_browser(assume_yes=False)
-
-
-def _run_setup_browser(assume_yes: bool = False) -> int:
-    """Bootstrap agent-browser + Chromium.
-
-    Routes through dep_ensure -> install.{sh,ps1} --ensure, sharing code
-    with ``hermes postinstall`` and the runtime lazy installer.
-
-    Returns 0 on success, 1 on failure.
-    """
-    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import ensure_dependency
-
-    try:
-        node_ok = ensure_dependency("node", interactive=not assume_yes)
-        if not node_ok:
-            print("Node.js installation failed — cannot proceed with browser tools.",
-                  file=sys.stderr)
-            return 1
-
-        browser_ok = ensure_dependency("browser", interactive=not assume_yes)
-        if not browser_ok:
-            print("Browser tools installation failed.", file=sys.stderr)
-            return 1
-
-        return 0
-    except OSError as exc:
-        print(f"Browser bootstrap failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
-        return 1
-
-
-def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
+def main() -> None:
    """Entry point: load env, configure logging, run the ACP agent."""
-    args = _parse_args(argv)
-    if args.version:
-        _print_version()
-        return
-    if args.check:
-        _run_check()
-        return
-    if args.setup:
-        _run_setup()
-        return
-    if args.setup_browser:
-        rc = _run_setup_browser(assume_yes=args.assume_yes)
-        if rc != 0:
-            sys.exit(rc)
-        return
-
    _setup_logging()
    _load_env()

@@ -241,17 +71,6 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
    import acp
    from .server import HermesACPAgent

-    # MCP tool discovery from config.yaml — run before asyncio.run() so
-    # it's safe to use blocking waits.  (ACP also registers per-session
-    # MCP servers dynamically via asyncio.to_thread inside the event
-    # loop; that path is unaffected.)  Moved from model_tools.py module
-    # scope to avoid freezing the gateway's loop on lazy import (#16856).
-    try:
-        from tools.mcp_tool import discover_mcp_tools
-        discover_mcp_tools()
-    except Exception:
-        logger.debug("MCP tool discovery failed at ACP startup", exc_info=True)
-
    agent = HermesACPAgent()
    try:
        asyncio.run(acp.run_agent(agent, use_unstable_protocol=True))
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from collections import deque
 from typing import Any, Callable, Deque, Dict

 import acp
-from acp.schema import AgentPlanUpdate, PlanEntry

 from .tools import (
    build_tool_complete,
@@ -25,65 +24,6 @@ from .tools import (
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


-def _json_loads_maybe_prefix(value: str) -> Any:
-    """Parse a JSON object even when Hermes appended a human hint after it."""
-    text = value.strip()
-    try:
-        return json.loads(text)
-    except Exception:
-        decoder = json.JSONDecoder()
-        data, _ = decoder.raw_decode(text)
-        return data
-
-
-def _build_plan_update_from_todo_result(result: Any) -> AgentPlanUpdate | None:
-    """Translate Hermes' todo tool result into ACP's native plan update.
-
-    Zed renders ``sessionUpdate: plan`` as its first-class task/todo panel. The
-    Hermes agent already maintains task state through the ``todo`` tool, so the
-    ACP adapter should expose that state natively instead of only as a generic
-    tool-call transcript block.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(result, str) or not result.strip():
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        data = _json_loads_maybe_prefix(result)
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-
-    if not isinstance(data, dict) or not isinstance(data.get("todos"), list):
-        return None
-
-    todos = data["todos"]
-    if not todos:
-        return AgentPlanUpdate(session_update="plan", entries=[])
-
-    status_map = {
-        "pending": "pending",
-        "in_progress": "in_progress",
-        "completed": "completed",
-        # ACP plans only support pending/in_progress/completed. Preserve
-        # cancelled tasks as terminal entries instead of dropping them and
-        # making the client's full-list replacement lose visible context.
-        "cancelled": "completed",
-    }
-    entries: list[PlanEntry] = []
-    for item in todos:
-        if not isinstance(item, dict):
-            continue
-        content = str(item.get("content") or item.get("id") or "").strip()
-        if not content:
-            continue
-        raw_status = str(item.get("status") or "pending").strip()
-        status = status_map.get(raw_status, "pending")
-        if raw_status == "cancelled":
-            content = f"[cancelled] {content}"
-        entries.append(PlanEntry(content=content, priority="medium", status=status))
-
-    return AgentPlanUpdate(session_update="plan", entries=entries)
-
-
 def _send_update(
    conn: acp.Client,
    session_id: str,
@@ -91,17 +31,10 @@ def _send_update(
    update: Any,
 ) -> None:
    """Fire-and-forget an ACP session update from a worker thread."""
-    from agent.async_utils import safe_schedule_threadsafe
-
-    future = safe_schedule_threadsafe(
-        conn.session_update(session_id, update),
-        loop,
-        logger=logger,
-        log_message="Failed to send ACP update",
-    )
-    if future is None:
-        return
    try:
+        future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+            conn.session_update(session_id, update), loop
+        )
        future.result(timeout=5)
    except Exception:
        logger.debug("Failed to send ACP update", exc_info=True)
@@ -116,8 +49,6 @@ def make_tool_progress_cb(
    session_id: str,
    loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
    tool_call_ids: Dict[str, Deque[str]],
-    tool_call_meta: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-    edit_approval_policy_getter: Callable[[], tuple[str, str | None]] | None = None,
 ) -> Callable:
    """Create a ``tool_progress_callback`` for AIAgent.

@@ -153,30 +84,7 @@ def make_tool_progress_cb(
            tool_call_ids[name] = queue
        queue.append(tc_id)

-        snapshot = None
-        if name in {"write_file", "patch", "skill_manage"}:
-            try:
-                from agent.display import capture_local_edit_snapshot
-
-                snapshot = capture_local_edit_snapshot(name, args)
-            except Exception:
-                logger.debug("Failed to capture ACP edit snapshot for %s", name, exc_info=True)
-        tool_call_meta[tc_id] = {"args": args, "snapshot": snapshot}
-
-        edit_diff = None
-        if name in {"write_file", "patch"} and edit_approval_policy_getter is not None:
-            try:
-                from acp_adapter.edit_approval import build_edit_proposal, should_auto_approve_edit
-
-                proposal = build_edit_proposal(name, args)
-                if proposal is not None:
-                    policy, cwd = edit_approval_policy_getter()
-                    if should_auto_approve_edit(proposal, policy, cwd):
-                        edit_diff = proposal
-            except Exception:
-                logger.debug("Failed to prepare auto-approved ACP edit diff for %s", name, exc_info=True)
-
-        update = build_tool_start(tc_id, name, args, edit_diff=edit_diff)
+        update = build_tool_start(tc_id, name, args)
        _send_update(conn, session_id, loop, update)

    return _tool_progress
@@ -211,7 +119,6 @@ def make_step_cb(
    session_id: str,
    loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
    tool_call_ids: Dict[str, Deque[str]],
-    tool_call_meta: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]],
 ) -> Callable:
    """Create a ``step_callback`` for AIAgent.

@@ -225,12 +132,10 @@ def make_step_cb(
            for tool_info in prev_tools:
                tool_name = None
                result = None
-                function_args = None

                if isinstance(tool_info, dict):
                    tool_name = tool_info.get("name") or tool_info.get("function_name")
                    result = tool_info.get("result") or tool_info.get("output")
-                    function_args = tool_info.get("arguments") or tool_info.get("args")
                elif isinstance(tool_info, str):
                    tool_name = tool_info

@@ -240,19 +145,10 @@ def make_step_cb(
                    tool_call_ids[tool_name] = queue
                if tool_name and queue:
                    tc_id = queue.popleft()
-                    meta = tool_call_meta.pop(tc_id, {})
                    update = build_tool_complete(
-                        tc_id,
-                        tool_name,
-                        result=str(result) if result is not None else None,
-                        function_args=function_args or meta.get("args"),
-                        snapshot=meta.get("snapshot"),
+                        tc_id, tool_name, result=str(result) if result is not None else None
                    )
                    _send_update(conn, session_id, loop, update)
-                    if tool_name == "todo":
-                        plan_update = _build_plan_update_from_todo_result(result)
-                        if plan_update is not None:
-                            _send_update(conn, session_id, loop, plan_update)
                    if not queue:
                        tool_call_ids.pop(tool_name, None)

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-"""ACP permission bridging for Hermes dangerous-command approvals."""
+"""ACP permission bridging — maps ACP approval requests to hermes approval callbacks."""

 from __future__ import annotations

 import asyncio
 import logging
 from concurrent.futures import TimeoutError as FutureTimeout
-from itertools import count
 from typing import Callable

 from acp.schema import (
@@ -15,107 +14,24 @@ from acp.schema import (

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

-# Maps ACP permission option ids to Hermes approval result strings.
-# Option ids are stable across both the ``allow_permanent=True`` and
-# ``allow_permanent=False`` paths even though the option list differs.
-_OPTION_ID_TO_HERMES = {
+# Maps ACP PermissionOptionKind -> hermes approval result strings
+_KIND_TO_HERMES = {
    "allow_once": "once",
-    "allow_session": "session",
    "allow_always": "always",
-    "deny": "deny",
-    "deny_always": "deny",
+    "reject_once": "deny",
+    "reject_always": "deny",
 }

-_PERMISSION_REQUEST_IDS = count(1)
-
-
-def _permission_option_supports_kind(kind: str) -> bool:
-    """Return whether the installed ACP SDK accepts a permission option kind."""
-    try:
-        PermissionOption(option_id="__probe__", kind=kind, name="probe")
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-def _build_permission_options(*, allow_permanent: bool) -> list[PermissionOption]:
-    """Return ACP options that match Hermes approval semantics."""
-    options = [
-        PermissionOption(option_id="allow_once", kind="allow_once", name="Allow once"),
-        PermissionOption(
-            option_id="allow_session",
-            # ACP has no session-scoped kind, so use the closest persistent
-            # hint while keeping Hermes semantics in the option id.
-            kind="allow_always",
-            name="Allow for session",
-        ),
-    ]
-    if allow_permanent:
-        options.append(
-            PermissionOption(
-                option_id="allow_always",
-                kind="allow_always",
-                name="Allow always",
-            ),
-        )
-    options.append(PermissionOption(option_id="deny", kind="reject_once", name="Deny"))
-    if _permission_option_supports_kind("reject_always"):
-        options.append(
-            PermissionOption(
-                option_id="deny_always",
-                kind="reject_always",
-                name="Deny always",
-            ),
-        )
-    return options
-
-
-def _build_permission_tool_call(command: str, description: str):
-    """Return the ACP tool-call update attached to a permission request.
-
-    ``request_permission`` expects a ``ToolCallUpdate`` payload — produced
-    by ``_acp.update_tool_call`` — not a ``ToolCallStart``. Each request
-    gets a unique ``perm-check-N`` id so concurrent requests don't collide.
-    """
-    import acp as _acp
-
-    tool_call_id = f"perm-check-{next(_PERMISSION_REQUEST_IDS)}"
-    title = f"{description}: {command}" if description else command
-    content_text = f"{description}\n$ {command}" if description else f"$ {command}"
-    return _acp.update_tool_call(
-        tool_call_id,
-        title=title,
-        kind="execute",
-        status="pending",
-        content=[_acp.tool_content(_acp.text_block(content_text))],
-        raw_input={"command": command, "description": description},
-    )
-
-
-def _map_outcome_to_hermes(outcome: object, *, allowed_option_ids: set[str]) -> str:
-    """Map an ACP permission outcome into Hermes approval strings."""
-    if not isinstance(outcome, AllowedOutcome):
-        return "deny"
-
-    option_id = outcome.option_id
-    if option_id not in allowed_option_ids:
-        logger.warning("Permission request returned unknown option_id: %s", option_id)
-        return "deny"
-    return _OPTION_ID_TO_HERMES.get(option_id, "deny")
-

 def make_approval_callback(
    request_permission_fn: Callable,
    loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
    session_id: str,
    timeout: float = 60.0,
-) -> Callable[..., str]:
+) -> Callable[[str, str], str]:
    """
-    Return a Hermes-compatible approval callback that bridges to ACP.
-
-    The callback accepts ``command`` and ``description`` plus optional
-    keyword arguments such as ``allow_permanent`` used by
-    ``tools.approval.prompt_dangerous_approval()``.
+    Return a hermes-compatible ``approval_callback(command, description) -> str``
+    that bridges to the ACP client's ``request_permission`` call.

    Args:
        request_permission_fn: The ACP connection's ``request_permission`` coroutine.
@@ -124,45 +40,38 @@ def make_approval_callback(
        timeout: Seconds to wait for a response before auto-denying.
    """

-    def _callback(
-        command: str,
-        description: str,
-        *,
-        allow_permanent: bool = True,
-        **_: object,
-    ) -> str:
-        from agent.async_utils import safe_schedule_threadsafe
+    def _callback(command: str, description: str) -> str:
+        options = [
+            PermissionOption(option_id="allow_once", kind="allow_once", name="Allow once"),
+            PermissionOption(option_id="allow_always", kind="allow_always", name="Allow always"),
+            PermissionOption(option_id="deny", kind="reject_once", name="Deny"),
+        ]
+        import acp as _acp

-        options = _build_permission_options(allow_permanent=allow_permanent)
+        tool_call = _acp.start_tool_call("perm-check", command, kind="execute")

-        tool_call = _build_permission_tool_call(command, description)
        coro = request_permission_fn(
            session_id=session_id,
            tool_call=tool_call,
            options=options,
        )
-        future = safe_schedule_threadsafe(
-            coro, loop,
-            logger=logger,
-            log_message="Permission request: failed to schedule on loop",
-        )
-        if future is None:
-            return "deny"

        try:
+            future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, loop)
            response = future.result(timeout=timeout)
        except (FutureTimeout, Exception) as exc:
-            future.cancel()
            logger.warning("Permission request timed out or failed: %s", exc)
            return "deny"

-        if response is None:
+        outcome = response.outcome
+        if isinstance(outcome, AllowedOutcome):
+            option_id = outcome.option_id
+            # Look up the kind from our options list
+            for opt in options:
+                if opt.option_id == option_id:
+                    return _KIND_TO_HERMES.get(opt.kind, "deny")
+            return "once"  # fallback for unknown option_id
+        else:
            return "deny"

-        allowed_option_ids = {option.option_id for option in options}
-        return _map_outcome_to_hermes(
-            response.outcome,
-            allowed_option_ids=allowed_option_ids,
-        )
-
    return _callback
@@ -13,12 +13,8 @@ from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
 import copy
 import json
 import logging
-import os
-import re
 import sys
-import time
 import uuid
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from threading import Lock
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -26,89 +22,6 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


-def _win_path_to_wsl(path: str) -> str | None:
-    """Convert a Windows drive path to its WSL /mnt/<drive>/... equivalent."""
-    match = re.match(r"^([A-Za-z]):[\\/](.*)$", path)
-    if not match:
-        return None
-    drive = match.group(1).lower()
-    tail = match.group(2).replace("\\", "/")
-    return f"/mnt/{drive}/{tail}"
-
-
-def _translate_acp_cwd(cwd: str) -> str:
-    """Translate Windows ACP cwd values when Hermes itself is running in WSL.
-
-    Windows ACP clients can launch ``hermes acp`` inside WSL while still sending
-    editor workspaces as Windows drive paths such as ``E:\\Projects``. Store
-    and execute against the WSL mount path so agents, tools, and persisted ACP
-    sessions all agree on the usable workspace. Native Linux/macOS keeps the
-    original cwd unchanged.
-    """
-    from hermes_constants import is_wsl
-
-    if not is_wsl():
-        return cwd
-    translated = _win_path_to_wsl(str(cwd))
-    return translated if translated is not None else cwd
-
-
-def _normalize_cwd_for_compare(cwd: str | None) -> str:
-    raw = str(cwd or ".").strip()
-    if not raw:
-        raw = "."
-    expanded = os.path.expanduser(raw)
-
-    # Normalize Windows drive paths into the equivalent WSL mount form so
-    # ACP history filters match the same workspace across Windows and WSL.
-    translated = _win_path_to_wsl(expanded)
-    if translated is not None:
-        expanded = translated
-    elif re.match(r"^/mnt/[A-Za-z]/", expanded):
-        expanded = f"/mnt/{expanded[5].lower()}/{expanded[7:]}"
-
-    return os.path.normpath(expanded)
-
-
-def _build_session_title(title: Any, preview: Any, cwd: str | None) -> str:
-    explicit = str(title or "").strip()
-    if explicit:
-        return explicit
-    preview_text = str(preview or "").strip()
-    if preview_text:
-        return preview_text
-    leaf = os.path.basename(str(cwd or "").rstrip("/\\"))
-    return leaf or "New thread"
-
-
-def _format_updated_at(value: Any) -> str | None:
-    if value is None:
-        return None
-    if isinstance(value, str) and value.strip():
-        return value
-    try:
-        return datetime.fromtimestamp(float(value), tz=timezone.utc).isoformat()
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-
-
-def _updated_at_sort_key(value: Any) -> float:
-    if value is None:
-        return float("-inf")
-    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-        return float(value)
-    raw = str(value).strip()
-    if not raw:
-        return float("-inf")
-    try:
-        return datetime.fromisoformat(raw.replace("Z", "+00:00")).timestamp()
-    except Exception:
-        try:
-            return float(raw)
-        except Exception:
-            return float("-inf")
-
-
 def _acp_stderr_print(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
    """Best-effort human-readable output sink for ACP stdio sessions.

@@ -121,40 +34,16 @@ def _acp_stderr_print(*args, **kwargs) -> None:


 def _register_task_cwd(task_id: str, cwd: str) -> None:
-    """Bind a task/session id to the editor's working directory for tools.
-
-    Zed can launch Hermes from a Windows workspace while the ACP process runs
-    inside WSL. In that case ACP sends cwd as e.g. ``E:\\Projects\\POTI``;
-    local tools need the WSL mount equivalent or subprocess creation fails
-    before the command can run.
-    """
+    """Bind a task/session id to the editor's working directory for tools."""
    if not task_id:
        return
    try:
        from tools.terminal_tool import register_task_env_overrides
-        register_task_env_overrides(task_id, {"cwd": _translate_acp_cwd(cwd)})
+        register_task_env_overrides(task_id, {"cwd": cwd})
    except Exception:
        logger.debug("Failed to register ACP task cwd override", exc_info=True)


-def _expand_acp_enabled_toolsets(
-    toolsets: List[str] | None = None,
-    mcp_server_names: List[str] | None = None,
-) -> List[str]:
-    """Return ACP toolsets plus explicit MCP server toolsets for this session."""
-    expanded: List[str] = []
-    for name in list(toolsets or ["hermes-acp"]):
-        if name and name not in expanded:
-            expanded.append(name)
-
-    for server_name in list(mcp_server_names or []):
-        toolset_name = f"mcp-{server_name}"
-        if server_name and toolset_name not in expanded:
-            expanded.append(toolset_name)
-
-    return expanded
-
-
 def _clear_task_cwd(task_id: str) -> None:
    """Remove task-specific cwd overrides for an ACP session."""
    if not task_id:
@@ -176,11 +65,6 @@ class SessionState:
    model: str = ""
    history: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
    cancel_event: Any = None  # threading.Event
-    is_running: bool = False
-    queued_prompts: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    runtime_lock: Any = field(default_factory=Lock)
-    current_prompt_text: str = ""
-    interrupted_prompt_text: str = ""


 class SessionManager:
@@ -211,7 +95,6 @@ class SessionManager:
        """Create a new session with a unique ID and a fresh AIAgent."""
        import threading

-        cwd = _translate_acp_cwd(cwd)
        session_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
        agent = self._make_agent(session_id=session_id, cwd=cwd)
        state = SessionState(
@@ -254,7 +137,6 @@ class SessionManager:
        """Deep-copy a session's history into a new session."""
        import threading

-        cwd = _translate_acp_cwd(cwd)
        original = self.get_session(session_id)  # checks DB too
        if original is None:
            return None
@@ -280,83 +162,51 @@ class SessionManager:
        logger.info("Forked ACP session %s -> %s", session_id, new_id)
        return state

-    def list_sessions(self, cwd: str | None = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def list_sessions(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """Return lightweight info dicts for all sessions (memory + database)."""
-        normalized_cwd = _normalize_cwd_for_compare(cwd) if cwd else None
-        db = self._get_db()
-        persisted_rows: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
-
-        if db is not None:
-            try:
-                for row in db.list_sessions_rich(source="acp", limit=1000):
-                    persisted_rows[str(row["id"])] = dict(row)
-            except Exception:
-                logger.debug("Failed to load ACP sessions from DB", exc_info=True)
-
        # Collect in-memory sessions first.
        with self._lock:
            seen_ids = set(self._sessions.keys())
-            results = []
-            for s in self._sessions.values():
-                history_len = len(s.history)
-                if history_len <= 0:
-                    continue
-                if normalized_cwd and _normalize_cwd_for_compare(s.cwd) != normalized_cwd:
-                    continue
-                persisted = persisted_rows.get(s.session_id, {})
-                preview = next(
-                    (
-                        str(msg.get("content") or "").strip()
-                        for msg in s.history
-                        if msg.get("role") == "user" and str(msg.get("content") or "").strip()
-                    ),
-                    persisted.get("preview") or "",
-                )
-                results.append(
-                    {
-                        "session_id": s.session_id,
-                        "cwd": s.cwd,
-                        "model": s.model,
-                        "history_len": history_len,
-                        "title": _build_session_title(persisted.get("title"), preview, s.cwd),
-                        "updated_at": _format_updated_at(
-                            persisted.get("last_active") or persisted.get("started_at") or time.time()
-                        ),
-                    }
-                )
+            results = [
+                {
+                    "session_id": s.session_id,
+                    "cwd": s.cwd,
+                    "model": s.model,
+                    "history_len": len(s.history),
+                }
+                for s in self._sessions.values()
+            ]

        # Merge any persisted sessions not currently in memory.
-        for sid, row in persisted_rows.items():
-            if sid in seen_ids:
-                continue
-            message_count = int(row.get("message_count") or 0)
-            if message_count <= 0:
-                continue
-            # Extract cwd from model_config JSON.
-            session_cwd = "."
-            mc = row.get("model_config")
-            if mc:
-                try:
-                    session_cwd = json.loads(mc).get("cwd", ".")
-                except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-                    pass
-            if normalized_cwd and _normalize_cwd_for_compare(session_cwd) != normalized_cwd:
-                continue
-            results.append({
-                "session_id": sid,
-                "cwd": session_cwd,
-                "model": row.get("model") or "",
-                "history_len": message_count,
-                "title": _build_session_title(row.get("title"), row.get("preview"), session_cwd),
-                "updated_at": _format_updated_at(row.get("last_active") or row.get("started_at")),
-            })
+        db = self._get_db()
+        if db is not None:
+            try:
+                rows = db.search_sessions(source="acp", limit=1000)
+                for row in rows:
+                    sid = row["id"]
+                    if sid in seen_ids:
+                        continue
+                    # Extract cwd from model_config JSON.
+                    cwd = "."
+                    mc = row.get("model_config")
+                    if mc:
+                        try:
+                            cwd = json.loads(mc).get("cwd", ".")
+                        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+                            pass
+                    results.append({
+                        "session_id": sid,
+                        "cwd": cwd,
+                        "model": row.get("model") or "",
+                        "history_len": row.get("message_count") or 0,
+                    })
+            except Exception:
+                logger.debug("Failed to list ACP sessions from DB", exc_info=True)

-        results.sort(key=lambda item: _updated_at_sort_key(item.get("updated_at")), reverse=True)
        return results

    def update_cwd(self, session_id: str, cwd: str) -> Optional[SessionState]:
        """Update the working directory for a session and its tool overrides."""
-        cwd = _translate_acp_cwd(cwd)
        state = self.get_session(session_id)  # checks DB too
        if state is None:
            return None
@@ -457,14 +307,26 @@ class SessionManager:
            else:
                # Update model_config (contains cwd) if changed.
                try:
-                    db.update_session_meta(state.session_id, cwd_json, model_str)
+                    with db._lock:
+                        db._conn.execute(
+                            "UPDATE sessions SET model_config = ?, model = COALESCE(?, model) WHERE id = ?",
+                            (cwd_json, model_str, state.session_id),
+                        )
+                        db._conn.commit()
                except Exception:
                    logger.debug("Failed to update ACP session metadata", exc_info=True)

-            # Replace stored messages with current history atomically so a
-            # mid-rewrite failure rolls back and the previously persisted
-            # conversation is preserved (salvaged from #13675).
-            db.replace_messages(state.session_id, state.history)
+            # Replace stored messages with current history.
+            db.clear_messages(state.session_id)
+            for msg in state.history:
+                db.append_message(
+                    session_id=state.session_id,
+                    role=msg.get("role", "user"),
+                    content=msg.get("content"),
+                    tool_name=msg.get("tool_name") or msg.get("name"),
+                    tool_calls=msg.get("tool_calls"),
+                    tool_call_id=msg.get("tool_call_id"),
+                )
        except Exception:
            logger.warning("Failed to persist ACP session %s", state.session_id, exc_info=True)

@@ -582,21 +444,11 @@ class SessionManager:
        elif isinstance(model_cfg, str) and model_cfg.strip():
            default_model = model_cfg.strip()

-        configured_mcp_servers = [
-            name
-            for name, cfg in (config.get("mcp_servers") or {}).items()
-            if not isinstance(cfg, dict) or cfg.get("enabled", True) is not False
-        ]
-
        kwargs = {
            "platform": "acp",
-            "enabled_toolsets": _expand_acp_enabled_toolsets(
-                ["hermes-acp"],
-                mcp_server_names=configured_mcp_servers,
-            ),
+            "enabled_toolsets": ["hermes-acp"],
            "quiet_mode": True,
            "session_id": session_id,
-            "session_db": self._get_db(),
            "model": model or default_model,
        }

@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 {
-  "id": "hermes-agent",
-  "name": "Hermes Agent",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
-  "description": "Self-improving open-source AI agent by Nous Research with ACP editor integration, persistent memory, skills, and rich tool support.",
-  "repository": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent",
-  "website": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/acp",
-  "authors": ["Nous Research"],
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "schema_version": 1,
+  "name": "hermes-agent",
+  "display_name": "Hermes Agent",
+  "description": "AI agent by Nous Research with 90+ tools, persistent memory, and multi-platform support",
+  "icon": "icon.svg",
  "distribution": {
-    "uvx": {
-      "package": "hermes-agent[acp]==0.15.1",
-      "args": ["hermes-acp"]
-    }
+    "type": "command",
+    "command": "hermes",
+    "args": ["acp"]
  }
 }
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="none">
-  <path d="M8 1.5v13" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-  <path d="M8 3.25c-2.35-1.4-4.7-.95-6.25.35 1.85-.2 3.8.2 5.55 1.55" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.1" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M8 3.25c2.35-1.4 4.7-.95 6.25.35-1.85-.2-3.8.2-5.55 1.55" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.1" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M8 13.25c-2.3-1-3.05-2.65-1.35-4.15-2 .8-2.35 2.95-.35 4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.1" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M8 13.25c2.3-1 3.05-2.65 1.35-4.15 2 .8 2.35 2.95.35 4" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.1" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <circle cx="8" cy="1.8" r="1.1" fill="currentColor"/>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" width="64" height="64">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="gold" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="100%">
+      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#F5C542;stop-opacity:1" />
+      <stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#D4961C;stop-opacity:1" />
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <!-- Staff -->
+  <rect x="30" y="10" width="4" height="46" rx="2" fill="url(#gold)" />
+  <!-- Wings (left) -->
+  <path d="M30 18 C24 14, 14 14, 10 18 C14 16, 22 16, 28 20" fill="#F5C542" opacity="0.9" />
+  <path d="M30 22 C26 19, 18 19, 14 22 C18 20, 24 20, 28 24" fill="#D4961C" opacity="0.8" />
+  <!-- Wings (right) -->
+  <path d="M34 18 C40 14, 50 14, 54 18 C50 16, 42 16, 36 20" fill="#F5C542" opacity="0.9" />
+  <path d="M34 22 C38 19, 46 19, 50 22 C46 20, 40 20, 36 24" fill="#D4961C" opacity="0.8" />
+  <!-- Left serpent -->
+  <path d="M32 48 C22 44, 20 38, 26 34 C20 36, 18 42, 24 46 C18 40, 22 30, 30 28 C24 32, 22 38, 28 42"
+        fill="none" stroke="#F5C542" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" />
+  <!-- Right serpent -->
+  <path d="M32 48 C42 44, 44 38, 38 34 C44 36, 46 42, 40 46 C46 40, 42 30, 34 28 C40 32, 42 38, 36 42"
+        fill="none" stroke="#D4961C" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" />
+  <!-- Orb at top -->
+  <circle cx="32" cy="10" r="4" fill="#F5C542" />
+  <circle cx="32" cy="10" r="2" fill="#FFF8E1" opacity="0.7" />
 </svg>
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ These modules contain pure utility functions and self-contained classes
 that were previously embedded in the 3,600-line run_agent.py. Extracting
 them makes run_agent.py focused on the AIAgent orchestrator class.
 """
-
-from . import jiter_preload as _jiter_preload  # noqa: F401
@@ -1,326 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Any, Optional
-
-import httpx
-
-from agent.anthropic_adapter import _is_oauth_token, resolve_anthropic_token
-from hermes_cli.auth import _read_codex_tokens, resolve_codex_runtime_credentials
-from hermes_cli.runtime_provider import resolve_runtime_provider
-
-
-def _utc_now() -> datetime:
-    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class AccountUsageWindow:
-    label: str
-    used_percent: Optional[float] = None
-    reset_at: Optional[datetime] = None
-    detail: Optional[str] = None
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class AccountUsageSnapshot:
-    provider: str
-    source: str
-    fetched_at: datetime
-    title: str = "Account limits"
-    plan: Optional[str] = None
-    windows: tuple[AccountUsageWindow, ...] = ()
-    details: tuple[str, ...] = ()
-    unavailable_reason: Optional[str] = None
-
-    @property
-    def available(self) -> bool:
-        return bool(self.windows or self.details) and not self.unavailable_reason
-
-
-def _title_case_slug(value: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
-    cleaned = str(value or "").strip()
-    if not cleaned:
-        return None
-    return cleaned.replace("_", " ").replace("-", " ").title()
-
-
-def _parse_dt(value: Any) -> Optional[datetime]:
-    if value in {None, ""}:
-        return None
-    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-        return datetime.fromtimestamp(float(value), tz=timezone.utc)
-    if isinstance(value, str):
-        text = value.strip()
-        if not text:
-            return None
-        if text.endswith("Z"):
-            text = text[:-1] + "+00:00"
-        try:
-            dt = datetime.fromisoformat(text)
-            return dt if dt.tzinfo else dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-        except ValueError:
-            return None
-    return None
-
-
-def _format_reset(dt: Optional[datetime]) -> str:
-    if not dt:
-        return "unknown"
-    local_dt = dt.astimezone()
-    delta = dt - _utc_now()
-    total_seconds = int(delta.total_seconds())
-    if total_seconds <= 0:
-        return f"now ({local_dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')})"
-    hours, rem = divmod(total_seconds, 3600)
-    minutes = rem // 60
-    if hours >= 24:
-        days, hours = divmod(hours, 24)
-        rel = f"in {days}d {hours}h"
-    elif hours > 0:
-        rel = f"in {hours}h {minutes}m"
-    else:
-        rel = f"in {minutes}m"
-    return f"{rel} ({local_dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')})"
-
-
-def render_account_usage_lines(snapshot: Optional[AccountUsageSnapshot], *, markdown: bool = False) -> list[str]:
-    if not snapshot:
-        return []
-    header = f"📈 {'**' if markdown else ''}{snapshot.title}{'**' if markdown else ''}"
-    lines = [header]
-    if snapshot.plan:
-        lines.append(f"Provider: {snapshot.provider} ({snapshot.plan})")
-    else:
-        lines.append(f"Provider: {snapshot.provider}")
-    for window in snapshot.windows:
-        if window.used_percent is None:
-            base = f"{window.label}: unavailable"
-        else:
-            remaining = max(0, round(100 - float(window.used_percent)))
-            used = max(0, round(float(window.used_percent)))
-            base = f"{window.label}: {remaining}% remaining ({used}% used)"
-        if window.reset_at:
-            base += f" • resets {_format_reset(window.reset_at)}"
-        elif window.detail:
-            base += f" • {window.detail}"
-        lines.append(base)
-    for detail in snapshot.details:
-        lines.append(detail)
-    if snapshot.unavailable_reason:
-        lines.append(f"Unavailable: {snapshot.unavailable_reason}")
-    return lines
-
-
-def _resolve_codex_usage_url(base_url: str) -> str:
-    normalized = (base_url or "").strip().rstrip("/")
-    if not normalized:
-        normalized = "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex"
-    if normalized.endswith("/codex"):
-        normalized = normalized[: -len("/codex")]
-    if "/backend-api" in normalized:
-        return normalized + "/wham/usage"
-    return normalized + "/api/codex/usage"
-
-
-def _fetch_codex_account_usage() -> Optional[AccountUsageSnapshot]:
-    creds = resolve_codex_runtime_credentials(refresh_if_expiring=True)
-    token_data = _read_codex_tokens()
-    tokens = token_data.get("tokens") or {}
-    account_id = str(tokens.get("account_id", "") or "").strip() or None
-    headers = {
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {creds['api_key']}",
-        "Accept": "application/json",
-        "User-Agent": "codex-cli",
-    }
-    if account_id:
-        headers["ChatGPT-Account-Id"] = account_id
-    with httpx.Client(timeout=15.0) as client:
-        response = client.get(_resolve_codex_usage_url(creds.get("base_url", "")), headers=headers)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-    payload = response.json() or {}
-    rate_limit = payload.get("rate_limit") or {}
-    windows: list[AccountUsageWindow] = []
-    for key, label in (("primary_window", "Session"), ("secondary_window", "Weekly")):
-        window = rate_limit.get(key) or {}
-        used = window.get("used_percent")
-        if used is None:
-            continue
-        windows.append(
-            AccountUsageWindow(
-                label=label,
-                used_percent=float(used),
-                reset_at=_parse_dt(window.get("reset_at")),
-            )
-        )
-    details: list[str] = []
-    credits = payload.get("credits") or {}
-    if credits.get("has_credits"):
-        balance = credits.get("balance")
-        if isinstance(balance, (int, float)):
-            details.append(f"Credits balance: ${float(balance):.2f}")
-        elif credits.get("unlimited"):
-            details.append("Credits balance: unlimited")
-    return AccountUsageSnapshot(
-        provider="openai-codex",
-        source="usage_api",
-        fetched_at=_utc_now(),
-        plan=_title_case_slug(payload.get("plan_type")),
-        windows=tuple(windows),
-        details=tuple(details),
-    )
-
-
-def _fetch_anthropic_account_usage() -> Optional[AccountUsageSnapshot]:
-    token = (resolve_anthropic_token() or "").strip()
-    if not token:
-        return None
-    if not _is_oauth_token(token):
-        return AccountUsageSnapshot(
-            provider="anthropic",
-            source="oauth_usage_api",
-            fetched_at=_utc_now(),
-            unavailable_reason="Anthropic account limits are only available for OAuth-backed Claude accounts.",
-        )
-    headers = {
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
-        "Accept": "application/json",
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        "anthropic-beta": "oauth-2025-04-20",
-        "User-Agent": "claude-code/2.1.0",
-    }
-    with httpx.Client(timeout=15.0) as client:
-        response = client.get("https://api.anthropic.com/api/oauth/usage", headers=headers)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-    payload = response.json() or {}
-    windows: list[AccountUsageWindow] = []
-    mapping = (
-        ("five_hour", "Current session"),
-        ("seven_day", "Current week"),
-        ("seven_day_opus", "Opus week"),
-        ("seven_day_sonnet", "Sonnet week"),
-    )
-    for key, label in mapping:
-        window = payload.get(key) or {}
-        util = window.get("utilization")
-        if util is None:
-            continue
-        used = float(util) * 100 if float(util) <= 1 else float(util)
-        windows.append(
-            AccountUsageWindow(
-                label=label,
-                used_percent=used,
-                reset_at=_parse_dt(window.get("resets_at")),
-            )
-        )
-    details: list[str] = []
-    extra = payload.get("extra_usage") or {}
-    if extra.get("is_enabled"):
-        used_credits = extra.get("used_credits")
-        monthly_limit = extra.get("monthly_limit")
-        currency = extra.get("currency") or "USD"
-        if isinstance(used_credits, (int, float)) and isinstance(monthly_limit, (int, float)):
-            details.append(
-                f"Extra usage: {used_credits:.2f} / {monthly_limit:.2f} {currency}"
-            )
-    return AccountUsageSnapshot(
-        provider="anthropic",
-        source="oauth_usage_api",
-        fetched_at=_utc_now(),
-        windows=tuple(windows),
-        details=tuple(details),
-    )
-
-
-def _fetch_openrouter_account_usage(base_url: Optional[str], api_key: Optional[str]) -> Optional[AccountUsageSnapshot]:
-    runtime = resolve_runtime_provider(
-        requested="openrouter",
-        explicit_base_url=base_url,
-        explicit_api_key=api_key,
-    )
-    token = str(runtime.get("api_key", "") or "").strip()
-    if not token:
-        return None
-    normalized = str(runtime.get("base_url", "") or "").rstrip("/")
-    credits_url = f"{normalized}/credits"
-    key_url = f"{normalized}/key"
-    headers = {
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
-        "Accept": "application/json",
-    }
-    with httpx.Client(timeout=10.0) as client:
-        credits_resp = client.get(credits_url, headers=headers)
-        credits_resp.raise_for_status()
-        credits = (credits_resp.json() or {}).get("data") or {}
-        try:
-            key_resp = client.get(key_url, headers=headers)
-            key_resp.raise_for_status()
-            key_data = (key_resp.json() or {}).get("data") or {}
-        except Exception:
-            key_data = {}
-    total_credits = float(credits.get("total_credits") or 0.0)
-    total_usage = float(credits.get("total_usage") or 0.0)
-    details = [f"Credits balance: ${max(0.0, total_credits - total_usage):.2f}"]
-    windows: list[AccountUsageWindow] = []
-    limit = key_data.get("limit")
-    limit_remaining = key_data.get("limit_remaining")
-    limit_reset = str(key_data.get("limit_reset") or "").strip()
-    usage = key_data.get("usage")
-    if (
-        isinstance(limit, (int, float))
-        and float(limit) > 0
-        and isinstance(limit_remaining, (int, float))
-        and 0 <= float(limit_remaining) <= float(limit)
-    ):
-        limit_value = float(limit)
-        remaining_value = float(limit_remaining)
-        used_percent = ((limit_value - remaining_value) / limit_value) * 100
-        detail_parts = [f"${remaining_value:.2f} of ${limit_value:.2f} remaining"]
-        if limit_reset:
-            detail_parts.append(f"resets {limit_reset}")
-        windows.append(
-            AccountUsageWindow(
-                label="API key quota",
-                used_percent=used_percent,
-                detail=" • ".join(detail_parts),
-            )
-        )
-    if isinstance(usage, (int, float)):
-        usage_parts = [f"API key usage: ${float(usage):.2f} total"]
-        for value, label in (
-            (key_data.get("usage_daily"), "today"),
-            (key_data.get("usage_weekly"), "this week"),
-            (key_data.get("usage_monthly"), "this month"),
-        ):
-            if isinstance(value, (int, float)) and float(value) > 0:
-                usage_parts.append(f"${float(value):.2f} {label}")
-        details.append(" • ".join(usage_parts))
-    return AccountUsageSnapshot(
-        provider="openrouter",
-        source="credits_api",
-        fetched_at=_utc_now(),
-        windows=tuple(windows),
-        details=tuple(details),
-    )
-
-
-def fetch_account_usage(
-    provider: Optional[str],
-    *,
-    base_url: Optional[str] = None,
-    api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> Optional[AccountUsageSnapshot]:
-    normalized = str(provider or "").strip().lower()
-    if normalized in {"", "auto", "custom"}:
-        return None
-    try:
-        if normalized == "openai-codex":
-            return _fetch_codex_account_usage()
-        if normalized == "anthropic":
-            return _fetch_anthropic_account_usage()
-        if normalized == "openrouter":
-            return _fetch_openrouter_account_usage(base_url, api_key)
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-    return None
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-"""Async/sync bridging helpers.
-
-The codebase has ~30 sites that schedule a coroutine onto an event loop from a
-worker thread via :func:`asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe`.  That function can
-raise :class:`RuntimeError` (e.g. the loop was closed during a shutdown race),
-and when it does the coroutine object is never awaited and never closed —
-which triggers a ``"coroutine '<name>' was never awaited"`` RuntimeWarning and
-leaks the coroutine's frame until GC.
-
-:func:`safe_schedule_threadsafe` wraps the call, closes the coroutine on
-scheduling failure, and returns ``None`` (instead of a half-formed future) so
-callers can branch cleanly:
-
-    fut = safe_schedule_threadsafe(coro, loop)
-    if fut is None:
-        return  # or fallback behavior
-    fut.result(timeout=5)
-
-The helper deliberately does NOT also handle ``future.result()`` failures —
-that is a separate concern.  Once the loop has accepted the coroutine, its
-lifecycle belongs to the loop, not the scheduling thread.
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import logging
-from concurrent.futures import Future
-from typing import Any, Coroutine, Optional
-
-
-_DEFAULT_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def safe_schedule_threadsafe(
-    coro: Coroutine[Any, Any, Any],
-    loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop],
-    *,
-    logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None,
-    log_message: str = "Failed to schedule coroutine on loop",
-    log_level: int = logging.DEBUG,
-) -> Optional[Future]:
-    """Schedule ``coro`` on ``loop`` from a sync context, leak-safe.
-
-    Returns the :class:`concurrent.futures.Future` on success, or ``None`` if
-    the loop is missing or :func:`asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe` raised
-    (e.g. the loop was closed during a shutdown race).  In all failure paths
-    the coroutine is :meth:`close`-d so it does not trigger
-    ``"coroutine was never awaited"`` warnings or leak its frame.
-
-    Callers retain full control over what to do with the returned future
-    (call ``.result(timeout=...)``, attach ``add_done_callback``, ignore it
-    fire-and-forget, etc.).
-    """
-    log = logger if logger is not None else _DEFAULT_LOGGER
-
-    if loop is None:
-        if asyncio.iscoroutine(coro):
-            coro.close()
-        log.log(log_level, "%s: loop is None", log_message)
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        return asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, loop)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        if asyncio.iscoroutine(coro):
-            coro.close()
-        log.log(log_level, "%s: %s", log_message, exc)
-        return None
@@ -1,555 +0,0 @@
-"""Microsoft Entra ID adapter for Microsoft Foundry.
-
-Provides keyless authentication for Microsoft Foundry deployments using the
-`azure-identity` SDK's `DefaultAzureCredential` chain (env service principal
-→ workload identity → managed identity → VS Code → Azure CLI → azd →
-PowerShell → broker).
-
-Architecture mirrors `agent/bedrock_adapter.py`:
-
-* Lazy import. `azure-identity` is only loaded when ``model.auth_mode =
-  entra_id`` is selected. Users who stick with `AZURE_FOUNDRY_API_KEY`
-  never pay the import cost.
-* SDK-callable contract. The public entry point ``build_token_provider``
-  returns a zero-arg callable produced by ``get_bearer_token_provider`` —
-  this is exactly the value Microsoft's documented sample plugs into
-  ``OpenAI(api_key=token_provider, base_url=...)``. The OpenAI SDK calls
-  it before every request, so token refresh is transparent.
-* Three explicit consumer-side helpers (display / cache / http-bearer)
-  rather than one generic "materialize" function — splitting them by
-  purpose prevents accidental token-minting in logging paths or token
-  leakage into cache keys / dashboard JSON.
-* No persisted JWT. ``azure-identity`` caches in-process and (where
-  available) in the OS keychain or ``~/.IdentityService``. Hermes does
-  not duplicate that storage in ``auth.json``.
-
-Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-foundry/foundry-models/how-to/configure-entra-id
-
-Requires: ``azure-identity`` (optional dependency — only needed when
-``model.auth_mode = entra_id``).
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import functools
-import logging
-import os
-import threading
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Microsoft-documented scope for Foundry inference auth. Both the new
-# Foundry portal and the legacy Azure OpenAI managed-identity docs use
-# this scope for ALL Foundry endpoint shapes (*.openai.azure.com,
-# *.services.ai.azure.com, *.ai.azure.com). The older control-plane
-# scope ``https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default`` is for ARM
-# resource management and is rejected for inference by newer
-# resources — users with that requirement override via
-# ``model.entra.scope`` in config.yaml.
-SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT = "https://ai.azure.com/.default"
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Lazy SDK import — only loaded when the Entra path is actually used.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-_AZURE_IDENTITY_FEATURE = "provider.azure_identity"
-
-
-def has_azure_identity_installed() -> bool:
-    """Return True if `azure-identity` can be imported right now.
-
-    Cheap check — does not walk the credential chain.
-    """
-    try:
-        import azure.identity  # noqa: F401
-        return True
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-
-
-def _require_azure_identity():
-    """Import ``azure.identity``, lazy-installing it if allowed.
-
-    Raises ``ImportError`` with a clear actionable message when the
-    package is missing and lazy installs are disabled.
-    """
-    try:
-        import azure.identity as _ai
-        return _ai
-    except ImportError:
-        try:
-            from tools.lazy_deps import ensure, FeatureUnavailable
-        except ImportError as exc:
-            raise ImportError(
-                "The 'azure-identity' package is required for Azure AI "
-                "Foundry Entra ID authentication. Install it with: "
-                "pip install azure-identity"
-            ) from exc
-
-        try:
-            ensure(_AZURE_IDENTITY_FEATURE, prompt=False)
-        except FeatureUnavailable as exc:
-            raise ImportError(
-                "The 'azure-identity' package is required for Azure AI "
-                "Foundry Entra ID authentication. " + str(exc)
-            ) from exc
-
-        # Retry import after lazy install.
-        import azure.identity as _ai  # noqa: WPS440
-        return _ai
-
-
-def reset_credential_cache() -> None:
-    """Clear the cached ``DefaultAzureCredential``. Used by tests and
-    profile switches.
-
-    Defensive against tests that ``monkeypatch.setattr`` over
-    ``build_credential`` with a plain (non-lru-cached) function — those
-    won't expose ``cache_clear()`` until pytest reverts the patch.
-    """
-    cache_clear = getattr(build_credential, "cache_clear", None)
-    if callable(cache_clear):
-        cache_clear()
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Token-provider construction
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class EntraIdentityConfig:
-    """Serializable Entra ID config.
-
-    Captures the Hermes-managed Entra knobs we need outside Azure SDK
-    environment configuration. Everything else
-    (tenant ID, service principal secret, federated token file, sovereign
-    cloud authority, etc.) flows through azure-identity's standard
-    ``AZURE_*`` env vars — see the Bedrock pattern in
-    ``hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py:1310-1377`` for the analogous
-    "let the SDK read env" approach.
-
-    ``scope`` is Microsoft's documented Foundry inference audience. Almost
-    everyone uses the default; sovereign-cloud / non-standard tenants can
-    override via ``model.entra.scope``. Identity selection (user-assigned
-    managed identity, workload identity, service principal, tenant, authority)
-    stays in the standard Azure SDK env vars such as ``AZURE_CLIENT_ID``.
-
-    ``exclude_interactive_browser`` is kept as an internal constructor knob
-    so probes stay non-interactive by default. It is not written by the setup
-    wizard.
-
-    The dataclass is frozen so it's hashable for ``functools.lru_cache``
-    keying, and serializable across multiprocessing boundaries (workers
-    rebuild the credential inside their own process).
-    """
-
-    scope: str = SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT
-    exclude_interactive_browser: bool = True
-
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        scope = str(self.scope or "").strip() or SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT
-        object.__setattr__(self, "scope", scope)
-
-    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {
-            "scope": self.scope,
-            "exclude_interactive_browser": self.exclude_interactive_browser,
-        }
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
-                  *, default_scope: Optional[str] = None) -> "EntraIdentityConfig":
-        data = data or {}
-        scope = str(data.get("scope") or "").strip() or default_scope or SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT
-        exclude_browser = bool(data.get("exclude_interactive_browser", True))
-        return cls(
-            scope=scope,
-            exclude_interactive_browser=exclude_browser,
-        )
-
-
-def _build_default_credential(config: EntraIdentityConfig) -> Any:
-    """Construct a ``DefaultAzureCredential`` for ``config``.
-
-    Only Hermes-selected knobs are passed as kwargs. Everything else
-    (tenant, service principal secret, federated token file, sovereign
-    cloud authority, etc.) is read by ``azure-identity`` from the
-    standard ``AZURE_*`` environment variables — see Microsoft's
-    documented credential resolution chain. Users configure those in
-    ``~/.hermes/.env`` or the deployment environment.
-    """
-    ai = _require_azure_identity()
-    kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    # SDK default is True (browser excluded); only pass when the user
-    # explicitly opts in to interactive browser auth.
-    if not config.exclude_interactive_browser:
-        kwargs["exclude_interactive_browser_credential"] = False
-    return ai.DefaultAzureCredential(**kwargs)
-
-
-@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-def build_credential(config: EntraIdentityConfig) -> Any:
-    """Return the cached ``DefaultAzureCredential`` for ``config``.
-
-    Hermes processes use exactly one Entra config at a time (the
-    ``model.entra.*`` block in config.yaml drives every aux task,
-    subagent, and credential probe in the session). ``maxsize=1`` is
-    intentional: it reflects the actual usage pattern and keeps the
-    cache trivially small.
-
-    ``EntraIdentityConfig`` is a frozen dataclass, so it's hashable and
-    safe as an LRU-cache key. ``functools.lru_cache`` is thread-safe in
-    CPython.
-
-    If two distinct configs are ever passed (tests do this; production
-    rarely), the LRU eviction handles it correctly — each call still
-    returns a credential matching its config; only one is cached at a
-    time. Use :func:`reset_credential_cache` to clear (e.g. in tests).
-    """
-    return _build_default_credential(config)
-
-
-def build_token_provider(scope: Optional[str] = None,
-                         *,
-                         config: Optional[EntraIdentityConfig] = None,
-                         base_url: Optional[str] = None,
-                         exclude_interactive_browser: bool = True,
-                         ) -> Callable[[], str]:
-    """Return a zero-arg callable that mints a fresh Entra bearer JWT.
-
-    The returned callable is exactly what Microsoft's documented Foundry
-    sample expects::
-
-        from openai import OpenAI
-        client = OpenAI(
-            base_url="https://my-resource.openai.azure.com/openai/v1/",
-            api_key=build_token_provider(),
-        )
-
-    Scope resolution order:
-      1. ``config.scope`` when a config object is supplied
-      2. explicit ``scope`` kwarg
-      3. ``SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT`` (Microsoft's documented Foundry scope)
-
-    ``base_url`` is unused today and kept for back-compat. Tenant /
-    service-principal / sovereign-cloud configuration flows through
-    ``azure-identity``'s standard ``AZURE_*`` environment variables —
-    see :func:`_build_default_credential` for the rationale.
-
-    NOT serializable across process boundaries. For multiprocessing
-    workers, serialize the ``EntraIdentityConfig`` and rebuild the
-    provider inside the worker.
-    """
-    ai = _require_azure_identity()
-    if config is None:
-        config = EntraIdentityConfig(
-            scope=scope or SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT,
-            exclude_interactive_browser=exclude_interactive_browser,
-        )
-    credential = build_credential(config)
-    return ai.get_bearer_token_provider(credential, config.scope)
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Credential probing
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def has_azure_identity_credentials(scope: Optional[str] = None,
-                                   *,
-                                   config: Optional[EntraIdentityConfig] = None,
-                                   timeout_seconds: float = 10.0,
-                                   allow_install: bool = True,
-                                   **overrides: Any) -> bool:
-    """Best-effort probe: can `DefaultAzureCredential` mint a token now?
-
-    Runs ``credential.get_token(scope)`` under a thread-based timeout so
-    a slow token service can't hang the caller. Returns False on any
-    error — never raises. Use for ``hermes doctor`` /
-    ``hermes auth status`` / wizard preflight.
-
-    ``allow_install``: when True (default) and ``azure-identity`` is not
-    importable, the adapter triggers the standard lazy-install path
-    (subject to ``security.allow_lazy_installs``) before probing. Set
-    False to make this strictly an "is installed?" check — used on hot
-    paths like CLI startup where we never want pip to run.
-
-    NOT used by ``is_provider_configured()`` — that path is structural
-    only (no token mint), so CLI startup doesn't pay this latency.
-    """
-    if not has_azure_identity_installed():
-        if not allow_install:
-            return False
-        try:
-            _require_azure_identity()
-        except ImportError as exc:
-            logger.debug("azure-identity lazy install unavailable: %s", exc)
-            return False
-    if config is None:
-        effective_scope = (scope or "").strip() or SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT
-        config = EntraIdentityConfig(scope=effective_scope, **overrides)
-
-    result = {"ok": False}
-
-    def _probe() -> None:
-        try:
-            credential = build_credential(config)
-            tok = credential.get_token(config.scope)
-            result["ok"] = bool(getattr(tok, "token", None))
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.debug("Entra credential probe failed: %s", exc)
-            result["ok"] = False
-
-    thread = threading.Thread(target=_probe, daemon=True)
-    thread.start()
-    thread.join(timeout=max(0.01, timeout_seconds))
-    if thread.is_alive():
-        logger.debug("Entra token service probe timed out after %ss", timeout_seconds)
-        return False
-    return bool(result.get("ok"))
-
-
-def describe_active_credential(config: Optional[EntraIdentityConfig] = None,
-                               *,
-                               scope: Optional[str] = None,
-                               timeout_seconds: float = 10.0,
-                               allow_install: bool = True,
-                               **overrides: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return diagnostic info about the active credential chain.
-
-    Best-effort: runs ``get_token()`` and inspects what came back.
-    Designed for ``hermes doctor`` and the wizard preflight — never
-    raises, returns ``{"ok": False, "error": ...}`` on failure.
-
-    ``allow_install``: when True (default) and ``azure-identity`` is not
-    importable, the adapter triggers the standard lazy-install path
-    (subject to ``security.allow_lazy_installs``) before probing. The
-    install failure is surfaced as the diagnostic error when it fails.
-    Set False for hot CLI paths that should never trigger pip.
-
-    ``azure-identity`` doesn't expose the winning inner credential as
-    a public field, so we report a coarse picture (env vars present,
-    token expiry, claims-derived tenant) rather than the credential
-    class name. Users wanting the precise class can run with
-    ``AZURE_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG``.
-    """
-    info: Dict[str, Any] = {"ok": False}
-    if not has_azure_identity_installed():
-        if not allow_install:
-            info["error"] = "azure-identity not installed"
-            info["hint"] = (
-                "pip install azure-identity (or rely on lazy install at "
-                "first use)"
-            )
-            return info
-        try:
-            _require_azure_identity()
-        except ImportError as exc:
-            info["error"] = str(exc) or "azure-identity not installed"
-            info["hint"] = (
-                "pip install azure-identity manually, or enable lazy "
-                "installs (security.allow_lazy_installs: true in "
-                "config.yaml)."
-            )
-            return info
-
-    if config is None:
-        effective_scope = (scope or "").strip() or SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT
-        config = EntraIdentityConfig(scope=effective_scope, **overrides)
-
-    info["scope"] = config.scope
-    # Tenant / authority / service-principal config flow through the
-    # standard ``AZURE_*`` env vars; surface them below.
-    if os.environ.get("AZURE_TENANT_ID", "").strip():
-        info["tenant_id_env"] = os.environ["AZURE_TENANT_ID"].strip()
-
-    # Surface which env-var sources are present without minting yet.
-    env_sources = []
-    if os.environ.get("AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE", "").strip():
-        env_sources.append("WorkloadIdentityCredential (AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE)")
-    if (os.environ.get("AZURE_CLIENT_ID", "").strip()
-            and os.environ.get("AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET", "").strip()
-            and os.environ.get("AZURE_TENANT_ID", "").strip()):
-        env_sources.append("EnvironmentCredential (client secret)")
-    if os.environ.get("IDENTITY_ENDPOINT", "").strip() or os.environ.get("MSI_ENDPOINT", "").strip():
-        env_sources.append("ManagedIdentityCredential (IDENTITY_ENDPOINT)")
-    info["env_sources"] = env_sources
-
-    # Now try minting.
-    result: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-
-    def _probe() -> None:
-        try:
-            credential = build_credential(config)
-            tok = credential.get_token(config.scope)
-            result["token"] = tok
-        except Exception as exc:
-            result["error"] = str(exc)
-
-    thread = threading.Thread(target=_probe, daemon=True)
-    thread.start()
-    thread.join(timeout=max(0.01, timeout_seconds))
-    if thread.is_alive():
-        info["error"] = f"Token probe timed out after {timeout_seconds:.0f}s"
-        info["hint"] = (
-            "DefaultAzureCredential can be slow when the token service is unreachable "
-            "or when az login state is stale. Try `az login` or set "
-            "AZURE_CLIENT_ID / AZURE_TENANT_ID / AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET."
-        )
-        return info
-
-    if "error" in result:
-        info["error"] = result["error"]
-        return info
-
-    token = result.get("token")
-    if token is None:
-        info["error"] = "credential chain exhausted"
-        return info
-
-    info["ok"] = True
-    info["expires_on"] = getattr(token, "expires_on", None)
-    return info
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Consumer-side helpers — split by purpose to prevent accidental token
-# minting in logging / cache-key / dashboard paths.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def is_token_provider(value: Any) -> bool:
-    """Return True when ``value`` is a callable Entra token provider.
-
-    Used at the seams where a consumer must decide between
-    string-API-key semantics and bearer-callable semantics.
-    """
-    return callable(value) and not isinstance(value, str)
-
-
-def materialize_bearer_for_http(value: Any) -> str:
-    """Return a fresh Bearer JWT for a manual HTTP request.
-
-    Only call this at sites that must construct an ``Authorization``
-    header outside the OpenAI SDK (e.g. ``hermes_cli/azure_detect.py``).
-    Calls the callable exactly once and returns the resulting token.
-
-    **Anthropic SDK integration:** the Anthropic Python SDK does not
-    accept a ``Callable[[], str]`` for ``auth_token``. Instead,
-    :func:`build_bearer_http_client` returns an ``httpx.Client`` whose
-    request event hook calls this function and rewrites the
-    ``Authorization`` header per request — and that client is passed to
-    the Anthropic SDK via ``http_client=...``. See
-    :func:`agent.anthropic_adapter.build_anthropic_client` for the
-    consumer.
-
-    Raises ``ValueError`` if ``value`` is not a callable token provider
-    or non-empty string.
-    """
-    if is_token_provider(value):
-        token = value()
-        if not isinstance(token, str) or not token:
-            raise ValueError("token provider returned empty value")
-        return token
-    if isinstance(value, str) and value:
-        return value
-    raise ValueError("no usable api_key / token provider")
-
-
-def build_bearer_http_client(token_provider: Callable[[], str], **httpx_kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-    """Return an ``httpx.Client`` that mints a fresh Entra bearer JWT
-    per outbound request.
-
-    The Anthropic SDK (≤ 0.86.0 at the time of writing) stores
-    ``api_key`` / ``auth_token`` as static strings and computes the
-    ``Authorization`` header at construction time. To get per-request
-    token refresh (the Microsoft-recommended Foundry pattern for
-    callable bearer providers), we install an httpx ``request`` event
-    hook on a custom client and pass that client to the SDK via
-    ``http_client=...``. The hook:
-
-      1. Calls :func:`materialize_bearer_for_http` to mint a fresh JWT
-         (azure-identity caches internally — this is cheap when the
-         cached token is still valid).
-      2. Strips any pre-set ``Authorization`` / ``api-key`` /
-         ``x-api-key`` headers the SDK may have added (avoids
-         conflicting auth values).
-      3. Sets ``Authorization: Bearer <fresh-jwt>``.
-
-    ``token_provider`` must be a zero-arg callable returning a string —
-    typically the result of :func:`build_token_provider`.
-
-    ``httpx_kwargs`` are forwarded verbatim to ``httpx.Client(...)`` so
-    callers can attach a ``timeout``, ``transport``, ``proxy``, etc.
-
-    Raises ``ImportError`` if ``httpx`` is not installed (it is a
-    transitive dependency of both ``openai`` and ``anthropic`` SDKs, so
-    in practice always available when this helper is reached).
-    """
-    if not is_token_provider(token_provider):
-        raise ValueError(
-            "build_bearer_http_client requires a zero-arg callable "
-            "token provider"
-        )
-
-    try:
-        import httpx
-    except ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover — httpx ships with openai/anthropic
-        raise ImportError(
-            "httpx is required for Entra ID bearer auth on Microsoft Foundry "
-            "Anthropic-style endpoints. It is normally a transitive "
-            "dependency of the openai/anthropic SDKs."
-        ) from exc
-
-    def _inject_bearer(request: "httpx.Request") -> None:
-        try:
-            token = materialize_bearer_for_http(token_provider)
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            # Token provider failed (chain exhausted, token service unreachable,
-            # az login expired, etc.). Strip any auth headers the SDK
-            # may have set — including our own placeholder sentinel
-            # ``entra-id-bearer-via-http-hook`` from
-            # ``_build_anthropic_client_with_bearer_hook`` — so the
-            # outbound request hits Azure with NO Authorization rather
-            # than with the placeholder. Azure returns a clean 401
-            # "missing auth" that is easier to diagnose than a 401
-            # against the sentinel string, and the sentinel never
-            # appears in upstream access logs.
-            #
-            # Log at WARNING (not DEBUG) so the misconfiguration is
-            # visible at default log levels.
-            logger.warning(
-                "Bearer hook: Entra ID token provider returned empty (%s) "
-                "— stripping Authorization headers. Azure will respond 401. "
-                "Run `hermes doctor` or `az login` to recover.",
-                exc,
-            )
-            for header_name in ("Authorization", "authorization", "Api-Key", "api-key", "X-Api-Key", "x-api-key"):
-                request.headers.pop(header_name, None)
-            return
-        for header_name in ("Authorization", "authorization", "Api-Key", "api-key", "X-Api-Key", "x-api-key"):
-            request.headers.pop(header_name, None)
-        request.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
-
-    return httpx.Client(
-        event_hooks={"request": [_inject_bearer]},
-        **httpx_kwargs,
-    )
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "EntraIdentityConfig",
-    "SCOPE_AI_AZURE_DEFAULT",
-    "build_bearer_http_client",
-    "build_credential",
-    "build_token_provider",
-    "describe_active_credential",
-    "has_azure_identity_credentials",
-    "has_azure_identity_installed",
-    "is_token_provider",
-    "materialize_bearer_for_http",
-    "reset_credential_cache",
-]
@@ -1,597 +0,0 @@
-"""Background memory/skill review — fork the agent to evaluate the turn.
-
-After every turn, ``AIAgent.run_conversation`` may call
-:func:`spawn_background_review` to fire off a daemon thread that replays
-the conversation snapshot in a forked :class:`AIAgent` and asks itself
-"should any skill/memory be saved or updated?".  Writes go straight to
-the memory + skill stores.  Main conversation and prompt cache are never
-touched.
-
-The fork inherits the parent's live runtime (provider, model, base_url,
-credentials, cached system prompt) so it hits the same prefix cache and
-uses the same auth.  It runs with a tool whitelist limited to memory and
-skill management tools; everything else is denied at runtime.
-
-See the ``hermes-agent-dev`` skill (``references/self-improvement-loop.md``)
-for invariants and PR review criteria.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import contextlib
-import json
-import logging
-import os
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# Review-prompt strings — used by ``spawn_background_review_thread`` to build
-# the user-message that the forked review agent receives.  AIAgent exposes
-# them as class attributes (``_MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT`` etc.) for back-compat;
-# the actual text lives here so future edits are one-place.
-_MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT = (
-    "Review the conversation above and consider saving to memory if appropriate.\n\n"
-    "Focus on:\n"
-    "1. Has the user revealed things about themselves — their persona, desires, "
-    "preferences, or personal details worth remembering?\n"
-    "2. Has the user expressed expectations about how you should behave, their work "
-    "style, or ways they want you to operate?\n\n"
-    "If something stands out, save it using the memory tool. "
-    "If nothing is worth saving, just say 'Nothing to save.' and stop."
-)
-
-_SKILL_REVIEW_PROMPT = (
-    "Review the conversation above and update the skill library. Be "
-    "ACTIVE — most sessions produce at least one skill update, even if "
-    "small. A pass that does nothing is a missed learning opportunity, "
-    "not a neutral outcome.\n\n"
-    "Target shape of the library: CLASS-LEVEL skills, each with a rich "
-    "SKILL.md and a `references/` directory for session-specific detail. "
-    "Not a long flat list of narrow one-session-one-skill entries. This "
-    "shapes HOW you update, not WHETHER you update.\n\n"
-    "Signals to look for (any one of these warrants action):\n"
-    "  • User corrected your style, tone, format, legibility, or "
-    "verbosity. Frustration signals like 'stop doing X', 'this is too "
-    "verbose', 'don't format like this', 'why are you explaining', "
-    "'just give me the answer', 'you always do Y and I hate it', or an "
-    "explicit 'remember this' are FIRST-CLASS skill signals, not just "
-    "memory signals. Update the relevant skill(s) to embed the "
-    "preference so the next session starts already knowing.\n"
-    "  • User corrected your workflow, approach, or sequence of steps. "
-    "Encode the correction as a pitfall or explicit step in the skill "
-    "that governs that class of task.\n"
-    "  • Non-trivial technique, fix, workaround, debugging path, or "
-    "tool-usage pattern emerged that a future session would benefit "
-    "from. Capture it.\n"
-    "  • A skill that got loaded or consulted this session turned out "
-    "to be wrong, missing a step, or outdated. Patch it NOW.\n\n"
-    "Preference order — prefer the earliest action that fits, but do "
-    "pick one when a signal above fired:\n"
-    "  1. UPDATE A CURRENTLY-LOADED SKILL. Look back through the "
-    "conversation for skills the user loaded via /skill-name or you "
-    "read via skill_view. If any of them covers the territory of the "
-    "new learning, PATCH that one first. It is the skill that was in "
-    "play, so it's the right one to extend.\n"
-    "  2. UPDATE AN EXISTING UMBRELLA (via skills_list + skill_view). "
-    "If no loaded skill fits but an existing class-level skill does, "
-    "patch it. Add a subsection, a pitfall, or broaden a trigger.\n"
-    "  3. ADD A SUPPORT FILE under an existing umbrella. Skills can be "
-    "packaged with three kinds of support files — use the right "
-    "directory per kind:\n"
-    "     • `references/<topic>.md` — session-specific detail (error "
-    "transcripts, reproduction recipes, provider quirks) AND "
-    "condensed knowledge banks: quoted research, API docs, external "
-    "authoritative excerpts, or domain notes you found while working "
-    "on the problem. Write it concise and for the value of the task, "
-    "not as a full mirror of upstream docs.\n"
-    "     • `templates/<name>.<ext>` — starter files meant to be "
-    "copied and modified (boilerplate configs, scaffolding, a "
-    "known-good example the agent can `reproduce with modifications`).\n"
-    "     • `scripts/<name>.<ext>` — statically re-runnable actions "
-    "the skill can invoke directly (verification scripts, fixture "
-    "generators, deterministic probes, anything the agent should run "
-    "rather than hand-type each time).\n"
-    "     Add support files via skill_manage action=write_file with "
-    "file_path starting 'references/', 'templates/', or 'scripts/'. "
-    "The umbrella's SKILL.md should gain a one-line pointer to any "
-    "new support file so future agents know it exists.\n"
-    "  4. CREATE A NEW CLASS-LEVEL UMBRELLA SKILL when no existing "
-    "skill covers the class. The name MUST be at the class level. "
-    "The name MUST NOT be a specific PR number, error string, feature "
-    "codename, library-alone name, or 'fix-X / debug-Y / audit-Z-today' "
-    "session artifact. If the proposed name only makes sense for "
-    "today's task, it's wrong — fall back to (1), (2), or (3).\n\n"
-    "User-preference embedding (important): when the user expressed a "
-    "style/format/workflow preference, the update belongs in the "
-    "SKILL.md body, not just in memory. Memory captures 'who the user "
-    "is and what the current situation and state of your operations "
-    "are'; skills capture 'how to do this class of task for this "
-    "user'. When they complain about how you handled a task, the "
-    "skill that governs that task needs to carry the lesson.\n\n"
-    "If you notice two existing skills that overlap, note it in your "
-    "reply — the background curator handles consolidation at scale.\n\n"
-    "Protected skills (DO NOT edit these):\n"
-    "  • Bundled skills (shipped with Hermes, e.g. 'hermes-agent').\n"
-    "  • Hub-installed skills (installed via 'hermes skills install').\n"
-    "Pinned skills (marked via 'hermes curator pin') CAN be improved — "
-    "pin only blocks deletion/archive/consolidation by the curator, not "
-    "content updates. Patch them when a pitfall or missing step turns up, "
-    "same as any other agent-created skill.\n"
-    "If the only skills that need updating are protected, say\n"
-    "'Nothing to save.' and stop.\n\n"
-    "Do NOT capture (these become persistent self-imposed constraints "
-    "that bite you later when the environment changes):\n"
-    "  • Environment-dependent failures: missing binaries, fresh-install "
-    "errors, post-migration path mismatches, 'command not found', "
-    "unconfigured credentials, uninstalled packages. The user can fix "
-    "these — they are not durable rules.\n"
-    "  • Negative claims about tools or features ('browser tools do not "
-    "work', 'X tool is broken', 'cannot use Y from execute_code'). These "
-    "harden into refusals the agent cites against itself for months "
-    "after the actual problem was fixed.\n"
-    "  • Session-specific transient errors that resolved before the "
-    "conversation ended. If retrying worked, the lesson is the retry "
-    "pattern, not the original failure.\n"
-    "  • One-off task narratives. A user asking 'summarize today's "
-    "market' or 'analyze this PR' is not a class of work that warrants "
-    "a skill.\n\n"
-    "If a tool failed because of setup state, capture the FIX (install "
-    "command, config step, env var to set) under an existing setup or "
-    "troubleshooting skill — never 'this tool does not work' as a "
-    "standalone constraint.\n\n"
-    "'Nothing to save.' is a real option but should NOT be the "
-    "default. If the session ran smoothly with no corrections and "
-    "produced no new technique, just say 'Nothing to save.' and stop. "
-    "Otherwise, act."
-)
-
-_COMBINED_REVIEW_PROMPT = (
-    "Review the conversation above and update two things:\n\n"
-    "**Memory**: who the user is. Did the user reveal persona, "
-    "desires, preferences, personal details, or expectations about "
-    "how you should behave? Save facts about the user and durable "
-    "preferences with the memory tool.\n\n"
-    "**Skills**: how to do this class of task. Be ACTIVE — most "
-    "sessions produce at least one skill update. A pass that does "
-    "nothing is a missed learning opportunity, not a neutral outcome.\n\n"
-    "Target shape of the skill library: CLASS-LEVEL skills with a rich "
-    "SKILL.md and a `references/` directory for session-specific detail. "
-    "Not a long flat list of narrow one-session-one-skill entries.\n\n"
-    "Signals that warrant a skill update (any one is enough):\n"
-    "  • User corrected your style, tone, format, legibility, "
-    "verbosity, or approach. Frustration is a FIRST-CLASS skill "
-    "signal, not just a memory signal. 'stop doing X', 'don't format "
-    "like this', 'I hate when you Y' — embed the lesson in the skill "
-    "that governs that task so the next session starts fixed.\n"
-    "  • Non-trivial technique, fix, workaround, or debugging path "
-    "emerged.\n"
-    "  • A skill that was loaded or consulted turned out wrong, "
-    "missing, or outdated — patch it now.\n\n"
-    "Preference order for skills — pick the earliest that fits:\n"
-    "  1. UPDATE A CURRENTLY-LOADED SKILL. Check what skills were "
-    "loaded via /skill-name or skill_view in the conversation. If one "
-    "of them covers the learning, PATCH it first. It was in play; "
-    "it's the right place.\n"
-    "  2. UPDATE AN EXISTING UMBRELLA (skills_list + skill_view to "
-    "find the right one). Patch it.\n"
-    "  3. ADD A SUPPORT FILE under an existing umbrella via "
-    "skill_manage action=write_file. Three kinds: "
-    "`references/<topic>.md` for session-specific detail OR condensed "
-    "knowledge banks (quoted research, API docs excerpts, domain "
-    "notes) written concise and task-focused; `templates/<name>.<ext>` "
-    "for starter files meant to be copied and modified; "
-    "`scripts/<name>.<ext>` for statically re-runnable actions "
-    "(verification, fixture generators, probes). Add a one-line "
-    "pointer in SKILL.md so future agents find them.\n"
-    "  4. CREATE A NEW CLASS-LEVEL UMBRELLA when nothing exists. "
-    "Name at the class level — NOT a PR number, error string, "
-    "codename, library-alone name, or 'fix-X / debug-Y' session "
-    "artifact. If the name only fits today's task, fall back to (1), "
-    "(2), or (3).\n\n"
-    "User-preference embedding: when the user complains about how "
-    "you handled a task, update the skill that governs that task — "
-    "memory alone isn't enough. Memory says 'who the user is and "
-    "what the current situation and state of your operations are'; "
-    "skills say 'how to do this class of task for this user'. Both "
-    "should carry user-preference lessons when relevant.\n\n"
-    "If you notice overlapping existing skills, mention it — the "
-    "background curator handles consolidation.\n\n"
-    "Protected skills (DO NOT edit these):\n"
-    "  • Bundled skills (shipped with Hermes, e.g. 'hermes-agent').\n"
-    "  • Hub-installed skills (installed via 'hermes skills install').\n"
-    "Pinned skills (marked via 'hermes curator pin') CAN be improved — "
-    "pin only blocks deletion/archive/consolidation by the curator, not "
-    "content updates. Patch them when a pitfall or missing step turns up, "
-    "same as any other agent-created skill.\n"
-    "If the only skills that need updating are protected, say\n"
-    "'Nothing to save.' and stop.\n\n"
-    "Do NOT capture as skills (these become persistent self-imposed "
-    "constraints that bite you later when the environment changes):\n"
-    "  • Environment-dependent failures: missing binaries, fresh-install "
-    "errors, post-migration path mismatches, 'command not found', "
-    "unconfigured credentials, uninstalled packages. The user can fix "
-    "these — they are not durable rules.\n"
-    "  • Negative claims about tools or features ('browser tools do not "
-    "work', 'X tool is broken', 'cannot use Y from execute_code'). These "
-    "harden into refusals the agent cites against itself for months "
-    "after the actual problem was fixed.\n"
-    "  • Session-specific transient errors that resolved before the "
-    "conversation ended. If retrying worked, the lesson is the retry "
-    "pattern, not the original failure.\n"
-    "  • One-off task narratives. A user asking 'summarize today's "
-    "market' or 'analyze this PR' is not a class of work that warrants "
-    "a skill.\n\n"
-    "If a tool failed because of setup state, capture the FIX (install "
-    "command, config step, env var to set) under an existing setup or "
-    "troubleshooting skill — never 'this tool does not work' as a "
-    "standalone constraint.\n\n"
-    "Act on whichever of the two dimensions has real signal. If "
-    "genuinely nothing stands out on either, say 'Nothing to save.' "
-    "and stop — but don't reach for that conclusion as a default."
-)
-
-
-
-def summarize_background_review_actions(
-    review_messages: List[Dict],
-    prior_snapshot: List[Dict],
-) -> List[str]:
-    """Build the human-facing action summary for a background review pass.
-
-    Walks the review agent's session messages and collects "successful tool
-    action" descriptions to surface to the user (e.g. "Memory updated").
-    Tool messages already present in ``prior_snapshot`` are skipped so we
-    don't re-surface stale results from the prior conversation that the
-    review agent inherited via ``conversation_history`` (issue #14944).
-
-    Matching is by ``tool_call_id`` when available, with a content-equality
-    fallback for tool messages that lack one.
-    """
-    existing_tool_call_ids = set()
-    existing_tool_contents = set()
-    for prior in prior_snapshot or []:
-        if not isinstance(prior, dict) or prior.get("role") != "tool":
-            continue
-        tcid = prior.get("tool_call_id")
-        if tcid:
-            existing_tool_call_ids.add(tcid)
-        else:
-            content = prior.get("content")
-            if isinstance(content, str):
-                existing_tool_contents.add(content)
-
-    actions: List[str] = []
-    for msg in review_messages or []:
-        if not isinstance(msg, dict) or msg.get("role") != "tool":
-            continue
-        tcid = msg.get("tool_call_id")
-        if tcid and tcid in existing_tool_call_ids:
-            continue
-        if not tcid:
-            content_str = msg.get("content")
-            if isinstance(content_str, str) and content_str in existing_tool_contents:
-                continue
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(msg.get("content", "{}"))
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-            continue
-        if not isinstance(data, dict) or not data.get("success"):
-            continue
-        message = data.get("message", "")
-        target = data.get("target", "")
-        if "created" in message.lower():
-            actions.append(message)
-        elif "updated" in message.lower():
-            actions.append(message)
-        elif "added" in message.lower() or (target and "add" in message.lower()):
-            label = "Memory" if target == "memory" else "User profile" if target == "user" else target
-            actions.append(f"{label} updated")
-        elif "Entry added" in message:
-            label = "Memory" if target == "memory" else "User profile" if target == "user" else target
-            actions.append(f"{label} updated")
-        elif "removed" in message.lower() or "replaced" in message.lower():
-            label = "Memory" if target == "memory" else "User profile" if target == "user" else target
-            actions.append(f"{label} updated")
-    return actions
-
-
-def build_memory_write_metadata(
-    agent: Any,
-    *,
-    write_origin: Optional[str] = None,
-    execution_context: Optional[str] = None,
-    task_id: Optional[str] = None,
-    tool_call_id: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Build provenance metadata for external memory-provider mirrors."""
-    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "write_origin": write_origin or getattr(agent, "_memory_write_origin", "assistant_tool"),
-        "execution_context": (
-            execution_context
-            or getattr(agent, "_memory_write_context", "foreground")
-        ),
-        "session_id": agent.session_id or "",
-        "parent_session_id": agent._parent_session_id or "",
-        "platform": agent.platform or os.environ.get("HERMES_SESSION_SOURCE", "cli"),
-        "tool_name": "memory",
-    }
-    if task_id:
-        metadata["task_id"] = task_id
-    if tool_call_id:
-        metadata["tool_call_id"] = tool_call_id
-    return {k: v for k, v in metadata.items() if v not in {None, ""}}
-
-
-def _run_review_in_thread(
-    agent: Any,
-    messages_snapshot: List[Dict],
-    prompt: str,
-) -> None:
-    """Worker function executed in the background-review daemon thread.
-
-    Spawns a forked ``AIAgent`` inheriting the parent's runtime, runs the
-    review prompt, and surfaces a compact action summary back to the user
-    via ``agent._safe_print`` and ``agent.background_review_callback``.
-    """
-    # Local import to avoid a hard circular dep at module load.
-    from run_agent import AIAgent
-    from tools.terminal_tool import set_approval_callback as _set_approval_callback
-
-    # Install a non-interactive approval callback on this worker
-    # thread so any dangerous-command guard the review agent trips
-    # resolves to "deny" instead of falling back to input() -- which
-    # deadlocks against the parent's prompt_toolkit TUI (#15216).
-    # Same pattern as _subagent_auto_deny in tools/delegate_tool.py.
-    def _bg_review_auto_deny(command, description, **kwargs):
-        logger.warning(
-            "Background review auto-denied dangerous command: %s (%s)",
-            command, description,
-        )
-        return "deny"
-    try:
-        _set_approval_callback(_bg_review_auto_deny)
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    review_agent = None
-    review_messages: List[Dict] = []
-    try:
-        with open(os.devnull, "w", encoding="utf-8") as _devnull, \
-             contextlib.redirect_stdout(_devnull), \
-             contextlib.redirect_stderr(_devnull):
-            # Inherit the parent agent's live runtime (provider, model,
-            # base_url, api_key, api_mode) so the fork uses the exact
-            # same credentials the main turn is using.  Without this,
-            # AIAgent.__init__ re-runs auto-resolution from env vars,
-            # which fails for OAuth-only providers, session-scoped
-            # creds, or credential-pool setups where the resolver can't
-            # reconstruct auth from scratch -- producing the spurious
-            # "No LLM provider configured" warning at end of turn.
-            _parent_runtime = agent._current_main_runtime()
-            _parent_api_mode = _parent_runtime.get("api_mode") or None
-            # The review fork needs to call agent-loop tools (memory,
-            # skill_manage). Those tools require Hermes' own dispatch,
-            # which the codex_app_server runtime bypasses entirely
-            # (it runs the turn inside codex's subprocess). So when
-            # the parent is on codex_app_server, downgrade the review
-            # fork to codex_responses — same auth/credentials, but
-            # talks to the OpenAI Responses API directly so Hermes
-            # owns the loop and the agent-loop tools dispatch.
-            if _parent_api_mode == "codex_app_server":
-                _parent_api_mode = "codex_responses"
-            # skip_memory=True keeps the review fork from
-            # touching external memory plugins (honcho, mem0,
-            # supermemory, etc.).  Without it, the fork's
-            # __init__ rebuilds its own _memory_manager from
-            # config, scoped to the parent's session_id, and
-            # run_conversation() then leaks the harness prompt
-            # into the user's real memory namespace via three
-            # ingestion sites: on_turn_start (cadence + turn
-            # message), prefetch_all (recall query), and
-            # sync_all (harness prompt + review output recorded
-            # as a (user, assistant) turn pair).  Built-in
-            # MEMORY.md / USER.md state is re-bound from the
-            # parent below so memory(action="add") writes from
-            # the review still land on disk; the review just
-            # has zero side effects on external providers.
-            # Match parent's toolset config so ``tools[]`` is byte-identical
-            # in the request body — Anthropic's cache key includes it.
-            # (The runtime whitelist below still restricts dispatch.)
-            review_agent = AIAgent(
-                model=agent.model,
-                max_iterations=16,
-                quiet_mode=True,
-                platform=agent.platform,
-                provider=agent.provider,
-                api_mode=_parent_api_mode,
-                base_url=_parent_runtime.get("base_url") or None,
-                api_key=_parent_runtime.get("api_key") or None,
-                credential_pool=getattr(agent, "_credential_pool", None),
-                parent_session_id=agent.session_id,
-                enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),
-                disabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "disabled_toolsets", None),
-                skip_memory=True,
-            )
-            review_agent._memory_write_origin = "background_review"
-            review_agent._memory_write_context = "background_review"
-            review_agent._memory_store = agent._memory_store
-            review_agent._memory_enabled = agent._memory_enabled
-            review_agent._user_profile_enabled = agent._user_profile_enabled
-            review_agent._memory_nudge_interval = 0
-            review_agent._skill_nudge_interval = 0
-            # Suppress all status/warning emits from the fork so the
-            # user only sees the final successful-action summary.
-            # Without this, mid-review "Iteration budget exhausted",
-            # rate-limit retries, compression warnings, and other
-            # lifecycle messages bubble up through _emit_status ->
-            # _vprint and leak past the stdout redirect (they go via
-            # _print_fn/status_callback, which bypass sys.stdout).
-            review_agent.suppress_status_output = True
-            # Inherit the parent's cached system prompt verbatim so
-            # the review fork's outbound HTTP request hits the same
-            # Anthropic/OpenRouter prefix cache the parent warmed.
-            # Without this, the fork rebuilds the system prompt from
-            # scratch (fresh _hermes_now() timestamp, fresh
-            # session_id, narrower toolset → different skills_prompt)
-            # and the byte-exact prefix-cache key misses. See
-            # issue #25322 and PR #17276 for the full analysis +
-            # measured impact (~26% end-to-end cost reduction on
-            # Sonnet 4.5).
-            review_agent._cached_system_prompt = agent._cached_system_prompt
-            # Defensive: pin session_start + session_id to the
-            # parent's so any code path that re-renders parts of
-            # the system prompt (compression, plugin hooks) still
-            # produces byte-identical output. The cached-prompt
-            # assignment above already short-circuits the normal
-            # rebuild path, but these pins guarantee parity even
-            # if a future code path bypasses the cache.
-            review_agent.session_start = agent.session_start
-            review_agent.session_id = agent.session_id
-
-            from model_tools import get_tool_definitions
-            from hermes_cli.plugins import (
-                set_thread_tool_whitelist,
-                clear_thread_tool_whitelist,
-            )
-
-            review_whitelist = {
-                t["function"]["name"]
-                for t in get_tool_definitions(
-                    enabled_toolsets=["memory", "skills"],
-                    quiet_mode=True,
-                )
-            }
-            set_thread_tool_whitelist(
-                review_whitelist,
-                deny_msg_fmt=(
-                    "Background review denied non-whitelisted tool: "
-                    "{tool_name}. Only memory/skill tools are allowed."
-                ),
-            )
-            try:
-                review_agent.run_conversation(
-                    user_message=(
-                        prompt
-                        + "\n\nYou can only call memory and skill "
-                        "management tools. Other tools will be denied "
-                        "at runtime — do not attempt them."
-                    ),
-                    conversation_history=messages_snapshot,
-                )
-            finally:
-                clear_thread_tool_whitelist()
-
-            # Snapshot review actions before teardown. close() is allowed to
-            # clean per-session state, but the user-visible self-improvement
-            # summary still needs the completed review agent's tool results.
-            review_messages = list(getattr(review_agent, "_session_messages", []))
-
-            # Tear down memory providers while stdout is still
-            # redirected so background thread teardown (Honcho flush,
-            # Hindsight sync, etc.) stays silent.  The finally block
-            # below is a safety net for the exception path.
-            try:
-                review_agent.shutdown_memory_provider()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            try:
-                review_agent.close()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            review_agent = None
-
-        # Scan the review agent's messages for successful tool actions
-        # and surface a compact summary to the user. Tool messages
-        # already present in messages_snapshot must be skipped, since
-        # the review agent inherits that history and would otherwise
-        # re-surface stale "created"/"updated" messages from the prior
-        # conversation as if they just happened (issue #14944).
-        actions = summarize_background_review_actions(
-            review_messages,
-            messages_snapshot,
-        )
-
-        if actions:
-            summary = " · ".join(dict.fromkeys(actions))
-            agent._safe_print(
-                f"  💾 Self-improvement review: {summary}"
-            )
-            _bg_cb = agent.background_review_callback
-            if _bg_cb:
-                try:
-                    _bg_cb(
-                        f"💾 Self-improvement review: {summary}"
-                    )
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning("Background memory/skill review failed: %s", e)
-        agent._emit_auxiliary_failure("background review", e)
-    finally:
-        # Safety-net cleanup for the exception path.  Normal
-        # completion already shut down inside redirect_stdout above.
-        # Re-open devnull here so any teardown output (Honcho flush,
-        # Hindsight sync, background thread joins) stays silent even
-        # on the exception path where redirect_stdout already exited.
-        if review_agent is not None:
-            try:
-                with open(os.devnull, "w", encoding="utf-8") as _fn, \
-                     contextlib.redirect_stdout(_fn), \
-                     contextlib.redirect_stderr(_fn):
-                    try:
-                        review_agent.shutdown_memory_provider()
-                    except Exception:
-                        pass
-                    try:
-                        review_agent.close()
-                    except Exception:
-                        pass
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-        # Clear the approval callback on this bg-review thread so a
-        # recycled thread-id doesn't inherit a stale reference.
-        try:
-            _set_approval_callback(None)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-
-def spawn_background_review_thread(
-    agent: Any,
-    messages_snapshot: List[Dict],
-    review_memory: bool = False,
-    review_skills: bool = False,
-):
-    """Build the review thread target and prompt for a background review.
-
-    Returns a ``(target, prompt)`` tuple.  The caller (``AIAgent._spawn_background_review``)
-    owns the actual ``threading.Thread`` construction so test-level patches
-    of ``run_agent.threading.Thread`` keep working.
-    """
-    # Pick the right prompt based on which triggers fired.  Allow per-agent
-    # override (the prompts moved to module-level constants but old code paths
-    # that set agent._MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT etc. directly keep working).
-    if review_memory and review_skills:
-        prompt = getattr(agent, "_COMBINED_REVIEW_PROMPT", _COMBINED_REVIEW_PROMPT)
-    elif review_memory:
-        prompt = getattr(agent, "_MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT", _MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT)
-    else:
-        prompt = getattr(agent, "_SKILL_REVIEW_PROMPT", _SKILL_REVIEW_PROMPT)
-
-    def _target() -> None:
-        _run_review_in_thread(agent, messages_snapshot, prompt)
-
-    return _target, prompt
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "_MEMORY_REVIEW_PROMPT",
-    "_SKILL_REVIEW_PROMPT",
-    "_COMBINED_REVIEW_PROMPT",
-    "spawn_background_review_thread",
-    "summarize_background_review_actions",
-    "build_memory_write_metadata",
-]
@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Browser Provider ABC
-====================
-
-Defines the pluggable-backend interface for cloud browser providers
-(Browserbase, Browser Use, Firecrawl, …). Providers register instances via
-:meth:`PluginContext.register_browser_provider`; the active one (selected via
-``browser.cloud_provider`` in ``config.yaml``) services every cloud-mode
-``browser_*`` tool call.
-
-Providers live in ``<repo>/plugins/browser/<name>/`` (built-in, auto-loaded as
-``kind: backend``) or ``~/.hermes/plugins/browser/<name>/`` (user, opt-in via
-``plugins.enabled``).
-
-This ABC mirrors :class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider` (PR
-#25182) — same shape, same registration flow, same picker integration. The
-legacy in-tree ``tools.browser_providers.base.CloudBrowserProvider`` ABC was
-deleted in PR #25214 (this work) along with the per-vendor inline modules in
-``tools/browser_providers/``; the lifecycle contract documented below is
-preserved bit-for-bit so the tool wrapper (:mod:`tools.browser_tool`) does
-not have to translate.
-
-Session metadata contract (preserved from the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider``)::
-
-    {
-        "session_name": str,        # unique name for agent-browser --session
-        "bb_session_id": str,       # provider session ID (for close/cleanup)
-        "cdp_url": str,             # CDP websocket URL
-        "features": dict,           # feature flags that were enabled
-        "external_call_id": str,    # optional, managed-gateway billing key
-    }
-
-``bb_session_id`` is a legacy key name kept verbatim for backward compat with
-:mod:`tools.browser_tool` — it holds the provider's session ID regardless of
-which provider is in use.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import abc
-from typing import Any, Dict
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ABC
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-class BrowserProvider(abc.ABC):
-    """Abstract base class for a cloud browser backend.
-
-    Subclasses must implement :meth:`name`, :meth:`is_available`, and the
-    three lifecycle methods: :meth:`create_session`, :meth:`close_session`,
-    :meth:`emergency_cleanup`.
-
-    The lifecycle shape preserves the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider`` contract
-    bit-for-bit so the dispatcher in :mod:`tools.browser_tool` is a pure
-    registry lookup — no per-provider conditionals, no shape translation.
-    """
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        """Stable short identifier used in the ``browser.cloud_provider``
-        config key.
-
-        Lowercase, hyphens permitted to preserve existing user-visible names.
-        Examples: ``browserbase``, ``browser-use``, ``firecrawl``.
-        """
-
-    @property
-    def display_name(self) -> str:
-        """Human-readable label shown in ``hermes tools``. Defaults to ``name``."""
-        return self.name
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def is_available(self) -> bool:
-        """Return True when this provider can service calls.
-
-        Typically a cheap check (env var present, managed-gateway token
-        readable, optional Python dep importable). Must NOT make network
-        calls — this runs at tool-registration time and on every
-        ``hermes tools`` paint.
-
-        Mirrors the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider.is_configured()`` method;
-        renamed for parity with :class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider`.
-        """
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def create_session(self, task_id: str) -> Dict[str, object]:
-        """Create a cloud browser session and return session metadata.
-
-        Must return a dict with at least::
-
-            {
-                "session_name": str,    # unique name for agent-browser --session
-                "bb_session_id": str,   # provider session ID (for close/cleanup)
-                "cdp_url": str,         # CDP websocket URL
-                "features": dict,       # feature flags that were enabled
-            }
-
-        ``bb_session_id`` is a legacy key name kept for backward compat with
-        the rest of :mod:`tools.browser_tool` — it holds the provider's
-        session ID regardless of which provider is in use.
-
-        May raise ``ValueError`` (missing credentials) or ``RuntimeError``
-        (network / API failure); the dispatcher surfaces these to the user.
-        """
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def close_session(self, session_id: str) -> bool:
-        """Release / terminate a cloud session by its provider session ID.
-
-        Returns True on success, False on failure. Should not raise — log and
-        return False on any exception so the dispatcher's cleanup loop keeps
-        moving across sessions.
-        """
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def emergency_cleanup(self, session_id: str) -> None:
-        """Best-effort session teardown during process exit.
-
-        Called from atexit / signal handlers. Must tolerate missing
-        credentials, network errors, etc. — log and move on. Must not raise.
-        """
-
-    def get_setup_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return provider metadata for the ``hermes tools`` picker.
-
-        Used by :mod:`hermes_cli.tools_config` to inject this provider as a
-        row in the Browser Automation picker. Shape mirrors the existing
-        hardcoded entries in ``TOOL_CATEGORIES["browser"]``::
-
-            {
-                "name": "Browserbase",
-                "badge": "paid",
-                "tag": "Cloud browser with stealth and proxies",
-                "env_vars": [
-                    {"key": "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY",
-                     "prompt": "Browserbase API key",
-                     "url": "https://browserbase.com"},
-                ],
-                "post_setup": "agent_browser",
-            }
-
-        Default: minimal entry derived from :attr:`display_name`. Override to
-        expose API key prompts, badges, managed-Nous gating, and the
-        ``post_setup`` install hook.
-        """
-        return {
-            "name": self.display_name,
-            "badge": "",
-            "tag": "",
-            "env_vars": [],
-        }
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Backward-compat shims for the legacy CloudBrowserProvider API
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    #
-    # The pre-PR-#25214 ABC exposed ``is_configured()`` and ``provider_name()``;
-    # ``tools.browser_tool`` has ~6 callers that still use those names. Rather
-    # than churn every callsite (and break out-of-tree downstream code that
-    # subclassed CloudBrowserProvider), we expose the old names as thin
-    # delegations to the new API. Subclasses MUST implement :meth:`is_available`
-    # and :attr:`name`; they may override ``is_configured`` / ``provider_name``
-    # for compatibility with the legacy ABC but it is not required.
-
-    def is_configured(self) -> bool:
-        """Backward-compat alias for :meth:`is_available`."""
-        return self.is_available()
-
-    def provider_name(self) -> str:
-        """Backward-compat alias returning :attr:`display_name`."""
-        return self.display_name
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Browser Provider Registry
-=========================
-
-Central map of registered cloud browser providers. Populated by plugins at
-import-time via :meth:`PluginContext.register_browser_provider`; consumed by
-:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` to route each cloud-mode
-``browser_*`` tool call to the active backend.
-
-Active selection
----------------
-The active provider is chosen by configuration with this precedence:
-
-1. ``browser.cloud_provider`` in ``config.yaml`` (explicit override).
-2. Legacy preference order — ``browser-use`` → ``browserbase`` — filtered by
-   availability. Matches the historic auto-detect order in
-   :func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` (Browser Use checked first
-   because it covers both the managed Nous gateway and direct API key path;
-   Browserbase as the older direct-credentials fallback). ``firecrawl`` is
-   intentionally NOT in the legacy walk — users only get Firecrawl as a
-   cloud browser when they explicitly set ``browser.cloud_provider:
-   firecrawl``, matching pre-migration behaviour where Firecrawl was never
-   auto-selected.
-3. Otherwise ``None`` — the dispatcher falls back to local browser mode.
-
-The explicit-config branch (rule 1) intentionally ignores ``is_available()``
-so the dispatcher surfaces a typed "X_API_KEY is not set" error to the user
-instead of silently switching backends. Matches the legacy
-:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` behaviour for configured names.
-
-Note: there is no "capability" split here (unlike the web subsystem, which
-has search/extract/crawl). Every browser provider implements the full
-:class:`agent.browser_provider.BrowserProvider` lifecycle; the registry's
-job is purely selection, not capability routing.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import threading
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
-
-from agent.browser_provider import BrowserProvider
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-_providers: Dict[str, BrowserProvider] = {}
-_lock = threading.Lock()
-
-
-def register_provider(provider: BrowserProvider) -> None:
-    """Register a cloud browser provider.
-
-    Re-registration (same ``name``) overwrites the previous entry and logs
-    a debug message — makes hot-reload scenarios (tests, dev loops) behave
-    predictably.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(provider, BrowserProvider):
-        raise TypeError(
-            f"register_provider() expects a BrowserProvider instance, "
-            f"got {type(provider).__name__}"
-        )
-    name = provider.name
-    if not isinstance(name, str) or not name.strip():
-        raise ValueError("Browser provider .name must be a non-empty string")
-    with _lock:
-        existing = _providers.get(name)
-        _providers[name] = provider
-    if existing is not None:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Browser provider '%s' re-registered (was %r)",
-            name, type(existing).__name__,
-        )
-    else:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Registered browser provider '%s' (%s)",
-            name, type(provider).__name__,
-        )
-
-
-def list_providers() -> List[BrowserProvider]:
-    """Return all registered providers, sorted by name."""
-    with _lock:
-        items = list(_providers.values())
-    return sorted(items, key=lambda p: p.name)
-
-
-def get_provider(name: str) -> Optional[BrowserProvider]:
-    """Return the provider registered under *name*, or None."""
-    if not isinstance(name, str):
-        return None
-    with _lock:
-        return _providers.get(name.strip())
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Active-provider resolution
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-# Legacy auto-detect order — used when no ``browser.cloud_provider`` is set.
-# Matches the pre-migration walk in :func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider`.
-# Firecrawl is intentionally absent so users with ``FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`` set
-# for web-extract don't get silently routed to a paid cloud browser. See
-# :func:`_resolve` for the full rationale.
-_LEGACY_PREFERENCE = (
-    "browser-use",
-    "browserbase",
-)
-
-
-def _resolve(configured: Optional[str]) -> Optional[BrowserProvider]:
-    """Resolve the active browser provider.
-
-    Resolution rules (in order):
-
-    1. **Explicit "local".** Returns None — the dispatcher disables cloud
-       mode entirely. Mirrors legacy short-circuit in
-       :func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider`.
-    2. **Explicit config wins, ignoring availability.** If ``configured``
-       names a registered provider, return it even if its
-       :meth:`is_available` returns False — the dispatcher will surface a
-       precise "X_API_KEY is not set" error instead of silently routing
-       somewhere else.
-    3. **Legacy preference walk, filtered by availability.** Walk
-       :data:`_LEGACY_PREFERENCE` (``browser-use`` → ``browserbase``) looking
-       for a provider whose ``is_available()`` is True.
-
-    There is intentionally NO "single-eligible shortcut" rule here (unlike
-    :func:`agent.web_search_registry._resolve`). Pre-migration, the
-    auto-detect branch in ``tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider`` only
-    considered Browser Use and Browserbase; Firecrawl was reachable only
-    via an explicit ``browser.cloud_provider: firecrawl`` config key.
-    Preserving that gate matters because Firecrawl shares its API key with
-    the *web* extract plugin (``plugins/web/firecrawl/``), so users who set
-    ``FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`` for web extract must NOT get silently routed to a
-    paid cloud browser on a fresh install. Third-party browser-provider
-    plugins added under ``~/.hermes/plugins/browser/<vendor>/`` are subject
-    to the same gate — they must be explicitly configured to take effect.
-
-    Returns None when no provider is configured AND no available provider
-    matches the legacy preference; the dispatcher then falls back to local
-    browser mode.
-    """
-    with _lock:
-        snapshot = dict(_providers)
-
-    def _is_available_safe(p: BrowserProvider) -> bool:
-        """Wrap ``is_available()`` so a buggy provider doesn't kill resolution."""
-        try:
-            return bool(p.is_available())
-        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
-            logger.warning(
-                "Browser provider %s.is_available() raised %s — treating as unavailable",
-                p.name, exc, exc_info=True,
-            )
-            return False
-
-    # 1. Explicit "local" short-circuit.
-    if configured == "local":
-        return None
-
-    # 2. Explicit config wins — return regardless of is_available() so the
-    #    user gets a precise downstream error message rather than a silent
-    #    backend switch. Matches _get_cloud_provider() in browser_tool.py.
-    if configured:
-        provider = snapshot.get(configured)
-        if provider is not None:
-            return provider
-        logger.debug(
-            "browser cloud_provider '%s' configured but not registered; "
-            "falling back to auto-detect",
-            configured,
-        )
-
-    # 3. Legacy preference walk — only providers in _LEGACY_PREFERENCE are
-    #    auto-eligible. Filtered by availability so we don't surface a
-    #    provider the user has no credentials for. See docstring for why
-    #    we do NOT fall back to "any single-eligible registered provider".
-    for legacy in _LEGACY_PREFERENCE:
-        provider = snapshot.get(legacy)
-        if provider is not None and _is_available_safe(provider):
-            return provider
-
-    return None
-
-
-def _reset_for_tests() -> None:
-    """Clear the registry. **Test-only.**"""
-    with _lock:
-        _providers.clear()
@@ -1,535 +0,0 @@
-"""Codex API runtime — App Server and Responses-API streaming paths.
-
-Extracted from :class:`AIAgent` to keep the agent loop file focused.
-Each function takes the parent ``AIAgent`` as its first argument
-(``agent``).  AIAgent keeps thin forwarder methods for backward
-compatibility.
-
-* ``run_codex_app_server_turn`` — drives one turn through the
-  ``codex_app_server`` subprocess client (used when a Codex CLI install
-  is the active provider).
-* ``run_codex_stream`` — streams a Codex Responses API call (the
-  ``codex_responses`` api_mode).
-* ``run_codex_create_stream_fallback`` — recovery path when the
-  Responses ``stream=True`` initial create fails.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import os
-import time
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def run_codex_app_server_turn(
-    agent,
-    *,
-    user_message: str,
-    original_user_message: Any,
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    effective_task_id: str,
-    should_review_memory: bool = False,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Codex app-server runtime path. Hands the entire turn to a `codex
-    app-server` subprocess and projects its events back into Hermes'
-    messages list so memory/skill review keep working.
-
-    Called from run_conversation() when agent.api_mode == "codex_app_server".
-    Returns the same dict shape as the chat_completions path.
-    """
-    from agent.transports.codex_app_server_session import CodexAppServerSession
-
-    # Lazy session: one CodexAppServerSession per AIAgent instance.
-    # Spawned on first turn, reused across turns, closed at AIAgent
-    # shutdown (see _cleanup hook).
-    if not hasattr(agent, "_codex_session") or agent._codex_session is None:
-        cwd = getattr(agent, "session_cwd", None) or os.getcwd()
-        # Approval callback: defer to Hermes' standard prompt flow if a
-        # CLI thread has installed one. Gateway / cron contexts get the
-        # codex-side fail-closed default.
-        try:
-            from tools.terminal_tool import _get_approval_callback
-            approval_callback = _get_approval_callback()
-        except Exception:
-            approval_callback = None
-        agent._codex_session = CodexAppServerSession(
-            cwd=cwd,
-            approval_callback=approval_callback,
-        )
-
-    # NOTE: the user message is ALREADY appended to messages by the
-    # standard run_conversation() flow (line ~11823) before the early
-    # return reaches us. Do NOT append again — that would duplicate.
-
-    try:
-        turn = agent._codex_session.run_turn(user_input=user_message)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.exception("codex app-server turn failed")
-        # Crash → unconditionally drop the session so the next turn
-        # respawns from scratch instead of reusing a dead client.
-        try:
-            agent._codex_session.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        agent._codex_session = None
-        return {
-            "final_response": (
-                f"Codex app-server turn failed: {exc}. "
-                f"Fall back to default runtime with `/codex-runtime auto`."
-            ),
-            "messages": messages,
-            "api_calls": 0,
-            "completed": False,
-            "partial": True,
-            "error": str(exc),
-        }
-
-    # If the turn signalled the underlying client is wedged (deadline
-    # blown, post-tool watchdog tripped, OAuth refresh died, subprocess
-    # exited), retire the session so the next turn respawns codex
-    # rather than riding the broken process. Mirrors openclaw beta.8's
-    # "retire timed-out app-server clients" fix.
-    if getattr(turn, "should_retire", False):
-        logger.warning(
-            "codex app-server session retired (turn error: %s)",
-            turn.error,
-        )
-        try:
-            agent._codex_session.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        agent._codex_session = None
-
-    # Splice projected messages into the conversation. The projector emits
-    # standard {role, content, tool_calls, tool_call_id} entries, which
-    # is exactly what curator.py / sessions DB expect.
-    if turn.projected_messages:
-        messages.extend(turn.projected_messages)
-
-    # Counter ticks for the agent-improvement loop.
-    # _turns_since_memory and _user_turn_count are ALREADY incremented
-    # in the run_conversation() pre-loop block (lines ~11793-11817) so we
-    # do NOT touch them here — that would double-count.
-    # Only _iters_since_skill needs explicit increment, since the
-    # chat_completions loop bumps it per tool iteration (line ~12110)
-    # and that loop is bypassed on this path.
-    agent._iters_since_skill = (
-        getattr(agent, "_iters_since_skill", 0) + turn.tool_iterations
-    )
-
-    # Now check the skill nudge AFTER iters were incremented — same
-    # pattern the chat_completions path uses (line ~15432).
-    should_review_skills = False
-    if (
-        agent._skill_nudge_interval > 0
-        and agent._iters_since_skill >= agent._skill_nudge_interval
-        and "skill_manage" in agent.valid_tool_names
-    ):
-        should_review_skills = True
-        agent._iters_since_skill = 0
-
-    # External memory provider sync (mirrors line ~15439). Skipped on
-    # interrupt/error to avoid feeding partial transcripts to memory.
-    if not turn.interrupted and turn.error is None:
-        try:
-            agent._sync_external_memory_for_turn(
-                original_user_message=original_user_message,
-                final_response=turn.final_text,
-                interrupted=False,
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            logger.debug("external memory sync raised", exc_info=True)
-
-    # Background review fork — same cadence + signature as the default
-    # path (line ~15449). Only fires when a trigger actually tripped AND
-    # we have a real final response.
-    if (
-        turn.final_text
-        and not turn.interrupted
-        and (should_review_memory or should_review_skills)
-    ):
-        try:
-            agent._spawn_background_review(
-                messages_snapshot=list(messages),
-                review_memory=should_review_memory,
-                review_skills=should_review_skills,
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            logger.debug("background review spawn raised", exc_info=True)
-
-    return {
-        "final_response": turn.final_text,
-        "messages": messages,
-        "api_calls": 1,  # one app-server "turn" maps to one logical API call
-        "completed": not turn.interrupted and turn.error is None,
-        "partial": turn.interrupted or turn.error is not None,
-        "error": turn.error,
-        "codex_thread_id": turn.thread_id,
-        "codex_turn_id": turn.turn_id,
-    }
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Event-driven Responses streaming
-#
-# OpenAI ships its consumer Codex backend (chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex) on
-# a different schedule from the openai Python SDK.  The high-level
-# ``client.responses.stream(...)`` helper reconstructs a typed Response from
-# the terminal ``response.completed`` event's ``response.output`` field, and
-# when that field drifts to ``null`` (gpt-5.5, May 2026) the SDK raises
-# ``TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable`` mid-iteration.
-#
-# We sidestep the whole class of failure by going one level lower:
-# ``client.responses.create(stream=True)`` returns the raw AsyncIterable of
-# SSE events, and we assemble the final response object purely from
-# ``response.output_item.done`` events as they arrive.  We never read
-# ``response.completed.response.output`` for content reconstruction, so the
-# backend can return ``null``, ``[]``, a string, or omit the field entirely
-# and we don't care.
-#
-# This mirrors what the OpenClaw TS implementation does for the same backend
-# and is structurally immune to the bug class rather than patched.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-_TERMINAL_EVENT_TYPES = frozenset({
-    "response.completed",
-    "response.incomplete",
-    "response.failed",
-})
-
-
-def _event_field(event: Any, name: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
-    """Field access that handles both attr-style (SDK objects) and dict (raw JSON) events."""
-    value = getattr(event, name, None)
-    if value is None and isinstance(event, dict):
-        value = event.get(name, default)
-    return value if value is not None else default
-
-
-def _raise_stream_error(event: Any) -> None:
-    """Raise a ``_StreamErrorEvent`` from a ``type=error`` SSE frame.
-
-    Imported lazily so this module stays importable from places that don't
-    pull in ``run_agent`` (e.g. plugin code, doc tools).
-    """
-    from run_agent import _StreamErrorEvent
-    message = (_event_field(event, "message", "") or "stream emitted error event").strip()
-    raise _StreamErrorEvent(
-        message,
-        code=_event_field(event, "code"),
-        param=_event_field(event, "param"),
-    )
-
-
-def _consume_codex_event_stream(
-    event_iter: Any,
-    *,
-    model: str,
-    on_text_delta=None,
-    on_reasoning_delta=None,
-    on_first_delta=None,
-    on_event=None,
-    interrupt_check=None,
-) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    """Consume a Codex Responses SSE event stream and return a final response.
-
-    The returned object is a ``SimpleNamespace`` shaped like the SDK's typed
-    ``Response`` for the fields downstream code actually reads:
-
-    * ``output``: list of output items, assembled from ``response.output_item.done``.
-      For tool-call turns this contains the function_call items; for plain-text
-      turns it contains a synthesized ``message`` item built from streamed deltas
-      if no message item was emitted directly.
-    * ``output_text``: assembled text from ``response.output_text.delta`` deltas.
-    * ``usage``: copied from the terminal event's ``response.usage`` (when present).
-    * ``status``: ``completed`` / ``incomplete`` / ``failed`` (or ``completed`` if
-      the stream ended without a terminal frame but produced content).
-    * ``id``: ``response.id`` when present.
-    * ``incomplete_details``: passed through for ``response.incomplete`` frames.
-    * ``error``: passed through for ``response.failed`` frames.
-    * ``model``: from kwargs (the wire model name is not authoritative).
-
-    Critically, we never read ``response.output`` from the terminal event for
-    content reconstruction — only ``usage``, ``status``, ``id``.  That field
-    being ``null`` / ``[]`` / missing is fine.
-
-    Callbacks:
-
-    * ``on_text_delta(str)`` — fires per ``response.output_text.delta``, suppressed
-      once a function_call event is seen (so tool-call turns don't bleed text
-      into the chat).
-    * ``on_reasoning_delta(str)`` — fires per ``response.reasoning.*.delta``.
-    * ``on_first_delta()`` — one-shot, fires on the first text delta only.
-    * ``on_event(event)`` — fires for every event before any other processing.
-      Used for watchdog activity, debug logging, anything wire-shape-agnostic.
-    * ``interrupt_check()`` — returns True to break the loop early.
-    """
-    collected_output_items: List[Any] = []
-    collected_text_deltas: List[str] = []
-    has_tool_calls = False
-    first_delta_fired = False
-    terminal_status: str = "completed"
-    terminal_usage: Any = None
-    terminal_response_id: str = None
-    terminal_incomplete_details: Any = None
-    terminal_error: Any = None
-    saw_terminal = False
-
-    for event in event_iter:
-        if on_event is not None:
-            try:
-                on_event(event)
-            except (TimeoutError, InterruptedError):
-                # Control-flow signals from watchdog/cancellation hooks must
-                # propagate, not get swallowed as "debug noise".
-                raise
-            except Exception:
-                # Genuine bugs in third-party debug/log hooks shouldn't break
-                # stream consumption.
-                logger.debug("Codex stream on_event hook raised", exc_info=True)
-        if interrupt_check is not None and interrupt_check():
-            break
-
-        event_type = _event_field(event, "type", "")
-        if not isinstance(event_type, str):
-            event_type = ""
-
-        # ``error`` SSE frames carry the provider's real failure reason
-        # (subscription / quota / model-not-available / rejected-reasoning-replay)
-        # but never appear in the terminal set.  Surface them as a structured
-        # exception so the credential pool + error classifier see the body.
-        if event_type == "error":
-            _raise_stream_error(event)
-
-        if "output_text.delta" in event_type or event_type == "response.output_text.delta":
-            delta_text = _event_field(event, "delta", "")
-            if delta_text:
-                collected_text_deltas.append(delta_text)
-                if not has_tool_calls:
-                    if not first_delta_fired:
-                        first_delta_fired = True
-                        if on_first_delta is not None:
-                            try:
-                                on_first_delta()
-                            except Exception:
-                                logger.debug("Codex stream on_first_delta raised", exc_info=True)
-                    if on_text_delta is not None:
-                        try:
-                            on_text_delta(delta_text)
-                        except Exception:
-                            logger.debug("Codex stream on_text_delta raised", exc_info=True)
-            continue
-
-        if "function_call" in event_type:
-            has_tool_calls = True
-            # fall through — function_call items still get added on output_item.done
-
-        if "reasoning" in event_type and "delta" in event_type:
-            reasoning_text = _event_field(event, "delta", "")
-            if reasoning_text and on_reasoning_delta is not None:
-                try:
-                    on_reasoning_delta(reasoning_text)
-                except Exception:
-                    logger.debug("Codex stream on_reasoning_delta raised", exc_info=True)
-            continue
-
-        if event_type == "response.output_item.done":
-            done_item = _event_field(event, "item")
-            if done_item is not None:
-                collected_output_items.append(done_item)
-            continue
-
-        if event_type in _TERMINAL_EVENT_TYPES:
-            saw_terminal = True
-            resp_obj = _event_field(event, "response")
-            if resp_obj is not None:
-                terminal_usage = getattr(resp_obj, "usage", None)
-                if terminal_usage is None and isinstance(resp_obj, dict):
-                    terminal_usage = resp_obj.get("usage")
-                rid = getattr(resp_obj, "id", None)
-                if rid is None and isinstance(resp_obj, dict):
-                    rid = resp_obj.get("id")
-                terminal_response_id = rid
-                rstatus = getattr(resp_obj, "status", None)
-                if rstatus is None and isinstance(resp_obj, dict):
-                    rstatus = resp_obj.get("status")
-                if isinstance(rstatus, str):
-                    terminal_status = rstatus
-                if event_type == "response.incomplete":
-                    terminal_incomplete_details = getattr(resp_obj, "incomplete_details", None)
-                    if terminal_incomplete_details is None and isinstance(resp_obj, dict):
-                        terminal_incomplete_details = resp_obj.get("incomplete_details")
-                if event_type == "response.failed":
-                    terminal_error = getattr(resp_obj, "error", None)
-                    if terminal_error is None and isinstance(resp_obj, dict):
-                        terminal_error = resp_obj.get("error")
-            if event_type == "response.completed":
-                terminal_status = terminal_status or "completed"
-            elif event_type == "response.incomplete":
-                terminal_status = terminal_status or "incomplete"
-            elif event_type == "response.failed":
-                terminal_status = terminal_status or "failed"
-            # Stop on terminal event.
-            break
-
-    # Build the final output list.  Prefer items observed via output_item.done;
-    # if none arrived but we streamed plain text deltas (no tool calls), synthesize
-    # a single message item so downstream normalization has something to work with.
-    if collected_output_items:
-        output = list(collected_output_items)
-    elif collected_text_deltas and not has_tool_calls:
-        assembled = "".join(collected_text_deltas)
-        output = [SimpleNamespace(
-            type="message",
-            role="assistant",
-            status="completed",
-            content=[SimpleNamespace(type="output_text", text=assembled)],
-        )]
-    else:
-        output = []
-
-    # If the stream ended without any terminal event AND produced no usable
-    # content (no items, no text deltas), surface that as a RuntimeError so
-    # callers can distinguish "stream truncated mid-flight / provider rejected
-    # the call" from "stream completed with empty body".  This preserves the
-    # signal the SDK's high-level helper used to raise as
-    # ``RuntimeError("Didn't receive a `response.completed` event.")``.
-    if not saw_terminal and not output:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            "Codex Responses stream did not emit a terminal response"
-        )
-
-    assembled_text = "".join(collected_text_deltas)
-
-    final = SimpleNamespace(
-        output=output,
-        output_text=assembled_text,
-        usage=terminal_usage,
-        status=terminal_status,
-        id=terminal_response_id,
-        model=model,
-        incomplete_details=terminal_incomplete_details,
-        error=terminal_error,
-    )
-    return final
-
-
-def run_codex_stream(agent, api_kwargs: dict, client: Any = None, on_first_delta=None):
-    """Execute one streaming Responses API request and return the final response.
-
-    Uses ``responses.create(stream=True)`` (low-level raw event iteration)
-    rather than the high-level ``responses.stream(...)`` helper.  This makes
-    us structurally immune to backend drift in the ``response.completed``
-    payload shape — we never let the SDK reconstruct a typed object from
-    the terminal event's ``output`` field.
-    """
-    import httpx as _httpx
-
-    active_client = client or agent._ensure_primary_openai_client(reason="codex_stream_direct")
-    max_stream_retries = 1
-    # Accumulate streamed text so callers / compat shims can read it.
-    agent._codex_streamed_text_parts: list = []
-
-    def _on_text_delta(text: str) -> None:
-        agent._codex_streamed_text_parts.append(text)
-        agent._fire_stream_delta(text)
-
-    def _on_reasoning_delta(text: str) -> None:
-        agent._fire_reasoning_delta(text)
-
-    def _on_event(event: Any) -> None:
-        # TTFB watchdog and activity touch — runs once per SSE event.
-        agent._codex_stream_last_event_ts = time.time()
-        agent._touch_activity("receiving stream response")
-
-    def _interrupt_check() -> bool:
-        return bool(agent._interrupt_requested)
-
-    for attempt in range(max_stream_retries + 1):
-        if agent._interrupt_requested:
-            raise InterruptedError("Agent interrupted before Codex stream retry")
-
-        stream_kwargs = dict(api_kwargs)
-        stream_kwargs["stream"] = True
-
-        try:
-            event_stream = active_client.responses.create(**stream_kwargs)
-        except (_httpx.RemoteProtocolError, _httpx.ReadTimeout, _httpx.ConnectError, ConnectionError) as exc:
-            if attempt < max_stream_retries:
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Codex Responses stream connect failed (attempt %s/%s); retrying. %s error=%s",
-                    attempt + 1, max_stream_retries + 1,
-                    agent._client_log_context(), exc,
-                )
-                continue
-            raise
-
-        try:
-            # Compatibility: some mocks/providers return a concrete response
-            # instead of an iterable.  Pass it straight through.
-            if hasattr(event_stream, "output") and not hasattr(event_stream, "__iter__"):
-                return event_stream
-
-            try:
-                final = _consume_codex_event_stream(
-                    event_stream,
-                    model=api_kwargs.get("model"),
-                    on_text_delta=_on_text_delta,
-                    on_reasoning_delta=_on_reasoning_delta,
-                    on_first_delta=on_first_delta,
-                    on_event=_on_event,
-                    interrupt_check=_interrupt_check,
-                )
-            except (_httpx.RemoteProtocolError, _httpx.ReadTimeout, _httpx.ConnectError, ConnectionError) as exc:
-                if attempt < max_stream_retries:
-                    logger.debug(
-                        "Codex Responses stream transport failed mid-iteration "
-                        "(attempt %s/%s); retrying. %s error=%s",
-                        attempt + 1, max_stream_retries + 1,
-                        agent._client_log_context(), exc,
-                    )
-                    continue
-                raise
-
-            if final.status in {"incomplete", "failed"}:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Codex Responses stream terminal status=%s "
-                    "(incomplete_details=%s, error=%s, streamed_chars=%d). %s",
-                    final.status, final.incomplete_details, final.error,
-                    sum(len(p) for p in agent._codex_streamed_text_parts),
-                    agent._client_log_context(),
-                )
-
-            return final
-        finally:
-            close_fn = getattr(event_stream, "close", None)
-            if callable(close_fn):
-                try:
-                    close_fn()
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-
-
-def run_codex_create_stream_fallback(agent, api_kwargs: dict, client: Any = None):
-    """Backward-compatible alias for the unified event-driven path.
-
-    Historically this was the fallback when the SDK's high-level
-    ``responses.stream(...)`` helper raised on shape drift.  The primary
-    path now does exactly what the fallback did, so this just forwards.
-    Kept as a public symbol because tests and a small number of call sites
-    still reference it by name.
-    """
-    return run_codex_stream(agent, api_kwargs, client=client)
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "run_codex_app_server_turn",
-    "run_codex_stream",
-    "run_codex_create_stream_fallback",
-    "_consume_codex_event_stream",
-]
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
    # These control the preflight compression check.  Subclasses may
    # override via __init__ or property; defaults are sensible for most
    # engines.
-    #
-    # protect_first_n semantics (since PR #13754): count of non-system head
-    # messages always preserved verbatim, IN ADDITION to the system prompt
-    # which is always implicitly protected.  Default 3 keeps the
-    # historical "system + first 3 non-system messages" head shape.

    threshold_percent: float = 0.75
    protect_first_n: int = 3
@@ -71,12 +66,7 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
    def update_from_response(self, usage: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        """Update tracked token usage from an API response.

-        Called after every LLM call with a normalized usage dict. The legacy
-        keys ``prompt_tokens``, ``completion_tokens``, and ``total_tokens``
-        are always present. Newer hosts also include canonical buckets:
-        ``input_tokens``, ``output_tokens``, ``cache_read_tokens``,
-        ``cache_write_tokens``, and ``reasoning_tokens``. Engines should
-        treat those fields as optional for compatibility with older hosts.
+        Called after every LLM call with the usage dict from the response.
        """

    @abstractmethod
@@ -88,7 +78,6 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
        self,
        messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
        current_tokens: int = None,
-        focus_topic: str = None,
    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
        """Compact the message list and return the new message list.

@@ -97,12 +86,6 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
        context budget. The implementation is free to summarize, build a
        DAG, or do anything else — as long as the returned list is a valid
        OpenAI-format message sequence.
-
-        Args:
-            focus_topic: Optional topic string from manual ``/compress <focus>``.
-                Engines that support guided compression should prioritise
-                preserving information related to this topic.  Engines that
-                don't support it may simply ignore this argument.
        """

    # -- Optional: pre-flight check ----------------------------------------
@@ -115,30 +98,6 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
        """
        return False

-    def should_defer_preflight_to_real_usage(self, rough_tokens: int) -> bool:
-        """Return True when preflight should trust recent real usage instead.
-
-        Built-in compression uses this to avoid re-compacting from known-noisy
-        rough estimates after a compressed request has already fit. Third-party
-        engines can ignore it safely.
-        """
-        return False
-
-    # -- Optional: manual /compress preflight ------------------------------
-
-    def has_content_to_compress(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> bool:
-        """Quick check: is there anything in ``messages`` that can be compacted?
-
-        Used by the gateway ``/compress`` command as a preflight guard —
-        returning False lets the gateway report "nothing to compress yet"
-        without making an LLM call.
-
-        Default returns True (always attempt).  Engines with a cheap way
-        to introspect their own head/tail boundaries should override this
-        to return False when the transcript is still entirely protected.
-        """
-        return True
-
    # -- Optional: session lifecycle ---------------------------------------

    def on_session_start(self, session_id: str, **kwargs) -> None:
@@ -214,7 +173,6 @@ class ContextEngine(ABC):
        base_url: str = "",
        api_key: str = "",
        provider: str = "",
-        api_mode: str = "",
    ) -> None:
        """Called when the user switches models or on fallback activation.

@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@ def _rg_files(path: Path, cwd: Path, limit: int) -> list[Path] | None:
            text=True,
            timeout=10,
        )
-    except (FileNotFoundError, OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        return None
    if result.returncode != 0:
        return None
@@ -1,785 +0,0 @@
-"""Context compression — extract the AIAgent methods that drive summarisation.
-
-Three concerns live here:
-
-* :func:`check_compression_model_feasibility` — startup probe of the
-  configured auxiliary compression model.  Warns when the aux context
-  window can't fit the main model's compression threshold; auto-lowers
-  the session threshold when possible; hard-rejects auxes below
-  ``MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH``.
-
-* :func:`replay_compression_warning` — re-emit a stored warning through
-  the gateway ``status_callback`` once it's wired up (the callback is
-  set after :class:`AIAgent` construction).
-
-* :func:`compress_context` — the actual compression call.  Runs the
-  configured compressor, splits the SQLite session, rotates the
-  session_id, notifies plugin context engines / memory providers, and
-  returns the compressed message list and freshly-built system prompt.
-
-* :func:`try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages` — image-too-large recovery
-  helper that re-encodes ``data:image/...;base64,...`` parts at a smaller
-  size so retries can fit under provider ceilings (Anthropic's 5 MB).
-
-``run_agent`` keeps thin wrappers for each so existing call sites
-(``self._compress_context(...)``) keep working.  Tests that exercise
-these paths see no behavioural change.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import os
-import tempfile
-import uuid
-from datetime import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
-
-from agent.model_metadata import estimate_request_tokens_rough
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def _compression_lock_holder(agent: Any) -> str:
-    """Build a unique holder id for the lock: pid:tid:agent-instance:uuid.
-
-    The pid+tid prefix lets ops tell crashed/abandoned holders apart from
-    live ones (expiry-based recovery uses the timestamp, but ``holder``
-    is what shows up in diagnostics + log lines). The agent instance id
-    and a per-acquire uuid disambiguate two co-resident agents on the
-    same thread (background_review forks run on a worker thread, but
-    on machines where compression itself dispatches to a thread pool
-    we want each acquire to be unique).
-    """
-    import threading
-    return (
-        f"pid={os.getpid()}"
-        f":tid={threading.get_ident()}"
-        f":agent={id(agent):x}"
-        f":nonce={uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-    )
-
-
-def check_compression_model_feasibility(agent: Any) -> None:
-    """Warn at session start if the auxiliary compression model's context
-    window is smaller than the main model's compression threshold.
-
-    When the auxiliary model cannot fit the content that needs summarising,
-    compression will either fail outright (the LLM call errors) or produce
-    a severely truncated summary.
-
-    Called during ``AIAgent.__init__`` so CLI users see the warning
-    immediately (via ``_vprint``).  The gateway sets ``status_callback``
-    *after* construction, so :func:`replay_compression_warning` re-sends
-    the stored warning through the callback on the first
-    ``run_conversation()`` call.
-    """
-    if not agent.compression_enabled:
-        return
-    try:
-        from agent.auxiliary_client import (
-            _resolve_task_provider_model,
-            get_text_auxiliary_client,
-        )
-        from agent.model_metadata import (
-            MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH,
-            get_model_context_length,
-        )
-
-        client, aux_model = get_text_auxiliary_client(
-            "compression",
-            main_runtime=agent._current_main_runtime(),
-        )
-        # Best-effort aux provider label for the warning message. The
-        # configured provider may be "auto", in which case we fall back
-        # to the client's base_url hostname so the user can still tell
-        # where the compression model is actually being called.
-        try:
-            _aux_cfg_provider, _, _, _, _ = _resolve_task_provider_model("compression")
-        except Exception:
-            _aux_cfg_provider = ""
-        if client is None or not aux_model:
-            if _aux_cfg_provider and _aux_cfg_provider != "auto":
-                msg = (
-                    "⚠ Configured auxiliary compression provider "
-                    f"'{_aux_cfg_provider}' is unavailable — context "
-                    "compression will drop middle turns without a summary. "
-                    "Check auxiliary.compression in config.yaml and "
-                    "reauthenticate that provider."
-                )
-            else:
-                msg = (
-                    "⚠ No auxiliary LLM provider configured — context "
-                    "compression will drop middle turns without a summary. "
-                    "Run `hermes setup` or set OPENROUTER_API_KEY."
-                )
-            agent._compression_warning = msg
-            agent._emit_status(msg)
-            logger.warning(
-                "No auxiliary LLM provider for compression — "
-                "summaries will be unavailable."
-            )
-            return
-
-        aux_base_url = str(getattr(client, "base_url", ""))
-        # ``client.api_key`` may be a callable (Azure Foundry Entra ID
-        # bearer provider). The context-length resolver chain expects a
-        # string, but it only needs a key for live catalogue probes
-        # (provider model lists). For Entra clients the model-metadata
-        # chain still resolves via models.dev + hardcoded family
-        # fallbacks, which don't require auth — pass empty string rather
-        # than minting a bearer JWT just to look up a context length.
-        _raw_aux_key = getattr(client, "api_key", "")
-        aux_api_key = "" if (callable(_raw_aux_key) and not isinstance(_raw_aux_key, str)) else str(_raw_aux_key or "")
-
-        aux_context = get_model_context_length(
-            aux_model,
-            base_url=aux_base_url,
-            api_key=aux_api_key,
-            config_context_length=getattr(agent, "_aux_compression_context_length_config", None),
-            # Each model must be resolved with its own provider so that
-            # provider-specific paths (e.g. Bedrock static table, OpenRouter API)
-            # are invoked for the correct client, not inherited from the main model.
-            provider=(_aux_cfg_provider if _aux_cfg_provider and _aux_cfg_provider != "auto" else getattr(agent, "provider", "")),
-            custom_providers=agent._custom_providers,
-        )
-
-        # Hard floor: the auxiliary compression model must have at least
-        # MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH (64K) tokens of context.  The main model
-        # is already required to meet this floor (checked earlier in
-        # __init__), so the compression model must too — otherwise it
-        # cannot summarise a full threshold-sized window of main-model
-        # content.  Mirrors the main-model rejection pattern.
-        if aux_context and aux_context < MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Auxiliary compression model {aux_model} has a context "
-                f"window of {aux_context:,} tokens, which is below the "
-                f"minimum {MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH:,} required by Hermes "
-                f"Agent.  Choose a compression model with at least "
-                f"{MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH // 1000}K context (set "
-                f"auxiliary.compression.model in config.yaml), or set "
-                f"auxiliary.compression.context_length to override the "
-                f"detected value if it is wrong."
-            )
-
-        threshold = agent.context_compressor.threshold_tokens
-        if aux_context < threshold:
-            # Auto-correct: lower the live session threshold so
-            # compression actually works this session.  The hard floor
-            # above guarantees aux_context >= MINIMUM_CONTEXT_LENGTH,
-            # so the new threshold is always >= 64K.
-            #
-            # The compression summariser sends a single user-role
-            # prompt (no system prompt, no tools) to the aux model, so
-            # new_threshold == aux_context is safe: the request is
-            # the raw messages plus a small summarisation instruction.
-            old_threshold = threshold
-            new_threshold = aux_context
-            agent.context_compressor.threshold_tokens = new_threshold
-            # Keep threshold_percent in sync so future main-model
-            # context_length changes (update_model) re-derive from a
-            # sensible number rather than the original too-high value.
-            main_ctx = agent.context_compressor.context_length
-            if main_ctx:
-                agent.context_compressor.threshold_percent = (
-                    new_threshold / main_ctx
-                )
-            safe_pct = int((aux_context / main_ctx) * 100) if main_ctx else 50
-            # Build human-readable "model (provider)" labels for both
-            # the main model and the compression model so users can
-            # tell at a glance which provider each side is actually
-            # using. When the configured provider is empty or "auto",
-            # fall back to the client's base_url hostname.
-            _main_model = getattr(agent, "model", "") or "?"
-            _main_provider = getattr(agent, "provider", "") or ""
-            _aux_provider_label = (
-                _aux_cfg_provider
-                if _aux_cfg_provider and _aux_cfg_provider != "auto"
-                else ""
-            )
-            if not _aux_provider_label:
-                try:
-                    from urllib.parse import urlparse
-                    _aux_provider_label = (
-                        urlparse(aux_base_url).hostname or aux_base_url
-                    )
-                except Exception:
-                    _aux_provider_label = aux_base_url or "auto"
-            _main_label = (
-                f"{_main_model} ({_main_provider})"
-                if _main_provider
-                else _main_model
-            )
-            _aux_label = f"{aux_model} ({_aux_provider_label})"
-            msg = (
-                f"⚠ Compression model {_aux_label} context is "
-                f"{aux_context:,} tokens, but the main model "
-                f"{_main_label}'s compression threshold was "
-                f"{old_threshold:,} tokens. "
-                f"Auto-lowered this session's threshold to "
-                f"{new_threshold:,} tokens so compression can run.\n"
-                f"  To make this permanent, edit config.yaml — either:\n"
-                f"  1. Use a larger compression model:\n"
-                f"       auxiliary:\n"
-                f"         compression:\n"
-                f"           model: <model-with-{old_threshold:,}+-context>\n"
-                f"  2. Lower the compression threshold:\n"
-                f"       compression:\n"
-                f"         threshold: 0.{safe_pct:02d}"
-            )
-            agent._compression_warning = msg
-            agent._emit_status(msg)
-            logger.warning(
-                "Auxiliary compression model %s has %d token context, "
-                "below the main model's compression threshold of %d "
-                "tokens — auto-lowered session threshold to %d to "
-                "keep compression working.",
-                aux_model,
-                aux_context,
-                old_threshold,
-                new_threshold,
-            )
-    except ValueError:
-        # Hard rejections (aux below minimum context) must propagate
-        # so the session refuses to start.
-        raise
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Compression feasibility check failed (non-fatal): %s", exc
-        )
-
-
-def replay_compression_warning(agent: Any) -> None:
-    """Re-send the compression warning through ``status_callback``.
-
-    During ``__init__`` the gateway's ``status_callback`` is not yet
-    wired, so ``_emit_status`` only reaches ``_vprint`` (CLI).  This
-    method is called once at the start of the first
-    ``run_conversation()`` — by then the gateway has set the callback,
-    so every platform (Telegram, Discord, Slack, etc.) receives the
-    warning.
-    """
-    msg = getattr(agent, "_compression_warning", None)
-    if msg and agent.status_callback:
-        try:
-            agent.status_callback("lifecycle", msg)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-
-def compress_context(
-    agent: Any,
-    messages: list,
-    system_message: str,
-    *,
-    approx_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-    task_id: str = "default",
-    focus_topic: Optional[str] = None,
-    force: bool = False,
-) -> Tuple[list, str]:
-    """Compress conversation context and split the session in SQLite.
-
-    Args:
-        agent: The owning :class:`AIAgent`.
-        messages: Current message history (will be summarised).
-        system_message: Current system prompt; rebuilt after compression.
-        approx_tokens: Pre-compression token estimate, logged for ops.
-        task_id: Tool task scope (used for clearing file-read dedup state).
-        focus_topic: Optional focus string for guided compression — the
-            summariser will prioritise preserving information related to
-            this topic.  Inspired by Claude Code's ``/compact <focus>``.
-        force: If True, bypass any active summary-failure cooldown.  Set
-            by the manual ``/compress`` slash command so users can retry
-            immediately after an auto-compress abort.  Auto-compress
-            callers use the default ``False``.
-
-    Returns:
-        ``(compressed_messages, new_system_prompt)`` tuple.  When
-        compression aborts (aux LLM failed to produce a usable summary),
-        returns the original messages unchanged and the existing system
-        prompt — the session is NOT rotated.  Callers should detect the
-        no-op via ``len(returned) == len(input)`` and stop the retry loop.
-    """
-    # Lazy feasibility check — run the auxiliary-provider probe + context
-    # length lookup just-in-time on the first compression attempt instead of
-    # at AIAgent.__init__. Saves ~400ms cold off every short session that
-    # never reaches the threshold (the vast majority of ``chat -q`` runs).
-    # The check itself sets ``agent._compression_warning`` so the
-    # status-callback replay machinery still emits the warning to the user
-    # the first time it would matter.
-    if not getattr(agent, "_compression_feasibility_checked", False):
-        # Mark as checked only after the probe completes. If the check
-        # raises (e.g. a fatal aux-context ValueError that aborts the
-        # session), leaving the flag unset is harmless; a non-fatal
-        # transient failure is swallowed inside the function so the flag
-        # is set normally on the next successful pass.
-        check_compression_model_feasibility(agent)
-        agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
-
-    _pre_msg_count = len(messages)
-    logger.info(
-        "context compression started: session=%s messages=%d tokens=~%s model=%s focus=%r",
-        agent.session_id or "none", _pre_msg_count,
-        f"{approx_tokens:,}" if approx_tokens else "unknown", agent.model,
-        focus_topic,
-    )
-    agent._emit_status(
-        "🗜️ Compacting context — summarizing earlier conversation so I can continue..."
-    )
-
-    # ── Compression lock ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    # Atomic, state.db-backed lock per session_id.  Without this, two
-    # AIAgent instances that share the same session_id (most commonly the
-    # parent-turn agent and its background-review fork — see
-    # ``agent/background_review.py``: ``review_agent.session_id =
-    # agent.session_id``) can each call compress() on overlapping
-    # snapshots of the same conversation.  Both succeed, both rotate
-    # ``agent.session_id`` to a fresh id, both create child sessions in
-    # state.db parented to the same old id.  The gateway's SessionEntry
-    # only catches one rotation, so the other child becomes an orphan
-    # that silently accumulates writes — Damien's repro shape.
-    #
-    # Acquire keyed on the OLD session_id (the rotation target's parent),
-    # because that's the id that competing paths see and read from
-    # SessionEntry at the start of their own compression attempt.
-    #
-    # If we can't acquire the lock, another path is mid-compression on
-    # this session.  Aborting is correct: the messages are unchanged, the
-    # other path's rotation will produce the canonical new session_id,
-    # and our caller's auto-compress loop sees ``len(returned) == len(input)``
-    # and stops retrying for this cycle. The session is NOT corrupted —
-    # we just sit out this round and let the winner finish.
-    _lock_db = getattr(agent, "_session_db", None)
-    _lock_sid = agent.session_id or ""
-    _lock_holder: Optional[str] = None
-    # Probe whether the lock subsystem is actually available on this
-    # SessionDB instance.  A process running mismatched module versions
-    # (e.g. ``conversation_compression.py`` reloaded after a pull but the
-    # long-lived ``hermes_state.SessionDB`` class still bound to the
-    # pre-#34351 version in memory) has the call site but not the method.
-    # In that case ``try_acquire_compression_lock`` raises AttributeError —
-    # NOT a ``sqlite3.Error`` — so the method's own fail-open guard never
-    # runs and the exception propagates to the outer agent loop, which
-    # prints the error and retries.  Because compression never succeeds,
-    # the token count never drops and the loop re-triggers compaction
-    # forever (the "API call #47/#48/#49 ... has no attribute
-    # try_acquire_compression_lock" spin).  Fail OPEN here: if the lock
-    # subsystem is missing or broken in any unexpected way, skip locking
-    # and proceed with compression.  Skipping the lock risks a rare
-    # concurrent-compression session fork; an infinite no-progress loop
-    # that never compresses at all is strictly worse.
-    if _lock_db is not None and _lock_sid:
-        _lock_holder = _compression_lock_holder(agent)
-        try:
-            _lock_acquired = _lock_db.try_acquire_compression_lock(
-                _lock_sid, _lock_holder
-            )
-        except Exception as _lock_err:
-            # Broken/absent lock subsystem (version skew, etc.).  Log once
-            # per session and proceed WITHOUT the lock rather than letting
-            # the exception spin the outer loop.
-            _lock_holder = None  # we don't own anything to release
-            if getattr(agent, "_last_compression_lock_error_sid", None) != _lock_sid:
-                agent._last_compression_lock_error_sid = _lock_sid
-                logger.warning(
-                    "compression lock subsystem unavailable for session=%s "
-                    "(%s: %s) — proceeding without lock. This usually means a "
-                    "stale in-memory module after an update; restart the "
-                    "process (or `hermes update`) to resync.",
-                    _lock_sid, type(_lock_err).__name__, _lock_err,
-                )
-            _lock_acquired = True  # treat as acquired-but-unlocked; proceed
-        if not _lock_acquired:
-            try:
-                existing = _lock_db.get_compression_lock_holder(_lock_sid)
-            except Exception:
-                existing = None
-            logger.warning(
-                "compression skipped: another path is compressing session=%s "
-                "(holder=%s) — returning messages unchanged to avoid session fork",
-                _lock_sid, existing,
-            )
-            _lock_holder = None  # don't release a lock we don't own
-            # Surface to the user once — quiet for downstream auto-compress loops
-            if getattr(agent, "_last_compression_lock_warning_sid", None) != _lock_sid:
-                agent._last_compression_lock_warning_sid = _lock_sid
-                try:
-                    agent._emit_warning(
-                        "⚠ Skipping concurrent compression — another path "
-                        "is already compressing this session. Will retry "
-                        "after it finishes."
-                    )
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-            _existing_sp = getattr(agent, "_cached_system_prompt", None)
-            if not _existing_sp:
-                _existing_sp = agent._build_system_prompt(system_message)
-            return messages, _existing_sp
-
-    def _release_lock() -> None:
-        """Release the lock keyed on the OLD session_id (before rotation)."""
-        if _lock_db is not None and _lock_sid and _lock_holder:
-            try:
-                _lock_db.release_compression_lock(_lock_sid, _lock_holder)
-            except Exception as _rel_err:
-                logger.debug("compression lock release failed: %s", _rel_err)
-
-    # Notify external memory provider before compression discards context
-    if agent._memory_manager:
-        try:
-            agent._memory_manager.on_pre_compress(messages)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    try:
-        compressed = agent.context_compressor.compress(messages, current_tokens=approx_tokens, focus_topic=focus_topic, force=force)
-    except TypeError:
-        # Plugin context engine with strict signature that doesn't accept
-        # focus_topic / force — fall back to calling without them.
-        compressed = agent.context_compressor.compress(messages, current_tokens=approx_tokens)
-    except BaseException:
-        # ANY exception during compress() must release the lock so the
-        # session isn't permanently blocked from future compression.
-        _release_lock()
-        raise
-
-    # If compression aborted (aux LLM failed to produce a usable summary)
-    # the compressor returns the input messages unchanged.  Surface the
-    # error to the user, skip the session-rotation work entirely (no
-    # session has logically ended), and let auto-compress callers detect
-    # the no-op via len(returned) == len(input).
-    if getattr(agent.context_compressor, "_last_compress_aborted", False):
-        _err = getattr(agent.context_compressor, "_last_summary_error", None) or "unknown error"
-        if getattr(agent, "_last_compression_summary_warning", None) != _err:
-            agent._last_compression_summary_warning = _err
-            agent._emit_warning(
-                f"⚠ Compression aborted: {_err}. "
-                "No messages were dropped — conversation continues unchanged. "
-                "Run /compress to retry, or /new to start a fresh session."
-            )
-        _existing_sp = getattr(agent, "_cached_system_prompt", None)
-        if not _existing_sp:
-            _existing_sp = agent._build_system_prompt(system_message)
-        _release_lock()  # compression aborted — no rotation will happen
-        return messages, _existing_sp
-
-    summary_error = getattr(agent.context_compressor, "_last_summary_error", None)
-    if summary_error:
-        if getattr(agent, "_last_compression_summary_warning", None) != summary_error:
-            agent._last_compression_summary_warning = summary_error
-            agent._emit_warning(
-                f"⚠ Compression summary failed: {summary_error}. "
-                "Inserted a fallback context marker."
-            )
-    else:
-        # No hard failure — but did the configured aux model error out
-        # and get recovered by retrying on main?  Surface that so users
-        # know their auxiliary.compression.model setting is broken even
-        # though compression succeeded.
-        _aux_fail_model = getattr(agent.context_compressor, "_last_aux_model_failure_model", None)
-        _aux_fail_err = getattr(agent.context_compressor, "_last_aux_model_failure_error", None)
-        if _aux_fail_model:
-            # Dedup on (model, error) so we don't spam on every compaction
-            _aux_key = (_aux_fail_model, _aux_fail_err)
-            if getattr(agent, "_last_aux_fallback_warning_key", None) != _aux_key:
-                agent._last_aux_fallback_warning_key = _aux_key
-                agent._emit_warning(
-                    f"ℹ Configured compression model '{_aux_fail_model}' failed "
-                    f"({_aux_fail_err or 'unknown error'}). Recovered using main model — "
-                    "check auxiliary.compression.model in config.yaml."
-                )
-
-    todo_snapshot = agent._todo_store.format_for_injection()
-    if todo_snapshot:
-        compressed.append({"role": "user", "content": todo_snapshot})
-
-    agent._invalidate_system_prompt()
-    new_system_prompt = agent._build_system_prompt(system_message)
-    agent._cached_system_prompt = new_system_prompt
-
-    if agent._session_db:
-        try:
-            # Propagate title to the new session with auto-numbering
-            old_title = agent._session_db.get_session_title(agent.session_id)
-            # Trigger memory extraction on the old session before it rotates.
-            agent.commit_memory_session(messages)
-            agent._session_db.end_session(agent.session_id, "compression")
-            old_session_id = agent.session_id
-            agent.session_id = f"{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:6]}"
-            try:
-                from gateway.session_context import set_current_session_id
-
-                set_current_session_id(agent.session_id)
-            except Exception:
-                os.environ["HERMES_SESSION_ID"] = agent.session_id
-            agent._session_db_created = False
-            agent._session_db.create_session(
-                session_id=agent.session_id,
-                source=agent.platform or os.environ.get("HERMES_SESSION_SOURCE", "cli"),
-                model=agent.model,
-                model_config=agent._session_init_model_config,
-                parent_session_id=old_session_id,
-            )
-            agent._session_db_created = True
-            # Auto-number the title for the continuation session
-            if old_title:
-                try:
-                    new_title = agent._session_db.get_next_title_in_lineage(old_title)
-                    agent._session_db.set_session_title(agent.session_id, new_title)
-                except (ValueError, Exception) as e:
-                    logger.debug("Could not propagate title on compression: %s", e)
-            agent._session_db.update_system_prompt(agent.session_id, new_system_prompt)
-            # Reset flush cursor — new session starts with no messages written
-            agent._last_flushed_db_idx = 0
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning("Session DB compression split failed — new session will NOT be indexed: %s", e)
-
-    # Notify the context engine that the session_id rotated because of
-    # compression (not a fresh /new). Plugin engines (e.g. hermes-lcm) use
-    # boundary_reason="compression" to preserve DAG lineage across the
-    # rollover instead of re-initializing fresh per-session state.
-    # See hermes-lcm#68. Built-in ContextCompressor ignores kwargs.
-    try:
-        _old_sid = locals().get("old_session_id")
-        if _old_sid and hasattr(agent.context_compressor, "on_session_start"):
-            agent.context_compressor.on_session_start(
-                agent.session_id or "",
-                boundary_reason="compression",
-                old_session_id=_old_sid,
-                conversation_id=getattr(agent, "_gateway_session_key", None),
-            )
-    except Exception as _ce_err:
-        logger.debug("context engine on_session_start (compression): %s", _ce_err)
-
-    # Notify memory providers of the compression-driven session_id rotation
-    # so provider-cached per-session state (Hindsight's _document_id,
-    # accumulated turn buffers, counters) refreshes. reset=False because
-    # the logical conversation continues; only the id and DB row rolled
-    # over. See #6672.
-    try:
-        _old_sid = locals().get("old_session_id")
-        if _old_sid and agent._memory_manager:
-            agent._memory_manager.on_session_switch(
-                agent.session_id or "",
-                parent_session_id=_old_sid,
-                reset=False,
-                reason="compression",
-            )
-    except Exception as _me_err:
-        logger.debug("memory manager on_session_switch (compression): %s", _me_err)
-
-    # Warn on repeated compressions (quality degrades with each pass)
-    _cc = agent.context_compressor.compression_count
-    if _cc >= 2:
-        agent._vprint(
-            f"{agent.log_prefix}⚠️  Session compressed {_cc} times — "
-            f"accuracy may degrade. Consider /new to start fresh.",
-            force=True,
-        )
-
-    # Keep the post-compression rough estimate for diagnostics, but do not
-    # treat it as provider-reported prompt usage. Schema-heavy rough estimates
-    # can remain above threshold even after the next real API request fits.
-    _compressed_est = estimate_request_tokens_rough(
-        compressed,
-        system_prompt=new_system_prompt or "",
-        tools=agent.tools or None,
-    )
-    agent.context_compressor.last_compression_rough_tokens = _compressed_est
-    agent.context_compressor.last_prompt_tokens = -1
-    agent.context_compressor.last_completion_tokens = 0
-    agent.context_compressor.awaiting_real_usage_after_compression = True
-
-    # Clear the file-read dedup cache.  After compression the original
-    # read content is summarised away — if the model re-reads the same
-    # file it needs the full content, not a "file unchanged" stub.
-    try:
-        from tools.file_tools import reset_file_dedup
-        reset_file_dedup(task_id)
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    logger.info(
-        "context compression done: session=%s messages=%d->%d rough_tokens=~%s awaiting_real_usage=true",
-        agent.session_id or "none", _pre_msg_count, len(compressed),
-        f"{_compressed_est:,}",
-    )
-    # Release the lock on the OLD session_id only AFTER rotation completed
-    # and all post-rotation bookkeeping (memory manager, context engine,
-    # file dedup) ran. A concurrent path that wakes up the moment we
-    # release will see the NEW session_id in state.db / SessionEntry and
-    # acquire on that — no race against our just-finished work.
-    _release_lock()
-    return compressed, new_system_prompt
-
-
-def try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages(api_messages: list) -> bool:
-    """Re-encode all native image parts at a smaller size to recover from
-    image-too-large errors (Anthropic 5 MB, unknown other providers).
-
-    Mutates ``api_messages`` in place. Returns True if any image part was
-    actually replaced, False if there were no image parts to shrink or
-    Pillow couldn't help (caller should surface the original error).
-
-    Strategy: look for ``image_url`` / ``input_image`` parts carrying a
-    ``data:image/...;base64,...`` payload.  For each one whose encoded
-    size exceeds 4 MB (a safe target that slides under Anthropic's 5 MB
-    ceiling with header overhead), write the base64 to a tempfile, call
-    ``vision_tools._resize_image_for_vision`` to produce a smaller data
-    URL, and substitute it in place.
-
-    Non-data-URL images (http/https URLs) are not touched — the provider
-    fetches those itself and the size limit is different.
-    """
-    if not api_messages:
-        return False
-
-    try:
-        from tools.vision_tools import _resize_image_for_vision
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("image-shrink recovery: vision_tools unavailable — %s", exc)
-        return False
-
-    # 4 MB target leaves comfortable headroom under Anthropic's 5 MB.
-    # Non-Anthropic providers we haven't observed rejecting are fine with
-    # much larger; shrinking to 4 MB here loses quality but only fires
-    # after a confirmed provider rejection, so the alternative is failure.
-    target_bytes = 4 * 1024 * 1024
-    # Anthropic enforces an 8000px per-side dimension cap independently of
-    # the 5 MB byte cap.  A tall screenshot can be well under 5 MB yet far
-    # over 8000px (e.g. 1200×12000 at 0.06 MB).  We check pixel dimensions
-    # even when the byte budget is fine.
-    max_dimension = 8000
-    changed_count = 0
-    # Track parts that are over the target but could NOT be shrunk under it.
-    # If any survive, retrying is pointless — the same oversized payload will
-    # be re-sent and rejected again, wasting the single retry budget.  We only
-    # report success (caller retries) when every over-threshold image was
-    # actually brought under the target.
-    unshrinkable_oversized = 0
-
-    def _shrink_data_url(url: str) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Return a smaller data URL, or None if shrink can't help."""
-        if not isinstance(url, str) or not url.startswith("data:"):
-            return None
-
-        # Check both byte size AND pixel dimensions.
-        needs_shrink = len(url) > target_bytes  # over byte budget
-        if not needs_shrink:
-            # Even if bytes are fine, check pixel dimensions against
-            # Anthropic's 8000px cap.  A tall image can be tiny in bytes
-            # yet huge in pixels.
-            try:
-                import base64 as _b64_dim
-                header_d, _, data_d = url.partition(",")
-                if not data_d:
-                    return None
-                raw_d = _b64_dim.b64decode(data_d)
-                from PIL import Image as _PILImage
-                import io as _io_dim
-                with _PILImage.open(_io_dim.BytesIO(raw_d)) as _img:
-                    if max(_img.size) <= max_dimension:
-                        return None  # both bytes and pixels are fine
-                needs_shrink = True  # pixels exceed limit, force shrink
-            except Exception:
-                # If we can't check dimensions (Pillow unavailable, corrupt
-                # image, etc.), fall back to byte-only check.
-                return None
-
-        try:
-            header, _, data = url.partition(",")
-            mime = "image/jpeg"
-            if header.startswith("data:"):
-                mime_part = header[len("data:"):].split(";", 1)[0].strip()
-                if mime_part.startswith("image/"):
-                    mime = mime_part
-            import base64 as _b64
-            raw = _b64.b64decode(data)
-            suffix = {
-                "image/png": ".png", "image/gif": ".gif", "image/webp": ".webp",
-                "image/jpeg": ".jpg", "image/jpg": ".jpg", "image/bmp": ".bmp",
-            }.get(mime, ".jpg")
-            tmp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
-                prefix="hermes_shrink_", suffix=suffix, delete=False,
-            )
-            try:
-                tmp.write(raw)
-                tmp.close()
-                resized = _resize_image_for_vision(
-                    Path(tmp.name),
-                    mime_type=mime,
-                    max_base64_bytes=target_bytes,
-                    max_dimension=max_dimension,
-                )
-            finally:
-                try:
-                    Path(tmp.name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-            if not resized or len(resized) >= len(url):
-                # Shrink didn't help (or made it bigger — corrupt input?).
-                return None
-            return resized
-        except Exception as exc:
-            logger.warning("image-shrink recovery: re-encode failed — %s", exc)
-            return None
-
-    for msg in api_messages:
-        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
-            continue
-        content = msg.get("content")
-        if not isinstance(content, list):
-            continue
-        for part in content:
-            if not isinstance(part, dict):
-                continue
-            ptype = part.get("type")
-            if ptype not in {"image_url", "input_image"}:
-                continue
-            image_value = part.get("image_url")
-            # OpenAI chat.completions: {"image_url": {"url": "data:..."}}
-            # OpenAI Responses: {"image_url": "data:..."}
-            if isinstance(image_value, dict):
-                url = image_value.get("url", "")
-                resized = _shrink_data_url(url)
-                if resized:
-                    image_value["url"] = resized
-                    changed_count += 1
-                elif isinstance(url, str) and url.startswith("data:") \
-                        and len(url) > target_bytes:
-                    unshrinkable_oversized += 1
-            elif isinstance(image_value, str):
-                resized = _shrink_data_url(image_value)
-                if resized:
-                    part["image_url"] = resized
-                    changed_count += 1
-                elif image_value.startswith("data:") \
-                        and len(image_value) > target_bytes:
-                    unshrinkable_oversized += 1
-
-    if changed_count:
-        logger.info(
-            "image-shrink recovery: re-encoded %d image part(s) to fit under %.0f MB",
-            changed_count, target_bytes / (1024 * 1024),
-        )
-    if unshrinkable_oversized:
-        # At least one oversized image could not be shrunk under the target.
-        # Retrying would re-send it and fail identically, so signal "no
-        # progress" even if other parts shrank — the caller will surface the
-        # original error rather than burning its single retry on a no-op.
-        logger.warning(
-            "image-shrink recovery: %d oversized image part(s) could not be "
-            "shrunk under %.0f MB — not retrying (would re-send rejected payload)",
-            unshrinkable_oversized, target_bytes / (1024 * 1024),
-        )
-        return False
-    return changed_count > 0
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "check_compression_model_feasibility",
-    "replay_compression_warning",
-    "compress_context",
-    "try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages",
-]
@@ -21,37 +21,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Any

-from agent.file_safety import get_read_block_error, is_write_denied
-from agent.redact import redact_sensitive_text
-
 ACP_MARKER_BASE_URL = "acp://copilot"
 _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 900.0

 _TOOL_CALL_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r"<tool_call>\s*(\{.*?\})\s*</tool_call>", re.DOTALL)
 _TOOL_CALL_JSON_RE = re.compile(r"\{\s*\"id\"\s*:\s*\"[^\"]+\"\s*,\s*\"type\"\s*:\s*\"function\"\s*,\s*\"function\"\s*:\s*\{.*?\}\s*\}", re.DOTALL)

-# Stderr fingerprint of the deprecated `gh copilot` CLI extension
-# (https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-25-upcoming-deprecation-of-gh-copilot-cli-extension).
-# We require BOTH the literal product name ("gh-copilot") AND a deprecation
-# marker, so generic stderr from the NEW `@github/copilot` CLI — whose repo
-# is github.com/github/copilot-cli and which legitimately mentions "copilot-cli"
-# in its own banners and error messages — doesn't get misclassified as the
-# deprecated extension.
-_DEPRECATION_REQUIRED = ("gh-copilot",)
-_DEPRECATION_MARKERS = (
-    "has been deprecated",
-    "no commands will be executed",
-)
-
-
-def _is_gh_copilot_deprecation_message(stderr_text: str) -> bool:
-    """True iff stderr looks like the deprecated gh-copilot extension's banner."""
-
-    lower = stderr_text.lower()
-    if not any(req in lower for req in _DEPRECATION_REQUIRED):
-        return False
-    return any(marker in lower for marker in _DEPRECATION_MARKERS)
-

 def _resolve_command() -> str:
    return (
@@ -68,47 +43,6 @@ def _resolve_args() -> list[str]:
    return shlex.split(raw)


-def _resolve_home_dir() -> str:
-    """Return a stable HOME for child ACP processes."""
-
-    try:
-        from hermes_constants import get_subprocess_home
-
-        profile_home = get_subprocess_home()
-        if profile_home:
-            return profile_home
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    home = os.environ.get("HOME", "").strip()
-    if home:
-        return home
-
-    expanded = os.path.expanduser("~")
-    if expanded and expanded != "~":
-        return expanded
-
-    try:
-        import pwd
-
-        resolved = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_dir.strip()  # windows-footgun: ok — POSIX fallback inside try/except (pwd import fails on Windows)
-        if resolved:
-            return resolved
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    # Last resort: /tmp (writable on any POSIX system). Avoids crashing the
-    # subprocess with no HOME; callers can set HERMES_HOME explicitly if they
-    # need a different writable dir.
-    return "/tmp"
-
-
-def _build_subprocess_env() -> dict[str, str]:
-    env = os.environ.copy()
-    env["HOME"] = _resolve_home_dir()
-    return env
-
-
 def _jsonrpc_error(message_id: Any, code: int, message: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
    return {
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
@@ -120,18 +54,6 @@ def _jsonrpc_error(message_id: Any, code: int, message: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
    }


-def _permission_denied(message_id: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    return {
-        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-        "id": message_id,
-        "result": {
-            "outcome": {
-                "outcome": "cancelled",
-            }
-        },
-    }
-
-
 def _format_messages_as_prompt(
    messages: list[dict[str, Any]],
    model: str | None = None,
@@ -391,25 +313,9 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
            tools=tools,
            tool_choice=tool_choice,
        )
-        # Normalise timeout: run_agent.py may pass an httpx.Timeout object
-        # (used natively by the OpenAI SDK) rather than a plain float.
-        if timeout is None:
-            _effective_timeout = _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-        elif isinstance(timeout, (int, float)):
-            _effective_timeout = float(timeout)
-        else:
-            # httpx.Timeout or similar — pick the largest component so the
-            # subprocess has enough wall-clock time for the full response.
-            _candidates = [
-                getattr(timeout, attr, None)
-                for attr in ("read", "write", "connect", "pool", "timeout")
-            ]
-            _numeric = [float(v) for v in _candidates if isinstance(v, (int, float))]
-            _effective_timeout = max(_numeric) if _numeric else _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-
        response_text, reasoning_text = self._run_prompt(
            prompt_text,
-            timeout_seconds=_effective_timeout,
+            timeout_seconds=float(timeout or _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS),
        )

        tool_calls, cleaned_text = _extract_tool_calls_from_text(response_text)
@@ -445,7 +351,6 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
                text=True,
                bufsize=1,
                cwd=self._acp_cwd,
-                env=_build_subprocess_env(),
            )
        except FileNotFoundError as exc:
            raise RuntimeError(
@@ -465,8 +370,6 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
        stderr_tail: deque[str] = deque(maxlen=40)

        def _stdout_reader() -> None:
-            if proc.stdout is None:
-                return
            for line in proc.stdout:
                try:
                    inbox.put(json.loads(line))
@@ -499,8 +402,8 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
            proc.stdin.write(json.dumps(payload) + "\n")
            proc.stdin.flush()

-            deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout_seconds
-            while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            deadline = time.time() + timeout_seconds
+            while time.time() < deadline:
                if proc.poll() is not None:
                    break
                try:
@@ -528,21 +431,6 @@ class CopilotACPClient:

            stderr_text = "\n".join(stderr_tail).strip()
            if proc.poll() is not None and stderr_text:
-                if _is_gh_copilot_deprecation_message(stderr_text):
-                    raise RuntimeError(
-                        "Hermes ACP mode requires the NEW GitHub Copilot CLI "
-                        "(github.com/github/copilot-cli), but the binary it just "
-                        "spawned is the deprecated `gh copilot` extension.\n\n"
-                        "Install the new CLI:\n"
-                        "  npm install -g @github/copilot\n"
-                        "  # then verify with: copilot --help\n\n"
-                        "If `copilot` already resolves to the new CLI but you still see this,\n"
-                        "point Hermes at it explicitly:\n"
-                        "  export HERMES_COPILOT_ACP_COMMAND=/path/to/new/copilot\n\n"
-                        "Alternative: use the `copilot` provider (no ACP, hits the Copilot API\n"
-                        "directly with a Copilot subscription token) via `hermes setup`.\n\n"
-                        f"Original error:\n{stderr_text}"
-                    )
                raise RuntimeError(f"Copilot ACP process exited early: {stderr_text}")
            raise TimeoutError(f"Timed out waiting for Copilot ACP response to {method}.")

@@ -629,17 +517,19 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
        params = msg.get("params") or {}

        if method == "session/request_permission":
-            response = _permission_denied(message_id)
+            response = {
+                "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                "id": message_id,
+                "result": {
+                    "outcome": {
+                        "outcome": "allow_once",
+                    }
+                },
+            }
        elif method == "fs/read_text_file":
            try:
                path = _ensure_path_within_cwd(str(params.get("path") or ""), cwd)
-                block_error = get_read_block_error(str(path))
-                if block_error:
-                    raise PermissionError(block_error)
-                try:
-                    content = path.read_text()
-                except FileNotFoundError:
-                    content = ""
+                content = path.read_text() if path.exists() else ""
                line = params.get("line")
                limit = params.get("limit")
                if isinstance(line, int) and line > 1:
@@ -647,8 +537,6 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
                    start = line - 1
                    end = start + limit if isinstance(limit, int) and limit > 0 else None
                    content = "".join(lines[start:end])
-                if content:
-                    content = redact_sensitive_text(content, force=True)
                response = {
                    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
                    "id": message_id,
@@ -661,10 +549,6 @@ class CopilotACPClient:
        elif method == "fs/write_text_file":
            try:
                path = _ensure_path_within_cwd(str(params.get("path") or ""), cwd)
-                if is_write_denied(str(path)):
-                    raise PermissionError(
-                        f"Write denied: '{path}' is a protected system/credential file."
-                    )
                path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
                path.write_text(str(params.get("content") or ""))
                response = {
@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-"""Credential-pool disk-boundary sanitization helpers.
-
-These helpers define which credential-pool entries are references to borrowed
-runtime secrets and strip raw values before those entries are written to
-``auth.json``.  They intentionally have no dependency on ``hermes_cli.auth`` so
-both the pool model and the final auth-store write boundary can share the same
-policy without import cycles.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import hashlib
-import re
-from typing import Any, Dict, Mapping
-
-
-# Sources Hermes owns and can intentionally persist in auth.json.  Everything
-# else with a non-empty source is treated as borrowed/reference-only by default
-# so future external secret providers fail closed at the disk boundary.
-_PERSISTABLE_PROVIDER_SOURCES = frozenset({
-    ("anthropic", "hermes_pkce"),
-    ("minimax-oauth", "oauth"),
-    ("nous", "device_code"),
-    ("openai-codex", "device_code"),
-    ("xai-oauth", "loopback_pkce"),
-})
-
-_SAFE_SECRETISH_METADATA_KEYS = frozenset({
-    "secret_fingerprint",
-    "secret_source",
-    "token_type",
-    "scope",
-    "client_id",
-    "agent_key_id",
-    "agent_key_expires_at",
-    "agent_key_expires_in",
-    "agent_key_reused",
-    "agent_key_obtained_at",
-    "expires_at",
-    "expires_at_ms",
-    "expires_in",
-    "last_refresh",
-    "last_status",
-    "last_status_at",
-    "last_error_code",
-    "last_error_reason",
-    "last_error_message",
-    "last_error_reset_at",
-})
-
-_SECRET_VALUE_KEYS = frozenset({
-    "access_token",
-    "refresh_token",
-    "agent_key",
-    "api_key",
-    "apikey",
-    "api_token",
-    "auth_token",
-    "authorization",
-    "bearer_token",
-    "client_secret",
-    "credential",
-    "credentials",
-    "id_token",
-    "oauth_token",
-    "private_key",
-    "secret_key",
-    "session_token",
-    "password",
-    "secret",
-    "token",
-    "tokens",
-})
-
-_SECRET_VALUE_SUFFIXES = (
-    "_api_key",
-    "_api_token",
-    "_access_token",
-    "_auth_token",
-    "_refresh_token",
-    "_bearer_token",
-    "_client_secret",
-    "_id_token",
-    "_oauth_token",
-    "_private_key",
-    "_session_token",
-    "_secret_key",
-    "_password",
-    "_secret",
-    "_token",
-    "_key",
-)
-
-_CAMEL_CASE_BOUNDARY = re.compile(r"(?<=[a-z0-9])(?=[A-Z])")
-
-
-def _normalize_key(key: Any) -> str:
-    raw = str(key or "").strip()
-    raw = _CAMEL_CASE_BOUNDARY.sub("_", raw)
-    return raw.lower().replace("-", "_").replace(".", "_")
-
-
-def is_borrowed_credential_source(source: Any, provider_id: Any = None) -> bool:
-    """Return True when ``source`` points at a borrowed/reference-only secret."""
-    normalized_source = str(source or "").strip().lower()
-    if not normalized_source:
-        return False
-    if normalized_source == "manual" or normalized_source.startswith("manual:"):
-        return False
-    normalized_provider = str(provider_id or "").strip().lower()
-    return (normalized_provider, normalized_source) not in _PERSISTABLE_PROVIDER_SOURCES
-
-
-def _is_secret_payload_key(key: Any) -> bool:
-    normalized = _normalize_key(key)
-    if not normalized or normalized in _SAFE_SECRETISH_METADATA_KEYS:
-        return False
-    if normalized in _SECRET_VALUE_KEYS:
-        return True
-    return normalized.endswith(_SECRET_VALUE_SUFFIXES)
-
-
-def _fingerprint_value(value: Any) -> str | None:
-    if value is None:
-        return None
-    text = str(value)
-    if not text:
-        return None
-    digest = hashlib.sha256(text.encode("utf-8", errors="surrogatepass")).hexdigest()
-    return f"sha256:{digest[:16]}"
-
-
-def _credential_secret_fingerprint(payload: Mapping[str, Any]) -> str | None:
-    for key in ("agent_key", "access_token", "refresh_token", "api_key", "token", "secret"):
-        fingerprint = _fingerprint_value(payload.get(key))
-        if fingerprint:
-            return fingerprint
-
-    for key, value in payload.items():
-        if _is_secret_payload_key(key):
-            fingerprint = _fingerprint_value(value)
-            if fingerprint:
-                return fingerprint
-
-    existing = payload.get("secret_fingerprint")
-    if isinstance(existing, str) and existing.startswith("sha256:"):
-        return existing
-    return None
-
-
-def sanitize_borrowed_credential_payload(
-    payload: Mapping[str, Any],
-    provider_id: Any = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return a disk-safe credential-pool payload.
-
-    Owned sources (manual entries and Hermes-owned OAuth/device-code state)
-    pass through unchanged.  Borrowed/reference-only sources keep labels,
-    source refs, status/cooldown metadata, counters, and a non-reversible
-    fingerprint, but raw secret value fields are removed.
-    """
-    result = dict(payload)
-    if not is_borrowed_credential_source(result.get("source"), provider_id):
-        return result
-
-    fingerprint = _credential_secret_fingerprint(result)
-    sanitized = {
-        key: value
-        for key, value in result.items()
-        if not _is_secret_payload_key(key)
-    }
-    if fingerprint:
-        sanitized["secret_fingerprint"] = fingerprint
-    return sanitized
@@ -1,448 +0,0 @@
-"""Unified removal contract for every credential source Hermes reads from.
-
-Hermes seeds its credential pool from many places:
-
-    env:<VAR>     — os.environ / ~/.hermes/.env
-    claude_code   — ~/.claude/.credentials.json
-    hermes_pkce   — ~/.hermes/.anthropic_oauth.json
-    device_code   — auth.json providers.<provider> (nous, openai-codex, ...)
-    qwen-cli      — ~/.qwen/oauth_creds.json
-    gh_cli        — gh auth token
-    config:<name> — custom_providers config entry
-    model_config  — model.api_key when model.provider == "custom"
-    manual        — user ran `hermes auth add`
-
-Each source has its own reader inside ``agent.credential_pool._seed_from_*``
-(which keep their existing shape — we haven't restructured them).  What we
-unify here is **removal**:
-
-    ``hermes auth remove <provider> <N>`` must make the pool entry stay gone.
-
-Before this module, every source had an ad-hoc removal branch in
-``auth_remove_command``, and several sources had no branch at all — so
-``auth remove`` silently reverted on the next ``load_pool()`` call for
-qwen-cli, nous device_code (partial), hermes_pkce, copilot gh_cli, and
-custom-config sources.
-
-Now every source registers a ``RemovalStep`` that does exactly three things
-in the same shape:
-
-    1. Clean up whatever externally-readable state the source reads from
-       (.env line, auth.json block, OAuth file, etc.)
-    2. Suppress the ``(provider, source_id)`` in auth.json so the
-       corresponding ``_seed_from_*`` branch skips the upsert on re-load
-    3. Return ``RemovalResult`` describing what was cleaned and any
-       diagnostic hints the user should see (shell-exported env vars,
-       external credential files we deliberately don't delete, etc.)
-
-Adding a new credential source is:
-    - wire up a reader branch in ``_seed_from_*`` (existing pattern)
-    - gate that reader behind ``is_source_suppressed(provider, source_id)``
-    - register a ``RemovalStep`` here
-
-No more per-source if/elif chain in ``auth_remove_command``.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional
-
-
-@dataclass
-class RemovalResult:
-    """Outcome of removing a credential source.
-
-    Attributes:
-        cleaned: Short strings describing external state that was actually
-            mutated (``"Cleared XAI_API_KEY from .env"``,
-            ``"Cleared openai-codex OAuth tokens from auth store"``).
-            Printed as plain lines to the user.
-        hints: Diagnostic lines ABOUT state the user may need to clean up
-            themselves or is deliberately left intact (shell-exported env
-            var, Claude Code credential file we don't delete, etc.).
-            Printed as plain lines to the user.  Always non-destructive.
-        suppress: Whether to call ``suppress_credential_source`` after
-            cleanup so future ``load_pool`` calls skip this source.
-            Default True — almost every source needs this to stay sticky.
-            The only legitimate False is ``manual`` entries, which aren't
-            seeded from anywhere external.
-    """
-
-    cleaned: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    hints: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    suppress: bool = True
-
-
-@dataclass
-class RemovalStep:
-    """How to remove one specific credential source cleanly.
-
-    Attributes:
-        provider: Provider pool key (``"xai"``, ``"anthropic"``, ``"nous"``, ...).
-            Special value ``"*"`` means "matches any provider" — used for
-            sources like ``manual`` that aren't provider-specific.
-        source_id: Source identifier as it appears in
-            ``PooledCredential.source``.  May be a literal (``"claude_code"``)
-            or a prefix pattern matched via ``match_fn``.
-        match_fn: Optional predicate overriding literal ``source_id``
-            matching.  Gets the removed entry's source string.  Used for
-            ``env:*`` (any env-seeded key), ``config:*`` (any custom
-            pool), and ``manual:*`` (any manual-source variant).
-        remove_fn: ``(provider, removed_entry) -> RemovalResult``.  Does the
-            actual cleanup and returns what happened for the user.
-        description: One-line human-readable description for docs / tests.
-    """
-
-    provider: str
-    source_id: str
-    remove_fn: Callable[..., RemovalResult]
-    match_fn: Optional[Callable[[str], bool]] = None
-    description: str = ""
-
-    def matches(self, provider: str, source: str) -> bool:
-        if self.provider != "*" and self.provider != provider:
-            return False
-        if self.match_fn is not None:
-            return self.match_fn(source)
-        return source == self.source_id
-
-
-_REGISTRY: List[RemovalStep] = []
-
-
-def register(step: RemovalStep) -> RemovalStep:
-    _REGISTRY.append(step)
-    return step
-
-
-def find_removal_step(provider: str, source: str) -> Optional[RemovalStep]:
-    """Return the first matching RemovalStep, or None if unregistered.
-
-    Unregistered sources fall through to the default remove path in
-    ``auth_remove_command``: the pool entry is already gone (that happens
-    before dispatch), no external cleanup, no suppression.  This is the
-    correct behaviour for ``manual`` entries — they were only ever stored
-    in the pool, nothing external to clean up.
-    """
-    for step in _REGISTRY:
-        if step.matches(provider, source):
-            return step
-    return None
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Individual RemovalStep implementations — one per source.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Each remove_fn is intentionally small and single-purpose.  Adding a new
-# credential source means adding ONE entry here — no other changes to
-# auth_remove_command.
-
-
-def _remove_env_source(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """env:<VAR> — the most common case.
-
-    Handles three user situations:
-      1. Var lives only in ~/.hermes/.env  → clear it
-      2. Var lives only in the user's shell (shell profile, systemd
-         EnvironmentFile, launchd plist) → hint them where to unset it
-      3. Var lives in both → clear from .env, hint about shell
-    """
-    from hermes_cli.config import get_env_path, remove_env_value
-
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    env_var = removed.source[len("env:"):]
-    if not env_var:
-        return result
-
-    # Detect shell vs .env BEFORE remove_env_value pops os.environ.
-    env_in_process = bool(os.getenv(env_var))
-    env_in_dotenv = False
-    try:
-        env_path = get_env_path()
-        if env_path.exists():
-            env_in_dotenv = any(
-                line.strip().startswith(f"{env_var}=")
-                for line in env_path.read_text(errors="replace").splitlines()
-            )
-    except OSError:
-        pass
-    shell_exported = env_in_process and not env_in_dotenv
-
-    cleared = remove_env_value(env_var)
-    if cleared:
-        result.cleaned.append(f"Cleared {env_var} from .env")
-
-    if shell_exported:
-        result.hints.extend([
-            f"Note: {env_var} is still set in your shell environment "
-            f"(not in ~/.hermes/.env).",
-            "  Unset it there (shell profile, systemd EnvironmentFile, "
-            "launchd plist, etc.) or it will keep being visible to Hermes.",
-            f"  The pool entry is now suppressed — Hermes will ignore "
-            f"{env_var} until you run `hermes auth add {provider}`.",
-        ])
-    else:
-        result.hints.append(
-            f"Suppressed env:{env_var} — it will not be re-seeded even "
-            f"if the variable is re-exported later."
-        )
-    return result
-
-
-def _remove_claude_code(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """~/.claude/.credentials.json is owned by Claude Code itself.
-
-    We don't delete it — the user's Claude Code install still needs to
-    work.  We just suppress it so Hermes stops reading it.
-    """
-    return RemovalResult(hints=[
-        "Suppressed claude_code credential — it will not be re-seeded.",
-        "Note: Claude Code credentials still live in ~/.claude/.credentials.json",
-        "Run `hermes auth add anthropic` to re-enable if needed.",
-    ])
-
-
-def _remove_hermes_pkce(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """~/.hermes/.anthropic_oauth.json is ours — delete it outright."""
-    from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    oauth_file = get_hermes_home() / ".anthropic_oauth.json"
-    if oauth_file.exists():
-        try:
-            oauth_file.unlink()
-            result.cleaned.append("Cleared Hermes Anthropic OAuth credentials")
-        except OSError as exc:
-            result.hints.append(f"Could not delete {oauth_file}: {exc}")
-    return result
-
-
-def _clear_auth_store_provider(provider: str) -> bool:
-    """Delete auth_store.providers[provider].  Returns True if deleted."""
-    from hermes_cli.auth import (
-        _auth_store_lock,
-        _load_auth_store,
-        _save_auth_store,
-    )
-
-    with _auth_store_lock():
-        auth_store = _load_auth_store()
-        providers_dict = auth_store.get("providers")
-        if isinstance(providers_dict, dict) and provider in providers_dict:
-            del providers_dict[provider]
-            _save_auth_store(auth_store)
-            return True
-    return False
-
-
-def _remove_nous_device_code(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """Nous OAuth lives in auth.json providers.nous — clear it and suppress.
-
-    We suppress in addition to clearing because nothing else stops a future
-    `hermes auth add nous` (or any other path that writes providers.nous)
-    from re-seeding before the user has decided to.  Suppression forces
-    them to go through `hermes auth add nous` to re-engage, which is the
-    documented re-add path and clears the suppression atomically.
-    """
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    if _clear_auth_store_provider(provider):
-        result.cleaned.append(f"Cleared {provider} OAuth tokens from auth store")
-    return result
-
-
-def _remove_minimax_oauth(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """MiniMax OAuth lives in auth.json providers.minimax-oauth — clear it.
-
-    Same pattern as Nous: single-source OAuth state with refresh tokens.
-    Suppression of the `oauth` source ensures the pool reseed path
-    (_seed_from_singletons) doesn't instantly undo the removal.
-    """
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    if _clear_auth_store_provider(provider):
-        result.cleaned.append(f"Cleared {provider} OAuth tokens from auth store")
-    return result
-
-
-def _remove_xai_oauth_loopback_pkce(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """xAI OAuth tokens live in auth.json providers.xai-oauth — clear them.
-
-    Without this step, ``hermes auth remove xai-oauth <N>`` silently undoes
-    itself: the central dispatcher only removes the in-memory pool entry,
-    leaves ``providers.xai-oauth`` in auth.json intact, and on the next
-    ``load_pool("xai-oauth")`` call ``_seed_from_singletons`` re-seeds the
-    entry from the still-present singleton — credentials reappear with no
-    user feedback. Clearing the singleton in step with the suppression set
-    by the central dispatcher makes the removal stick.
-
-    Belt-and-braces against the manual entry path: ``hermes auth add
-    xai-oauth`` produces a ``manual:xai_pkce`` entry whose removal step
-    falls through to "unregistered → nothing to clean up" (correct —
-    manual entries are pool-only).
-    """
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    if _clear_auth_store_provider(provider):
-        result.cleaned.append(f"Cleared {provider} OAuth tokens from auth store")
-    result.hints.append(
-        "Run `hermes model` → xAI Grok OAuth (SuperGrok / Premium+) to re-authenticate if needed."
-    )
-    return result
-
-
-def _remove_codex_device_code(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """Codex tokens live in TWO places: our auth store AND ~/.codex/auth.json.
-
-    refresh_codex_oauth_pure() writes both every time, so clearing only
-    the Hermes auth store is not enough — _seed_from_singletons() would
-    re-import from ~/.codex/auth.json on the next load_pool() call and
-    the removal would be instantly undone.  We suppress instead of
-    deleting Codex CLI's file, so the Codex CLI itself keeps working.
-
-    The canonical source name in ``_seed_from_singletons`` is
-    ``"device_code"`` (no prefix).  Entries may show up in the pool as
-    either ``"device_code"`` (seeded) or ``"manual:device_code"`` (added
-    via ``hermes auth add openai-codex``), but in both cases the re-seed
-    gate lives at the ``"device_code"`` suppression key.  We suppress
-    that canonical key here; the central dispatcher also suppresses
-    ``removed.source`` which is fine — belt-and-suspenders, idempotent.
-    """
-    from hermes_cli.auth import suppress_credential_source
-
-    result = RemovalResult()
-    if _clear_auth_store_provider(provider):
-        result.cleaned.append(f"Cleared {provider} OAuth tokens from auth store")
-    # Suppress the canonical re-seed source, not just whatever source the
-    # removed entry had.  Otherwise `manual:device_code` removals wouldn't
-    # block the `device_code` re-seed path.
-    suppress_credential_source(provider, "device_code")
-    result.hints.extend([
-        "Suppressed openai-codex device_code source — it will not be re-seeded.",
-        "Note: Codex CLI credentials still live in ~/.codex/auth.json",
-        "Run `hermes auth add openai-codex` to re-enable if needed.",
-    ])
-    return result
-
-
-def _remove_qwen_cli(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """~/.qwen/oauth_creds.json is owned by the Qwen CLI.
-
-    Same pattern as claude_code — suppress, don't delete.  The user's
-    Qwen CLI install still reads from that file.
-    """
-    return RemovalResult(hints=[
-        "Suppressed qwen-cli credential — it will not be re-seeded.",
-        "Note: Qwen CLI credentials still live in ~/.qwen/oauth_creds.json",
-        "Run `hermes auth add qwen-oauth` to re-enable if needed.",
-    ])
-
-
-def _remove_copilot_gh(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """Copilot token comes from `gh auth token` or COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN.
-
-    Copilot is special: the same token can be seeded as multiple source
-    entries (gh_cli from ``_seed_from_singletons`` plus env:<VAR> from
-    ``_seed_from_env``), so removing one entry without suppressing the
-    others lets the duplicates resurrect.  We suppress ALL known copilot
-    sources here so removal is stable regardless of which entry the
-    user clicked.
-
-    We don't touch the user's gh CLI or shell state — just suppress so
-    Hermes stops picking the token up.
-    """
-    # Suppress ALL copilot source variants up-front so no path resurrects
-    # the pool entry.  The central dispatcher in auth_remove_command will
-    # ALSO suppress removed.source, but it's idempotent so double-calling
-    # is harmless.
-    from hermes_cli.auth import suppress_credential_source
-    suppress_credential_source(provider, "gh_cli")
-    for env_var in ("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN", "GH_TOKEN", "GITHUB_TOKEN"):
-        suppress_credential_source(provider, f"env:{env_var}")
-
-    return RemovalResult(hints=[
-        "Suppressed all copilot token sources (gh_cli + env vars) — they will not be re-seeded.",
-        "Note: Your gh CLI / shell environment is unchanged.",
-        "Run `hermes auth add copilot` to re-enable if needed.",
-    ])
-
-
-def _remove_custom_config(provider: str, removed) -> RemovalResult:
-    """Custom provider pools are seeded from custom_providers config or
-    model.api_key.  Both are in config.yaml — modifying that from here
-    is more invasive than suppression.  We suppress; the user can edit
-    config.yaml if they want to remove the key from disk entirely.
-    """
-    source_label = removed.source
-    return RemovalResult(hints=[
-        f"Suppressed {source_label} — it will not be re-seeded.",
-        "Note: The underlying value in config.yaml is unchanged.  Edit it "
-        "directly if you want to remove the credential from disk.",
-    ])
-
-
-def _register_all_sources() -> None:
-    """Called once on module import.
-
-    ORDER MATTERS — ``find_removal_step`` returns the first match.  Put
-    provider-specific steps before the generic ``env:*`` step so that e.g.
-    copilot's ``env:GH_TOKEN`` goes through the copilot removal (which
-    doesn't touch the user's shell), not the generic env-var removal
-    (which would try to clear .env).
-    """
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="copilot", source_id="gh_cli",
-        match_fn=lambda src: src == "gh_cli" or src.startswith("env:"),
-        remove_fn=_remove_copilot_gh,
-        description="gh auth token / COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN / GH_TOKEN",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="*", source_id="env:",
-        match_fn=lambda src: src.startswith("env:"),
-        remove_fn=_remove_env_source,
-        description="Any env-seeded credential (XAI_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, etc.)",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="anthropic", source_id="claude_code",
-        remove_fn=_remove_claude_code,
-        description="~/.claude/.credentials.json",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="anthropic", source_id="hermes_pkce",
-        remove_fn=_remove_hermes_pkce,
-        description="~/.hermes/.anthropic_oauth.json",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="nous", source_id="device_code",
-        remove_fn=_remove_nous_device_code,
-        description="auth.json providers.nous",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="openai-codex", source_id="device_code",
-        match_fn=lambda src: src == "device_code" or src.endswith(":device_code"),
-        remove_fn=_remove_codex_device_code,
-        description="auth.json providers.openai-codex + ~/.codex/auth.json",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="xai-oauth", source_id="loopback_pkce",
-        remove_fn=_remove_xai_oauth_loopback_pkce,
-        description="auth.json providers.xai-oauth",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="qwen-oauth", source_id="qwen-cli",
-        remove_fn=_remove_qwen_cli,
-        description="~/.qwen/oauth_creds.json",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="minimax-oauth", source_id="oauth",
-        remove_fn=_remove_minimax_oauth,
-        description="auth.json providers.minimax-oauth",
-    ))
-    register(RemovalStep(
-        provider="*", source_id="config:",
-        match_fn=lambda src: src.startswith("config:") or src == "model_config",
-        remove_fn=_remove_custom_config,
-        description="Custom provider config.yaml api_key field",
-    ))
-
-
-_register_all_sources()
@@ -1,695 +0,0 @@
-"""Curator snapshot + rollback.
-
-A pre-run snapshot of ``~/.hermes/skills/`` (excluding ``.curator_backups/``
-itself) is taken before any mutating curator pass. Snapshots are tar.gz
-files under ``~/.hermes/skills/.curator_backups/<utc-iso>/`` with a
-companion ``manifest.json`` describing the snapshot (reason, time, size,
-counted skill files). Rollback picks a snapshot, moves the current
-``skills/`` tree aside into another snapshot so even the rollback itself
-is undoable, then extracts the chosen snapshot into place.
-
-The snapshot does NOT include:
-  - ``.curator_backups/`` (would recurse)
-  - ``.hub/`` (hub-installed skills — managed by the hub, not us)
-
-It DOES include:
-  - all SKILL.md files + their directories (``scripts/``, ``references/``,
-    ``templates/``, ``assets/``)
-  - ``.usage.json`` (usage telemetry — needed to rehydrate state cleanly)
-  - ``.archive/`` (so rollback restores previously-archived skills too)
-  - ``.curator_state`` (so rolling back also restores the last-run-at
-    pointer — otherwise the curator would immediately re-fire on the next
-    tick)
-  - ``.bundled_manifest`` (so protection markers stay consistent)
-  - ``.curator_suppressed`` (so rollback restores the set of pruned built-ins
-    the re-seeder must leave archived)
-
-Alongside the skills tarball, each snapshot also captures a copy of
-``~/.hermes/cron/jobs.json`` as ``cron-jobs.json`` when it exists. Cron
-jobs reference skills by name in their ``skills``/``skill`` fields; the
-curator's consolidation pass rewrites those in place via
-``cron.jobs.rewrite_skill_refs()``. Without capturing the pre-run state,
-rolling back the skills tree would leave cron jobs pointing at the
-umbrella skills even though the narrow skills they were originally
-configured with have been restored. We store the whole jobs.json for
-fidelity but rollback only touches the ``skills``/``skill`` fields — the
-rest (schedule, next_run_at, enabled, prompt, etc.) is live state and
-we leave it alone.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import re
-import shutil
-import tarfile
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
-
-from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-from agent.skill_utils import is_excluded_skill_path
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-DEFAULT_KEEP = 5
-
-# Entries under skills/ that should NEVER be rolled up into a snapshot.
-# .hub/ is managed by the skills hub; rolling it back would break lockfile
-# invariants. .curator_backups is the backup dir itself — recursion bomb.
-_EXCLUDE_TOP_LEVEL = {".curator_backups", ".hub"}
-
-# Snapshot id regex: UTC ISO with colons replaced by dashes so the filename
-# is portable (Windows-safe). An optional ``-NN`` suffix handles two
-# snapshots landing in the same wallclock second.
-_ID_RE = re.compile(r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{2}Z(-\d{2})?$")
-
-
-def _backups_dir() -> Path:
-    return get_hermes_home() / "skills" / ".curator_backups"
-
-
-def _skills_dir() -> Path:
-    return get_hermes_home() / "skills"
-
-
-def _cron_jobs_file() -> Path:
-    """Source path for the live cron jobs store (``~/.hermes/cron/jobs.json``)."""
-    return get_hermes_home() / "cron" / "jobs.json"
-
-
-CRON_JOBS_FILENAME = "cron-jobs.json"
-
-
-def _backup_cron_jobs_into(dest: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Copy the live cron jobs.json into ``dest`` as ``cron-jobs.json``.
-
-    Returns a small dict describing what was captured so the caller can
-    fold it into the manifest. Never raises — if the cron file is missing
-    or unreadable, the return dict has ``backed_up=False`` and the reason,
-    and the snapshot proceeds without cron data (the snapshot is still
-    useful for rolling back skills).
-    """
-    src = _cron_jobs_file()
-    info: Dict[str, Any] = {"backed_up": False, "jobs_count": 0}
-    if not src.exists():
-        info["reason"] = "no cron/jobs.json present"
-        return info
-    try:
-        raw = src.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    except OSError as e:
-        logger.debug("Failed to read cron/jobs.json for backup: %s", e)
-        info["reason"] = f"read error: {e}"
-        return info
-    # Count jobs as a nice diagnostic — but don't fail the snapshot if the
-    # file is unparseable; just store the raw text and let rollback deal
-    # with it (or not, if it's corrupted). jobs.json wraps the list as
-    # `{"jobs": [...], "updated_at": ...}` — we count via that shape, and
-    # fall back to bare-list shape just in case the format ever changes.
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(raw)
-        if isinstance(parsed, dict):
-            inner = parsed.get("jobs")
-            if isinstance(inner, list):
-                info["jobs_count"] = len(inner)
-        elif isinstance(parsed, list):
-            info["jobs_count"] = len(parsed)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-        info["jobs_count"] = 0
-        info["parse_warning"] = "jobs.json was not valid JSON at snapshot time"
-    try:
-        (dest / CRON_JOBS_FILENAME).write_text(raw, encoding="utf-8")
-    except OSError as e:
-        logger.debug("Failed to write cron backup file: %s", e)
-        info["reason"] = f"write error: {e}"
-        return info
-    info["backed_up"] = True
-    return info
-
-
-def _utc_id(now: Optional[datetime] = None) -> str:
-    """UTC ISO-ish filesystem-safe timestamp: ``2026-05-01T13-05-42Z``."""
-    if now is None:
-        now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    # isoformat → "2026-05-01T13:05:42.123456+00:00"; strip subseconds and tz.
-    s = now.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
-    if s.endswith("+00:00"):
-        s = s[:-6]
-    return s.replace(":", "-") + "Z"
-
-
-def _load_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli.config import load_config
-        cfg = load_config()
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.debug("Failed to load config for curator backup: %s", e)
-        return {}
-    if not isinstance(cfg, dict):
-        return {}
-    cur = cfg.get("curator") or {}
-    if not isinstance(cur, dict):
-        return {}
-    bk = cur.get("backup") or {}
-    return bk if isinstance(bk, dict) else {}
-
-
-def is_enabled() -> bool:
-    """Default ON — the whole point of the backup is safety by default."""
-    return bool(_load_config().get("enabled", True))
-
-
-def get_keep() -> int:
-    cfg = _load_config()
-    try:
-        n = int(cfg.get("keep", DEFAULT_KEEP))
-    except (TypeError, ValueError):
-        n = DEFAULT_KEEP
-    return max(1, n)
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Snapshot
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _count_skill_files(base: Path) -> int:
-    try:
-        return sum(
-            1 for p in base.rglob("SKILL.md") if not is_excluded_skill_path(p)
-        )
-    except OSError:
-        return 0
-
-
-def _write_manifest(dest: Path, reason: str, archive_path: Path,
-                    skills_counted: int,
-                    cron_info: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> None:
-    manifest = {
-        "id": dest.name,
-        "reason": reason,
-        "created_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
-        "archive": archive_path.name,
-        "archive_bytes": archive_path.stat().st_size,
-        "skill_files": skills_counted,
-    }
-    if cron_info is not None:
-        manifest["cron_jobs"] = {
-            "backed_up": bool(cron_info.get("backed_up", False)),
-            "jobs_count": int(cron_info.get("jobs_count", 0)),
-        }
-        if not cron_info.get("backed_up"):
-            manifest["cron_jobs"]["reason"] = cron_info.get("reason", "not captured")
-        if cron_info.get("parse_warning"):
-            manifest["cron_jobs"]["parse_warning"] = cron_info["parse_warning"]
-    (dest / "manifest.json").write_text(
-        json.dumps(manifest, indent=2, sort_keys=True), encoding="utf-8"
-    )
-
-
-def snapshot_skills(reason: str = "manual") -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Create a tar.gz snapshot of ``~/.hermes/skills/`` and prune old ones.
-
-    Returns the snapshot directory path, or ``None`` if the snapshot was
-    skipped (backup disabled, skills dir missing, or an IO error occurred —
-    in which case we log at debug and return None so the curator never
-    aborts a pass because of a backup failure).
-    """
-    if not is_enabled():
-        logger.debug("Curator backup disabled by config; skipping snapshot")
-        return None
-
-    skills = _skills_dir()
-    if not skills.exists():
-        logger.debug("No ~/.hermes/skills/ directory — nothing to back up")
-        return None
-
-    backups = _backups_dir()
-    try:
-        backups.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    except OSError as e:
-        logger.debug("Failed to create backups dir %s: %s", backups, e)
-        return None
-
-    # Uniquify: if a snapshot with the same second already exists (can
-    # happen if two curator runs fire in the same second), append a short
-    # counter. Avoids clobbering and avoids timestamp collisions.
-    base_id = _utc_id()
-    snap_id = base_id
-    counter = 1
-    while (backups / snap_id).exists():
-        snap_id = f"{base_id}-{counter:02d}"
-        counter += 1
-
-    dest = backups / snap_id
-    try:
-        dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
-    except OSError as e:
-        logger.debug("Failed to create snapshot dir %s: %s", dest, e)
-        return None
-
-    archive = dest / "skills.tar.gz"
-    try:
-        # Stream into the tarball — no tempdir copy needed.
-        with tarfile.open(archive, "w:gz", compresslevel=6) as tf:
-            for entry in sorted(skills.iterdir()):
-                if entry.name in _EXCLUDE_TOP_LEVEL:
-                    continue
-                # arcname: store paths relative to skills/ so extraction
-                # drops cleanly back into the skills dir.
-                tf.add(str(entry), arcname=entry.name, recursive=True)
-        # Capture cron/jobs.json alongside the tarball. Never fails the
-        # snapshot — the skills side is the core guarantee; cron is
-        # additive. We still record in the manifest whether it was
-        # captured so rollback can surface "no cron data in this snapshot".
-        cron_info = _backup_cron_jobs_into(dest)
-        _write_manifest(dest, reason, archive,
-                        _count_skill_files(skills),
-                        cron_info=cron_info)
-    except (OSError, tarfile.TarError) as e:
-        logger.debug("Curator snapshot failed: %s", e, exc_info=True)
-        # Clean up partial snapshot
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(dest, ignore_errors=True)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        return None
-
-    _prune_old(keep=get_keep())
-    logger.info("Curator snapshot created: %s (%s)", snap_id, reason)
-    return dest
-
-
-def _prune_old(keep: int) -> List[str]:
-    """Delete regular snapshots beyond the newest *keep*. Returns deleted
-    ids. Staging dirs (``.rollback-staging-*``) are implementation detail
-    and pruned independently on every call."""
-    backups = _backups_dir()
-    if not backups.exists():
-        return []
-    entries: List[Tuple[str, Path]] = []
-    stale_staging: List[Path] = []
-    for child in backups.iterdir():
-        if not child.is_dir():
-            continue
-        if child.name.startswith(".rollback-staging-"):
-            # Staging dirs are only supposed to exist briefly during a
-            # rollback. If we find one here (e.g. from a crashed rollback),
-            # clean it up opportunistically.
-            stale_staging.append(child)
-            continue
-        if _ID_RE.match(child.name):
-            entries.append((child.name, child))
-    # Newest first (lexicographic works because the id is UTC ISO).
-    entries.sort(key=lambda t: t[0], reverse=True)
-    deleted: List[str] = []
-    for _, path in entries[keep:]:
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(path)
-            deleted.append(path.name)
-        except OSError as e:
-            logger.debug("Failed to prune %s: %s", path, e)
-    for path in stale_staging:
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(path)
-        except OSError as e:
-            logger.debug("Failed to clean stale staging dir %s: %s", path, e)
-    return deleted
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# List + rollback
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def _read_manifest(snap_dir: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    mf = snap_dir / "manifest.json"
-    if not mf.exists():
-        return {}
-    try:
-        return json.loads(mf.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
-        return {}
-
-
-def list_backups() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Return all restorable snapshots, newest first. Only entries with a
-    real ``skills.tar.gz`` tarball are listed — transient
-    ``.rollback-staging-*`` directories created mid-rollback are
-    implementation detail and not shown."""
-    backups = _backups_dir()
-    if not backups.exists():
-        return []
-    out: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for child in sorted(backups.iterdir(), reverse=True):
-        if not child.is_dir():
-            continue
-        if not _ID_RE.match(child.name):
-            continue
-        if not (child / "skills.tar.gz").exists():
-            continue
-        mf = _read_manifest(child)
-        mf.setdefault("id", child.name)
-        mf.setdefault("path", str(child))
-        if "archive_bytes" not in mf:
-            arc = child / "skills.tar.gz"
-            try:
-                mf["archive_bytes"] = arc.stat().st_size
-            except OSError:
-                mf["archive_bytes"] = 0
-        out.append(mf)
-    return out
-
-
-def _resolve_backup(backup_id: Optional[str]) -> Optional[Path]:
-    """Return the path of the requested backup, or the newest one if
-    *backup_id* is None. Returns None if no match."""
-    backups = _backups_dir()
-    if not backups.exists():
-        return None
-    if backup_id:
-        target = backups / backup_id
-        if (
-            target.is_dir()
-            and _ID_RE.match(backup_id)
-            and (target / "skills.tar.gz").exists()
-        ):
-            return target
-        return None
-    candidates = [
-        c for c in sorted(backups.iterdir(), reverse=True)
-        if c.is_dir() and _ID_RE.match(c.name) and (c / "skills.tar.gz").exists()
-    ]
-    return candidates[0] if candidates else None
-
-
-def _restore_cron_skill_links(snapshot_dir: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Reconcile backed-up cron skill links into the live ``cron/jobs.json``.
-
-    We do NOT overwrite the whole cron file. Only the ``skills`` and
-    ``skill`` fields are restored, and only on jobs that still exist in the
-    current file (matched by ``id``). Everything else about the job —
-    schedule, next_run_at, last_run_at, enabled, prompt, workdir, hooks —
-    is live state that the user/scheduler has modified since the snapshot;
-    overwriting it would regress unrelated cron activity.
-
-    Rules:
-    - Jobs present in backup AND live, with differing skills → skills restored.
-    - Jobs present in backup AND live, with matching skills → no-op.
-    - Jobs present in backup but gone from live (user deleted the job
-      after the snapshot) → skipped, noted in the return report.
-    - Jobs present in live but not in backup (user created a new cron
-      job after the snapshot) → left untouched.
-
-    Never raises; failures are captured in the return dict. Writes through
-    ``cron.jobs`` to pick up the same lock + atomic-write path that tick()
-    uses, so we don't race the scheduler.
-    """
-    report: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "attempted": False,
-        "restored": [],
-        "skipped_missing": [],
-        "unchanged": 0,
-        "error": None,
-    }
-    backup_file = snapshot_dir / CRON_JOBS_FILENAME
-    if not backup_file.exists():
-        report["error"] = f"snapshot has no {CRON_JOBS_FILENAME}"
-        return report
-
-    try:
-        backup_text = backup_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-        backup_parsed = json.loads(backup_text)
-    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
-        report["error"] = f"failed to load backed-up jobs: {e}"
-        return report
-    # jobs.json on disk is `{"jobs": [...], "updated_at": ...}`; accept both
-    # that shape and a bare list for forward compat.
-    if isinstance(backup_parsed, dict):
-        backup_jobs = backup_parsed.get("jobs")
-    elif isinstance(backup_parsed, list):
-        backup_jobs = backup_parsed
-    else:
-        backup_jobs = None
-    if not isinstance(backup_jobs, list):
-        report["error"] = "backed-up cron-jobs.json has no jobs list"
-        return report
-
-    # Build a lookup of the backed-up skill state keyed by job id.
-    # We only need the two skill-ish fields (legacy single and modern list).
-    backup_by_id: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
-    for job in backup_jobs:
-        if not isinstance(job, dict):
-            continue
-        jid = job.get("id")
-        if not isinstance(jid, str) or not jid:
-            continue
-        backup_by_id[jid] = {
-            "skills": job.get("skills"),
-            "skill": job.get("skill"),
-            "name": job.get("name") or jid,
-        }
-
-    if not backup_by_id:
-        report["attempted"] = True  # we tried but there was nothing to do
-        return report
-
-    # Load and rewrite the live jobs under the scheduler's lock.
-    try:
-        from cron.jobs import load_jobs, save_jobs, _jobs_file_lock
-    except ImportError as e:
-        report["error"] = f"cron module unavailable: {e}"
-        return report
-
-    report["attempted"] = True
-    try:
-        with _jobs_file_lock:
-            live_jobs = load_jobs()
-            changed = False
-
-            live_ids = set()
-            for live in live_jobs:
-                if not isinstance(live, dict):
-                    continue
-                jid = live.get("id")
-                if not isinstance(jid, str) or not jid:
-                    continue
-                live_ids.add(jid)
-
-                backup = backup_by_id.get(jid)
-                if backup is None:
-                    continue  # live job didn't exist at snapshot time
-
-                cur_skills = live.get("skills")
-                cur_skill = live.get("skill")
-                bkp_skills = backup.get("skills")
-                bkp_skill = backup.get("skill")
-
-                if cur_skills == bkp_skills and cur_skill == bkp_skill:
-                    report["unchanged"] += 1
-                    continue
-
-                # Restore. Preserve absence (don't force the key to appear
-                # if the backup didn't have it either).
-                if bkp_skills is None:
-                    live.pop("skills", None)
-                else:
-                    live["skills"] = bkp_skills
-                if bkp_skill is None:
-                    live.pop("skill", None)
-                else:
-                    live["skill"] = bkp_skill
-
-                report["restored"].append({
-                    "job_id": jid,
-                    "job_name": backup.get("name") or jid,
-                    "from": {"skills": cur_skills, "skill": cur_skill},
-                    "to": {"skills": bkp_skills, "skill": bkp_skill},
-                })
-                changed = True
-
-            # Jobs in backup but not in live = user deleted them after snapshot
-            for jid, backup in backup_by_id.items():
-                if jid not in live_ids:
-                    report["skipped_missing"].append({
-                        "job_id": jid,
-                        "job_name": backup.get("name") or jid,
-                    })
-
-            if changed:
-                save_jobs(live_jobs)
-    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — rollback must not die mid-restore
-        logger.debug("Cron skill-link restore failed: %s", e, exc_info=True)
-        report["error"] = f"restore failed mid-flight: {e}"
-
-    return report
-
-
-
-def rollback(backup_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Tuple[bool, str, Optional[Path]]:
-    """Restore ``~/.hermes/skills/`` from a snapshot.
-
-    Strategy:
-      1. Resolve the target snapshot (explicit id or newest regular).
-      2. Take a safety snapshot of the CURRENT skills tree under
-         ``.curator_backups/pre-rollback-<ts>/`` so the rollback itself is
-         undoable.
-      3. Move all current top-level entries (except ``.curator_backups``
-         and ``.hub``) into a tempdir.
-      4. Extract the chosen snapshot into ``~/.hermes/skills/``.
-      5. On failure during 4, move the tempdir contents back (best-effort)
-         and return failure.
-
-    Returns ``(ok, message, snapshot_path)``.
-    """
-    target = _resolve_backup(backup_id)
-    if target is None:
-        return (
-            False,
-            f"no matching backup found"
-            + (f" for id '{backup_id}'" if backup_id else "")
-            + " (use `hermes curator rollback --list` to see available snapshots)",
-            None,
-        )
-    archive = target / "skills.tar.gz"
-    if not archive.exists():
-        return (False, f"snapshot {target.name} has no skills.tar.gz — corrupted?", None)
-
-    skills = _skills_dir()
-    skills.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    backups = _backups_dir()
-    backups.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    # Step 2: safety snapshot of current state FIRST. If this fails we bail
-    # out before touching anything — otherwise a failed extract could leave
-    # the user with no skills.
-    try:
-        snapshot_skills(reason=f"pre-rollback to {target.name}")
-    except Exception as e:
-        return (False, f"pre-rollback safety snapshot failed: {e}", None)
-
-    # Additionally move current entries into an internal staging dir so
-    # the extract happens into an empty skills tree (predictable result).
-    # This dir is implementation detail — not listed as a restorable
-    # backup. The safety snapshot above is the user-facing undo handle.
-    staged = backups / f".rollback-staging-{_utc_id()}"
-    try:
-        staged.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
-    except OSError as e:
-        return (False, f"failed to create staging dir: {e}", None)
-
-    moved: List[Tuple[Path, Path]] = []
-    try:
-        for entry in list(skills.iterdir()):
-            if entry.name in _EXCLUDE_TOP_LEVEL:
-                continue
-            dest = staged / entry.name
-            shutil.move(str(entry), str(dest))
-            moved.append((entry, dest))
-    except OSError as e:
-        # Best-effort rollback of the move
-        for orig, dest in moved:
-            try:
-                shutil.move(str(dest), str(orig))
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(staged, ignore_errors=True)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        return (False, f"failed to stage current skills: {e}", None)
-
-    # Step 4: extract the snapshot into skills/
-    try:
-        with tarfile.open(archive, "r:gz") as tf:
-            # Python 3.12+ supports filter='data' for safer extraction.
-            # Fall back to the unfiltered call for older interpreters but
-            # still reject absolute paths and .. components defensively.
-            for member in tf.getmembers():
-                name = member.name
-                if name.startswith("/") or ".." in Path(name).parts:
-                    raise tarfile.TarError(
-                        f"refusing to extract unsafe path: {name!r}"
-                    )
-            try:
-                tf.extractall(str(skills), filter="data")  # type: ignore[call-arg]
-            except TypeError:
-                # Python < 3.12 — no filter kwarg
-                tf.extractall(str(skills))
-    except (OSError, tarfile.TarError) as e:
-        # Best-effort recover: move staged contents back
-        for orig, dest in moved:
-            try:
-                shutil.move(str(dest), str(orig))
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(staged, ignore_errors=True)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        return (False, f"snapshot extract failed (state restored): {e}", None)
-
-    # Extract succeeded — the staging dir has served its purpose. The
-    # user's undo handle is the safety snapshot tarball we took earlier.
-    try:
-        shutil.rmtree(staged, ignore_errors=True)
-    except OSError:
-        pass
-
-    # Reconcile cron skill-links. Surgical: only the skills/skill fields
-    # on jobs matched by id. Everything else in jobs.json is live state
-    # (schedule, next_run_at, enabled, prompt, etc.) and we leave it
-    # alone. Failures here don't fail the overall rollback — the skills
-    # tree is already restored, which is the main guarantee.
-    cron_report = _restore_cron_skill_links(target)
-
-    summary_bits = [f"restored from snapshot {target.name}"]
-    if cron_report.get("attempted"):
-        restored_n = len(cron_report.get("restored") or [])
-        skipped_n = len(cron_report.get("skipped_missing") or [])
-        if cron_report.get("error"):
-            summary_bits.append(f"cron links: error — {cron_report['error']}")
-        elif restored_n == 0 and skipped_n == 0 and cron_report.get("unchanged", 0) == 0:
-            # Attempted but nothing matched — empty snapshot or no overlapping ids.
-            pass
-        else:
-            parts = []
-            if restored_n:
-                parts.append(f"{restored_n} job(s) had skill links restored")
-            if skipped_n:
-                parts.append(f"{skipped_n} backed-up job(s) no longer exist (skipped)")
-            if cron_report.get("unchanged"):
-                parts.append(f"{cron_report['unchanged']} already matched")
-            summary_bits.append("cron links: " + ", ".join(parts))
-
-    logger.info("Curator rollback: restored from %s (cron_report=%s)",
-                target.name, cron_report)
-    return (True, "; ".join(summary_bits), target)
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Human-readable summary for CLI
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-def format_size(n: int) -> str:
-    for unit in ("B", "KB", "MB", "GB"):
-        if n < 1024 or unit == "GB":
-            return f"{n:.1f} {unit}" if unit != "B" else f"{n} B"
-        n /= 1024
-    return f"{n:.1f} GB"
-
-
-def summarize_backups() -> str:
-    rows = list_backups()
-    if not rows:
-        return "No curator snapshots yet."
-    lines = [f"{'id':<24}  {'reason':<40}  {'skills':>6}  {'size':>8}"]
-    lines.append("─" * len(lines[0]))
-    for r in rows:
-        lines.append(
-            f"{r.get('id','?'):<24}  "
-            f"{(r.get('reason','?') or '?')[:40]:<40}  "
-            f"{r.get('skill_files', 0):>6}  "
-            f"{format_size(int(r.get('archive_bytes', 0))):>8}"
-        )
-    return "\n".join(lines)
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from difflib import unified_diff
 from pathlib import Path

 from utils import safe_json_loads
-from agent.tool_result_classification import file_mutation_result_landed

 # ANSI escape codes for coloring tool failure indicators
 _RED = "\033[31m"
@@ -226,11 +225,9 @@ def build_tool_preview(tool_name: str, args: dict, max_len: int | None = None) -
            content = _oneline(args.get("content", ""))
            return f"+{target}: \"{content[:25]}{'...' if len(content) > 25 else ''}\""
        elif action == "replace":
-            old = _oneline(args.get("old_text") or "") or "<missing old_text>"
-            return f"~{target}: \"{old[:20]}\""
+            return f"~{target}: \"{_oneline(args.get('old_text', '')[:20])}\""
        elif action == "remove":
-            old = _oneline(args.get("old_text") or "") or "<missing old_text>"
-            return f"-{target}: \"{old[:20]}\""
+            return f"-{target}: \"{_oneline(args.get('old_text', '')[:20])}\""
        return action

    if tool_name == "send_message":
@@ -240,6 +237,21 @@ def build_tool_preview(tool_name: str, args: dict, max_len: int | None = None) -
            msg = msg[:17] + "..."
        return f"to {target}: \"{msg}\""

+    if tool_name.startswith("rl_"):
+        rl_previews = {
+            "rl_list_environments": "listing envs",
+            "rl_select_environment": args.get("name", ""),
+            "rl_get_current_config": "reading config",
+            "rl_edit_config": f"{args.get('field', '')}={args.get('value', '')}",
+            "rl_start_training": "starting",
+            "rl_check_status": args.get("run_id", "")[:16],
+            "rl_stop_training": f"stopping {args.get('run_id', '')[:16]}",
+            "rl_get_results": args.get("run_id", "")[:16],
+            "rl_list_runs": "listing runs",
+            "rl_test_inference": f"{args.get('num_steps', 3)} steps",
+        }
+        return rl_previews.get(tool_name)
+
    key = primary_args.get(tool_name)
    if not key:
        for fallback_key in ("query", "text", "command", "path", "name", "prompt", "code", "goal"):
@@ -588,45 +600,6 @@ class KawaiiSpinner:
        "analyzing", "computing", "synthesizing", "formulating", "brainstorming",
    ]

-    @classmethod
-    def get_waiting_faces(cls) -> list:
-        """Return waiting faces from the active skin, falling back to KAWAII_WAITING."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                faces = skin.spinner.get("waiting_faces", [])
-                if faces:
-                    return faces
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.KAWAII_WAITING
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_thinking_faces(cls) -> list:
-        """Return thinking faces from the active skin, falling back to KAWAII_THINKING."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                faces = skin.spinner.get("thinking_faces", [])
-                if faces:
-                    return faces
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.KAWAII_THINKING
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_thinking_verbs(cls) -> list:
-        """Return thinking verbs from the active skin, falling back to THINKING_VERBS."""
-        try:
-            skin = _get_skin()
-            if skin:
-                verbs = skin.spinner.get("thinking_verbs", [])
-                if verbs:
-                    return verbs
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return cls.THINKING_VERBS
-
    def __init__(self, message: str = "", spinner_type: str = 'dots', print_fn=None):
        self.message = message
        self.spinner_frames = self.SPINNERS.get(spinner_type, self.SPINNERS['dots'])
@@ -787,70 +760,32 @@ class KawaiiSpinner:
 # Cute tool message (completion line that replaces the spinner)
 # =========================================================================

-_ERROR_SUFFIX_MAX_LEN = 48
-
-
-def _trim_error(msg: str) -> str:
-    """Shrink an error message for inline display in a tool status line.
-
-    Strips overly long absolute paths down to just the filename so the
-    suffix stays readable on narrow terminals.
-    """
-    msg = msg.strip()
-    # Common case: "File not found: /very/long/absolute/path/foo.py"
-    if "File not found:" in msg:
-        _, _, tail = msg.partition("File not found:")
-        tail = tail.strip()
-        if "/" in tail:
-            msg = f"File not found: {tail.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]}"
-    if len(msg) > _ERROR_SUFFIX_MAX_LEN:
-        msg = msg[: _ERROR_SUFFIX_MAX_LEN - 3] + "..."
-    return msg
-
-
 def _detect_tool_failure(tool_name: str, result: str | None) -> tuple[bool, str]:
    """Inspect a tool result string for signs of failure.

-    Returns ``(is_failure, suffix)`` where *suffix* is a short informational
-    tag like ``" [exit 1]"`` for terminal failures, ``" [full]"`` for memory
-    overflow, or a trimmed error message (``" [File not found: foo.py]"``).
-    On success returns ``(False, "")``.
+    Returns ``(is_failure, suffix)`` where *suffix* is an informational tag
+    like ``" [exit 1]"`` for terminal failures, or ``" [error]"`` for generic
+    failures.  On success, returns ``(False, "")``.
    """
    if result is None:
        return False, ""
-    if file_mutation_result_landed(tool_name, result):
-        return False, ""

-    data = safe_json_loads(result)
-
-    # Terminal: non-zero exit code is the canonical failure signal.
    if tool_name == "terminal":
+        data = safe_json_loads(result)
        if isinstance(data, dict):
            exit_code = data.get("exit_code")
            if exit_code is not None and exit_code != 0:
-                err_msg = data.get("error")
-                if err_msg:
-                    return True, f" [{_trim_error(str(err_msg))}]"
                return True, f" [exit {exit_code}]"
        return False, ""

-    # Memory: distinguish "store full" from real errors.
+    # Memory-specific: distinguish "full" from real errors
    if tool_name == "memory":
+        data = safe_json_loads(result)
        if isinstance(data, dict):
            if data.get("success") is False and "exceed the limit" in data.get("error", ""):
                return True, " [full]"

-    # Structured error in JSON result (any tool that surfaces {"error": ...}).
-    if isinstance(data, dict):
-        err = data.get("error") or data.get("message")
-        if err and (data.get("success") is False or "error" in data):
-            return True, f" [{_trim_error(str(err))}]"
-
    # Generic heuristic for non-terminal tools
-    # Multimodal tool results (dicts with _multimodal=True) are not strings —
-    # treat them as successes since failures would be JSON-encoded strings.
-    if not isinstance(result, str):
-        return False, ""
    lower = result[:500].lower()
    if '"error"' in lower or '"failed"' in lower or result.startswith("Error"):
        return True, " [error]"
@@ -876,15 +811,13 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
        s = str(s)
        if _tool_preview_max_len == 0:
            return s  # no limit
-        limit = _tool_preview_max_len
-        return (s[:limit-3] + "...") if len(s) > limit else s
+        return (s[:n-3] + "...") if len(s) > n else s

    def _path(p, n=35):
        p = str(p)
        if _tool_preview_max_len == 0:
            return p  # no limit
-        limit = _tool_preview_max_len
-        return ("..." + p[-(limit-3):]) if len(p) > limit else p
+        return ("..." + p[-(n-3):]) if len(p) > n else p

    def _wrap(line: str) -> str:
        """Apply skin tool prefix and failure suffix."""
@@ -904,6 +837,10 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
            extra = f" +{len(urls)-1}" if len(urls) > 1 else ""
            return _wrap(f"┊ 📄 fetch     {_trunc(domain, 35)}{extra}  {dur}")
        return _wrap(f"┊ 📄 fetch     pages  {dur}")
+    if tool_name == "web_crawl":
+        url = args.get("url", "")
+        domain = url.replace("https://", "").replace("http://", "").split("/")[0]
+        return _wrap(f"┊ 🕸️  crawl     {_trunc(domain, 35)}  {dur}")
    if tool_name == "terminal":
        return _wrap(f"┊ 💻 $         {_trunc(args.get('command', ''), 42)}  {dur}")
    if tool_name == "process":
@@ -949,29 +886,11 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
    if tool_name == "todo":
        todos_arg = args.get("todos")
        merge = args.get("merge", False)
-        # Parse result for completion progress
-        total = 0
-        done = 0
-        if result:
-            try:
-                data = safe_json_loads(result)
-                if data:
-                    s = data.get("summary", {})
-                    total = s.get("total", 0)
-                    done = s.get("completed", 0)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
        if todos_arg is None:
-            if total > 0:
-                return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      {done}/{total} task(s)  {dur}")
            return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      reading tasks  {dur}")
        elif merge:
-            if total > 0 and done > 0:
-                return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      update {done}/{total} ✓  {dur}")
            return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      update {len(todos_arg)} task(s)  {dur}")
        else:
-            if total > 0 and done > 0:
-                return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      {done}/{total} task(s)  {dur}")
            return _wrap(f"┊ 📋 plan      {len(todos_arg)} task(s)  {dur}")
    if tool_name == "session_search":
        return _wrap(f"┊ 🔍 recall    \"{_trunc(args.get('query', ''), 35)}\"  {dur}")
@@ -981,13 +900,9 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
        if action == "add":
            return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    +{target}: \"{_trunc(args.get('content', ''), 30)}\"  {dur}")
        elif action == "replace":
-            old = args.get("old_text") or ""
-            old = old if old else "<missing old_text>"
-            return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    ~{target}: \"{_trunc(old, 20)}\"  {dur}")
+            return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    ~{target}: \"{_trunc(args.get('old_text', ''), 20)}\"  {dur}")
        elif action == "remove":
-            old = args.get("old_text") or ""
-            old = old if old else "<missing old_text>"
-            return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    -{target}: \"{_trunc(old, 20)}\"  {dur}")
+            return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    -{target}: \"{_trunc(args.get('old_text', ''), 20)}\"  {dur}")
        return _wrap(f"┊ 🧠 memory    {action}  {dur}")
    if tool_name == "skills_list":
        return _wrap(f"┊ 📚 skills    list {args.get('category', 'all')}  {dur}")
@@ -1012,6 +927,15 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
        if action == "list":
            return _wrap(f"┊ ⏰ cron      listing  {dur}")
        return _wrap(f"┊ ⏰ cron      {action} {args.get('job_id', '')}  {dur}")
+    if tool_name.startswith("rl_"):
+        rl = {
+            "rl_list_environments": "list envs", "rl_select_environment": f"select {args.get('name', '')}",
+            "rl_get_current_config": "get config", "rl_edit_config": f"set {args.get('field', '?')}",
+            "rl_start_training": "start training", "rl_check_status": f"status {args.get('run_id', '?')[:12]}",
+            "rl_stop_training": f"stop {args.get('run_id', '?')[:12]}", "rl_get_results": f"results {args.get('run_id', '?')[:12]}",
+            "rl_list_runs": "list runs", "rl_test_inference": "test inference",
+        }
+        return _wrap(f"┊ 🧪 rl        {rl.get(tool_name, tool_name.replace('rl_', ''))}  {dur}")
    if tool_name == "execute_code":
        code = args.get("code", "")
        first_line = code.strip().split("\n")[0] if code.strip() else ""
@@ -1030,4 +954,84 @@ def get_cute_tool_message(
 # Honcho session line (one-liner with clickable OSC 8 hyperlink)
 # =========================================================================

+_DIM = "\033[2m"
+_SKY_BLUE = "\033[38;5;117m"
+_ANSI_RESET = "\033[0m"

+
+# =========================================================================
+# Context pressure display (CLI user-facing warnings)
+# =========================================================================
+
+# ANSI color codes for context pressure tiers
+_CYAN = "\033[36m"
+_YELLOW = "\033[33m"
+_BOLD = "\033[1m"
+_DIM_ANSI = "\033[2m"
+
+# Bar characters
+_BAR_FILLED = "▰"
+_BAR_EMPTY = "▱"
+_BAR_WIDTH = 20
+
+
+def format_context_pressure(
+    compaction_progress: float,
+    threshold_tokens: int,
+    threshold_percent: float,
+    compression_enabled: bool = True,
+) -> str:
+    """Build a formatted context pressure line for CLI display.
+
+    The bar and percentage show progress toward the compaction threshold,
+    NOT the raw context window.  100% = compaction fires.
+
+    Args:
+        compaction_progress: How close to compaction (0.0–1.0, 1.0 = fires).
+        threshold_tokens: Compaction threshold in tokens.
+        threshold_percent: Compaction threshold as a fraction of context window.
+        compression_enabled: Whether auto-compression is active.
+    """
+    pct_int = min(int(compaction_progress * 100), 100)
+    filled = min(int(compaction_progress * _BAR_WIDTH), _BAR_WIDTH)
+    bar = _BAR_FILLED * filled + _BAR_EMPTY * (_BAR_WIDTH - filled)
+
+    threshold_k = f"{threshold_tokens // 1000}k" if threshold_tokens >= 1000 else str(threshold_tokens)
+    threshold_pct_int = int(threshold_percent * 100)
+
+    color = f"{_BOLD}{_YELLOW}"
+    icon = "⚠"
+    if compression_enabled:
+        hint = "compaction approaching"
+    else:
+        hint = "no auto-compaction"
+
+    return (
+        f"  {color}{icon} context {bar} {pct_int}% to compaction{_ANSI_RESET}"
+        f"  {_DIM_ANSI}{threshold_k} threshold ({threshold_pct_int}%) · {hint}{_ANSI_RESET}"
+    )
+
+
+def format_context_pressure_gateway(
+    compaction_progress: float,
+    threshold_percent: float,
+    compression_enabled: bool = True,
+) -> str:
+    """Build a plain-text context pressure notification for messaging platforms.
+
+    No ANSI — just Unicode and plain text suitable for Telegram/Discord/etc.
+    The percentage shows progress toward the compaction threshold.
+    """
+    pct_int = min(int(compaction_progress * 100), 100)
+    filled = min(int(compaction_progress * _BAR_WIDTH), _BAR_WIDTH)
+    bar = _BAR_FILLED * filled + _BAR_EMPTY * (_BAR_WIDTH - filled)
+
+    threshold_pct_int = int(threshold_percent * 100)
+
+    icon = "⚠️"
+    if compression_enabled:
+        hint = f"Context compaction approaching (threshold: {threshold_pct_int}% of window)."
+    else:
+        hint = "Auto-compaction is disabled — context may be truncated."
+
+    return f"{icon} Context: {bar} {pct_int}% to compaction\n{hint}"
@@ -42,23 +42,16 @@ class FailoverReason(enum.Enum):
    # Context / payload
    context_overflow = "context_overflow"  # Context too large — compress, not failover
    payload_too_large = "payload_too_large"  # 413 — compress payload
-    image_too_large = "image_too_large"   # Native image part exceeds provider's per-image limit — shrink and retry

-    # Model / provider policy
+    # Model
    model_not_found = "model_not_found"  # 404 or invalid model — fallback to different model
-    provider_policy_blocked = "provider_policy_blocked"  # Aggregator (e.g. OpenRouter) blocked the only endpoint due to account data/privacy policy
-    content_policy_blocked = "content_policy_blocked"  # Provider safety filter rejected this prompt — deterministic per-request, don't retry unchanged

    # Request format
    format_error = "format_error"        # 400 bad request — abort or strip + retry
-    invalid_encrypted_content = "invalid_encrypted_content"  # Responses replay blob rejected — strip replay state and retry
-    multimodal_tool_content_unsupported = "multimodal_tool_content_unsupported"  # Provider rejected list-type content in tool messages (e.g. Xiaomi MiMo) — downgrade to text and retry

    # Provider-specific
    thinking_signature = "thinking_signature"  # Anthropic thinking block sig invalid
    long_context_tier = "long_context_tier"    # Anthropic "extra usage" tier gate
-    oauth_long_context_beta_forbidden = "oauth_long_context_beta_forbidden"  # Anthropic OAuth subscription rejects 1M context beta — disable beta and retry
-    llama_cpp_grammar_pattern = "llama_cpp_grammar_pattern"  # llama.cpp json-schema-to-grammar rejects regex escapes in `pattern` / `format` — strip from tools and retry

    # Catch-all
    unknown = "unknown"                  # Unclassifiable — retry with backoff
@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ class ClassifiedError:

    @property
    def is_auth(self) -> bool:
-        return self.reason in {FailoverReason.auth, FailoverReason.auth_permanent}
+        return self.reason in (FailoverReason.auth, FailoverReason.auth_permanent)



@@ -96,22 +89,14 @@ class ClassifiedError:
 _BILLING_PATTERNS = [
    "insufficient credits",
    "insufficient_quota",
-    "insufficient balance",
    "credit balance",
-    "credits exhausted",
    "credits have been exhausted",
-    "no usable credits",
    "top up your credits",
    "payment required",
    "billing hard limit",
    "exceeded your current quota",
    "account is deactivated",
    "plan does not include",
-    "out of funds",
-    "run out of funds",
-    "balance_depleted",
-    "model_not_supported_on_free_tier",
-    "not available on the free tier",
 ]

 # Patterns that indicate rate limiting (transient, will resolve)
@@ -127,10 +112,6 @@ _RATE_LIMIT_PATTERNS = [
    "please retry after",
    "resource_exhausted",
    "rate increased too quickly",  # Alibaba/DashScope throttling
-    # AWS Bedrock throttling
-    "throttlingexception",
-    "too many concurrent requests",
-    "servicequotaexceededexception",
 ]

 # Usage-limit patterns that need disambiguation (could be billing OR rate_limit)
@@ -161,49 +142,6 @@ _PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_PATTERNS = [
    "error code: 413",
 ]

-# Image-size patterns.  Matched against 400 bodies (not 413) because most
-# providers return a 400 with a specific image-too-big message before the
-# whole request hits the 413 size limit.  Anthropic's wording is the most
-# important here (hard 5 MB per image, returned as
-# "messages.N.content.K.image.source.base64: image exceeds 5 MB maximum").
-_IMAGE_TOO_LARGE_PATTERNS = [
-    "image exceeds",        # Anthropic: "image exceeds 5 MB maximum"
-    "image too large",      # generic
-    "image_too_large",      # error_code variant
-    "image size exceeds",   # variant
-    "image dimensions exceed",  # Anthropic: "image dimensions exceed max allowed size: 8000 pixels"
-    "dimensions exceed max allowed size",  # Anthropic dimension-cap (wording variant)
-    "max allowed size: 8000",  # Anthropic dimension-cap (explicit pixel ceiling)
-    # "request_too_large" on a request known to contain an image → image is
-    # the likely culprit; we still try the shrink path before giving up.
-]
-
-# Providers that follow the OpenAI spec strictly require tool message
-# ``content`` to be a string.  Some (Anthropic native, Codex Responses,
-# Gemini native, first-party OpenAI) extend this to accept a content-parts
-# list (text + image_url) so screenshots from computer_use survive.  Others
-# (Xiaomi MiMo, some Alibaba endpoints, a long tail of OpenAI-compatible
-# providers) reject the list with a 400 — the patterns below are the most
-# common error shapes we see.  Recovery: strip image parts from tool
-# messages in-place, record the (provider, model) for the rest of the
-# session so we don't waste another call learning the same lesson, retry.
-#
-# See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/27344
-_MULTIMODAL_TOOL_CONTENT_PATTERNS = [
-    # Xiaomi MiMo: {"error":{"code":"400","message":"Param Incorrect","param":"text is not set"}}
-    "text is not set",
-    # Generic "tool message must be string" shapes
-    "tool message content must be a string",
-    "tool content must be a string",
-    "tool message must be a string",
-    # OpenAI-compat servers that reject list-type tool content with a
-    # schema-validation message
-    "expected string, got list",
-    "expected string, got array",
-    # Alibaba/DashScope variant
-    "tool_call.content must be string",
-]
-
 # Context overflow patterns
 _CONTEXT_OVERFLOW_PATTERNS = [
    "context length",
@@ -233,11 +171,6 @@ _CONTEXT_OVERFLOW_PATTERNS = [
    # Chinese error messages (some providers return these)
    "超过最大长度",
    "上下文长度",
-    # AWS Bedrock Converse API error patterns
-    "input is too long",
-    "max input token",
-    "input token",
-    "exceeds the maximum number of input tokens",
 ]

 # Model not found patterns
@@ -252,86 +185,6 @@ _MODEL_NOT_FOUND_PATTERNS = [
    "unsupported model",
 ]

-# Request-validation patterns — the request is malformed and will fail
-# identically on every retry. Some OpenAI-compatible gateways (notably
-# codex.nekos.me) return these as 5xx instead of the standard 4xx, which
-# makes the generic "5xx → retryable server_error" rule misfire: the retry
-# loop hammers the same deterministic rejection 3+ times, then the
-# transport-recovery path resets the counter and does it again, producing
-# a request flood. When a 5xx body carries one of these unambiguous
-# request-validation signals, classify as a non-retryable format_error so
-# the loop fails fast and falls back instead of looping.
-_REQUEST_VALIDATION_PATTERNS = [
-    "unknown parameter",
-    "unsupported parameter",
-    "unrecognized request argument",
-    "invalid_request_error",
-    "unknown_parameter",
-    "unsupported_parameter",
-]
-
-# OpenRouter aggregator policy-block patterns.
-#
-# When a user's OpenRouter account privacy setting (or a per-request
-# `provider.data_collection: deny` preference) excludes the only endpoint
-# serving a model, OpenRouter returns 404 with a *specific* message that is
-# distinct from "model not found":
-#
-#   "No endpoints available matching your guardrail restrictions and
-#    data policy. Configure: https://openrouter.ai/settings/privacy"
-#
-# We classify this as `provider_policy_blocked` rather than
-# `model_not_found` because:
-#   - The model *exists* — model_not_found is misleading in logs
-#   - Provider fallback won't help: the account-level setting applies to
-#     every call on the same OpenRouter account
-#   - The error body already contains the fix URL, so the user gets
-#     actionable guidance without us rewriting the message
-_PROVIDER_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS = [
-    "no endpoints available matching your guardrail",
-    "no endpoints available matching your data policy",
-    "no endpoints found matching your data policy",
-]
-
-# Provider content-policy / safety-filter blocks. Distinct from
-# ``provider_policy_blocked`` above (which is an OpenRouter *account*-level
-# data/privacy guardrail) — these are *per-prompt* safety decisions made by
-# the upstream model provider. They are deterministic for the unchanged
-# request, so retrying the same prompt three times just reproduces the same
-# block and burns paid attempts on a refusal. The recovery is to switch to a
-# configured fallback model/provider immediately, or surface the block to
-# the user with actionable guidance if no fallback exists.
-#
-# Patterns are intentionally narrow — each phrase is a verbatim string from
-# a specific provider's safety pipeline, not a generic word like "policy" or
-# "violation" that could collide with billing/auth/format errors:
-#   • OpenAI Codex cybersecurity refusal (gpt-5.5, the case from #18028)
-#   • OpenAI moderation refusal ("violates our usage policies", with
-#     "usage policies" disambiguating from billing's "exceeded ... policy")
-#   • Anthropic safety refusal ("prompt was flagged by ... safety system")
-#   • OpenAI Responses content filter
-_CONTENT_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS = [
-    # OpenAI Codex (#18028) — message may arrive without an HTTP status
-    "flagged for possible cybersecurity risk",
-    "trusted access for cyber",
-    # OpenAI moderation — chat completions / responses
-    "violates our usage policies",
-    "violates openai's usage policies",
-    "your request was flagged by",
-    # Anthropic safety system
-    "prompt was flagged by our safety",
-    "responses cannot be generated due to safety",
-    # Generic content-filter wording seen on Azure / OpenAI Responses.
-    # ``content_filter`` (underscore) is the OpenAI-standard error/finish
-    # token surfaced verbatim by their SDKs when a request is blocked.
-    # ``responsibleaipolicyviolation`` is Azure OpenAI's error code.
-    # Deliberately NOT matching the space variant ("content filter") — it
-    # appears in benign config descriptions and tooltip text that providers
-    # echo back; the underscore form is provider-specific enough.
-    "content_filter",
-    "responsibleaipolicyviolation",
-]
-
 # Auth patterns (non-status-code signals)
 _AUTH_PATTERNS = [
    "invalid api key",
@@ -350,20 +203,6 @@ _THINKING_SIG_PATTERNS = [
    "signature",  # Combined with "thinking" check
 ]

-# Message-string patterns that indicate a provider-side timeout even when
-# the exception type is generic (e.g. RuntimeError from a local shim that
-# wraps a subprocess timeout).  Checked before the type-based transport
-# heuristics so custom-provider "timed out" errors don't fall through to
-# the unknown bucket and get misreported as empty responses.
-_TIMEOUT_MESSAGE_PATTERNS = [
-    "timed out",
-    "turn timed out",
-    "request timed out",
-    "deadline exceeded",
-    "operation timed out",
-    "upstream timed out",
-]
-
 # Transport error type names
 _TRANSPORT_ERROR_TYPES = frozenset({
    "ReadTimeout", "ConnectTimeout", "PoolTimeout",
@@ -372,25 +211,12 @@ _TRANSPORT_ERROR_TYPES = frozenset({
    "ConnectionAbortedError", "BrokenPipeError",
    "TimeoutError", "ReadError",
    "ServerDisconnectedError",
-    # SSL/TLS transport errors — transient mid-stream handshake/record
-    # failures that should retry rather than surface as a stalled session.
-    # ssl.SSLError subclasses OSError (caught by isinstance) but we list
-    # the type names here so provider-wrapped SSL errors (e.g. when the
-    # SDK re-raises without preserving the exception chain) still classify
-    # as transport rather than falling through to the unknown bucket.
-    "SSLError", "SSLZeroReturnError", "SSLWantReadError",
-    "SSLWantWriteError", "SSLEOFError", "SSLSyscallError",
    # OpenAI SDK errors (not subclasses of Python builtins)
    "APIConnectionError",
    "APITimeoutError",
 })

-# Server disconnect patterns (no status code, but transport-level).
-# These are the "ambiguous" patterns — a plain connection close could be
-# transient transport hiccup OR server-side context overflow rejection
-# (common when the API gateway disconnects instead of returning an HTTP
-# error for oversized requests).  A large session + one of these patterns
-# triggers the context-overflow-with-compression recovery path.
+# Server disconnect patterns (no status code, but transport-level)
 _SERVER_DISCONNECT_PATTERNS = [
    "server disconnected",
    "peer closed connection",
@@ -401,40 +227,6 @@ _SERVER_DISCONNECT_PATTERNS = [
    "incomplete chunked read",
 ]

-# SSL/TLS transient failure patterns — intentionally distinct from
-# _SERVER_DISCONNECT_PATTERNS above.
-#
-# An SSL alert mid-stream is almost always a transport-layer hiccup
-# (flaky network, mid-session TLS renegotiation failure, load balancer
-# dropping the connection) — NOT a server-side context overflow signal.
-# So we want the retry path but NOT the compression path; lumping these
-# into _SERVER_DISCONNECT_PATTERNS would trigger unnecessary (and
-# expensive) context compression on any large-session SSL hiccup.
-#
-# The OpenSSL library constructs error codes by prepending a format string
-# to the uppercased alert reason; OpenSSL 3.x changed the separator
-# (e.g. `SSLV3_ALERT_BAD_RECORD_MAC` → `SSL/TLS_ALERT_BAD_RECORD_MAC`),
-# which silently stopped matching anything explicit.  Matching on the
-# stable substrings (`bad record mac`, `ssl alert`, `tls alert`, etc.)
-# survives future OpenSSL format churn without code changes.
-_SSL_TRANSIENT_PATTERNS = [
-    # Space-separated (human-readable form, Python ssl module, most SDKs)
-    "bad record mac",
-    "ssl alert",
-    "tls alert",
-    "ssl handshake failure",
-    "tlsv1 alert",
-    "sslv3 alert",
-    # Underscore-separated (OpenSSL error code tokens, e.g.
-    # `ERR_SSL_SSL/TLS_ALERT_BAD_RECORD_MAC`, `SSLV3_ALERT_BAD_RECORD_MAC`)
-    "bad_record_mac",
-    "ssl_alert",
-    "tls_alert",
-    "tls_alert_internal_error",
-    # Python ssl module prefix, e.g. "[SSL: BAD_RECORD_MAC]"
-    "[ssl:",
-]
-

 # ── Classification pipeline ─────────────────────────────────────────────

@@ -454,10 +246,9 @@ def classify_api_error(
      2. HTTP status code + message-aware refinement
      3. Error code classification (from body)
      4. Message pattern matching (billing vs rate_limit vs context vs auth)
-      5. SSL/TLS transient alert patterns → retry as timeout
+      5. Transport error heuristics
      6. Server disconnect + large session → context overflow
-      7. Transport error heuristics
-      8. Fallback: unknown (retryable with backoff)
+      7. Fallback: unknown (retryable with backoff)

    Args:
        error: The exception from the API call.
@@ -471,11 +262,6 @@ def classify_api_error(
    """
    status_code = _extract_status_code(error)
    error_type = type(error).__name__
-    # Copilot/GitHub Models RateLimitError may not set .status_code; force 429
-    # so downstream rate-limit handling (classifier reason, pool rotation,
-    # fallback gating) fires correctly instead of misclassifying as generic.
-    if status_code is None and error_type == "RateLimitError":
-        status_code = 429
    body = _extract_error_body(error)
    error_code = _extract_error_code(body)

@@ -495,7 +281,7 @@ def classify_api_error(
    if isinstance(body, dict):
        _err_obj = body.get("error", {})
        if isinstance(_err_obj, dict):
-            _body_msg = str(_err_obj.get("message") or "").lower()
+            _body_msg = (_err_obj.get("message") or "").lower()
            # Parse metadata.raw for wrapped provider errors
            _metadata = _err_obj.get("metadata", {})
            if isinstance(_metadata, dict):
@@ -507,11 +293,11 @@ def classify_api_error(
                        if isinstance(_inner, dict):
                            _inner_err = _inner.get("error", {})
                            if isinstance(_inner_err, dict):
-                                _metadata_msg = str(_inner_err.get("message") or "").lower()
+                                _metadata_msg = (_inner_err.get("message") or "").lower()
                    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
                        pass
        if not _body_msg:
-            _body_msg = str(body.get("message") or "").lower()
+            _body_msg = (body.get("message") or "").lower()
    # Combine all message sources for pattern matching
    parts = [_raw_msg]
    if _body_msg and _body_msg not in _raw_msg:
@@ -535,20 +321,6 @@ def classify_api_error(

    # ── 1. Provider-specific patterns (highest priority) ────────────

-    # Provider content-policy / safety-filter block. The provider has made a
-    # deterministic refusal decision about THIS prompt — retrying unchanged
-    # just reproduces the same refusal and burns paid attempts. Must run
-    # before status-based classification so a 400 safety block isn't
-    # downgraded to a generic ``format_error`` and a status-less block
-    # (OpenAI Codex SDK can raise without one) isn't left in the retryable
-    # ``unknown`` bucket. See issue #18028.
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _CONTENT_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS):
-        return _result(
-            FailoverReason.content_policy_blocked,
-            retryable=False,
-            should_fallback=True,
-        )
-
    # Anthropic thinking block signature invalid (400).
    # Don't gate on provider — OpenRouter proxies Anthropic errors, so the
    # provider may be "openrouter" even though the error is Anthropic-specific.
@@ -576,79 +348,6 @@ def classify_api_error(
            should_compress=True,
        )

-    # Anthropic OAuth subscription rejects the 1M-context beta header.
-    # Observed error body: "The long context beta is not yet available for
-    # this subscription." Returned as HTTP 400 from native Anthropic when
-    # the subscription doesn't include 1M context, even though the request
-    # carries ``anthropic-beta: context-1m-2025-08-07``. The recovery path
-    # in run_agent.py rebuilds the Anthropic client with the beta stripped
-    # and retries once. Pattern is narrow enough that it won't collide with
-    # the 429 tier-gate pattern above (different status, different phrase).
-    if (
-        status_code == 400
-        and "long context beta" in error_msg
-        and "not yet available" in error_msg
-    ):
-        return _result(
-            FailoverReason.oauth_long_context_beta_forbidden,
-            retryable=True,
-            should_compress=False,
-        )
-
-    # llama.cpp's ``json-schema-to-grammar`` converter (used by its OAI
-    # server to build GBNF tool-call parsers) rejects regex escape classes
-    # like ``\d``/``\w``/``\s`` and most ``format`` values. MCP servers
-    # routinely emit ``"pattern": "\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}"`` for date/phone/
-    # email params. llama.cpp surfaces this as HTTP 400 with one of a few
-    # recognizable phrases; on match we strip ``pattern``/``format`` from
-    # ``self.tools`` in the retry loop and retry once. Cloud providers are
-    # unaffected — they accept these keywords and we never hit this branch.
-    if (
-        status_code == 400
-        and (
-            "error parsing grammar" in error_msg
-            or "json-schema-to-grammar" in error_msg
-            or (
-                "unable to generate parser" in error_msg
-                and "template" in error_msg
-            )
-        )
-    ):
-        return _result(
-            FailoverReason.llama_cpp_grammar_pattern,
-            retryable=True,
-            should_compress=False,
-        )
-
-    # xAI Grok subscription entitlement errors.
-    #
-    # xAI returns "You have either run out of available resources or do not
-    # have an active Grok subscription" through two distinct code paths:
-    #
-    #   • HTTP 403 — status_code is set; _classify_by_status (step 2) routes
-    #     it to FailoverReason.auth correctly, and _is_entitlement_failure
-    #     then prevents the credential-refresh loop.
-    #
-    #   • SSE ``type=error`` frame — surfaced as _StreamErrorEvent with
-    #     status_code=None.  _classify_by_status is skipped entirely, and
-    #     "grok subscription" / "out of available resources" appear in none
-    #     of the message-pattern lists below.  Without this guard the error
-    #     falls through to FailoverReason.unknown (retryable=True), burning
-    #     max_retries before the agent stops — and _is_entitlement_failure
-    #     is never called because it only runs under FailoverReason.auth.
-    #
-    # Both X Premium+ and SuperGrok subscribers hit this path when their
-    # subscription tier does not cover the requested model or feature.
-    if (
-        "do not have an active grok subscription" in error_msg
-        or ("out of available resources" in error_msg and "grok" in error_msg)
-    ):
-        return _result(
-            FailoverReason.auth,
-            retryable=False,
-            should_fallback=True,
-        )
-
    # ── 2. HTTP status code classification ──────────────────────────

    if status_code is not None:
@@ -680,18 +379,7 @@ def classify_api_error(
    if classified is not None:
        return classified

-    # ── 5. SSL/TLS transient errors → retry as timeout (not compression) ──
-    # SSL alerts mid-stream are transport hiccups, not server-side context
-    # overflow signals.  Classify before the disconnect check so a large
-    # session doesn't incorrectly trigger context compression when the real
-    # cause is a flaky TLS handshake.  Also matches when the error is
-    # wrapped in a generic exception whose message string carries the SSL
-    # alert text but the type isn't ssl.SSLError (happens with some SDKs
-    # that re-raise without chaining).
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _SSL_TRANSIENT_PATTERNS):
-        return _result(FailoverReason.timeout, retryable=True)
-
-    # ── 6. Server disconnect + large session → context overflow ─────
+    # ── 5. Server disconnect + large session → context overflow ─────
    # Must come BEFORE generic transport error catch — a disconnect on
    # a large session is more likely context overflow than a transient
    # transport hiccup.  Without this ordering, RemoteProtocolError
@@ -699,12 +387,7 @@ def classify_api_error(

    is_disconnect = any(p in error_msg for p in _SERVER_DISCONNECT_PATTERNS)
    if is_disconnect and not status_code:
-        # Absolute token/message-count thresholds are only a proxy for smaller
-        # context windows.  Large-context sessions can have hundreds of
-        # messages while still being far below their actual token budget.
-        is_large = approx_tokens > context_length * 0.6 or (
-            context_length <= 256000 and (approx_tokens > 120000 or num_messages > 200)
-        )
+        is_large = approx_tokens > context_length * 0.6 or approx_tokens > 120000 or num_messages > 200
        if is_large:
            return _result(
                FailoverReason.context_overflow,
@@ -713,12 +396,12 @@ def classify_api_error(
            )
        return _result(FailoverReason.timeout, retryable=True)

-    # ── 7. Transport / timeout heuristics ───────────────────────────
+    # ── 6. Transport / timeout heuristics ───────────────────────────

    if error_type in _TRANSPORT_ERROR_TYPES or isinstance(error, (TimeoutError, ConnectionError, OSError)):
        return _result(FailoverReason.timeout, retryable=True)

-    # ── 8. Fallback: unknown ────────────────────────────────────────
+    # ── 7. Fallback: unknown ────────────────────────────────────────

    return _result(FailoverReason.unknown, retryable=True)

@@ -754,13 +437,8 @@ def _classify_by_status(
        )

    if status_code == 403:
-        # OpenRouter 403 "key limit exceeded" is actually billing. Other
-        # providers also use 403 for account-plan or credit exhaustion.
-        if (
-            "key limit exceeded" in error_msg
-            or "spending limit" in error_msg
-            or any(p in error_msg for p in _BILLING_PATTERNS)
-        ):
+        # OpenRouter 403 "key limit exceeded" is actually billing
+        if "key limit exceeded" in error_msg or "spending limit" in error_msg:
            return result_fn(
                FailoverReason.billing,
                retryable=False,
@@ -777,44 +455,17 @@ def _classify_by_status(
        return _classify_402(error_msg, result_fn)

    if status_code == 404:
-        # Nous API currently surfaces HA/NAS credit depletion as a paid model
-        # becoming unavailable on the Free Tier, returned as 404 rather than
-        # 402. Treat that as entitlement/billing exhaustion, not a missing
-        # model, so the retry loop can show credit/top-up guidance.
-        if any(p in error_msg for p in _BILLING_PATTERNS):
-            return result_fn(
-                FailoverReason.billing,
-                retryable=False,
-                should_rotate_credential=True,
-                should_fallback=True,
-            )
-        # OpenRouter policy-block 404 — distinct from "model not found".
-        # The model exists; the user's account privacy setting excludes the
-        # only endpoint serving it. Falling back to another provider won't
-        # help (same account setting applies).  The error body already
-        # contains the fix URL, so just surface it.
-        if any(p in error_msg for p in _PROVIDER_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS):
-            return result_fn(
-                FailoverReason.provider_policy_blocked,
-                retryable=False,
-                should_fallback=False,
-            )
        if any(p in error_msg for p in _MODEL_NOT_FOUND_PATTERNS):
            return result_fn(
                FailoverReason.model_not_found,
                retryable=False,
                should_fallback=True,
            )
-        # Generic 404 with no "model not found" signal — could be a wrong
-        # endpoint path (common with local llama.cpp / Ollama / vLLM when
-        # the URL is slightly misconfigured), a proxy routing glitch, or
-        # a transient backend issue.  Classifying these as model_not_found
-        # silently falls back to a different provider and tells the model
-        # the model is missing, which is wrong and wastes a turn.  Treat
-        # as unknown so the retry loop surfaces the real error instead.
+        # Generic 404 — could be model or endpoint
        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.unknown,
-            retryable=True,
+            FailoverReason.model_not_found,
+            retryable=False,
+            should_fallback=True,
        )

    if status_code == 413:
@@ -843,27 +494,10 @@ def _classify_by_status(
            result_fn=result_fn,
        )

-    if status_code in {500, 502}:
-        # Some OpenAI-compatible gateways return request-validation errors
-        # with a 5xx status (codex.nekos.me returns 502 for unknown/
-        # unsupported parameters). These are deterministic — every retry
-        # gets the identical rejection — so the generic "5xx → retryable
-        # server_error" rule turns one bad request into a retry flood.
-        # Detect the unambiguous request-validation signals (in either the
-        # message text or the structured error code) and fail fast.
-        if (
-            any(p in error_msg for p in _REQUEST_VALIDATION_PATTERNS)
-            or error_code.lower() in {"invalid_request_error", "unknown_parameter",
-                                      "unsupported_parameter"}
-        ):
-            return result_fn(
-                FailoverReason.format_error,
-                retryable=False,
-                should_fallback=True,
-            )
+    if status_code in (500, 502):
        return result_fn(FailoverReason.server_error, retryable=True)

-    if status_code in {503, 529}:
+    if status_code in (503, 529):
        return result_fn(FailoverReason.overloaded, retryable=True)

    # Other 4xx — non-retryable
@@ -924,48 +558,6 @@ def _classify_400(
 ) -> ClassifiedError:
    """Classify 400 Bad Request — context overflow, format error, or generic."""

-    # Multimodal tool content rejected from 400.  Must be checked BEFORE
-    # image_too_large because the recovery is different (strip image parts
-    # from tool messages, mark the model as no-list-tool-content for the
-    # rest of the session) and BEFORE context_overflow because some of the
-    # patterns ("text is not set") are ambiguous in isolation but become
-    # specific when combined with a 400 on a request known to contain
-    # multimodal tool content.
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _MULTIMODAL_TOOL_CONTENT_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.multimodal_tool_content_unsupported,
-            retryable=True,
-        )
-
-    # Image-too-large from 400 (Anthropic's 5 MB per-image check fires this way).
-    # Must be checked BEFORE context_overflow because messages can trip both
-    # patterns ("exceeds" + "image") and image-shrink is a cheaper recovery.
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _IMAGE_TOO_LARGE_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.image_too_large,
-            retryable=True,
-        )
-
-    # Invalid encrypted reasoning replay blob (OpenAI Responses API).  Must be
-    # checked BEFORE context_overflow because some surfaces emit messages that
-    # contain context-like phrasing ("encrypted content … could not be
-    # verified") which could otherwise trip the context_overflow heuristics.
-    # ``error_msg`` is lowercased upstream — match accordingly.
-    error_code_lower = (error_code or "").lower()
-    if (
-        error_code_lower == "invalid_encrypted_content"
-        or "invalid_encrypted_content" in error_msg
-        or (
-            "encrypted content for item" in error_msg
-            and "could not be verified" in error_msg
-        )
-    ):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.invalid_encrypted_content,
-            retryable=True,
-            should_fallback=False,
-        )
-
    # Context overflow from 400
    if any(p in error_msg for p in _CONTEXT_OVERFLOW_PATTERNS):
        return result_fn(
@@ -975,12 +567,6 @@ def _classify_400(
        )

    # Some providers return model-not-found as 400 instead of 404 (e.g. OpenRouter).
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _PROVIDER_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.provider_policy_blocked,
-            retryable=False,
-            should_fallback=False,
-        )
    if any(p in error_msg for p in _MODEL_NOT_FOUND_PATTERNS):
        return result_fn(
            FailoverReason.model_not_found,
@@ -1011,17 +597,12 @@ def _classify_400(
    if isinstance(body, dict):
        err_obj = body.get("error", {})
        if isinstance(err_obj, dict):
-            err_body_msg = str(err_obj.get("message") or "").strip().lower()
+            err_body_msg = (err_obj.get("message") or "").strip().lower()
        # Responses API (and some providers) use flat body: {"message": "..."}
        if not err_body_msg:
-            err_body_msg = str(body.get("message") or "").strip().lower()
-    is_generic = len(err_body_msg) < 30 or err_body_msg in {"error", ""}
-    # Absolute token/message-count thresholds are only a proxy for smaller
-    # context windows.  Large-context sessions can have many messages while
-    # still being far below their actual token budget.
-    is_large = approx_tokens > context_length * 0.4 or (
-        context_length <= 256000 and (approx_tokens > 80000 or num_messages > 80)
-    )
+            err_body_msg = (body.get("message") or "").strip().lower()
+    is_generic = len(err_body_msg) < 30 or err_body_msg in ("error", "")
+    is_large = approx_tokens > context_length * 0.4 or approx_tokens > 80000 or num_messages > 80

    if is_generic and is_large:
        return result_fn(
@@ -1046,22 +627,14 @@ def _classify_by_error_code(
    """Classify by structured error codes from the response body."""
    code_lower = error_code.lower()

-    if code_lower in {"resource_exhausted", "throttled", "rate_limit_exceeded"}:
+    if code_lower in ("resource_exhausted", "throttled", "rate_limit_exceeded"):
        return result_fn(
            FailoverReason.rate_limit,
            retryable=True,
            should_rotate_credential=True,
        )

-    if code_lower in {
-        "insufficient_quota",
-        "billing_not_active",
-        "payment_required",
-        "insufficient_credits",
-        "no_usable_credits",
-        "balance_depleted",
-        "model_not_supported_on_free_tier",
-    }:
+    if code_lower in ("insufficient_quota", "billing_not_active", "payment_required"):
        return result_fn(
            FailoverReason.billing,
            retryable=False,
@@ -1069,27 +642,20 @@ def _classify_by_error_code(
            should_fallback=True,
        )

-    if code_lower in {"model_not_found", "model_not_available", "invalid_model"}:
+    if code_lower in ("model_not_found", "model_not_available", "invalid_model"):
        return result_fn(
            FailoverReason.model_not_found,
            retryable=False,
            should_fallback=True,
        )

-    if code_lower in {"context_length_exceeded", "max_tokens_exceeded"}:
+    if code_lower in ("context_length_exceeded", "max_tokens_exceeded"):
        return result_fn(
            FailoverReason.context_overflow,
            retryable=True,
            should_compress=True,
        )

-    if code_lower == "invalid_encrypted_content":
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.invalid_encrypted_content,
-            retryable=True,
-            should_fallback=False,
-        )
-
    return None


@@ -1113,20 +679,6 @@ def _classify_by_message(
            should_compress=True,
        )

-    # Multimodal tool content patterns (from message text when no status_code)
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _MULTIMODAL_TOOL_CONTENT_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.multimodal_tool_content_unsupported,
-            retryable=True,
-        )
-
-    # Image-too-large patterns (from message text when no status_code)
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _IMAGE_TOO_LARGE_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.image_too_large,
-            retryable=True,
-        )
-
    # Usage-limit patterns need the same disambiguation as 402: some providers
    # surface "usage limit" errors without an HTTP status code.  A transient
    # signal ("try again", "resets at", …) means it's a periodic quota, not
@@ -1187,15 +739,6 @@ def _classify_by_message(
            should_fallback=True,
        )

-    # Provider policy-block (aggregator-side guardrail) — check before
-    # model_not_found so we don't mis-label as a missing model.
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _PROVIDER_POLICY_BLOCKED_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(
-            FailoverReason.provider_policy_blocked,
-            retryable=False,
-            should_fallback=False,
-        )
-
    # Model not found patterns
    if any(p in error_msg for p in _MODEL_NOT_FOUND_PATTERNS):
        return result_fn(
@@ -1204,14 +747,6 @@ def _classify_by_message(
            should_fallback=True,
        )

-    # Timeout message patterns — generic exception types (e.g. RuntimeError)
-    # raised by local shims or custom providers that internally wrap a
-    # subprocess/HTTP timeout.  Classified as transport timeout so the retry
-    # loop rebuilds the client instead of treating the turn as an empty
-    # model response.
-    if any(p in error_msg for p in _TIMEOUT_MESSAGE_PATTERNS):
-        return result_fn(FailoverReason.timeout, retryable=True)
-
    return None


@@ -1257,49 +792,15 @@ def _extract_error_code(body: dict) -> str:
    """Extract an error code string from the response body."""
    if not body:
        return ""
-
-    def _code_from_payload(payload) -> str:
-        """Extract a code/type from a nested error payload dict (defensive)."""
-        if not isinstance(payload, dict):
-            return ""
-        payload_error = payload.get("error", {})
-        if isinstance(payload_error, dict):
-            nested = payload_error.get("code") or payload_error.get("type") or ""
-            if isinstance(nested, str) and nested.strip() and nested.strip() != "400":
-                return nested.strip()
-        code = payload.get("code") or payload.get("error_code") or ""
-        if isinstance(code, (str, int)):
-            text = str(code).strip()
-            if text and text != "400":
-                return text
-        return ""
-
    error_obj = body.get("error", {})
    if isinstance(error_obj, dict):
        code = error_obj.get("code") or error_obj.get("type") or ""
-        if isinstance(code, str) and code.strip() and code.strip() != "400":
+        if isinstance(code, str) and code.strip():
            return code.strip()
-
-        # Some providers wrap the real JSON error body as a string inside
-        # error.message — peek into it for a nested code (e.g. Responses API
-        # surfaces ``invalid_encrypted_content`` this way).
-        message = error_obj.get("message")
-        if isinstance(message, str) and message.strip().startswith("{"):
-            import json
-            try:
-                inner = json.loads(message)
-            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-                inner = None
-            nested_code = _code_from_payload(inner)
-            if nested_code:
-                return nested_code
-
    # Top-level code
    code = body.get("code") or body.get("error_code") or ""
    if isinstance(code, (str, int)):
-        text = str(code).strip()
-        if text and text != "400":
-            return text
+        return str(code).strip()
    return ""


@@ -1,640 +0,0 @@
-"""Shared file safety rules used by both tools and ACP shims."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
-
-
-def _hermes_home_path() -> Path:
-    """Resolve the active HERMES_HOME (profile-aware) without circular imports."""
-    try:
-        from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home  # local import to avoid cycles
-        return get_hermes_home()
-    except Exception:
-        return Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes"))
-
-
-def _hermes_root_path() -> Path:
-    """Resolve the Hermes root dir (always the parent of any profile, never per-profile)."""
-    try:
-        from hermes_constants import get_default_hermes_root  # local import to avoid cycles
-        return get_default_hermes_root()
-    except Exception:
-        return Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.hermes"))
-
-
-def build_write_denied_paths(home: str) -> set[str]:
-    """Return exact sensitive paths that must never be written."""
-    hermes_home = _hermes_home_path()
-    hermes_root = _hermes_root_path()
-    return {
-        os.path.realpath(p)
-        for p in [
-            os.path.join(home, ".ssh", "authorized_keys"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".ssh", "id_rsa"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".ssh", "id_ed25519"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".ssh", "config"),
-            # Active profile .env (or top-level .env when not in profile mode).
-            str(hermes_home / ".env"),
-            # Top-level .env, even when running under a profile — overwriting it
-            # leaks credentials across every profile that inherits from root (#15981).
-            str(hermes_root / ".env"),
-            # Active profile Anthropic PKCE credential store.
-            str(hermes_home / ".anthropic_oauth.json"),
-            # Top-level Anthropic PKCE credential store remains sensitive even
-            # when a profile is active; default/non-profile sessions still read it.
-            str(hermes_root / ".anthropic_oauth.json"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".bashrc"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".zshrc"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".profile"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".bash_profile"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".zprofile"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".netrc"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".pgpass"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".npmrc"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".pypirc"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".git-credentials"),
-            "/etc/sudoers",
-            "/etc/passwd",
-            "/etc/shadow",
-        ]
-    }
-
-
-def build_write_denied_prefixes(home: str) -> list[str]:
-    """Return sensitive directory prefixes that must never be written."""
-    return [
-        os.path.realpath(p) + os.sep
-        for p in [
-            os.path.join(home, ".ssh"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".aws"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".gnupg"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".kube"),
-            "/etc/sudoers.d",
-            "/etc/systemd",
-            os.path.join(home, ".docker"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".azure"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".config", "gh"),
-            os.path.join(home, ".config", "gcloud"),
-        ]
-    ]
-
-
-def get_safe_write_root() -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return the resolved HERMES_WRITE_SAFE_ROOT path, or None if unset."""
-    root = os.getenv("HERMES_WRITE_SAFE_ROOT", "")
-    if not root:
-        return None
-    try:
-        return os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(root))
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-
-
-def is_write_denied(path: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True if path is blocked by the write denylist or safe root."""
-    home = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser("~"))
-    resolved = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(str(path)))
-
-    if resolved in build_write_denied_paths(home):
-        return True
-    for prefix in build_write_denied_prefixes(home):
-        if resolved.startswith(prefix):
-            return True
-
-    # Hermes control-plane files: block both the ACTIVE profile's view
-    # (hermes_home) AND the global root view. Without the root pass, a
-    # profile-mode session leaves <root>/auth.json + <root>/config.yaml
-    # writable — letting a prompt-injected write_file overwrite the global
-    # files that every profile inherits from (same shape as #15981).
-    control_file_names = ("auth.json", "config.yaml", "webhook_subscriptions.json")
-    mcp_tokens_dir_name = "mcp-tokens"
-
-    hermes_dirs = []
-    for base in (_hermes_home_path(), _hermes_root_path()):
-        try:
-            real = os.path.realpath(base)
-            if real not in hermes_dirs:
-                hermes_dirs.append(real)
-        except Exception:
-            continue
-
-    for base_real in hermes_dirs:
-        for name in control_file_names:
-            try:
-                if resolved == os.path.realpath(os.path.join(base_real, name)):
-                    return True
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-        try:
-            mcp_real = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(base_real, mcp_tokens_dir_name))
-            if resolved == mcp_real or resolved.startswith(mcp_real + os.sep):
-                return True
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        try:
-            pairing_real = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(base_real, "pairing"))
-            if resolved == pairing_real or resolved.startswith(pairing_real + os.sep):
-                return True
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    safe_root = get_safe_write_root()
-    if safe_root and not (resolved == safe_root or resolved.startswith(safe_root + os.sep)):
-        return True
-
-    return False
-
-
-# Common secret-bearing project-local environment file basenames.
-# These are blocked because .env files routinely contain API keys,
-# database passwords, and other credentials.
-_BLOCKED_PROJECT_ENV_BASENAMES: set[str] = {
-    ".env",
-    ".env.local",
-    ".env.development",
-    ".env.production",
-    ".env.test",
-    ".env.staging",
-    ".envrc",
-}
-
-
-def get_read_block_error(path: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return an error message when a read targets a denied Hermes path.
-
-    Three categories are blocked:
-
-      * Internal Hermes cache files under ``HERMES_HOME/skills/.hub`` —
-        readable metadata that an attacker could use as a prompt-injection
-        carrier.
-      * Credential / secret stores under HERMES_HOME and the global Hermes
-        root: ``auth.json``, ``auth.lock``, ``.anthropic_oauth.json``,
-        ``.env``, ``webhook_subscriptions.json``, ``auth/google_oauth.json``,
-        and anything under ``mcp-tokens/``. These hold plaintext provider keys,
-        OAuth tokens, and HMAC secrets that the agent never needs to read
-        directly — provider tools / gateway adapters consume them through
-        internal channels.
-      * Project-local environment files anywhere on disk: ``.env``,
-        ``.env.local``, ``.env.development``, ``.env.production``,
-        ``.env.test``, ``.env.staging``, ``.envrc``. These routinely hold
-        API keys, database passwords, and other credentials for the user's
-        own projects. The agent helping debug a project shouldn't normally
-        need to read these — ``.env.example`` is the documented-shape
-        substitute.
-
-    **This is NOT a security boundary.** The terminal tool runs as the
-    same OS user with shell access; the agent can still ``cat auth.json``
-    or ``cat ~/.hermes/.env`` and exfiltrate the file. The read-deny exists
-    as defense-in-depth that:
-
-      * Returns a clear error to models that respect tool denials, which
-        empirically prompts most modern models to stop rather than reach
-        for the shell.
-      * Surfaces a visible audit trail when something tries to read
-        credentials — easier to spot in logs than a generic ``cat``.
-
-    Treat any user-visible framing around this as "may help" rather than
-    "stops attackers." A determined model or malicious instruction can
-    always shell out.
-
-    Callers that resolve relative paths against a non-process cwd
-    (e.g. ``TERMINAL_CWD`` in ``tools/file_tools.py``) MUST pre-resolve
-    and pass the absolute path string.  This function's own ``resolve()``
-    is anchored at the Python process cwd, so a relative input like
-    ``"auth.json"`` would otherwise miss the denylist when the task's
-    terminal cwd differs from the process cwd.
-    """
-    resolved = Path(path).expanduser().resolve()
-
-    # Resolve BOTH the active HERMES_HOME (profile-aware) AND the global
-    # Hermes root so credential stores at <root>/auth.json etc. are also
-    # blocked when running under a profile (HERMES_HOME points at
-    # <root>/profiles/<name> in profile mode). Same shape as the write
-    # deny widening (#15981, #14157).
-    hermes_dirs: list[Path] = []
-    for base in (_hermes_home_path(), _hermes_root_path()):
-        try:
-            real = base.resolve()
-            if real not in hermes_dirs:
-                hermes_dirs.append(real)
-        except Exception:
-            continue
-
-    # Skills .hub: prompt-injection carriers.
-    for hd in hermes_dirs:
-        blocked_dirs = [
-            hd / "skills" / ".hub" / "index-cache",
-            hd / "skills" / ".hub",
-        ]
-        for blocked in blocked_dirs:
-            try:
-                resolved.relative_to(blocked)
-            except ValueError:
-                continue
-            return (
-                f"Access denied: {path} is an internal Hermes cache file "
-                "and cannot be read directly to prevent prompt injection. "
-                "Use the skills_list or skill_view tools instead."
-            )
-
-    # Credential / secret stores. Exact-file matches under either
-    # HERMES_HOME or <root>.
-    credential_file_names = (
-        "auth.json",
-        "auth.lock",
-        ".anthropic_oauth.json",
-        ".env",
-        "webhook_subscriptions.json",
-        os.path.join("auth", "google_oauth.json"),
-        # Bitwarden Secrets Manager disk cache: stores plaintext secret values
-        # to avoid re-fetching across back-to-back CLI invocations. The file
-        # was introduced by #31968 but not added to this guard.
-        os.path.join("cache", "bws_cache.json"),
-    )
-    for hd in hermes_dirs:
-        for name in credential_file_names:
-            try:
-                blocked = (hd / name).resolve()
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-            if resolved == blocked:
-                return (
-                    f"Access denied: {path} is a Hermes credential store "
-                    "and cannot be read directly. Provider tools consume "
-                    "these credentials through internal channels. "
-                    "(Defense-in-depth — not a security boundary; the "
-                    "terminal tool can still bypass.)"
-                )
-
-    # mcp-tokens/: directory prefix match — anything inside is OAuth
-    # token material.
-    for hd in hermes_dirs:
-        try:
-            mcp_tokens = (hd / "mcp-tokens").resolve()
-        except Exception:
-            continue
-        if resolved == mcp_tokens:
-            return (
-                f"Access denied: {path} is the Hermes MCP token directory "
-                "and cannot be read directly. (Defense-in-depth — not a "
-                "security boundary; the terminal tool can still bypass.)"
-            )
-        try:
-            resolved.relative_to(mcp_tokens)
-        except ValueError:
-            continue
-        return (
-            f"Access denied: {path} is a Hermes MCP token file "
-            "and cannot be read directly. (Defense-in-depth — not a "
-            "security boundary; the terminal tool can still bypass.)"
-        )
-
-    # Block common secret-bearing project-local .env files anywhere on disk.
-    # The agent helping a user with their project rarely needs to read raw
-    # .env contents — .env.example is the documented-shape substitute. The
-    # terminal tool can still ``cat .env``; this is defense-in-depth, not a
-    # boundary (see module docstring).
-    if resolved.name in _BLOCKED_PROJECT_ENV_BASENAMES:
-        return (
-            f"Access denied: {path} is a secret-bearing environment file "
-            "and cannot be read to prevent credential leakage. "
-            "If you need to check the file structure, read .env.example instead. "
-            "(Defense-in-depth — not a security boundary; the terminal tool can still bypass.)"
-        )
-
-    return None
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Cross-profile write guard (#TBD)
-#
-# Hermes profiles are separate HERMES_HOME dirs under
-# ``<root>/profiles/<name>/``. Each profile has its own skills/, plugins/,
-# cron/, memories/. When an agent runs under one profile, writing into
-# ANOTHER profile's directories is almost always wrong — those skills /
-# plugins / cron jobs / memories affect a different session the user runs
-# from a different shell.
-#
-# Soft guard, NOT a security boundary: the agent runs as the same OS user
-# and has unrestricted terminal access, so this returns a warning the model
-# can choose to honor or override with ``cross_profile=True``. Same shape
-# as the dangerous-command approval flow — the agent is told the boundary
-# exists, and explicit user direction is required to cross it.
-#
-# Reference: May 2026 incident where a hermes-security profile session
-# edited skills under both ``~/.hermes/profiles/hermes-security/skills/``
-# AND ``~/.hermes/skills/`` (the default profile's skills) without realizing
-# the second path belonged to a different profile.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Profile-scoped directories under HERMES_HOME / <root> / <root>/profiles/<X>/
-# that should be guarded. Adding a new area here extends the guard with no
-# other code change.
-PROFILE_SCOPED_AREAS = ("skills", "plugins", "cron", "memories")
-
-
-def _resolve_active_profile_name() -> str:
-    """Return the active profile name derived from HERMES_HOME.
-
-    ``~/.hermes``              -> ``"default"``
-    ``~/.hermes/profiles/X``  -> ``"X"``
-
-    Falls back to ``"default"`` on any resolution failure so the guard
-    never raises into the tool path.
-    """
-    try:
-        home_real = _hermes_home_path().resolve()
-        root_real = _hermes_root_path().resolve()
-    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
-        return "default"
-    profiles_dir = root_real / "profiles"
-    try:
-        rel = home_real.relative_to(profiles_dir)
-        parts = rel.parts
-        if len(parts) >= 1:
-            return parts[0]
-    except ValueError:
-        pass
-    return "default"
-
-
-def classify_cross_profile_target(path: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Classify a write target as cross-profile if it lands in another
-    profile's scoped area (skills/plugins/cron/memories).
-
-    Returns ``None`` when the target is outside Hermes scope, or is inside
-    the ACTIVE profile, or doesn't hit a profile-scoped area. Otherwise
-    returns a dict with:
-
-      * ``active_profile``: name of the profile the agent is running as
-      * ``target_profile``: name of the profile the path belongs to
-      * ``area``: which scoped area (``"skills"``, ``"plugins"``, etc.)
-      * ``target_path``: the resolved path string
-
-    The caller decides what to do with the result — surface a warning to
-    the model, prompt the user, or (with explicit consent /
-    ``cross_profile=True``) proceed anyway.
-    """
-    try:
-        target = Path(os.path.expanduser(str(path))).resolve()
-        root_real = _hermes_root_path().resolve()
-    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
-        return None
-
-    target_profile: Optional[str] = None
-    area: Optional[str] = None
-
-    try:
-        rel = target.relative_to(root_real)
-    except ValueError:
-        return None
-
-    parts = rel.parts
-    if not parts:
-        return None
-
-    if parts[0] in PROFILE_SCOPED_AREAS:
-        # ``<root>/<area>/...`` → default profile.
-        target_profile = "default"
-        area = parts[0]
-    elif (
-        parts[0] == "profiles"
-        and len(parts) >= 3
-        and parts[2] in PROFILE_SCOPED_AREAS
-    ):
-        # ``<root>/profiles/<name>/<area>/...`` → named profile.
-        target_profile = parts[1]
-        area = parts[2]
-    else:
-        return None
-
-    active_profile = _resolve_active_profile_name()
-    if target_profile == active_profile:
-        # In-profile write — not a cross-profile event.
-        return None
-
-    return {
-        "active_profile": active_profile,
-        "target_profile": target_profile,
-        "area": area,
-        "target_path": str(target),
-    }
-
-
-def get_cross_profile_warning(path: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return a model-facing warning string when ``path`` is cross-profile.
-
-    Returns ``None`` when the write is in-scope (same profile) or outside
-    Hermes entirely. Caller is expected to surface the warning to the
-    agent as a tool-result error, NOT to silently allow the write — the
-    agent must either get explicit user direction to proceed, or pass
-    ``cross_profile=True`` to its write tool.
-
-    This is defense-in-depth: the terminal tool runs as the same OS user
-    and can write any of these paths without going through this guard.
-    Treat the guard as a confusion-reducer, not a security boundary.
-    """
-    info = classify_cross_profile_target(path)
-    if info is None:
-        return None
-    return (
-        f"Cross-profile write blocked by soft guard: {info['target_path']} "
-        f"belongs to Hermes profile {info['target_profile']!r}, but the "
-        f"agent is running under profile {info['active_profile']!r}. "
-        f"Editing another profile's {info['area']}/ will affect that "
-        f"profile's future sessions, not the one you are currently in. "
-        f"Confirm with the user before proceeding. To bypass this guard "
-        f"after explicit user direction, retry the call with "
-        f"``cross_profile=True``. (Defense-in-depth — not a security "
-        f"boundary; the terminal tool can still bypass.)"
-    )
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Sandbox-mirror write guard (#32049)
-#
-# Non-local terminal backends (Docker, Daytona, etc.) bind a sandbox-local
-# directory to the container's ``$HOME``. The on-disk layout looks like
-#
-#   <HERMES_HOME>/profiles/<name>/sandboxes/<backend>/<task>/home/.hermes/...
-#
-# When the agent (running host-side) speculates that authoritative profile
-# state lives at one of those sandbox-mirror paths, the write lands on the
-# mirror — never read by the host process — while the host file is left
-# untouched. The agent reports success, the user sees no change, and on
-# disk two divergent copies accumulate. See #32049 for evidence.
-#
-# This guard is path-shape-only: it detects the
-# ``…/sandboxes/<backend>/<task>/home/.hermes/…`` segment and warns
-# regardless of which Hermes profile is active. It does NOT cover the
-# inner-container case where the bind mount strips the ``sandboxes/`` prefix
-# (the agent's view inside the container is plain ``/root/.hermes/...``);
-# that case needs a separate dispatch-layer or host-side ``profile_state``
-# tool.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def _find_sandbox_mirror_segments(parts: tuple) -> Optional[int]:
-    """Return the index of the inner ``.hermes`` part in a sandbox-mirror path.
-
-    Matches ``…/sandboxes/<backend>/<task>/home/.hermes/…`` and returns the
-    index where the inner Hermes-state portion starts. Returns ``None`` for
-    paths that do not contain the sandbox-mirror shape.
-    """
-    for i, part in enumerate(parts):
-        if part != "sandboxes":
-            continue
-        # Need at least: sandboxes / <backend> / <task> / home / .hermes / <thing>
-        if i + 5 >= len(parts):
-            continue
-        if parts[i + 3] == "home" and parts[i + 4] == ".hermes":
-            return i + 4
-    return None
-
-
-def classify_sandbox_mirror_target(path: str) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Classify a write target as a sandbox-mirror of authoritative Hermes state.
-
-    Returns ``None`` when the path does not match the sandbox-mirror shape.
-    Otherwise returns a dict with:
-
-      * ``target_path``: the resolved path string
-      * ``mirror_root``: the ``…/sandboxes/<backend>/<task>/home/.hermes``
-        prefix (so callers can show users which sandbox owns the mirror)
-      * ``inner_path``: the portion under the mirror's ``.hermes`` (what the
-        agent likely meant to address on the host)
-
-    Detection is path-shape-only — does not require any Hermes resolver to
-    succeed, so it works correctly even when called from contexts where
-    HERMES_HOME resolution would be ambiguous.
-    """
-    try:
-        target = Path(os.path.expanduser(str(path))).resolve()
-    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
-        return None
-
-    parts = target.parts
-    inner_idx = _find_sandbox_mirror_segments(parts)
-    if inner_idx is None:
-        return None
-
-    mirror_root = str(Path(*parts[: inner_idx + 1]))
-    inner_path = str(Path(*parts[inner_idx + 1 :])) if inner_idx + 1 < len(parts) else ""
-
-    return {
-        "target_path": str(target),
-        "mirror_root": mirror_root,
-        "inner_path": inner_path,
-    }
-
-
-def get_sandbox_mirror_warning(path: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return a model-facing warning when ``path`` lands in a sandbox mirror.
-
-    Returns ``None`` when the path is not a sandbox-mirror target. Caller
-    is expected to surface the warning to the agent as a tool-result
-    error. The bypass kwarg (``cross_profile=True``) is shared with the
-    cross-profile guard: both are soft "I know what I'm doing" overrides
-    a user can authorise.
-
-    Defense-in-depth, NOT a security boundary: the terminal tool runs as
-    the same OS user and can write the mirror path directly. The guard
-    exists to surface the misclassification before the silent-success +
-    divergent-copy footgun in #32049 fires.
-    """
-    info = classify_sandbox_mirror_target(path)
-    if info is None:
-        return None
-    return (
-        f"Sandbox-mirror write blocked by soft guard: {info['target_path']} "
-        f"sits under {info['mirror_root']!r}, which is a per-task mirror "
-        f"created by a non-local terminal backend (docker/daytona/etc.). "
-        f"Writes here land on a copy that the host Hermes process never "
-        f"reads — the authoritative file is likely {info['inner_path']!r} "
-        f"under the real HERMES_HOME. Use the host-side tool for "
-        f"authoritative state (e.g. ``memory`` for memories), or address "
-        f"the host path directly. To bypass this guard after explicit "
-        f"user direction, retry the call with ``cross_profile=True``. "
-        f"(Defense-in-depth — not a security boundary; the terminal tool "
-        f"can still bypass.)"
-    )
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Container-context mirror guard (inner-container case — #32049 follow-up)
-#
-# Brian's shape-based detector (#32213) catches paths that still carry the
-# full ``…/sandboxes/<backend>/<task>/home/.hermes/…`` prefix on the host.
-# But when file tools execute *inside* the container the bind-mount strips
-# that prefix: the agent sees plain ``/root/.hermes/…``.  The root:root
-# ownership on the divergent SOUL.md in #32049 confirms this is the primary
-# failure mode.
-#
-# Fix: file_tools passes the active Docker mirror prefix when the terminal
-# backend is docker + persistent. This catches the very first file-tool call,
-# before a DockerEnvironment object necessarily exists.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def classify_container_mirror_target(
-    path: str,
-    mirror_prefix: str | None = None,
-) -> Optional[dict]:
-    """Classify a write target as a container-side sandbox mirror.
-
-    ``mirror_prefix`` must be supplied by the caller after it has established
-    that file tools are executing in a container whose home is a sandbox
-    mirror. Returns ``None`` when no such context is active or the path is not
-    under the mirror prefix. Otherwise returns:
-
-      * ``target_path``: resolved path string
-      * ``mirror_root``: the declared container mirror prefix
-      * ``inner_path``: portion under the mirror root (what the agent
-        likely meant to address in the host HERMES_HOME)
-    """
-    if not mirror_prefix:
-        return None
-    try:
-        target = Path(os.path.expanduser(str(path))).resolve()
-        mirror = Path(os.path.expanduser(mirror_prefix)).resolve()
-        inner = target.relative_to(mirror)
-    except (OSError, RuntimeError, ValueError):
-        return None
-    return {
-        "target_path": str(target),
-        "mirror_root": str(mirror),
-        "inner_path": inner.as_posix(),
-    }
-
-
-def get_container_mirror_warning(
-    path: str,
-    mirror_prefix: str | None = None,
-) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return a model-facing warning when *path* lands in the container's
-    sandbox mirror of authoritative Hermes state.
-
-    The caller supplies ``mirror_prefix`` only when the current file-tool
-    backend is known to execute inside a Docker sandbox. Same contract as
-    ``get_cross_profile_warning``: soft guard, returns ``None`` for
-    non-mirror paths, caller surfaces as a tool-result error. Bypass via
-    ``cross_profile=True`` after explicit user direction.
-    """
-    info = classify_container_mirror_target(path, mirror_prefix)
-    if info is None:
-        return None
-    return (
-        f"Sandbox-mirror write blocked by soft guard: {info['target_path']} "
-        f"sits under {info['mirror_root']!r}, which is the container's "
-        f"bind-mounted home — a per-task mirror that the host Hermes "
-        f"process never reads. The authoritative file is "
-        f"{info['inner_path']!r} under the real HERMES_HOME. Use the "
-        f"host-side tool for authoritative state (e.g. ``memory`` for "
-        f"memories), or address the host path directly. To bypass after "
-        f"explicit user direction, retry with ``cross_profile=True``. "
-        f"(Defense-in-depth — not a security boundary; the terminal tool "
-        f"can still bypass.)"
-    )
@@ -1,909 +0,0 @@
-"""OpenAI-compatible facade that talks to Google's Cloud Code Assist backend.
-
-This adapter lets Hermes use the ``google-gemini-cli`` provider as if it were
-a standard OpenAI-shaped chat completion endpoint, while the underlying HTTP
-traffic goes to ``cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com/v1internal:{generateContent,
-streamGenerateContent}`` with a Bearer access token obtained via OAuth PKCE.
-
-Architecture
------------
- ``GeminiCloudCodeClient`` exposes ``.chat.completions.create(**kwargs)``
-  mirroring the subset of the OpenAI SDK that ``run_agent.py`` uses.
- Incoming OpenAI ``messages[]`` / ``tools[]`` / ``tool_choice`` are translated
-  to Gemini's native ``contents[]`` / ``tools[].functionDeclarations`` /
-  ``toolConfig`` / ``systemInstruction`` shape.
- The request body is wrapped ``{project, model, user_prompt_id, request}``
-  per Code Assist API expectations.
- Responses (``candidates[].content.parts[]``) are converted back to
-  OpenAI ``choices[0].message`` shape with ``content`` + ``tool_calls``.
- Streaming uses SSE (``?alt=sse``) and yields OpenAI-shaped delta chunks.
-
-Attribution
-----------
-Translation semantics follow jenslys/opencode-gemini-auth (MIT) and the public
-Gemini API docs. Request envelope shape
-(``{project, model, user_prompt_id, request}``) is documented nowhere; it is
-reverse-engineered from the opencode-gemini-auth and clawdbot implementations.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import time
-import uuid
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional
-
-import httpx
-
-from agent import google_oauth
-from agent.gemini_schema import sanitize_gemini_tool_parameters
-from agent.google_code_assist import (
-    CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT,
-    CodeAssistError,
-    ProjectContext,
-    resolve_project_context,
-)
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Request translation: OpenAI → Gemini
-# =============================================================================
-
-_ROLE_MAP_OPENAI_TO_GEMINI = {
-    "user": "user",
-    "assistant": "model",
-    "system": "user",   # handled separately via systemInstruction
-    "tool": "user",     # functionResponse is wrapped in a user-role turn
-    "function": "user",
-}
-
-
-def _coerce_content_to_text(content: Any) -> str:
-    """OpenAI content may be str or a list of parts; reduce to plain text."""
-    if content is None:
-        return ""
-    if isinstance(content, str):
-        return content
-    if isinstance(content, list):
-        pieces: List[str] = []
-        for p in content:
-            if isinstance(p, str):
-                pieces.append(p)
-            elif isinstance(p, dict):
-                if p.get("type") == "text" and isinstance(p.get("text"), str):
-                    pieces.append(p["text"])
-                # Multimodal (image_url, etc.) — stub for now; log and skip
-                elif p.get("type") in {"image_url", "input_audio"}:
-                    logger.debug("Dropping multimodal part (not yet supported): %s", p.get("type"))
-        return "\n".join(pieces)
-    return str(content)
-
-
-def _translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tool_call: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """OpenAI tool_call -> Gemini functionCall part."""
-    fn = tool_call.get("function") or {}
-    args_raw = fn.get("arguments", "")
-    try:
-        args = json.loads(args_raw) if isinstance(args_raw, str) and args_raw else {}
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        args = {"_raw": args_raw}
-    if not isinstance(args, dict):
-        args = {"_value": args}
-    return {
-        "functionCall": {
-            "name": fn.get("name") or "",
-            "args": args,
-        },
-        # Sentinel signature — matches opencode-gemini-auth's approach.
-        # Without this, Code Assist rejects function calls that originated
-        # outside its own chain.
-        "thoughtSignature": "skip_thought_signature_validator",
-    }
-
-
-def _translate_tool_result_to_gemini(message: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """OpenAI tool-role message -> Gemini functionResponse part.
-
-    The function name isn't in the OpenAI tool message directly; it must be
-    passed via the assistant message that issued the call. For simplicity we
-    look up ``name`` on the message (OpenAI SDK copies it there) or on the
-    ``tool_call_id`` cross-reference.
-    """
-    name = str(message.get("name") or message.get("tool_call_id") or "tool")
-    content = _coerce_content_to_text(message.get("content"))
-    # Gemini expects the response as a dict under `response`. We wrap plain
-    # text in {"output": "..."}.
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(content) if content.strip().startswith(("{", "[")) else None
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        parsed = None
-    response = parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else {"output": content}
-    return {
-        "functionResponse": {
-            "name": name,
-            "response": response,
-        },
-    }
-
-
-def _build_gemini_contents(
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-) -> tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
-    """Convert OpenAI messages[] to Gemini contents[] + systemInstruction."""
-    system_text_parts: List[str] = []
-    contents: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
-    for msg in messages:
-        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
-            continue
-        role = str(msg.get("role") or "user")
-
-        if role == "system":
-            system_text_parts.append(_coerce_content_to_text(msg.get("content")))
-            continue
-
-        # Tool result message — emit a user-role turn with functionResponse
-        if role == "tool" or role == "function":
-            contents.append({
-                "role": "user",
-                "parts": [_translate_tool_result_to_gemini(msg)],
-            })
-            continue
-
-        gemini_role = _ROLE_MAP_OPENAI_TO_GEMINI.get(role, "user")
-        parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
-        text = _coerce_content_to_text(msg.get("content"))
-        if text:
-            parts.append({"text": text})
-
-        # Assistant messages can carry tool_calls
-        tool_calls = msg.get("tool_calls") or []
-        if isinstance(tool_calls, list):
-            for tc in tool_calls:
-                if isinstance(tc, dict):
-                    parts.append(_translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tc))
-
-        if not parts:
-            # Gemini rejects empty parts; skip the turn entirely
-            continue
-
-        contents.append({"role": gemini_role, "parts": parts})
-
-    system_instruction: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
-    joined_system = "\n".join(p for p in system_text_parts if p).strip()
-    if joined_system:
-        system_instruction = {
-            "role": "system",
-            "parts": [{"text": joined_system}],
-        }
-
-    return contents, system_instruction
-
-
-def _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """OpenAI tools[] -> Gemini tools[].functionDeclarations[]."""
-    if not isinstance(tools, list) or not tools:
-        return []
-    declarations: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for t in tools:
-        if not isinstance(t, dict):
-            continue
-        fn = t.get("function") or {}
-        if not isinstance(fn, dict):
-            continue
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if not name:
-            continue
-        decl = {"name": str(name)}
-        if fn.get("description"):
-            decl["description"] = str(fn["description"])
-        params = fn.get("parameters")
-        if isinstance(params, dict):
-            decl["parameters"] = sanitize_gemini_tool_parameters(params)
-        declarations.append(decl)
-    if not declarations:
-        return []
-    return [{"functionDeclarations": declarations}]
-
-
-def _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """OpenAI tool_choice -> Gemini toolConfig.functionCallingConfig."""
-    if tool_choice is None:
-        return None
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, str):
-        if tool_choice == "auto":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "AUTO"}}
-        if tool_choice == "required":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "ANY"}}
-        if tool_choice == "none":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "NONE"}}
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
-        fn = tool_choice.get("function") or {}
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if name:
-            return {
-                "functionCallingConfig": {
-                    "mode": "ANY",
-                    "allowedFunctionNames": [str(name)],
-                },
-            }
-    return None
-
-
-def _normalize_thinking_config(config: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Accept thinkingBudget / thinkingLevel / includeThoughts (+ snake_case)."""
-    if not isinstance(config, dict) or not config:
-        return None
-    budget = config.get("thinkingBudget", config.get("thinking_budget"))
-    level = config.get("thinkingLevel", config.get("thinking_level"))
-    include = config.get("includeThoughts", config.get("include_thoughts"))
-    normalized: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if isinstance(budget, (int, float)):
-        normalized["thinkingBudget"] = int(budget)
-    if isinstance(level, str) and level.strip():
-        normalized["thinkingLevel"] = level.strip().lower()
-    if isinstance(include, bool):
-        normalized["includeThoughts"] = include
-    return normalized or None
-
-
-def build_gemini_request(
-    *,
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    tools: Any = None,
-    tool_choice: Any = None,
-    temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-    max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-    top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-    stop: Any = None,
-    thinking_config: Any = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Build the inner Gemini request body (goes inside ``request`` wrapper)."""
-    contents, system_instruction = _build_gemini_contents(messages)
-
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {"contents": contents}
-    if system_instruction is not None:
-        body["systemInstruction"] = system_instruction
-
-    gemini_tools = _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools)
-    if gemini_tools:
-        body["tools"] = gemini_tools
-    tool_cfg = _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice)
-    if tool_cfg is not None:
-        body["toolConfig"] = tool_cfg
-
-    generation_config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if isinstance(temperature, (int, float)):
-        generation_config["temperature"] = float(temperature)
-    if isinstance(max_tokens, int) and max_tokens > 0:
-        generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = max_tokens
-    if isinstance(top_p, (int, float)):
-        generation_config["topP"] = float(top_p)
-    if isinstance(stop, str) and stop:
-        generation_config["stopSequences"] = [stop]
-    elif isinstance(stop, list) and stop:
-        generation_config["stopSequences"] = [str(s) for s in stop if s]
-    normalized_thinking = _normalize_thinking_config(thinking_config)
-    if normalized_thinking:
-        generation_config["thinkingConfig"] = normalized_thinking
-    if generation_config:
-        body["generationConfig"] = generation_config
-
-    return body
-
-
-def wrap_code_assist_request(
-    *,
-    project_id: str,
-    model: str,
-    inner_request: Dict[str, Any],
-    user_prompt_id: Optional[str] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Wrap the inner Gemini request in the Code Assist envelope."""
-    return {
-        "project": project_id,
-        "model": model,
-        "user_prompt_id": user_prompt_id or str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        "request": inner_request,
-    }
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Response translation: Gemini → OpenAI
-# =============================================================================
-
-def _translate_gemini_response(
-    resp: Dict[str, Any],
-    model: str,
-) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    """Non-streaming Gemini response -> OpenAI-shaped SimpleNamespace.
-
-    Code Assist wraps the actual Gemini response inside ``response``, so we
-    unwrap it first if present.
-    """
-    inner = resp.get("response") if isinstance(resp.get("response"), dict) else resp
-
-    candidates = inner.get("candidates") or []
-    if not isinstance(candidates, list) or not candidates:
-        return _empty_response(model)
-
-    cand = candidates[0]
-    content_obj = cand.get("content") if isinstance(cand, dict) else {}
-    parts = content_obj.get("parts") if isinstance(content_obj, dict) else []
-
-    text_pieces: List[str] = []
-    reasoning_pieces: List[str] = []
-    tool_calls: List[SimpleNamespace] = []
-
-    for i, part in enumerate(parts or []):
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        # Thought parts are model's internal reasoning — surface as reasoning,
-        # don't mix into content.
-        if part.get("thought") is True:
-            if isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-                reasoning_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            text_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            tool_calls.append(SimpleNamespace(
-                id=f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-                type="function",
-                index=i,
-                function=SimpleNamespace(name=str(fc["name"]), arguments=args_str),
-            ))
-
-    finish_reason = "tool_calls" if tool_calls else _map_gemini_finish_reason(
-        str(cand.get("finishReason") or "")
-    )
-
-    usage_meta = inner.get("usageMetadata") or {}
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("promptTokenCount") or 0),
-        completion_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("candidatesTokenCount") or 0),
-        total_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("totalTokenCount") or 0),
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(
-            cached_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("cachedContentTokenCount") or 0),
-        ),
-    )
-
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant",
-        content="".join(text_pieces) if text_pieces else None,
-        tool_calls=tool_calls or None,
-        reasoning="".join(reasoning_pieces) or None,
-        reasoning_content="".join(reasoning_pieces) or None,
-        reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(
-        index=0,
-        message=message,
-        finish_reason=finish_reason,
-    )
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-def _empty_response(model: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant", content="", tool_calls=None,
-        reasoning=None, reasoning_content=None, reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, message=message, finish_reason="stop")
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=0, completion_tokens=0, total_tokens=0,
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(cached_tokens=0),
-    )
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-def _map_gemini_finish_reason(reason: str) -> str:
-    mapping = {
-        "STOP": "stop",
-        "MAX_TOKENS": "length",
-        "SAFETY": "content_filter",
-        "RECITATION": "content_filter",
-        "OTHER": "stop",
-    }
-    return mapping.get(reason.upper(), "stop")
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Streaming SSE iterator
-# =============================================================================
-
-class _GeminiStreamChunk(SimpleNamespace):
-    """Mimics an OpenAI ChatCompletionChunk with .choices[0].delta."""
-    pass
-
-
-def _make_stream_chunk(
-    *,
-    model: str,
-    content: str = "",
-    tool_call_delta: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    finish_reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    reasoning: str = "",
-) -> _GeminiStreamChunk:
-    delta_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "role": "assistant",
-        "content": None,
-        "tool_calls": None,
-        "reasoning": None,
-        "reasoning_content": None,
-    }
-    if content:
-        delta_kwargs["content"] = content
-    if tool_call_delta is not None:
-        delta_kwargs["tool_calls"] = [SimpleNamespace(
-            index=tool_call_delta.get("index", 0),
-            id=tool_call_delta.get("id") or f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-            type="function",
-            function=SimpleNamespace(
-                name=tool_call_delta.get("name") or "",
-                arguments=tool_call_delta.get("arguments") or "",
-            ),
-        )]
-    if reasoning:
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning"] = reasoning
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning_content"] = reasoning
-    delta = SimpleNamespace(**delta_kwargs)
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, delta=delta, finish_reason=finish_reason)
-    return _GeminiStreamChunk(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion.chunk",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=None,
-    )
-
-
-def _iter_sse_events(response: httpx.Response) -> Iterator[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Parse Server-Sent Events from an httpx streaming response."""
-    buffer = ""
-    for chunk in response.iter_text():
-        if not chunk:
-            continue
-        buffer += chunk
-        while "\n" in buffer:
-            line, buffer = buffer.split("\n", 1)
-            line = line.rstrip("\r")
-            if not line:
-                continue
-            if line.startswith("data: "):
-                data = line[6:]
-                if data == "[DONE]":
-                    return
-                try:
-                    yield json.loads(data)
-                except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                    logger.debug("Non-JSON SSE line: %s", data[:200])
-
-
-def _translate_stream_event(
-    event: Dict[str, Any],
-    model: str,
-    tool_call_counter: List[int],
-) -> List[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-    """Unwrap Code Assist envelope and emit OpenAI-shaped chunk(s).
-
-    ``tool_call_counter`` is a single-element list used as a mutable counter
-    across events in the same stream. Each ``functionCall`` part gets a
-    fresh, unique OpenAI ``index`` — keying by function name would collide
-    whenever the model issues parallel calls to the same tool (e.g. reading
-    three files in one turn).
-    """
-    inner = event.get("response") if isinstance(event.get("response"), dict) else event
-    candidates = inner.get("candidates") or []
-    if not candidates:
-        return []
-    cand = candidates[0]
-    if not isinstance(cand, dict):
-        return []
-
-    chunks: List[_GeminiStreamChunk] = []
-
-    content = cand.get("content") or {}
-    parts = content.get("parts") if isinstance(content, dict) else []
-    for part in parts or []:
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        if part.get("thought") is True and isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(
-                model=model, reasoning=part["text"],
-            ))
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str) and part["text"]:
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, content=part["text"]))
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            name = str(fc["name"])
-            idx = tool_call_counter[0]
-            tool_call_counter[0] += 1
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(
-                model=model,
-                tool_call_delta={
-                    "index": idx,
-                    "name": name,
-                    "arguments": args_str,
-                },
-            ))
-
-    finish_reason_raw = str(cand.get("finishReason") or "")
-    if finish_reason_raw:
-        mapped = _map_gemini_finish_reason(finish_reason_raw)
-        if tool_call_counter[0] > 0:
-            mapped = "tool_calls"
-        chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, finish_reason=mapped))
-    return chunks
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# GeminiCloudCodeClient — OpenAI-compatible facade
-# =============================================================================
-
-MARKER_BASE_URL = "cloudcode-pa://google"
-
-
-class _GeminiChatCompletions:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiCloudCodeClient"):
-        self._client = client
-
-    def create(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        return self._client._create_chat_completion(**kwargs)
-
-
-class _GeminiChatNamespace:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiCloudCodeClient"):
-        self.completions = _GeminiChatCompletions(client)
-
-
-class GeminiCloudCodeClient:
-    """Minimal OpenAI-SDK-compatible facade over Code Assist v1internal."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *,
-        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
-        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
-        default_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-        project_id: str = "",
-        **_: Any,
-    ):
-        # `api_key` here is a dummy — real auth is the OAuth access token
-        # fetched on every call via agent.google_oauth.get_valid_access_token().
-        # We accept the kwarg for openai.OpenAI interface parity.
-        self.api_key = api_key or "google-oauth"
-        self.base_url = base_url or MARKER_BASE_URL
-        self._default_headers = dict(default_headers or {})
-        self._configured_project_id = project_id
-        self._project_context: Optional[ProjectContext] = None
-        self._project_context_lock = False  # simple single-thread guard
-        self.chat = _GeminiChatNamespace(self)
-        self.is_closed = False
-        self._http = httpx.Client(timeout=httpx.Timeout(connect=15.0, read=600.0, write=30.0, pool=30.0))
-
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        self.is_closed = True
-        try:
-            self._http.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    # Implement the OpenAI SDK's context-manager-ish closure check
-    def __enter__(self):
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        self.close()
-
-    def _ensure_project_context(self, access_token: str, model: str) -> ProjectContext:
-        """Lazily resolve and cache the project context for this client."""
-        if self._project_context is not None:
-            return self._project_context
-
-        env_project = google_oauth.resolve_project_id_from_env()
-        creds = google_oauth.load_credentials()
-        stored_project = creds.project_id if creds else ""
-
-        # Prefer what's already baked into the creds
-        if stored_project:
-            self._project_context = ProjectContext(
-                project_id=stored_project,
-                managed_project_id=creds.managed_project_id if creds else "",
-                tier_id="",
-                source="stored",
-            )
-            return self._project_context
-
-        ctx = resolve_project_context(
-            access_token,
-            configured_project_id=self._configured_project_id,
-            env_project_id=env_project,
-            user_agent_model=model,
-        )
-        # Persist discovered project back to the creds file so the next
-        # session doesn't re-run the discovery.
-        if ctx.project_id or ctx.managed_project_id:
-            google_oauth.update_project_ids(
-                project_id=ctx.project_id,
-                managed_project_id=ctx.managed_project_id,
-            )
-        self._project_context = ctx
-        return ctx
-
-    def _create_chat_completion(
-        self,
-        *,
-        model: str = "gemini-2.5-flash",
-        messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
-        stream: bool = False,
-        tools: Any = None,
-        tool_choice: Any = None,
-        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-        stop: Any = None,
-        extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        timeout: Any = None,
-        **_: Any,
-    ) -> Any:
-        access_token = google_oauth.get_valid_access_token()
-        ctx = self._ensure_project_context(access_token, model)
-
-        thinking_config = None
-        if isinstance(extra_body, dict):
-            thinking_config = extra_body.get("thinking_config") or extra_body.get("thinkingConfig")
-
-        inner = build_gemini_request(
-            messages=messages or [],
-            tools=tools,
-            tool_choice=tool_choice,
-            temperature=temperature,
-            max_tokens=max_tokens,
-            top_p=top_p,
-            stop=stop,
-            thinking_config=thinking_config,
-        )
-        wrapped = wrap_code_assist_request(
-            project_id=ctx.project_id,
-            model=model,
-            inner_request=inner,
-        )
-
-        headers = {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            "Accept": "application/json",
-            "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
-            "User-Agent": "hermes-agent (gemini-cli-compat)",
-            "X-Goog-Api-Client": "gl-python/hermes",
-            "x-activity-request-id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
-        }
-        headers.update(self._default_headers)
-
-        if stream:
-            return self._stream_completion(model=model, wrapped=wrapped, headers=headers)
-
-        url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:generateContent"
-        response = self._http.post(url, json=wrapped, headers=headers)
-        if response.status_code != 200:
-            raise _gemini_http_error(response)
-        try:
-            payload = response.json()
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            raise CodeAssistError(
-                f"Invalid JSON from Code Assist: {exc}",
-                code="code_assist_invalid_json",
-            ) from exc
-        return _translate_gemini_response(payload, model=model)
-
-    def _stream_completion(
-        self,
-        *,
-        model: str,
-        wrapped: Dict[str, Any],
-        headers: Dict[str, str],
-    ) -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-        """Generator that yields OpenAI-shaped streaming chunks."""
-        url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse"
-        stream_headers = dict(headers)
-        stream_headers["Accept"] = "text/event-stream"
-
-        def _generator() -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-            try:
-                with self._http.stream("POST", url, json=wrapped, headers=stream_headers) as response:
-                    if response.status_code != 200:
-                        # Materialize error body for better diagnostics
-                        response.read()
-                        raise _gemini_http_error(response)
-                    tool_call_counter: List[int] = [0]
-                    for event in _iter_sse_events(response):
-                        for chunk in _translate_stream_event(event, model, tool_call_counter):
-                            yield chunk
-            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
-                raise CodeAssistError(
-                    f"Streaming request failed: {exc}",
-                    code="code_assist_stream_error",
-                ) from exc
-
-        return _generator()
-
-
-def _gemini_http_error(response: httpx.Response) -> CodeAssistError:
-    """Translate an httpx response into a CodeAssistError with rich metadata.
-
-    Parses Google's error envelope (``{"error": {"code", "message", "status",
-    "details": [...]}}``) so the agent's error classifier can reason about
-    the failure — ``status_code`` enables the rate_limit / auth classification
-    paths, and ``response`` lets the main loop honor ``Retry-After`` just
-    like it does for OpenAI SDK exceptions.
-
-    Also lifts a few recognizable Google conditions into human-readable
-    messages so the user sees something better than a 500-char JSON dump:
-
-        MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED → "Gemini model capacity exhausted for
-            <model>. This is a Google-side throttle..."
-        RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED w/o reason → quota-style message
-        404 → "Model <name> not found at cloudcode-pa..."
-    """
-    status = response.status_code
-
-    # Parse the body once, surviving any weird encodings.
-    body_text = ""
-    body_json: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    try:
-        body_text = response.text
-    except Exception:
-        body_text = ""
-    if body_text:
-        try:
-            parsed = json.loads(body_text)
-            if isinstance(parsed, dict):
-                body_json = parsed
-        except (ValueError, TypeError):
-            body_json = {}
-
-    # Dig into Google's error envelope.  Shape is:
-    #   {"error": {"code": 429, "message": "...", "status": "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED",
-    #              "details": [{"@type": ".../ErrorInfo", "reason": "MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED",
-    #                           "metadata": {...}},
-    #                          {"@type": ".../RetryInfo", "retryDelay": "30s"}]}}
-    err_obj = body_json.get("error") if isinstance(body_json, dict) else None
-    if not isinstance(err_obj, dict):
-        err_obj = {}
-    err_status = str(err_obj.get("status") or "").strip()
-    err_message = str(err_obj.get("message") or "").strip()
-    _raw_details = err_obj.get("details")
-    err_details_list = _raw_details if isinstance(_raw_details, list) else []
-
-    # Extract google.rpc.ErrorInfo reason + metadata.  There may be more
-    # than one ErrorInfo (rare), so we pick the first one with a reason.
-    error_reason = ""
-    error_metadata: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    retry_delay_seconds: Optional[float] = None
-    for detail in err_details_list:
-        if not isinstance(detail, dict):
-            continue
-        type_url = str(detail.get("@type") or "")
-        if not error_reason and type_url.endswith("/google.rpc.ErrorInfo"):
-            reason = detail.get("reason")
-            if isinstance(reason, str) and reason:
-                error_reason = reason
-            md = detail.get("metadata")
-            if isinstance(md, dict):
-                error_metadata = md
-        elif retry_delay_seconds is None and type_url.endswith("/google.rpc.RetryInfo"):
-            # retryDelay is a google.protobuf.Duration string like "30s" or "1.5s".
-            delay_raw = detail.get("retryDelay")
-            if isinstance(delay_raw, str) and delay_raw.endswith("s"):
-                try:
-                    retry_delay_seconds = float(delay_raw[:-1])
-                except ValueError:
-                    pass
-            elif isinstance(delay_raw, (int, float)):
-                retry_delay_seconds = float(delay_raw)
-
-    # Fall back to the Retry-After header if the body didn't include RetryInfo.
-    if retry_delay_seconds is None:
-        try:
-            header_val = response.headers.get("Retry-After") or response.headers.get("retry-after")
-        except Exception:
-            header_val = None
-        if header_val:
-            try:
-                retry_delay_seconds = float(header_val)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                retry_delay_seconds = None
-
-    # Classify the error code.  ``code_assist_rate_limited`` stays the default
-    # for 429s; a more specific reason tag helps downstream callers (e.g. tests,
-    # logs) without changing the rate_limit classification path.
-    code = f"code_assist_http_{status}"
-    if status == 401:
-        code = "code_assist_unauthorized"
-    elif status == 429:
-        code = "code_assist_rate_limited"
-        if error_reason == "MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED":
-            code = "code_assist_capacity_exhausted"
-
-    # Build a human-readable message.  Keep the status + a raw-body tail for
-    # debugging, but lead with a friendlier summary when we recognize the
-    # Google signal.
-    model_hint = ""
-    if isinstance(error_metadata, dict):
-        model_hint = str(error_metadata.get("model") or error_metadata.get("modelId") or "").strip()
-
-    if status == 429 and error_reason == "MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED":
-        target = model_hint or "this Gemini model"
-        message = (
-            f"Gemini capacity exhausted for {target} (Google-side throttle, "
-            f"not a Hermes issue). Try a different Gemini model or set a "
-            f"fallback_providers entry to a non-Gemini provider."
-        )
-        if retry_delay_seconds is not None:
-            message += f" Google suggests retrying in {retry_delay_seconds:g}s."
-    elif status == 429 and err_status == "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED":
-        message = (
-            f"Gemini quota exhausted ({err_message or 'RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED'}). "
-            f"Check /gquota for remaining daily requests."
-        )
-        if retry_delay_seconds is not None:
-            message += f" Retry suggested in {retry_delay_seconds:g}s."
-    elif status == 404:
-        # Google returns 404 when a model has been retired or renamed.
-        target = model_hint or (err_message or "model")
-        message = (
-            f"Code Assist 404: {target} is not available at "
-            f"cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com. It may have been renamed or "
-            f"retired. Check hermes_cli/models.py for the current list."
-        )
-    elif err_message:
-        # Generic fallback with the parsed message.
-        message = f"Code Assist HTTP {status} ({err_status or 'error'}): {err_message}"
-    else:
-        # Last-ditch fallback — raw body snippet.
-        message = f"Code Assist returned HTTP {status}: {body_text[:500]}"
-
-    return CodeAssistError(
-        message,
-        code=code,
-        status_code=status,
-        response=response,
-        retry_after=retry_delay_seconds,
-        details={
-            "status": err_status,
-            "reason": error_reason,
-            "metadata": error_metadata,
-            "message": err_message,
-        },
-    )
@@ -1,990 +0,0 @@
-"""OpenAI-compatible facade over Google AI Studio's native Gemini API.
-
-Hermes keeps ``api_mode='chat_completions'`` for the ``gemini`` provider so the
-main agent loop can keep using its existing OpenAI-shaped message flow.
-This adapter is the transport shim that converts those OpenAI-style
-``messages[]`` / ``tools[]`` requests into Gemini's native
-``models/{model}:generateContent`` schema and converts the responses back.
-
-Why this exists
---------------
-Google's OpenAI-compatible endpoint has been brittle for Hermes's multi-turn
-agent/tool loop (auth churn, tool-call replay quirks, thought-signature
-requirements).  The native Gemini API is the canonical path and avoids the
-OpenAI-compat layer entirely.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import asyncio
-import base64
-import json
-import logging
-import time
-import uuid
-from types import SimpleNamespace
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional
-
-import httpx
-
-from agent.gemini_schema import sanitize_gemini_tool_parameters
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"
-
-# Published max output-token ceiling shared by every current Gemini text model
-# (2.5 + 3.x: flash, flash-lite, pro). Used as the default when the caller
-# passes max_tokens=None, because Gemini's native API otherwise applies a low
-# internal default and truncates output (unlike OpenAI-compat endpoints where
-# an omitted limit means full budget).
-GEMINI_DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS = 65535
-
-
-def is_native_gemini_base_url(base_url: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when the endpoint speaks Gemini's native REST API."""
-    normalized = str(base_url or "").strip().rstrip("/").lower()
-    if not normalized:
-        return False
-    if "generativelanguage.googleapis.com" not in normalized:
-        return False
-    return not normalized.endswith("/openai")
-
-
-def probe_gemini_tier(
-    api_key: str,
-    base_url: str = DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL,
-    *,
-    model: str = "gemini-2.5-flash",
-    timeout: float = 10.0,
-) -> str:
-    """Probe a Google AI Studio API key and return its tier.
-
-    Returns one of:
-
-    - ``"free"``    -- key is on the free tier (unusable with Hermes)
-    - ``"paid"``    -- key is on a paid tier
-    - ``"unknown"`` -- probe failed; callers should proceed without blocking.
-    """
-    key = (api_key or "").strip()
-    if not key:
-        return "unknown"
-
-    normalized_base = str(base_url or DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL).strip().rstrip("/")
-    if not normalized_base:
-        normalized_base = DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL
-    if normalized_base.lower().endswith("/openai"):
-        normalized_base = normalized_base[: -len("/openai")]
-
-    url = f"{normalized_base}/models/{model}:generateContent"
-    payload = {
-        "contents": [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": "hi"}]}],
-        "generationConfig": {"maxOutputTokens": 1},
-    }
-
-    try:
-        with httpx.Client(timeout=timeout) as client:
-            resp = client.post(
-                url,
-                params={"key": key},
-                json=payload,
-                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-            )
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("probe_gemini_tier: network error: %s", exc)
-        return "unknown"
-
-    headers_lower = {k.lower(): v for k, v in resp.headers.items()}
-    rpd_header = headers_lower.get("x-ratelimit-limit-requests-per-day")
-    if rpd_header:
-        try:
-            rpd_val = int(rpd_header)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            rpd_val = None
-        # Published free-tier daily caps (Dec 2025):
-        #   gemini-2.5-pro: 100, gemini-2.5-flash: 250, flash-lite: 1000
-        # Tier 1 starts at ~1500+ for Flash. We treat <= 1000 as free.
-        if rpd_val is not None and rpd_val <= 1000:
-            return "free"
-        if rpd_val is not None and rpd_val > 1000:
-            return "paid"
-
-    if resp.status_code == 429:
-        body_text = ""
-        try:
-            body_text = resp.text or ""
-        except Exception:
-            body_text = ""
-        if "free_tier" in body_text.lower():
-            return "free"
-        return "paid"
-
-    if 200 <= resp.status_code < 300:
-        return "paid"
-
-    return "unknown"
-
-
-def is_free_tier_quota_error(error_message: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when a Gemini 429 message indicates free-tier exhaustion."""
-    if not error_message:
-        return False
-    return "free_tier" in error_message.lower()
-
-
-_FREE_TIER_GUIDANCE = (
-    "\n\nYour Google API key is on the free tier (<= 250 requests/day for "
-    "gemini-2.5-flash). Hermes typically makes 3-10 API calls per user turn, "
-    "so the free tier is exhausted in a handful of messages and cannot sustain "
-    "an agent session. Enable billing on your Google Cloud project and "
-    "regenerate the key in a billing-enabled project: "
-    "https://aistudio.google.com/apikey"
-)
-
-
-class GeminiAPIError(Exception):
-    """Error shape compatible with Hermes retry/error classification."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        message: str,
-        *,
-        code: str = "gemini_api_error",
-        status_code: Optional[int] = None,
-        response: Optional[httpx.Response] = None,
-        retry_after: Optional[float] = None,
-        details: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(message)
-        self.code = code
-        self.status_code = status_code
-        self.response = response
-        self.retry_after = retry_after
-        self.details = details or {}
-
-
-def _coerce_content_to_text(content: Any) -> str:
-    if content is None:
-        return ""
-    if isinstance(content, str):
-        return content
-    if isinstance(content, list):
-        pieces: List[str] = []
-        for part in content:
-            if isinstance(part, str):
-                pieces.append(part)
-            elif isinstance(part, dict) and part.get("type") == "text":
-                text = part.get("text")
-                if isinstance(text, str):
-                    pieces.append(text)
-        return "\n".join(pieces)
-    return str(content)
-
-
-def _extract_multimodal_parts(content: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not isinstance(content, list):
-        text = _coerce_content_to_text(content)
-        return [{"text": text}] if text else []
-
-    parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for item in content:
-        if isinstance(item, str):
-            parts.append({"text": item})
-            continue
-        if not isinstance(item, dict):
-            continue
-        ptype = item.get("type")
-        if ptype == "text":
-            text = item.get("text")
-            if isinstance(text, str) and text:
-                parts.append({"text": text})
-        elif ptype == "image_url":
-            url = ((item.get("image_url") or {}).get("url") or "")
-            if not isinstance(url, str) or not url.startswith("data:"):
-                continue
-            try:
-                header, encoded = url.split(",", 1)
-                mime = header.split(":", 1)[1].split(";", 1)[0]
-                raw = base64.b64decode(encoded)
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-            parts.append(
-                {
-                    "inlineData": {
-                        "mimeType": mime,
-                        "data": base64.b64encode(raw).decode("ascii"),
-                    }
-                }
-            )
-    return parts
-
-
-def _tool_call_extra_signature(tool_call: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
-    extra = tool_call.get("extra_content") or {}
-    if not isinstance(extra, dict):
-        return None
-    google = extra.get("google") or extra.get("thought_signature")
-    if isinstance(google, dict):
-        sig = google.get("thought_signature") or google.get("thoughtSignature")
-        return str(sig) if isinstance(sig, str) and sig else None
-    if isinstance(google, str) and google:
-        return google
-    return None
-
-
-def _translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tool_call: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    fn = tool_call.get("function") or {}
-    args_raw = fn.get("arguments", "")
-    try:
-        args = json.loads(args_raw) if isinstance(args_raw, str) and args_raw else {}
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        args = {"_raw": args_raw}
-    if not isinstance(args, dict):
-        args = {"_value": args}
-
-    part: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "functionCall": {
-            "name": str(fn.get("name") or ""),
-            "args": args,
-        }
-    }
-    thought_signature = _tool_call_extra_signature(tool_call)
-    if thought_signature:
-        part["thoughtSignature"] = thought_signature
-    return part
-
-
-def _translate_tool_result_to_gemini(
-    message: Dict[str, Any],
-    tool_name_by_call_id: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    tool_name_by_call_id = tool_name_by_call_id or {}
-    tool_call_id = str(message.get("tool_call_id") or "")
-    name = str(
-        message.get("name")
-        or tool_name_by_call_id.get(tool_call_id)
-        or tool_call_id
-        or "tool"
-    )
-    content = _coerce_content_to_text(message.get("content"))
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(content) if content.strip().startswith(("{", "[")) else None
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        parsed = None
-    response = parsed if isinstance(parsed, dict) else {"output": content}
-    return {
-        "functionResponse": {
-            "name": name,
-            "response": response,
-        }
-    }
-
-
-def _build_gemini_contents(messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], Optional[Dict[str, Any]]]:
-    system_text_parts: List[str] = []
-    contents: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    tool_name_by_call_id: Dict[str, str] = {}
-
-    for msg in messages:
-        if not isinstance(msg, dict):
-            continue
-        role = str(msg.get("role") or "user")
-
-        if role == "system":
-            system_text_parts.append(_coerce_content_to_text(msg.get("content")))
-            continue
-
-        if role in {"tool", "function"}:
-            contents.append(
-                {
-                    "role": "user",
-                    "parts": [
-                        _translate_tool_result_to_gemini(
-                            msg,
-                            tool_name_by_call_id=tool_name_by_call_id,
-                        )
-                    ],
-                }
-            )
-            continue
-
-        gemini_role = "model" if role == "assistant" else "user"
-        parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
-        content_parts = _extract_multimodal_parts(msg.get("content"))
-        parts.extend(content_parts)
-
-        tool_calls = msg.get("tool_calls") or []
-        if isinstance(tool_calls, list):
-            for tool_call in tool_calls:
-                if isinstance(tool_call, dict):
-                    tool_call_id = str(tool_call.get("id") or tool_call.get("call_id") or "")
-                    tool_name = str(((tool_call.get("function") or {}).get("name") or ""))
-                    if tool_call_id and tool_name:
-                        tool_name_by_call_id[tool_call_id] = tool_name
-                    parts.append(_translate_tool_call_to_gemini(tool_call))
-
-        if parts:
-            contents.append({"role": gemini_role, "parts": parts})
-
-    system_instruction = None
-    joined_system = "\n".join(part for part in system_text_parts if part).strip()
-    if joined_system:
-        system_instruction = {"parts": [{"text": joined_system}]}
-    return contents, system_instruction
-
-
-def _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not isinstance(tools, list):
-        return []
-    declarations: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    for tool in tools:
-        if not isinstance(tool, dict):
-            continue
-        fn = tool.get("function") or {}
-        if not isinstance(fn, dict):
-            continue
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if not isinstance(name, str) or not name:
-            continue
-        decl: Dict[str, Any] = {"name": name}
-        description = fn.get("description")
-        if isinstance(description, str) and description:
-            decl["description"] = description
-        parameters = fn.get("parameters")
-        if isinstance(parameters, dict):
-            decl["parameters"] = sanitize_gemini_tool_parameters(parameters)
-        declarations.append(decl)
-    return [{"functionDeclarations": declarations}] if declarations else []
-
-
-def _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if tool_choice is None:
-        return None
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, str):
-        if tool_choice == "auto":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "AUTO"}}
-        if tool_choice == "required":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "ANY"}}
-        if tool_choice == "none":
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "NONE"}}
-    if isinstance(tool_choice, dict):
-        fn = tool_choice.get("function") or {}
-        name = fn.get("name")
-        if isinstance(name, str) and name:
-            return {"functionCallingConfig": {"mode": "ANY", "allowedFunctionNames": [name]}}
-    return None
-
-
-def _normalize_thinking_config(config: Any) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not isinstance(config, dict) or not config:
-        return None
-    budget = config.get("thinkingBudget", config.get("thinking_budget"))
-    include = config.get("includeThoughts", config.get("include_thoughts"))
-    level = config.get("thinkingLevel", config.get("thinking_level"))
-    normalized: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if isinstance(budget, (int, float)):
-        normalized["thinkingBudget"] = int(budget)
-    if isinstance(include, bool):
-        normalized["includeThoughts"] = include
-    if isinstance(level, str) and level.strip():
-        normalized["thinkingLevel"] = level.strip().lower()
-    return normalized or None
-
-
-def build_gemini_request(
-    *,
-    messages: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    tools: Any = None,
-    tool_choice: Any = None,
-    temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-    max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-    top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-    stop: Any = None,
-    thinking_config: Any = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    contents, system_instruction = _build_gemini_contents(messages)
-    request: Dict[str, Any] = {"contents": contents}
-    if system_instruction:
-        request["systemInstruction"] = system_instruction
-
-    gemini_tools = _translate_tools_to_gemini(tools)
-    if gemini_tools:
-        request["tools"] = gemini_tools
-
-    tool_config = _translate_tool_choice_to_gemini(tool_choice)
-    if tool_config:
-        request["toolConfig"] = tool_config
-
-    generation_config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if temperature is not None:
-        generation_config["temperature"] = temperature
-    if max_tokens is not None:
-        generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = max_tokens
-    else:
-        # Gemini's native generateContent does NOT treat an omitted
-        # maxOutputTokens as "use the model's full output budget" — it applies
-        # a low internal default and the model stops early with
-        # finishReason=MAX_TOKENS, truncating tool calls mid-stream (Hermes
-        # then retries 3× and refuses the incomplete call). Every current
-        # Gemini text model (2.5 + 3.x, flash / flash-lite / pro) caps at
-        # 65,535 output tokens, so default to that ceiling when the caller
-        # passes None ("unlimited"). See the OpenAI-compat path where omitting
-        # the field genuinely means full budget — that assumption does not
-        # hold on the native API.
-        generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = GEMINI_DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS
-    if top_p is not None:
-        generation_config["topP"] = top_p
-    if stop:
-        generation_config["stopSequences"] = stop if isinstance(stop, list) else [str(stop)]
-    normalized_thinking = _normalize_thinking_config(thinking_config)
-    if normalized_thinking:
-        generation_config["thinkingConfig"] = normalized_thinking
-    if generation_config:
-        request["generationConfig"] = generation_config
-
-    return request
-
-
-def _map_gemini_finish_reason(reason: str) -> str:
-    mapping = {
-        "STOP": "stop",
-        "MAX_TOKENS": "length",
-        "SAFETY": "content_filter",
-        "RECITATION": "content_filter",
-        "OTHER": "stop",
-    }
-    return mapping.get(str(reason or "").upper(), "stop")
-
-
-def _tool_call_extra_from_part(part: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    sig = part.get("thoughtSignature")
-    if isinstance(sig, str) and sig:
-        return {"google": {"thought_signature": sig}}
-    return None
-
-
-def _empty_response(model: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant",
-        content="",
-        tool_calls=None,
-        reasoning=None,
-        reasoning_content=None,
-        reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, message=message, finish_reason="stop")
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=0,
-        completion_tokens=0,
-        total_tokens=0,
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(cached_tokens=0),
-    )
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-def translate_gemini_response(resp: Dict[str, Any], model: str) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    candidates = resp.get("candidates") or []
-    if not isinstance(candidates, list) or not candidates:
-        return _empty_response(model)
-
-    cand = candidates[0] if isinstance(candidates[0], dict) else {}
-    content_obj = cand.get("content") if isinstance(cand, dict) else {}
-    parts = content_obj.get("parts") if isinstance(content_obj, dict) else []
-
-    text_pieces: List[str] = []
-    reasoning_pieces: List[str] = []
-    tool_calls: List[SimpleNamespace] = []
-
-    for index, part in enumerate(parts or []):
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        if part.get("thought") is True and isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            reasoning_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            text_pieces.append(part["text"])
-            continue
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            tool_call = SimpleNamespace(
-                id=f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-                type="function",
-                index=index,
-                function=SimpleNamespace(name=str(fc["name"]), arguments=args_str),
-            )
-            extra_content = _tool_call_extra_from_part(part)
-            if extra_content:
-                tool_call.extra_content = extra_content
-            tool_calls.append(tool_call)
-
-    finish_reason = "tool_calls" if tool_calls else _map_gemini_finish_reason(str(cand.get("finishReason") or ""))
-    usage_meta = resp.get("usageMetadata") or {}
-    usage = SimpleNamespace(
-        prompt_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("promptTokenCount") or 0),
-        completion_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("candidatesTokenCount") or 0),
-        total_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("totalTokenCount") or 0),
-        prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(
-            cached_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("cachedContentTokenCount") or 0),
-        ),
-    )
-    reasoning = "".join(reasoning_pieces) or None
-    message = SimpleNamespace(
-        role="assistant",
-        content="".join(text_pieces) if text_pieces else None,
-        tool_calls=tool_calls or None,
-        reasoning=reasoning,
-        reasoning_content=reasoning,
-        reasoning_details=None,
-    )
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, message=message, finish_reason=finish_reason)
-    return SimpleNamespace(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=usage,
-    )
-
-
-class _GeminiStreamChunk(SimpleNamespace):
-    pass
-
-
-def _make_stream_chunk(
-    *,
-    model: str,
-    content: str = "",
-    tool_call_delta: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    finish_reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    reasoning: str = "",
-) -> _GeminiStreamChunk:
-    delta_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "role": "assistant",
-        "content": None,
-        "tool_calls": None,
-        "reasoning": None,
-        "reasoning_content": None,
-    }
-    if content:
-        delta_kwargs["content"] = content
-    if tool_call_delta is not None:
-        tool_delta = SimpleNamespace(
-            index=tool_call_delta.get("index", 0),
-            id=tool_call_delta.get("id") or f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-            type="function",
-            function=SimpleNamespace(
-                name=tool_call_delta.get("name") or "",
-                arguments=tool_call_delta.get("arguments") or "",
-            ),
-        )
-        extra_content = tool_call_delta.get("extra_content")
-        if isinstance(extra_content, dict):
-            tool_delta.extra_content = extra_content
-        delta_kwargs["tool_calls"] = [tool_delta]
-    if reasoning:
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning"] = reasoning
-        delta_kwargs["reasoning_content"] = reasoning
-    delta = SimpleNamespace(**delta_kwargs)
-    choice = SimpleNamespace(index=0, delta=delta, finish_reason=finish_reason)
-    return _GeminiStreamChunk(
-        id=f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-        object="chat.completion.chunk",
-        created=int(time.time()),
-        model=model,
-        choices=[choice],
-        usage=None,
-    )
-
-
-def _iter_sse_events(response: httpx.Response) -> Iterator[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    buffer = ""
-    for chunk in response.iter_text():
-        if not chunk:
-            continue
-        buffer += chunk
-        while "\n" in buffer:
-            line, buffer = buffer.split("\n", 1)
-            line = line.rstrip("\r")
-            if not line:
-                continue
-            if not line.startswith("data: "):
-                continue
-            data = line[6:]
-            if data == "[DONE]":
-                return
-            try:
-                payload = json.loads(data)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                logger.debug("Non-JSON Gemini SSE line: %s", data[:200])
-                continue
-            if isinstance(payload, dict):
-                yield payload
-
-
-def translate_stream_event(event: Dict[str, Any], model: str, tool_call_indices: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-    candidates = event.get("candidates") or []
-    if not candidates:
-        return []
-    cand = candidates[0] if isinstance(candidates[0], dict) else {}
-    parts = ((cand.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []) if isinstance(cand, dict) else []
-    chunks: List[_GeminiStreamChunk] = []
-
-    for part_index, part in enumerate(parts):
-        if not isinstance(part, dict):
-            continue
-        if part.get("thought") is True and isinstance(part.get("text"), str):
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, reasoning=part["text"]))
-            continue
-        if isinstance(part.get("text"), str) and part["text"]:
-            chunks.append(_make_stream_chunk(model=model, content=part["text"]))
-        fc = part.get("functionCall")
-        if isinstance(fc, dict) and fc.get("name"):
-            name = str(fc["name"])
-            try:
-                args_str = json.dumps(fc.get("args") or {}, ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError):
-                args_str = "{}"
-            thought_signature = part.get("thoughtSignature") if isinstance(part.get("thoughtSignature"), str) else ""
-            call_key = json.dumps(
-                {
-                    "part_index": part_index,
-                    "name": name,
-                    "thought_signature": thought_signature,
-                },
-                sort_keys=True,
-            )
-            slot = tool_call_indices.get(call_key)
-            if slot is None:
-                slot = {
-                    "index": len(tool_call_indices),
-                    "id": f"call_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
-                    "last_arguments": "",
-                }
-                tool_call_indices[call_key] = slot
-            emitted_arguments = args_str
-            last_arguments = str(slot.get("last_arguments") or "")
-            if last_arguments:
-                if args_str == last_arguments:
-                    emitted_arguments = ""
-                elif args_str.startswith(last_arguments):
-                    emitted_arguments = args_str[len(last_arguments):]
-            slot["last_arguments"] = args_str
-            chunks.append(
-                _make_stream_chunk(
-                    model=model,
-                    tool_call_delta={
-                        "index": slot["index"],
-                        "id": slot["id"],
-                        "name": name,
-                        "arguments": emitted_arguments,
-                        "extra_content": _tool_call_extra_from_part(part),
-                    },
-                )
-            )
-
-    finish_reason_raw = str(cand.get("finishReason") or "")
-    if finish_reason_raw:
-        mapped = "tool_calls" if tool_call_indices else _map_gemini_finish_reason(finish_reason_raw)
-        finish_chunk = _make_stream_chunk(model=model, finish_reason=mapped)
-        # Attach usage from this event's usageMetadata so the streaming
-        # loop in run_agent.py can record token counts (mirrors the
-        # non-streaming path in translate_gemini_response).
-        usage_meta = event.get("usageMetadata") or {}
-        if usage_meta:
-            finish_chunk.usage = SimpleNamespace(
-                prompt_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("promptTokenCount") or 0),
-                completion_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("candidatesTokenCount") or 0),
-                total_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("totalTokenCount") or 0),
-                prompt_tokens_details=SimpleNamespace(
-                    cached_tokens=int(usage_meta.get("cachedContentTokenCount") or 0),
-                ),
-            )
-        chunks.append(finish_chunk)
-    return chunks
-
-
-def gemini_http_error(response: httpx.Response) -> GeminiAPIError:
-    status = response.status_code
-    body_text = ""
-    body_json: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    try:
-        body_text = response.text
-    except Exception:
-        body_text = ""
-    if body_text:
-        try:
-            parsed = json.loads(body_text)
-            if isinstance(parsed, dict):
-                body_json = parsed
-        except (ValueError, TypeError):
-            body_json = {}
-
-    err_obj = body_json.get("error") if isinstance(body_json, dict) else None
-    if not isinstance(err_obj, dict):
-        err_obj = {}
-    err_status = str(err_obj.get("status") or "").strip()
-    err_message = str(err_obj.get("message") or "").strip()
-    _raw_details = err_obj.get("details")
-    details_list = _raw_details if isinstance(_raw_details, list) else []
-
-    reason = ""
-    retry_after: Optional[float] = None
-    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    for detail in details_list:
-        if not isinstance(detail, dict):
-            continue
-        type_url = str(detail.get("@type") or "")
-        if not reason and type_url.endswith("/google.rpc.ErrorInfo"):
-            reason_value = detail.get("reason")
-            if isinstance(reason_value, str):
-                reason = reason_value
-            md = detail.get("metadata")
-            if isinstance(md, dict):
-                metadata = md
-    header_retry = response.headers.get("Retry-After") or response.headers.get("retry-after")
-    if header_retry:
-        try:
-            retry_after = float(header_retry)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            retry_after = None
-
-    code = f"gemini_http_{status}"
-    if status == 401:
-        code = "gemini_unauthorized"
-    elif status == 429:
-        code = "gemini_rate_limited"
-    elif status == 404:
-        code = "gemini_model_not_found"
-
-    if err_message:
-        message = f"Gemini HTTP {status} ({err_status or 'error'}): {err_message}"
-    else:
-        message = f"Gemini returned HTTP {status}: {body_text[:500]}"
-
-    # Free-tier quota exhaustion -> append actionable guidance so users who
-    # bypassed the setup wizard (direct GOOGLE_API_KEY in .env) still learn
-    # that the free tier cannot sustain an agent session.
-    if status == 429 and is_free_tier_quota_error(err_message or body_text):
-        message = message + _FREE_TIER_GUIDANCE
-
-    return GeminiAPIError(
-        message,
-        code=code,
-        status_code=status,
-        response=response,
-        retry_after=retry_after,
-        details={
-            "status": err_status,
-            "reason": reason,
-            "metadata": metadata,
-            "message": err_message,
-        },
-    )
-
-
-class _GeminiChatCompletions:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiNativeClient"):
-        self._client = client
-
-    def create(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        return self._client._create_chat_completion(**kwargs)
-
-
-class _AsyncGeminiChatCompletions:
-    def __init__(self, client: "AsyncGeminiNativeClient"):
-        self._client = client
-
-    async def create(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        return await self._client._create_chat_completion(**kwargs)
-
-
-class _GeminiChatNamespace:
-    def __init__(self, client: "GeminiNativeClient"):
-        self.completions = _GeminiChatCompletions(client)
-
-
-class _AsyncGeminiChatNamespace:
-    def __init__(self, client: "AsyncGeminiNativeClient"):
-        self.completions = _AsyncGeminiChatCompletions(client)
-
-
-class GeminiNativeClient:
-    """Minimal OpenAI-SDK-compatible facade over Gemini's native REST API."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *,
-        api_key: str,
-        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
-        default_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-        timeout: Any = None,
-        http_client: Optional[httpx.Client] = None,
-        **_: Any,
-    ) -> None:
-        if not (api_key or "").strip():
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "Gemini native client requires an API key, but none was provided. "
-                "Set GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY in your environment / ~/.hermes/.env "
-                "(get one at https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey), or run `hermes setup` "
-                "to configure the Google provider."
-            )
-        self.api_key = api_key
-        normalized_base = (base_url or DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL).rstrip("/")
-        if normalized_base.endswith("/openai"):
-            normalized_base = normalized_base[: -len("/openai")]
-        self.base_url = normalized_base
-        self._default_headers = dict(default_headers or {})
-        self.chat = _GeminiChatNamespace(self)
-        self.is_closed = False
-        self._http = http_client or httpx.Client(
-            timeout=timeout or httpx.Timeout(connect=15.0, read=600.0, write=30.0, pool=30.0)
-        )
-
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        self.is_closed = True
-        try:
-            self._http.close()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        return self
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        self.close()
-
-    def _headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
-        headers = {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-            "Accept": "application/json",
-            "x-goog-api-key": self.api_key,
-            "User-Agent": "hermes-agent (gemini-native)",
-        }
-        headers.update(self._default_headers)
-        return headers
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _advance_stream_iterator(iterator: Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]) -> tuple[bool, Optional[_GeminiStreamChunk]]:
-        try:
-            return False, next(iterator)
-        except StopIteration:
-            return True, None
-
-    def _create_chat_completion(
-        self,
-        *,
-        model: str = "gemini-2.5-flash",
-        messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None,
-        stream: bool = False,
-        tools: Any = None,
-        tool_choice: Any = None,
-        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
-        max_tokens: Optional[int] = None,
-        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
-        stop: Any = None,
-        extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        timeout: Any = None,
-        **_: Any,
-    ) -> Any:
-        thinking_config = None
-        if isinstance(extra_body, dict):
-            thinking_config = extra_body.get("thinking_config") or extra_body.get("thinkingConfig")
-
-        request = build_gemini_request(
-            messages=messages or [],
-            tools=tools,
-            tool_choice=tool_choice,
-            temperature=temperature,
-            max_tokens=max_tokens,
-            top_p=top_p,
-            stop=stop,
-            thinking_config=thinking_config,
-        )
-
-        if stream:
-            return self._stream_completion(model=model, request=request, timeout=timeout)
-
-        url = f"{self.base_url}/models/{model}:generateContent"
-        response = self._http.post(url, json=request, headers=self._headers(), timeout=timeout)
-        if response.status_code != 200:
-            raise gemini_http_error(response)
-        try:
-            payload = response.json()
-        except ValueError as exc:
-            raise GeminiAPIError(
-                f"Invalid JSON from Gemini native API: {exc}",
-                code="gemini_invalid_json",
-                status_code=response.status_code,
-                response=response,
-            ) from exc
-        return translate_gemini_response(payload, model=model)
-
-    def _stream_completion(self, *, model: str, request: Dict[str, Any], timeout: Any = None) -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-        url = f"{self.base_url}/models/{model}:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse"
-        stream_headers = dict(self._headers())
-        stream_headers["Accept"] = "text/event-stream"
-
-        def _generator() -> Iterator[_GeminiStreamChunk]:
-            try:
-                with self._http.stream("POST", url, json=request, headers=stream_headers, timeout=timeout) as response:
-                    if response.status_code != 200:
-                        response.read()
-                        raise gemini_http_error(response)
-                    tool_call_indices: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
-                    for event in _iter_sse_events(response):
-                        for chunk in translate_stream_event(event, model, tool_call_indices):
-                            yield chunk
-            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
-                raise GeminiAPIError(
-                    f"Gemini streaming request failed: {exc}",
-                    code="gemini_stream_error",
-                ) from exc
-
-        return _generator()
-
-
-class AsyncGeminiNativeClient:
-    """Async wrapper used by auxiliary_client for native Gemini calls."""
-
-    def __init__(self, sync_client: GeminiNativeClient):
-        self._sync = sync_client
-        self.api_key = sync_client.api_key
-        self.base_url = sync_client.base_url
-        self.chat = _AsyncGeminiChatNamespace(self)
-        # Expose the underlying sync client as _real_client so the auxiliary
-        # cache's eviction-by-leaf-client helper (#23482) can find and drop
-        # this async entry when the sync GeminiNativeClient is poisoned.
-        # GeminiNativeClient is itself the leaf (no OpenAI client beneath
-        # it), so we point at the sync_client directly.
-        self._real_client = sync_client
-
-    async def _create_chat_completion(self, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
-        stream = bool(kwargs.get("stream"))
-        result = await asyncio.to_thread(self._sync.chat.completions.create, **kwargs)
-        if not stream:
-            return result
-
-        async def _async_stream() -> Any:
-            while True:
-                done, chunk = await asyncio.to_thread(self._sync._advance_stream_iterator, result)
-                if done:
-                    break
-                yield chunk
-
-        return _async_stream()
-
-    async def close(self) -> None:
-        await asyncio.to_thread(self._sync.close)
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-"""Helpers for translating OpenAI-style tool schemas to Gemini's schema subset."""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import Any, Dict
-
-# Gemini's ``FunctionDeclaration.parameters`` field accepts the ``Schema``
-# object, which is only a subset of OpenAPI 3.0 / JSON Schema.  Strip fields
-# outside that subset before sending Hermes tool schemas to Google.
-_GEMINI_SCHEMA_ALLOWED_KEYS = {
-    "type",
-    "format",
-    "title",
-    "description",
-    "nullable",
-    "enum",
-    "maxItems",
-    "minItems",
-    "properties",
-    "required",
-    "minProperties",
-    "maxProperties",
-    "minLength",
-    "maxLength",
-    "pattern",
-    "example",
-    "anyOf",
-    "propertyOrdering",
-    "default",
-    "items",
-    "minimum",
-    "maximum",
-}
-
-
-def sanitize_gemini_schema(schema: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Return a Gemini-compatible copy of a tool parameter schema.
-
-    Hermes tool schemas are OpenAI-flavored JSON Schema and may contain keys
-    such as ``$schema`` or ``additionalProperties`` that Google's Gemini
-    ``Schema`` object rejects.  This helper preserves the documented Gemini
-    subset and recursively sanitizes nested ``properties`` / ``items`` /
-    ``anyOf`` definitions.
-    """
-
-    if not isinstance(schema, dict):
-        return {}
-
-    cleaned: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    for key, value in schema.items():
-        if key not in _GEMINI_SCHEMA_ALLOWED_KEYS:
-            continue
-        if key == "properties":
-            if not isinstance(value, dict):
-                continue
-            props: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-            for prop_name, prop_schema in value.items():
-                if not isinstance(prop_name, str):
-                    continue
-                props[prop_name] = sanitize_gemini_schema(prop_schema)
-            cleaned[key] = props
-            continue
-        if key == "items":
-            cleaned[key] = sanitize_gemini_schema(value)
-            continue
-        if key == "anyOf":
-            if not isinstance(value, list):
-                continue
-            cleaned[key] = [
-                sanitize_gemini_schema(item)
-                for item in value
-                if isinstance(item, dict)
-            ]
-            continue
-        cleaned[key] = value
-
-    # Gemini's Schema validator requires every ``enum`` entry to be a string,
-    # even when the parent ``type`` is ``integer`` / ``number`` / ``boolean``.
-    # OpenAI / OpenRouter / Anthropic accept typed enums (e.g. Discord's
-    # ``auto_archive_duration: {type: integer, enum: [60, 1440, 4320, 10080]}``),
-    # so we only drop the ``enum`` when it would collide with Gemini's rule.
-    # Keeping ``type: integer`` plus the human-readable description gives the
-    # model enough guidance; the tool handler still validates the value.
-    enum_val = cleaned.get("enum")
-    type_val = cleaned.get("type")
-    if isinstance(enum_val, list) and type_val in {"integer", "number", "boolean"}:
-        if any(not isinstance(item, str) for item in enum_val):
-            cleaned.pop("enum", None)
-
-    return cleaned
-
-
-def sanitize_gemini_tool_parameters(parameters: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Normalize tool parameters to a valid Gemini object schema."""
-
-    cleaned = sanitize_gemini_schema(parameters)
-    if not cleaned:
-        return {"type": "object", "properties": {}}
-    return cleaned
@@ -1,451 +0,0 @@
-"""Google Code Assist API client — project discovery, onboarding, quota.
-
-The Code Assist API powers Google's official gemini-cli. It sits at
-``cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com`` and provides:
-
- Free tier access (generous daily quota) for personal Google accounts
- Paid tier access via GCP projects with billing / Workspace / Standard / Enterprise
-
-This module handles the control-plane dance needed before inference:
-
-1. ``load_code_assist()`` — probe the user's account to learn what tier they're on
-   and whether a ``cloudaicompanionProject`` is already assigned.
-2. ``onboard_user()`` — if the user hasn't been onboarded yet (new account, fresh
-   free tier, etc.), call this with the chosen tier + project id. Supports LRO
-   polling for slow provisioning.
-3. ``retrieve_user_quota()`` — fetch the ``buckets[]`` array showing remaining
-   quota per model, used by the ``/gquota`` slash command.
-
-VPC-SC handling: enterprise accounts under a VPC Service Controls perimeter
-will get ``SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED`` on ``load_code_assist``. We catch this
-and force the account to ``standard-tier`` so the call chain still succeeds.
-
-Derived from opencode-gemini-auth (MIT) and clawdbot/extensions/google. The
-request/response shapes are specific to Google's internal Code Assist API,
-documented nowhere public — we copy them from the reference implementations.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import logging
-import time
-import urllib.error
-import urllib.request
-import uuid
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Constants
-# =============================================================================
-
-CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT = "https://cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com"
-
-# Fallback endpoints tried when prod returns an error during project discovery
-FALLBACK_ENDPOINTS = [
-    "https://daily-cloudcode-pa.sandbox.googleapis.com",
-    "https://autopush-cloudcode-pa.sandbox.googleapis.com",
-]
-
-# Tier identifiers that Google's API uses
-FREE_TIER_ID = "free-tier"
-LEGACY_TIER_ID = "legacy-tier"
-STANDARD_TIER_ID = "standard-tier"
-
-# Default HTTP headers matching gemini-cli's fingerprint.
-# Google may reject unrecognized User-Agents on these internal endpoints.
-_GEMINI_CLI_USER_AGENT = "google-api-nodejs-client/9.15.1 (gzip)"
-_X_GOOG_API_CLIENT = "gl-node/24.0.0"
-_DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 30.0
-_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS = 12
-_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5.0
-
-
-class CodeAssistError(RuntimeError):
-    """Exception raised by the Code Assist (``cloudcode-pa``) integration.
-
-    Carries HTTP status / response / retry-after metadata so the agent's
-    ``error_classifier._extract_status_code`` and the main loop's Retry-After
-    handling (which walks ``error.response.headers``) pick up the right
-    signals.  Without these, 429s from the OAuth path look like opaque
-    ``RuntimeError`` and skip the rate-limit path.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        message: str,
-        *,
-        code: str = "code_assist_error",
-        status_code: Optional[int] = None,
-        response: Any = None,
-        retry_after: Optional[float] = None,
-        details: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-    ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(message)
-        self.code = code
-        # ``status_code`` is picked up by ``agent.error_classifier._extract_status_code``
-        # so a 429 from Code Assist classifies as FailoverReason.rate_limit and
-        # triggers the main loop's fallback_providers chain the same way SDK
-        # errors do.
-        self.status_code = status_code
-        # ``response`` is the underlying ``httpx.Response`` (or a shim with a
-        # ``.headers`` mapping and ``.json()`` method).  The main loop reads
-        # ``error.response.headers["Retry-After"]`` to honor Google's retry
-        # hints when the backend throttles us.
-        self.response = response
-        # Parsed ``Retry-After`` seconds (kept separately for convenience —
-        # Google returns retry hints in both the header and the error body's
-        # ``google.rpc.RetryInfo`` details, and we pick whichever we found).
-        self.retry_after = retry_after
-        # Parsed structured error details from the Google error envelope
-        # (e.g. ``{"reason": "MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED", "status": "RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED"}``).
-        # Useful for logging and for tests that want to assert on specifics.
-        self.details = details or {}
-
-
-class ProjectIdRequiredError(CodeAssistError):
-    def __init__(self, message: str = "GCP project id required for this tier") -> None:
-        super().__init__(message, code="code_assist_project_id_required")
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# HTTP primitive (auth via Bearer token passed per-call)
-# =============================================================================
-
-def _build_headers(access_token: str, *, user_agent_model: str = "") -> Dict[str, str]:
-    ua = _GEMINI_CLI_USER_AGENT
-    if user_agent_model:
-        ua = f"{ua} model/{user_agent_model}"
-    return {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        "Accept": "application/json",
-        "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
-        "User-Agent": ua,
-        "X-Goog-Api-Client": _X_GOOG_API_CLIENT,
-        "x-activity-request-id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
-    }
-
-
-def _client_metadata() -> Dict[str, str]:
-    """Match Google's gemini-cli exactly — unrecognized metadata may be rejected."""
-    return {
-        "ideType": "IDE_UNSPECIFIED",
-        "platform": "PLATFORM_UNSPECIFIED",
-        "pluginType": "GEMINI",
-    }
-
-
-def _post_json(
-    url: str,
-    body: Dict[str, Any],
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    timeout: float = _DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    data = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
-    request = urllib.request.Request(
-        url, data=data, method="POST",
-        headers=_build_headers(access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model),
-    )
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) as response:
-            raw = response.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-            return json.loads(raw) if raw else {}
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
-        detail = ""
-        try:
-            detail = exc.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        # Special case: VPC-SC violation should be distinguishable
-        if _is_vpc_sc_violation(detail):
-            raise CodeAssistError(
-                f"VPC-SC policy violation: {detail}",
-                code="code_assist_vpc_sc",
-            ) from exc
-        raise CodeAssistError(
-            f"Code Assist HTTP {exc.code}: {detail or exc.reason}",
-            code=f"code_assist_http_{exc.code}",
-        ) from exc
-    except urllib.error.URLError as exc:
-        raise CodeAssistError(
-            f"Code Assist request failed: {exc}",
-            code="code_assist_network_error",
-        ) from exc
-
-
-def _is_vpc_sc_violation(body: str) -> bool:
-    """Detect a VPC Service Controls violation from a response body."""
-    if not body:
-        return False
-    try:
-        parsed = json.loads(body)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
-        return "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED" in body
-    # Walk the nested error structure Google uses
-    error = parsed.get("error") if isinstance(parsed, dict) else None
-    if not isinstance(error, dict):
-        return False
-    details = error.get("details") or []
-    if isinstance(details, list):
-        for item in details:
-            if isinstance(item, dict):
-                reason = item.get("reason") or ""
-                if reason == "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED":
-                    return True
-    msg = str(error.get("message", ""))
-    return "SECURITY_POLICY_VIOLATED" in msg
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# load_code_assist — discovers current tier + assigned project
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    """Result from ``load_code_assist``."""
-    current_tier_id: str = ""
-    cloudaicompanion_project: str = ""   # Google-managed project (free tier)
-    allowed_tiers: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    raw: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-
-def load_code_assist(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:loadCodeAssist`` with prod → sandbox fallback.
-
-    Returns whatever tier + project info Google reports. On VPC-SC violations,
-    returns a synthetic ``standard-tier`` result so the chain can continue.
-    """
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "metadata": {
-            "duetProject": project_id,
-            **_client_metadata(),
-        },
-    }
-    if project_id:
-        body["cloudaicompanionProject"] = project_id
-
-    endpoints = [CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT] + FALLBACK_ENDPOINTS
-    last_err: Optional[Exception] = None
-    for endpoint in endpoints:
-        url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal:loadCodeAssist"
-        try:
-            resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-            return _parse_load_response(resp)
-        except CodeAssistError as exc:
-            if exc.code == "code_assist_vpc_sc":
-                logger.info("VPC-SC violation on %s — defaulting to standard-tier", endpoint)
-                return CodeAssistProjectInfo(
-                    current_tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,
-                    cloudaicompanion_project=project_id,
-                )
-            last_err = exc
-            logger.warning("loadCodeAssist failed on %s: %s", endpoint, exc)
-            continue
-    if last_err:
-        raise last_err
-    return CodeAssistProjectInfo()
-
-
-def _parse_load_response(resp: Dict[str, Any]) -> CodeAssistProjectInfo:
-    current_tier = resp.get("currentTier") or {}
-    tier_id = str(current_tier.get("id") or "") if isinstance(current_tier, dict) else ""
-    project = str(resp.get("cloudaicompanionProject") or "")
-    allowed = resp.get("allowedTiers") or []
-    allowed_ids: List[str] = []
-    if isinstance(allowed, list):
-        for t in allowed:
-            if isinstance(t, dict):
-                tid = str(t.get("id") or "")
-                if tid:
-                    allowed_ids.append(tid)
-    return CodeAssistProjectInfo(
-        current_tier_id=tier_id,
-        cloudaicompanion_project=project,
-        allowed_tiers=allowed_ids,
-        raw=resp,
-    )
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# onboard_user — provisions a new user on a tier (with LRO polling)
-# =============================================================================
-
-def onboard_user(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    tier_id: str,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:onboardUser`` to provision the user.
-
-    For paid tiers, ``project_id`` is REQUIRED (raises ProjectIdRequiredError).
-    For free tiers, ``project_id`` is optional — Google will assign one.
-
-    Returns the final operation response. Polls ``/v1internal/<name>`` for up
-    to ``_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS`` × ``_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS``
-    (default: 12 × 5s = 1 min).
-    """
-    if tier_id != FREE_TIER_ID and tier_id != LEGACY_TIER_ID and not project_id:
-        raise ProjectIdRequiredError(
-            f"Tier {tier_id!r} requires a GCP project id. "
-            "Set HERMES_GEMINI_PROJECT_ID or GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT."
-        )
-
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "tierId": tier_id,
-        "metadata": _client_metadata(),
-    }
-    if project_id:
-        body["cloudaicompanionProject"] = project_id
-
-    endpoint = CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT
-    url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal:onboardUser"
-    resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-
-    # Poll if LRO (long-running operation)
-    if not resp.get("done"):
-        op_name = resp.get("name", "")
-        if not op_name:
-            return resp
-        for attempt in range(_ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS):
-            time.sleep(_ONBOARDING_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
-            poll_url = f"{endpoint}/v1internal/{op_name}"
-            try:
-                poll_resp = _post_json(poll_url, {}, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-            except CodeAssistError as exc:
-                logger.warning("Onboarding poll attempt %d failed: %s", attempt + 1, exc)
-                continue
-            if poll_resp.get("done"):
-                return poll_resp
-        logger.warning("Onboarding did not complete within %d attempts", _ONBOARDING_POLL_ATTEMPTS)
-    return resp
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# retrieve_user_quota — for /gquota
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class QuotaBucket:
-    model_id: str
-    token_type: str = ""
-    remaining_fraction: float = 0.0
-    reset_time_iso: str = ""
-    raw: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
-
-
-def retrieve_user_quota(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> List[QuotaBucket]:
-    """Call ``POST /v1internal:retrieveUserQuota`` and parse ``buckets[]``."""
-    body: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-    if project_id:
-        body["project"] = project_id
-    url = f"{CODE_ASSIST_ENDPOINT}/v1internal:retrieveUserQuota"
-    resp = _post_json(url, body, access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-    raw_buckets = resp.get("buckets") or []
-    buckets: List[QuotaBucket] = []
-    if not isinstance(raw_buckets, list):
-        return buckets
-    for b in raw_buckets:
-        if not isinstance(b, dict):
-            continue
-        buckets.append(QuotaBucket(
-            model_id=str(b.get("modelId") or ""),
-            token_type=str(b.get("tokenType") or ""),
-            remaining_fraction=float(b.get("remainingFraction") or 0.0),
-            reset_time_iso=str(b.get("resetTime") or ""),
-            raw=b,
-        ))
-    return buckets
-
-
-# =============================================================================
-# Project context resolution
-# =============================================================================
-
-@dataclass
-class ProjectContext:
-    """Resolved state for a given OAuth session."""
-    project_id: str = ""           # effective project id sent on requests
-    managed_project_id: str = ""   # Google-assigned project (free tier)
-    tier_id: str = ""
-    source: str = ""               # "env", "config", "discovered", "onboarded"
-
-
-def resolve_project_context(
-    access_token: str,
-    *,
-    configured_project_id: str = "",
-    env_project_id: str = "",
-    user_agent_model: str = "",
-) -> ProjectContext:
-    """Figure out what project id + tier to use for requests.
-
-    Priority:
-      1. If configured_project_id or env_project_id is set, use that directly
-         and short-circuit (no discovery needed).
-      2. Otherwise call loadCodeAssist to see what Google says.
-      3. If no tier assigned yet, onboard the user (free tier default).
-    """
-    # Short-circuit: caller provided a project id
-    if configured_project_id:
-        return ProjectContext(
-            project_id=configured_project_id,
-            tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,  # assume paid since they specified one
-            source="config",
-        )
-    if env_project_id:
-        return ProjectContext(
-            project_id=env_project_id,
-            tier_id=STANDARD_TIER_ID,
-            source="env",
-        )
-
-    # Discover via loadCodeAssist
-    info = load_code_assist(access_token, user_agent_model=user_agent_model)
-
-    effective_project = info.cloudaicompanion_project
-    tier = info.current_tier_id
-
-    if not tier:
-        # User hasn't been onboarded — provision them on free tier
-        onboard_resp = onboard_user(
-            access_token,
-            tier_id=FREE_TIER_ID,
-            project_id="",
-            user_agent_model=user_agent_model,
-        )
-        # Re-parse from the onboard response
-        response_body = onboard_resp.get("response") or {}
-        if isinstance(response_body, dict):
-            effective_project = (
-                effective_project
-                or str(response_body.get("cloudaicompanionProject") or "")
-            )
-        tier = FREE_TIER_ID
-        source = "onboarded"
-    else:
-        source = "discovered"
-
-    return ProjectContext(
-        project_id=effective_project,
-        managed_project_id=effective_project if tier == FREE_TIER_ID else "",
-        tier_id=tier,
-        source=source,
-    )
@@ -1,302 +0,0 @@
-"""Lightweight internationalization (i18n) for Hermes static user-facing messages.
-
-Scope (thin slice, by design): only the highest-impact static strings shown
-to the user by Hermes itself -- approval prompts, a handful of gateway slash
-command replies, restart-drain notices.  Agent-generated output, log lines,
-error tracebacks, tool outputs, and slash-command descriptions all stay in
-English.
-
-Catalog files live under ``locales/<lang>.yaml`` at the repo root.  Each
-catalog is a flat dict keyed by dotted paths (e.g. ``approval.choose`` or
-``gateway.approval_expired``).  Missing keys fall back to English; if English
-is missing too, the key path itself is returned so a broken catalog never
-crashes the agent.
-
-Usage::
-
-    from agent.i18n import t
-    print(t("approval.choose_long"))                       # current lang
-    print(t("gateway.draining", count=3))                  # {count} formatted
-    print(t("approval.choose_long", lang="zh"))            # explicit override
-
-Language resolution order:
-    1. Explicit ``lang=`` argument passed to :func:`t`
-    2. ``HERMES_LANGUAGE`` environment variable (for tests / quick override)
-    3. ``display.language`` from config.yaml
-    4. ``"en"`` (baseline)
-
-Supported languages: en, zh, ja, de, es, fr, tr, uk.  Unknown values fall back to en.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import os
-import sysconfig
-import threading
-from functools import lru_cache
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES: tuple[str, ...] = (
-    "en", "zh", "zh-hant", "ja", "de", "es", "fr", "tr", "uk",
-    "af", "ko", "it", "ga", "pt", "ru", "hu",
-)
-DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = "en"
-
-# Accept a few natural aliases so users who type "chinese" / "zh-CN" / "jp"
-# get the right catalog instead of silently falling back to English.
-_LANGUAGE_ALIASES: dict[str, str] = {
-    "english": "en", "en-us": "en", "en-gb": "en",
-    # Simplified Chinese — explicit codes route here; bare "chinese" / "mandarin"
-    # also default to Simplified since that's the larger user base.
-    "chinese": "zh", "mandarin": "zh", "zh-cn": "zh", "zh-hans": "zh", "zh-sg": "zh",
-    # Traditional Chinese — distinct catalog.  Cover Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macau
-    # locale tags plus the common "traditional" alias.
-    "traditional-chinese": "zh-hant", "traditional_chinese": "zh-hant",
-    "zh-tw": "zh-hant", "zh-hk": "zh-hant", "zh-mo": "zh-hant",
-    "japanese": "ja", "jp": "ja", "ja-jp": "ja",
-    "german": "de", "deutsch": "de", "de-de": "de", "de-at": "de", "de-ch": "de",
-    "spanish": "es", "español": "es", "espanol": "es", "es-es": "es", "es-mx": "es", "es-ar": "es",
-    "french": "fr", "français": "fr", "france": "fr", "fr-fr": "fr", "fr-be": "fr", "fr-ca": "fr", "fr-ch": "fr",
-    "ukrainian": "uk", "ukrainisch": "uk", "українська": "uk", "uk-ua": "uk", "ua": "uk",
-    "turkish": "tr", "türkçe": "tr", "tr-tr": "tr",
-    # Afrikaans — South African Dutch-derived language; "af-ZA" is the common BCP-47 tag.
-    "afrikaans": "af", "af-za": "af",
-    # Korean
-    "korean": "ko", "한국어": "ko", "ko-kr": "ko",
-    # Italian
-    "italian": "it", "italiano": "it", "it-it": "it", "it-ch": "it",
-    # Irish (Gaeilge) — ga is the BCP-47 code
-    "irish": "ga", "gaeilge": "ga", "ga-ie": "ga",
-    # Portuguese — bare "portuguese" routes to European Portuguese; pt-br
-    # is in the same family but rendered identically here (no separate br catalog).
-    "portuguese": "pt", "português": "pt", "portugues": "pt",
-    "pt-pt": "pt", "pt-br": "pt", "brazilian": "pt", "brasileiro": "pt",
-    # Russian
-    "russian": "ru", "русский": "ru", "ru-ru": "ru",
-    # Hungarian
-    "hungarian": "hu", "magyar": "hu", "hu-hu": "hu",
-}
-
-_catalog_cache: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
-_catalog_lock = threading.Lock()
-
-
-def _locales_dir() -> Path:
-    """Return the directory containing locale YAML files.
-
-    Resolution order, first existing wins:
-
-    1. ``HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES`` env var -- set by the Nix wrapper (or any
-       sealed-packaging system) to point at the installed catalog directory.
-    2. ``<repo-root>/locales`` -- source checkouts and ``pip install -e .``,
-       where the working tree sits next to ``agent/``.
-    3. ``<sysconfig data|purelib|platlib>/locales`` -- pip wheel installs.
-       setuptools ``data-files`` extracts ``locales/*.yaml`` under the
-       interpreter's ``data`` scheme; the other schemes are checked as a
-       safety net for nonstandard layouts.
-
-    Falling through to the source-style path (even when missing) keeps
-    ``_load_catalog`` error messages informative -- it logs the path it
-    looked at -- rather than raising.
-    """
-    override = os.getenv("HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES", "").strip()
-    if override:
-        candidate = Path(override)
-        if candidate.is_dir():
-            return candidate
-        logger.warning(
-            "HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES points to a non-directory path (%s); "
-            "falling back to bundled/source locale resolution",
-            override,
-        )
-
-    # agent/i18n.py -> agent/ -> repo root (source checkout, editable install)
-    source_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "locales"
-    if source_dir.is_dir():
-        return source_dir
-
-    # pip wheel install: data-files lands under the interpreter data scheme.
-    # ``data`` (== sys.prefix in a venv) is where setuptools data-files extract
-    # and is checked first. ``purelib``/``platlib`` (site-packages) are a safety
-    # net for nonstandard layouts. NOTE: this does NOT cover ``pip install
-    # --user`` (user scheme, ~/.local/locales) or ``pip install --target`` --
-    # both are out of scope; see the plan header.
-    for scheme in ("data", "purelib", "platlib"):
-        raw = sysconfig.get_path(scheme)
-        if not raw:
-            continue
-        candidate = Path(raw) / "locales"
-        if candidate.is_dir():
-            return candidate
-
-    # Last resort: return the source-style path so _load_catalog's catalog-missing
-    # log (logger.debug "i18n catalog missing for %s at %s") stays informative.
-    return source_dir
-
-
-def _normalize_lang(value: Any) -> str:
-    """Normalize a user-supplied language value to a supported code.
-
-    Accepts supported codes directly, common aliases (``chinese`` -> ``zh``),
-    and case-insensitive regional tags (``zh-CN`` -> ``zh``).  Returns the
-    default language for unknown values.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        return DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
-    key = value.strip().lower()
-    if not key:
-        return DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
-    if key in SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES:
-        return key
-    if key in _LANGUAGE_ALIASES:
-        return _LANGUAGE_ALIASES[key]
-    # Try stripping a region suffix (e.g. "pt-br" -> "pt" won't be supported,
-    # but "zh-CN" -> "zh" will).
-    base = key.split("-", 1)[0]
-    if base in SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES:
-        return base
-    return DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
-
-
-def _load_catalog(lang: str) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Load and flatten one locale YAML file into a dotted-key dict.
-
-    YAML files can be nested for human readability; this produces the flat
-    key space :func:`t` expects.  Cached per-language for the process.
-    """
-    with _catalog_lock:
-        cached = _catalog_cache.get(lang)
-        if cached is not None:
-            return cached
-
-    path = _locales_dir() / f"{lang}.yaml"
-    if not path.is_file():
-        logger.debug("i18n catalog missing for %s at %s", lang, path)
-        with _catalog_lock:
-            _catalog_cache[lang] = {}
-        return {}
-
-    try:
-        import yaml  # PyYAML is already a hermes dependency
-        with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            raw = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("Failed to load i18n catalog %s: %s", path, exc)
-        with _catalog_lock:
-            _catalog_cache[lang] = {}
-        return {}
-
-    flat: dict[str, str] = {}
-    _flatten_into(raw, "", flat)
-    with _catalog_lock:
-        _catalog_cache[lang] = flat
-    return flat
-
-
-def _flatten_into(node: Any, prefix: str, out: dict[str, str]) -> None:
-    if isinstance(node, dict):
-        for key, value in node.items():
-            child_key = f"{prefix}.{key}" if prefix else str(key)
-            _flatten_into(value, child_key, out)
-    elif isinstance(node, str):
-        out[prefix] = node
-    # Non-string, non-dict leaves are ignored -- catalogs are text-only.
-
-
-@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-def _config_language_cached() -> str | None:
-    """Read ``display.language`` from config.yaml once per process.
-
-    Cached because ``t()`` is called in hot paths (every approval prompt,
-    every gateway reply) and re-reading YAML each call would be wasteful.
-    ``reset_language_cache()`` clears this when config changes at runtime
-    (e.g. after the setup wizard).
-    """
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli.config import load_config
-        cfg = load_config()
-        lang = (cfg.get("display") or {}).get("language")
-        if lang:
-            return _normalize_lang(lang)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("Could not read display.language from config: %s", exc)
-    return None
-
-
-def reset_language_cache() -> None:
-    """Invalidate cached language resolution and catalogs.
-
-    Call after :func:`hermes_cli.config.save_config` if a running process
-    needs to pick up a changed ``display.language`` without restart.
-    """
-    _config_language_cached.cache_clear()
-    with _catalog_lock:
-        _catalog_cache.clear()
-
-
-def get_language() -> str:
-    """Resolve the active language using env > config > default order."""
-    env_lang = os.environ.get("HERMES_LANGUAGE")
-    if env_lang:
-        return _normalize_lang(env_lang)
-    cfg_lang = _config_language_cached()
-    if cfg_lang:
-        return cfg_lang
-    return DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
-
-
-def t(key: str, lang: str | None = None, **format_kwargs: Any) -> str:
-    """Translate a dotted key to the active language.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    key
-        Dotted path into the catalog, e.g. ``"approval.choose_long"``.
-    lang
-        Explicit language override.  Takes precedence over env + config.
-    **format_kwargs
-        ``str.format`` substitution arguments (``t("gateway.drain", count=3)``
-        expects a catalog entry with a ``{count}`` placeholder).
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    The translated string, or the English fallback if the key is missing in
-    the target language, or the bare key if English is also missing.
-    """
-    target = _normalize_lang(lang) if lang else get_language()
-    catalog = _load_catalog(target)
-    value = catalog.get(key)
-
-    if value is None and target != DEFAULT_LANGUAGE:
-        # Fall through to English rather than showing a key path to the user.
-        value = _load_catalog(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE).get(key)
-
-    if value is None:
-        # Last-ditch: return the key itself.  A broken catalog should not
-        # crash anything; it just looks ugly until someone fixes it.
-        logger.debug("i18n miss: key=%r lang=%r", key, target)
-        value = key
-
-    if format_kwargs:
-        try:
-            return value.format(**format_kwargs)
-        except (KeyError, IndexError, ValueError) as exc:
-            logger.warning(
-                "i18n format failed for key=%r lang=%r kwargs=%r: %s",
-                key, target, format_kwargs, exc,
-            )
-            return value
-    return value
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES",
-    "DEFAULT_LANGUAGE",
-    "t",
-    "get_language",
-    "reset_language_cache",
-]
@@ -1,324 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Image Generation Provider ABC
-=============================
-
-Defines the pluggable-backend interface for image generation. Providers register
-instances via ``PluginContext.register_image_gen_provider()``; the active one
-(selected via ``image_gen.provider`` in ``config.yaml``) services every
-``image_generate`` tool call.
-
-Providers live in ``<repo>/plugins/image_gen/<name>/`` (built-in, auto-loaded
-as ``kind: backend``) or ``~/.hermes/plugins/image_gen/<name>/`` (user, opt-in
-via ``plugins.enabled``).
-
-Response shape
--------------
-All providers return a dict that :func:`success_response` / :func:`error_response`
-produce. The tool wrapper JSON-serializes it. Keys:
-
-    success        bool
-    image          str | None       URL or absolute file path
-    model          str              provider-specific model identifier
-    prompt         str              echoed prompt
-    aspect_ratio   str              "landscape" | "square" | "portrait"
-    provider       str              provider name (for diagnostics)
-    error          str              only when success=False
-    error_type     str              only when success=False
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import abc
-import base64
-import datetime
-import logging
-import uuid
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-VALID_ASPECT_RATIOS: Tuple[str, ...] = ("landscape", "square", "portrait")
-DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO = "landscape"
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# ABC
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-class ImageGenProvider(abc.ABC):
-    """Abstract base class for an image generation backend.
-
-    Subclasses must implement :meth:`generate`. Everything else has sane
-    defaults — override only what your provider needs.
-    """
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        """Stable short identifier used in ``image_gen.provider`` config.
-
-        Lowercase, no spaces. Examples: ``fal``, ``openai``, ``replicate``.
-        """
-
-    @property
-    def display_name(self) -> str:
-        """Human-readable label shown in ``hermes tools``. Defaults to ``name.title()``."""
-        return self.name.title()
-
-    def is_available(self) -> bool:
-        """Return True when this provider can service calls.
-
-        Typically checks for a required API key. Default: True
-        (providers with no external dependencies are always available).
-        """
-        return True
-
-    def list_models(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
-        """Return catalog entries for ``hermes tools`` model picker.
-
-        Each entry::
-
-            {
-                "id": "gpt-image-1.5",               # required
-                "display": "GPT Image 1.5",          # optional; defaults to id
-                "speed": "~10s",                     # optional
-                "strengths": "...",                  # optional
-                "price": "$...",                     # optional
-            }
-
-        Default: empty list (provider has no user-selectable models).
-        """
-        return []
-
-    def get_setup_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Return provider metadata for the ``hermes tools`` picker.
-
-        Used by ``tools_config.py`` to inject this provider as a row in
-        the Image Generation provider list. Shape::
-
-            {
-                "name": "OpenAI",                     # picker label
-                "badge": "paid",                      # optional short tag
-                "tag": "One-line description...",     # optional subtitle
-                "env_vars": [                         # keys to prompt for
-                    {"key": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
-                     "prompt": "OpenAI API key",
-                     "url": "https://platform.openai.com/api-keys"},
-                ],
-            }
-
-        Default: minimal entry derived from ``display_name``. Override to
-        expose API key prompts and custom badges.
-        """
-        return {
-            "name": self.display_name,
-            "badge": "",
-            "tag": "",
-            "env_vars": [],
-        }
-
-    def default_model(self) -> Optional[str]:
-        """Return the default model id, or None if not applicable."""
-        models = self.list_models()
-        if models:
-            return models[0].get("id")
-        return None
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def generate(
-        self,
-        prompt: str,
-        aspect_ratio: str = DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO,
-        **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Generate an image.
-
-        Implementations should return the dict from :func:`success_response`
-        or :func:`error_response`. ``kwargs`` may contain forward-compat
-        parameters future versions of the schema will expose — implementations
-        should ignore unknown keys.
-        """
-
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Helpers
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-def resolve_aspect_ratio(value: Optional[str]) -> str:
-    """Clamp an aspect_ratio value to the valid set, defaulting to landscape.
-
-    Invalid values are coerced rather than rejected so the tool surface is
-    forgiving of agent mistakes.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        return DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO
-    v = value.strip().lower()
-    if v in VALID_ASPECT_RATIOS:
-        return v
-    return DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO
-
-
-def _images_cache_dir() -> Path:
-    """Return ``$HERMES_HOME/cache/images/``, creating parents as needed."""
-    from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-
-    path = get_hermes_home() / "cache" / "images"
-    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    return path
-
-
-def save_b64_image(
-    b64_data: str,
-    *,
-    prefix: str = "image",
-    extension: str = "png",
-) -> Path:
-    """Decode base64 image data and write it under ``$HERMES_HOME/cache/images/``.
-
-    Returns the absolute :class:`Path` to the saved file.
-
-    Filename format: ``<prefix>_<YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS>_<short-uuid>.<ext>``.
-    """
-    raw = base64.b64decode(b64_data)
-    ts = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-    short = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
-    path = _images_cache_dir() / f"{prefix}_{ts}_{short}.{extension}"
-    path.write_bytes(raw)
-    return path
-
-
-# Extension inference for save_url_image — keep small and explicit.  We don't
-# want to import mimetypes for a handful of formats every image_gen provider
-# actually returns, and we never want to inherit a content-type that points
-# at HTML or JSON when the API gives us a degenerate response.
-_URL_IMAGE_CONTENT_TYPES = {
-    "image/png": "png",
-    "image/jpeg": "jpg",
-    "image/jpg": "jpg",
-    "image/webp": "webp",
-    "image/gif": "gif",
-}
-
-
-def save_url_image(
-    url: str,
-    *,
-    prefix: str = "image",
-    timeout: float = 60.0,
-    max_bytes: int = 25 * 1024 * 1024,
-) -> Path:
-    """Download an image URL and write it under ``$HERMES_HOME/cache/images/``.
-
-    Used by providers (xAI, fallback OpenAI) whose API returns an *ephemeral*
-    URL instead of inline base64 — those URLs frequently expire before a
-    downstream consumer (Telegram ``send_photo``, browser fetch) can resolve
-    them, so we materialise the bytes locally at tool-completion time.
-    Mirrors :func:`save_b64_image`'s shape so providers can swap in one line.
-
-    Returns the absolute :class:`Path` to the saved file.  Raises on any
-    network / HTTP / oversize / non-image-content-type error so callers can
-    fall back to returning the bare URL with a clear error message.
-    """
-    import requests
-
-    response = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout, stream=True)
-    response.raise_for_status()
-
-    # Infer extension from the response content-type, falling back to the
-    # URL suffix when xAI / OpenAI omit a precise type (some CDNs return
-    # ``application/octet-stream``).  Defaults to ``png``.
-    content_type = (response.headers.get("Content-Type") or "").split(";", 1)[0].strip().lower()
-    extension = _URL_IMAGE_CONTENT_TYPES.get(content_type)
-    if extension is None:
-        url_path = url.split("?", 1)[0].lower()
-        for ext in ("png", "jpg", "jpeg", "webp", "gif"):
-            if url_path.endswith(f".{ext}"):
-                extension = "jpg" if ext == "jpeg" else ext
-                break
-    if extension is None:
-        extension = "png"
-
-    ts = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-    short = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
-    path = _images_cache_dir() / f"{prefix}_{ts}_{short}.{extension}"
-
-    bytes_written = 0
-    with path.open("wb") as fh:
-        for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=64 * 1024):
-            if not chunk:
-                continue
-            bytes_written += len(chunk)
-            if bytes_written > max_bytes:
-                fh.close()
-                try:
-                    path.unlink()
-                except OSError:
-                    pass
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Image at {url} exceeds {max_bytes // (1024 * 1024)}MB cap; refusing to cache."
-                )
-            fh.write(chunk)
-
-    if bytes_written == 0:
-        try:
-            path.unlink()
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        raise ValueError(f"Image at {url} returned 0 bytes; refusing to cache.")
-
-    return path
-
-
-def success_response(
-    *,
-    image: str,
-    model: str,
-    prompt: str,
-    aspect_ratio: str,
-    provider: str,
-    extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Build a uniform success response dict.
-
-    ``image`` may be an HTTP URL or an absolute filesystem path (for b64
-    providers like OpenAI). Callers that need to pass through additional
-    backend-specific fields can supply ``extra``.
-    """
-    payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "success": True,
-        "image": image,
-        "model": model,
-        "prompt": prompt,
-        "aspect_ratio": aspect_ratio,
-        "provider": provider,
-    }
-    if extra:
-        for k, v in extra.items():
-            payload.setdefault(k, v)
-    return payload
-
-
-def error_response(
-    *,
-    error: str,
-    error_type: str = "provider_error",
-    provider: str = "",
-    model: str = "",
-    prompt: str = "",
-    aspect_ratio: str = DEFAULT_ASPECT_RATIO,
-) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Build a uniform error response dict."""
-    return {
-        "success": False,
-        "image": None,
-        "error": error,
-        "error_type": error_type,
-        "model": model,
-        "prompt": prompt,
-        "aspect_ratio": aspect_ratio,
-        "provider": provider,
-    }
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Image Generation Provider Registry
-==================================
-
-Central map of registered providers. Populated by plugins at import-time via
-``PluginContext.register_image_gen_provider()``; consumed by the
-``image_generate`` tool to dispatch each call to the active backend.
-
-Active selection
----------------
-The active provider is chosen by ``image_gen.provider`` in ``config.yaml``.
-If unset, :func:`get_active_provider` applies fallback logic:
-
-1. If exactly one provider is registered, use it.
-2. Otherwise if a provider named ``fal`` is registered, use it (legacy
-   default — matches pre-plugin behavior).
-3. Otherwise return ``None`` (the tool surfaces a helpful error pointing
-   the user at ``hermes tools``).
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-import threading
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
-
-from agent.image_gen_provider import ImageGenProvider
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-_providers: Dict[str, ImageGenProvider] = {}
-_lock = threading.Lock()
-
-
-def register_provider(provider: ImageGenProvider) -> None:
-    """Register an image generation provider.
-
-    Re-registration (same ``name``) overwrites the previous entry and logs
-    a debug message — this makes hot-reload scenarios (tests, dev loops)
-    behave predictably.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(provider, ImageGenProvider):
-        raise TypeError(
-            f"register_provider() expects an ImageGenProvider instance, "
-            f"got {type(provider).__name__}"
-        )
-    name = provider.name
-    if not isinstance(name, str) or not name.strip():
-        raise ValueError("Image gen provider .name must be a non-empty string")
-    with _lock:
-        existing = _providers.get(name)
-        _providers[name] = provider
-    if existing is not None:
-        logger.debug("Image gen provider '%s' re-registered (was %r)", name, type(existing).__name__)
-    else:
-        logger.debug("Registered image gen provider '%s' (%s)", name, type(provider).__name__)
-
-
-def list_providers() -> List[ImageGenProvider]:
-    """Return all registered providers, sorted by name."""
-    with _lock:
-        items = list(_providers.values())
-    return sorted(items, key=lambda p: p.name)
-
-
-def get_provider(name: str) -> Optional[ImageGenProvider]:
-    """Return the provider registered under *name*, or None."""
-    if not isinstance(name, str):
-        return None
-    with _lock:
-        return _providers.get(name.strip())
-
-
-def get_active_provider() -> Optional[ImageGenProvider]:
-    """Resolve the currently-active provider.
-
-    Reads ``image_gen.provider`` from config.yaml; falls back per the
-    module docstring.
-
-    **Availability semantics** (mirrors :mod:`agent.web_search_registry`):
-
-    - When ``image_gen.provider`` is explicitly set, the configured
-      provider is returned even if :meth:`ImageGenProvider.is_available`
-      reports False — the dispatcher surfaces a precise "X_API_KEY is not
-      set" error rather than silently switching backends.
-    - When ``image_gen.provider`` is unset, the fallback path (single-
-      provider shortcut and the FAL legacy preference) is filtered by
-      ``is_available()`` so we don't pick a provider the user has no
-      credentials for.
-    """
-    configured: Optional[str] = None
-    try:
-        from hermes_cli.config import load_config
-
-        cfg = load_config()
-        section = cfg.get("image_gen") if isinstance(cfg, dict) else None
-        if isinstance(section, dict):
-            raw = section.get("provider")
-            if isinstance(raw, str) and raw.strip():
-                configured = raw.strip()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.debug("Could not read image_gen.provider from config: %s", exc)
-
-    with _lock:
-        snapshot = dict(_providers)
-
-    def _is_available_safe(p: ImageGenProvider) -> bool:
-        """Wrap ``is_available()`` so a buggy provider doesn't kill resolution."""
-        try:
-            return bool(p.is_available())
-        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
-            logger.debug("image_gen provider %s.is_available() raised %s", p.name, exc)
-            return False
-
-    # 1. Explicit config wins — return regardless of is_available() so the
-    #    user gets a precise downstream error message rather than a silent
-    #    backend switch.
-    if configured:
-        provider = snapshot.get(configured)
-        if provider is not None:
-            return provider
-        logger.debug(
-            "image_gen.provider='%s' configured but not registered; falling back",
-            configured,
-        )
-
-    # 2. Fallback: single registered provider — but only if it's actually
-    #    available (no credentials = don't surface it as "active").
-    available = [p for p in snapshot.values() if _is_available_safe(p)]
-    if len(available) == 1:
-        return available[0]
-
-    # 3. Fallback: prefer legacy FAL for backward compat, when available.
-    fal = snapshot.get("fal")
-    if fal is not None and _is_available_safe(fal):
-        return fal
-
-    return None
-
-
-def _reset_for_tests() -> None:
-    """Clear the registry. **Test-only.**"""
-    with _lock:
-        _providers.clear()
@@ -1,511 +0,0 @@
-"""Routing helpers for inbound user-attached images.
-
-Two modes:
-
-  native  — attach images as OpenAI-style ``image_url`` content parts on the
-            user turn. Provider adapters (Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Codex,
-            OpenAI chat.completions) already translate these into their
-            vendor-specific multimodal formats.
-
-  text    — run ``vision_analyze`` on each image up-front and prepend the
-            description to the user's text. The model never sees the pixels;
-            it only sees a lossy text summary. This is the pre-existing
-            behaviour and still the right choice for non-vision models.
-
-The decision is made once per message turn by :func:`decide_image_input_mode`.
-It reads ``agent.image_input_mode`` from config.yaml (``auto`` | ``native``
-| ``text``, default ``auto``) and the active model's capability metadata.
-
-In ``auto`` mode:
-  - If the user has explicitly configured ``auxiliary.vision.provider``
-    (i.e. not ``auto`` and not empty), we assume they want the text pipeline
-    regardless of the main model — they've opted in to a specific vision
-    backend for a reason (cost, quality, local-only, etc.).
-  - Otherwise, if the active model reports ``supports_vision=True`` in its
-    models.dev metadata, we attach natively.
-  - Otherwise (non-vision model, no explicit override), we fall back to text.
-
-This keeps ``vision_analyze`` surfaced as a tool in every session — skills
-and agent flows that chain it (browser screenshots, deeper inspection of
-URL-referenced images, style-gating loops) keep working. The routing only
-affects *how user-attached images on the current turn* are presented to the
-main model.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import base64
-import logging
-import mimetypes
-import os
-import re
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-_VALID_MODES = frozenset({"auto", "native", "text"})
-
-
-# Image extensions used by extract_image_refs(). Kept tight on purpose — we
-# only auto-attach things the model can actually see. Documents/archives are
-# excluded because the gateway's broader extract_local_files() also routes
-# them differently (send_document), and we don't want to attach a PDF as a
-# vision part.
-_IMAGE_EXTS = (
-    ".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".webp", ".bmp", ".tiff", ".tif", ".heic",
-)
-_IMAGE_EXT_PATTERN = "|".join(e.lstrip(".") for e in _IMAGE_EXTS)
-
-# Absolute / home-relative local image path. Matches the same shape gateway's
-# extract_local_files() uses: anchors to ``~/`` or ``/``, ignores matches inside
-# URLs (the ``(?<![/:\w.])`` lookbehind), and case-insensitive on the extension.
-_LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?<![/:\w.])(?:~/|/)(?:[\w.\-]+/)*[\w.\-]+\.(?:" + _IMAGE_EXT_PATTERN + r")\b",
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-
-# http(s) URL ending in an image extension (optionally followed by a
-# query string). Case-insensitive on the extension. Strict ``http(s)://``
-# scheme so we don't accidentally grab ``file://`` URLs or other shapes.
-_IMAGE_URL_RE = re.compile(
-    r"https?://[^\s<>\"']+?\.(?:" + _IMAGE_EXT_PATTERN + r")(?:\?[^\s<>\"']*)?",
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-
-
-def extract_image_refs(text: str) -> Tuple[List[str], List[str]]:
-    """Scan free-form text for image references the model should see.
-
-    Returns ``(local_paths, urls)``:
-
-      * ``local_paths`` — absolute (``/``) or home-relative (``~/``) paths
-        whose suffix is an image extension AND whose expanded form exists
-        on disk as a file. Order-preserving, deduplicated.
-      * ``urls`` — ``http(s)://…`` URLs whose path ends in an image
-        extension (a ``?query`` is allowed after the extension).
-        Order-preserving, deduplicated.
-
-    Matches inside fenced code blocks (``` ``` ```) and inline backticks
-    (`` `…` ``) are skipped so that snippets pasted into a task body for
-    reference aren't mistaken for live attachments. This mirrors the
-    behaviour of ``gateway.platforms.base.BaseAdapter.extract_local_files``.
-
-    Local paths are validated against the filesystem; URLs are not
-    (the provider fetches them at request time).
-    """
-    if not isinstance(text, str) or not text:
-        return [], []
-
-    # Build spans covered by fenced code blocks and inline code so we can
-    # ignore references the author embedded purely as example text.
-    code_spans: list[tuple[int, int]] = []
-    for m in re.finditer(r"```[^\n]*\n.*?```", text, re.DOTALL):
-        code_spans.append((m.start(), m.end()))
-    for m in re.finditer(r"`[^`\n]+`", text):
-        code_spans.append((m.start(), m.end()))
-
-    def _in_code(pos: int) -> bool:
-        return any(s <= pos < e for s, e in code_spans)
-
-    local_paths: list[str] = []
-    seen_paths: set[str] = set()
-    for match in _LOCAL_IMAGE_PATH_RE.finditer(text):
-        if _in_code(match.start()):
-            continue
-        raw = match.group(0)
-        expanded = os.path.expanduser(raw)
-        try:
-            if not os.path.isfile(expanded):
-                continue
-        except OSError:
-            # ENAMETOOLONG / EINVAL on pathological inputs — skip rather than crash.
-            continue
-        if expanded in seen_paths:
-            continue
-        seen_paths.add(expanded)
-        local_paths.append(expanded)
-
-    urls: list[str] = []
-    seen_urls: set[str] = set()
-    for match in _IMAGE_URL_RE.finditer(text):
-        if _in_code(match.start()):
-            continue
-        url = match.group(0)
-        # Strip trailing punctuation that's almost certainly prose, not part
-        # of the URL (e.g. "see https://x.com/a.png." or "/a.png)").
-        url = url.rstrip(".,;:!?)]>")
-        if url in seen_urls:
-            continue
-        seen_urls.add(url)
-        urls.append(url)
-
-    return local_paths, urls
-
-
-# Strict YAML/JSON boolean coercion for capability overrides.
-#
-# ``bool("false")`` is True in Python because non-empty strings are truthy, so
-# a user writing ``supports_vision: "false"`` (quoted — a common YAML mistake)
-# would silently enable native vision routing on a model that can't actually
-# handle it. Accept only the values YAML 1.1 / 1.2 treat as booleans, plus
-# real ``bool`` and integer 0/1. Anything else returns None so the caller
-# falls through to models.dev rather than honouring garbage.
-_TRUE_TOKENS = frozenset({"true", "yes", "on", "1"})
-_FALSE_TOKENS = frozenset({"false", "no", "off", "0"})
-
-
-def _coerce_capability_bool(raw: Any) -> Optional[bool]:
-    """Return True/False for recognised boolean values, None otherwise."""
-    if isinstance(raw, bool):
-        return raw
-    if isinstance(raw, int):
-        if raw in (0, 1):
-            return bool(raw)
-        return None
-    if isinstance(raw, str):
-        s = raw.strip().lower()
-        if s in _TRUE_TOKENS:
-            return True
-        if s in _FALSE_TOKENS:
-            return False
-    return None
-
-
-def _supports_vision_override(
-    cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
-    provider: str,
-    model: str,
-) -> Optional[bool]:
-    """Resolve user-declared vision capability from config.yaml.
-
-    Resolution order, first hit wins:
-      1. ``model.supports_vision`` (top-level shortcut for the active model)
-      2. ``providers.<provider>.models.<model>.supports_vision``
-         (named custom providers — ``provider`` may be the runtime-resolved
-         value ``"custom"`` and/or the user-declared name under
-         ``model.provider``; both are tried)
-
-    Returns None when no override is set, so the caller falls through to
-    models.dev. Returns False explicitly only when the user wrote a
-    recognised boolean false token.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(cfg, dict):
-        return None
-
-    # 1. Top-level shortcut
-    model_cfg_raw = cfg.get("model")
-    model_cfg: Dict[str, Any] = model_cfg_raw if isinstance(model_cfg_raw, dict) else {}
-    top = _coerce_capability_bool(model_cfg.get("supports_vision"))
-    if top is not None:
-        return top
-
-    # 2. Per-provider, per-model. Named custom providers (e.g. "my-vllm")
-    # get rewritten to provider="custom" at runtime
-    # (hermes_cli/runtime_provider.py:_resolve_named_custom_runtime), so the
-    # config still holds the user-declared name under model.provider. Try
-    # both as candidate provider keys.
-    config_provider = str(model_cfg.get("provider") or "").strip()
-    providers_raw = cfg.get("providers")
-    providers_cfg: Dict[str, Any] = providers_raw if isinstance(providers_raw, dict) else {}
-    for p in dict.fromkeys(filter(None, (provider, config_provider))):
-        entry_raw = providers_cfg.get(p)
-        entry: Dict[str, Any] = entry_raw if isinstance(entry_raw, dict) else {}
-        models_raw = entry.get("models")
-        models_cfg: Dict[str, Any] = models_raw if isinstance(models_raw, dict) else {}
-        per_model_raw = models_cfg.get(model)
-        per_model: Dict[str, Any] = per_model_raw if isinstance(per_model_raw, dict) else {}
-        coerced = _coerce_capability_bool(per_model.get("supports_vision"))
-        if coerced is not None:
-            return coerced
-    return None
-
-
-def _coerce_mode(raw: Any) -> str:
-    """Normalize a config value into one of the valid modes."""
-    if not isinstance(raw, str):
-        return "auto"
-    val = raw.strip().lower()
-    if val in _VALID_MODES:
-        return val
-    return "auto"
-
-
-def _explicit_aux_vision_override(cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> bool:
-    """True when the user configured a specific auxiliary vision backend.
-
-    An explicit override means the user *wants* the text pipeline (they're
-    paying for a dedicated vision model), so we don't silently bypass it.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(cfg, dict):
-        return False
-    aux = cfg.get("auxiliary") or {}
-    if not isinstance(aux, dict):
-        return False
-    vision = aux.get("vision") or {}
-    if not isinstance(vision, dict):
-        return False
-
-    provider = str(vision.get("provider") or "").strip().lower()
-    model = str(vision.get("model") or "").strip()
-    base_url = str(vision.get("base_url") or "").strip()
-
-    # "auto" / "" / blank = not explicit
-    if provider in {"", "auto"} and not model and not base_url:
-        return False
-    return True
-
-
-def _lookup_supports_vision(
-    provider: str,
-    model: str,
-    cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-) -> Optional[bool]:
-    """Return True/False if we can resolve caps, None if unknown.
-
-    Consults the user's ``supports_vision`` override in config.yaml first
-    (so custom/local models declared as vision-capable don't fall through to
-    text routing in ``auto`` mode), then falls back to models.dev.
-    """
-    override = _supports_vision_override(cfg, provider, model)
-    if override is not None:
-        return override
-    if not provider or not model:
-        return None
-    try:
-        from agent.models_dev import get_model_capabilities
-        caps = get_model_capabilities(provider, model)
-    except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
-        logger.debug("image_routing: caps lookup failed for %s:%s — %s", provider, model, exc)
-        return None
-    if caps is None:
-        return None
-    return bool(caps.supports_vision)
-
-
-def decide_image_input_mode(
-    provider: str,
-    model: str,
-    cfg: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
-) -> str:
-    """Return ``"native"`` or ``"text"`` for the given turn.
-
-    Args:
-      provider: active inference provider ID (e.g. ``"anthropic"``, ``"openrouter"``).
-      model:    active model slug as it would be sent to the provider.
-      cfg:      loaded config.yaml dict, or None. When None, behaves as auto.
-    """
-    mode_cfg = "auto"
-    if isinstance(cfg, dict):
-        agent_cfg = cfg.get("agent") or {}
-        if isinstance(agent_cfg, dict):
-            mode_cfg = _coerce_mode(agent_cfg.get("image_input_mode"))
-
-    if mode_cfg == "native":
-        return "native"
-    if mode_cfg == "text":
-        return "text"
-
-    # auto
-    if _explicit_aux_vision_override(cfg):
-        return "text"
-
-    supports = _lookup_supports_vision(provider, model, cfg)
-    if supports is True:
-        return "native"
-    return "text"
-
-
-# Image size handling is REACTIVE rather than proactive: we attempt native
-# attachment at full size regardless of provider, and rely on
-# ``run_agent._try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages`` to shrink + retry if
-# the provider rejects the request (e.g. Anthropic's hard 5 MB per-image
-# ceiling returned as HTTP 400 "image exceeds 5 MB maximum").
-#
-# Why reactive: our knowledge of provider ceilings is partial and evolving
-# (OpenAI accepts 49 MB+, Anthropic 5 MB, Gemini 100 MB, others unknown).
-# A proactive per-provider table would be stale the moment a provider raises
-# or lowers its limit, and silently degrading quality for users on providers
-# that would have accepted the full image is the worse failure mode.
-# The shrink-on-reject path loses 1 API call + maybe 1s of Pillow work when
-# it fires, which is cheaper than permanent quality loss.
-
-
-def _sniff_mime_from_bytes(raw: bytes) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Detect image MIME from magic bytes. Returns None if unrecognised.
-
-    Filename-based detection (``mimetypes.guess_type``) is unreliable when
-    upstream platforms lie about content-type. Discord, for example, can
-    serve a PNG with ``content_type=image/webp`` for proxied/animated
-    stickers, custom emoji previews, or images uploaded via certain bots.
-    Anthropic strictly validates that declared media_type matches the
-    actual bytes and returns HTTP 400 on mismatch, so we sniff to be safe.
-    """
-    if not raw:
-        return None
-    # PNG: 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A
-    if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n"):
-        return "image/png"
-    # JPEG: FF D8 FF
-    if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8\xff"):
-        return "image/jpeg"
-    # GIF87a / GIF89a
-    if raw[:6] in {b"GIF87a", b"GIF89a"}:
-        return "image/gif"
-    # WEBP: "RIFF" .... "WEBP"
-    if len(raw) >= 12 and raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP":
-        return "image/webp"
-    # BMP: "BM"
-    if raw.startswith(b"BM"):
-        return "image/bmp"
-    # HEIC/HEIF: ftypheic / ftypheix / ftypmif1 / ftypmsf1 etc.
-    if len(raw) >= 12 and raw[4:8] == b"ftyp" and raw[8:12] in {
-        b"heic", b"heix", b"hevc", b"hevx", b"mif1", b"msf1", b"heim", b"heis",
-    }:
-        return "image/heic"
-    return None
-
-
-def _guess_mime(path: Path, raw: Optional[bytes] = None) -> str:
-    """Return image MIME type for *path*.
-
-    If *raw* bytes are provided, magic-byte sniffing wins (authoritative).
-    Otherwise we fall back to ``mimetypes`` then suffix-based defaults.
-    """
-    if raw is not None:
-        sniffed = _sniff_mime_from_bytes(raw)
-        if sniffed:
-            return sniffed
-    mime, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(str(path))
-    if mime and mime.startswith("image/"):
-        return mime
-    # mimetypes on some Linux distros mis-maps .jpg; default to jpeg when
-    # the suffix looks imagey.
-    suffix = path.suffix.lower()
-    return {
-        ".jpg": "image/jpeg",
-        ".jpeg": "image/jpeg",
-        ".png": "image/png",
-        ".gif": "image/gif",
-        ".webp": "image/webp",
-        ".bmp": "image/bmp",
-    }.get(suffix, "image/jpeg")
-
-
-def _file_to_data_url(path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Encode a local image as a base64 data URL at its native size.
-
-    Size limits are NOT enforced here — the agent retry loop
-    (``run_agent._try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages``) shrinks on the
-    provider's first rejection. Keeping this simple means providers that
-    accept large images (OpenAI 49 MB+, Gemini 100 MB) don't pay a silent
-    quality tax just because one other provider is stricter.
-
-    Returns None only if the file can't be read (missing, permission
-    denied, etc.); the caller reports those paths in ``skipped``.
-    """
-    try:
-        raw = path.read_bytes()
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.warning("image_routing: failed to read %s — %s", path, exc)
-        return None
-    mime = _guess_mime(path, raw=raw)
-    b64 = base64.b64encode(raw).decode("ascii")
-    return f"data:{mime};base64,{b64}"
-
-
-def build_native_content_parts(
-    user_text: str,
-    image_paths: List[str],
-    image_urls: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], List[str]]:
-    """Build an OpenAI-style ``content`` list for a user turn.
-
-    Shape:
-      [{"type": "text", "text": "...\\n\\n[Image attached at: /local/path]"},
-       {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,..."}},
-       {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "https://example.com/a.png"}},
-       ...]
-
-    Local paths are read from disk and embedded as base64 ``data:`` URLs.
-    Remote URLs (``http(s)://``) are passed through verbatim — the provider
-    fetches them server-side. The model still sees the pixels either way.
-
-    For each successfully attached image, a hint is appended to the text
-    part:
-
-      * local path → ``[Image attached at: <path>]``
-      * URL        → ``[Image attached: <url>]``
-
-    The hint gives the model a string handle so MCP/skill tools that take
-    an image path or URL argument can be invoked on the same image without
-    an extra round-trip. This parallels the text-mode hint produced by
-    ``Runner._enrich_message_with_vision`` (``vision_analyze using image_url:
-    <path>``) so behaviour is consistent across both image input modes.
-
-    Images are attached at their native size. If a provider rejects the
-    request because an image is too large (e.g. Anthropic's 5 MB per-image
-    ceiling), the agent's retry loop transparently shrinks and retries
-    once — see ``run_agent._try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages``.
-
-    Returns (content_parts, skipped). Skipped entries are local paths
-    that couldn't be read from disk; URLs are never skipped (they're
-    not validated here).
-    """
-    skipped: List[str] = []
-    image_parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-    attached_paths: List[str] = []
-    attached_urls: List[str] = []
-
-    for raw_path in image_paths:
-        p = Path(raw_path)
-        if not p.exists() or not p.is_file():
-            skipped.append(str(raw_path))
-            continue
-        data_url = _file_to_data_url(p)
-        if not data_url:
-            skipped.append(str(raw_path))
-            continue
-        image_parts.append({
-            "type": "image_url",
-            "image_url": {"url": data_url},
-        })
-        attached_paths.append(str(raw_path))
-
-    for url in image_urls or []:
-        url = (url or "").strip()
-        if not url:
-            continue
-        image_parts.append({
-            "type": "image_url",
-            "image_url": {"url": url},
-        })
-        attached_urls.append(url)
-
-    text = (user_text or "").strip()
-
-    # If at least one image attached, build a single text part that combines
-    # the user's caption (or a neutral default) with one hint per image.
-    if attached_paths or attached_urls:
-        base_text = text or "What do you see in this image?"
-        hint_lines: List[str] = []
-        hint_lines.extend(f"[Image attached at: {p}]" for p in attached_paths)
-        hint_lines.extend(f"[Image attached: {u}]" for u in attached_urls)
-        combined_text = f"{base_text}\n\n" + "\n".join(hint_lines)
-        parts: List[Dict[str, Any]] = [{"type": "text", "text": combined_text}]
-        parts.extend(image_parts)
-        return parts, skipped
-
-    # No images successfully attached — fall back to plain text-only behaviour.
-    parts = []
-    if text:
-        parts.append({"type": "text", "text": text})
-    return parts, skipped
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "decide_image_input_mode",
-    "build_native_content_parts",
-    "extract_image_refs",
-]
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
        # Gather raw data
        sessions = self._get_sessions(cutoff, source)
        tool_usage = self._get_tool_usage(cutoff, source)
-        skill_usage = self._get_skill_usage(cutoff, source)
        message_stats = self._get_message_stats(cutoff, source)

        if not sessions:
@@ -136,15 +135,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
                "models": [],
                "platforms": [],
                "tools": [],
-                "skills": {
-                    "summary": {
-                        "total_skill_loads": 0,
-                        "total_skill_edits": 0,
-                        "total_skill_actions": 0,
-                        "distinct_skills_used": 0,
-                    },
-                    "top_skills": [],
-                },
                "activity": {},
                "top_sessions": [],
            }
@@ -154,7 +144,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
        models = self._compute_model_breakdown(sessions)
        platforms = self._compute_platform_breakdown(sessions)
        tools = self._compute_tool_breakdown(tool_usage)
-        skills = self._compute_skill_breakdown(skill_usage)
        activity = self._compute_activity_patterns(sessions)
        top_sessions = self._compute_top_sessions(sessions)

@@ -167,7 +156,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
            "models": models,
            "platforms": platforms,
            "tools": tools,
-            "skills": skills,
            "activity": activity,
            "top_sessions": top_sessions,
        }
@@ -296,82 +284,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
            for name, count in tool_counts.most_common()
        ]

-    def _get_skill_usage(self, cutoff: float, source: str = None) -> List[Dict]:
-        """Extract per-skill usage from assistant tool calls."""
-        skill_counts: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
-
-        if source:
-            cursor = self._conn.execute(
-                """SELECT m.tool_calls, m.timestamp
-                   FROM messages m
-                   JOIN sessions s ON s.id = m.session_id
-                   WHERE s.started_at >= ? AND s.source = ?
-                     AND m.role = 'assistant' AND m.tool_calls IS NOT NULL""",
-                (cutoff, source),
-            )
-        else:
-            cursor = self._conn.execute(
-                """SELECT m.tool_calls, m.timestamp
-                   FROM messages m
-                   JOIN sessions s ON s.id = m.session_id
-                   WHERE s.started_at >= ?
-                     AND m.role = 'assistant' AND m.tool_calls IS NOT NULL""",
-                (cutoff,),
-            )
-
-        for row in cursor.fetchall():
-            try:
-                calls = row["tool_calls"]
-                if isinstance(calls, str):
-                    calls = json.loads(calls)
-                if not isinstance(calls, list):
-                    continue
-            except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-                continue
-
-            timestamp = row["timestamp"]
-            for call in calls:
-                if not isinstance(call, dict):
-                    continue
-                func = call.get("function", {})
-                tool_name = func.get("name")
-                if tool_name not in {"skill_view", "skill_manage"}:
-                    continue
-
-                args = func.get("arguments")
-                if isinstance(args, str):
-                    try:
-                        args = json.loads(args)
-                    except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-                        continue
-                if not isinstance(args, dict):
-                    continue
-
-                skill_name = args.get("name")
-                if not isinstance(skill_name, str) or not skill_name.strip():
-                    continue
-
-                entry = skill_counts.setdefault(
-                    skill_name,
-                    {
-                        "skill": skill_name,
-                        "view_count": 0,
-                        "manage_count": 0,
-                        "last_used_at": None,
-                    },
-                )
-                if tool_name == "skill_view":
-                    entry["view_count"] += 1
-                else:
-                    entry["manage_count"] += 1
-
-                if timestamp is not None and (
-                    entry["last_used_at"] is None or timestamp > entry["last_used_at"]
-                ):
-                    entry["last_used_at"] = timestamp
-
-        return list(skill_counts.values())
-
    def _get_message_stats(self, cutoff: float, source: str = None) -> Dict:
        """Get aggregate message statistics."""
        if source:
@@ -563,46 +475,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
            })
        return result

-    def _compute_skill_breakdown(self, skill_usage: List[Dict]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Process per-skill usage into summary + ranked list."""
-        total_skill_loads = sum(s["view_count"] for s in skill_usage) if skill_usage else 0
-        total_skill_edits = sum(s["manage_count"] for s in skill_usage) if skill_usage else 0
-        total_skill_actions = total_skill_loads + total_skill_edits
-
-        top_skills = []
-        for skill in skill_usage:
-            total_count = skill["view_count"] + skill["manage_count"]
-            percentage = (total_count / total_skill_actions * 100) if total_skill_actions else 0
-            top_skills.append({
-                "skill": skill["skill"],
-                "view_count": skill["view_count"],
-                "manage_count": skill["manage_count"],
-                "total_count": total_count,
-                "percentage": percentage,
-                "last_used_at": skill.get("last_used_at"),
-            })
-
-        top_skills.sort(
-            key=lambda s: (
-                s["total_count"],
-                s["view_count"],
-                s["manage_count"],
-                s["last_used_at"] or 0,
-                s["skill"],
-            ),
-            reverse=True,
-        )
-
-        return {
-            "summary": {
-                "total_skill_loads": total_skill_loads,
-                "total_skill_edits": total_skill_edits,
-                "total_skill_actions": total_skill_actions,
-                "distinct_skills_used": len(skill_usage),
-            },
-            "top_skills": top_skills,
-        }
-
    def _compute_activity_patterns(self, sessions: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
        """Analyze activity patterns by day of week and hour."""
        day_counts = Counter()  # 0=Monday ... 6=Sunday
@@ -762,7 +634,13 @@ class InsightsEngine:
        lines.append(f"  Sessions:          {o['total_sessions']:<12}  Messages:        {o['total_messages']:,}")
        lines.append(f"  Tool calls:        {o['total_tool_calls']:<12,}  User messages:   {o['user_messages']:,}")
        lines.append(f"  Input tokens:      {o['total_input_tokens']:<12,}  Output tokens:   {o['total_output_tokens']:,}")
-        lines.append(f"  Total tokens:      {o['total_tokens']:,}")
+        cache_total = o.get("total_cache_read_tokens", 0) + o.get("total_cache_write_tokens", 0)
+        if cache_total > 0:
+            lines.append(f"  Cache read:        {o['total_cache_read_tokens']:<12,}  Cache write:     {o['total_cache_write_tokens']:,}")
+        cost_str = f"${o['estimated_cost']:.2f}"
+        if o.get("models_without_pricing"):
+            cost_str += " *"
+        lines.append(f"  Total tokens:      {o['total_tokens']:<12,}  Est. cost:       {cost_str}")
        if o["total_hours"] > 0:
            lines.append(f"  Active time:       ~{_format_duration(o['total_hours'] * 3600):<11}  Avg session:     ~{_format_duration(o['avg_session_duration'])}")
        lines.append(f"  Avg msgs/session:  {o['avg_messages_per_session']:.1f}")
@@ -772,10 +650,16 @@ class InsightsEngine:
        if report["models"]:
            lines.append("  🤖 Models Used")
            lines.append("  " + "─" * 56)
-            lines.append(f"  {'Model':<30} {'Sessions':>8} {'Tokens':>12}")
+            lines.append(f"  {'Model':<30} {'Sessions':>8} {'Tokens':>12} {'Cost':>8}")
            for m in report["models"]:
                model_name = m["model"][:28]
-                lines.append(f"  {model_name:<30} {m['sessions']:>8} {m['total_tokens']:>12,}")
+                if m.get("has_pricing"):
+                    cost_cell = f"${m['cost']:>6.2f}"
+                else:
+                    cost_cell = "     N/A"
+                lines.append(f"  {model_name:<30} {m['sessions']:>8} {m['total_tokens']:>12,} {cost_cell}")
+            if o.get("models_without_pricing"):
+                lines.append("  * Cost N/A for custom/self-hosted models")
            lines.append("")

        # Platform breakdown
@@ -798,28 +682,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
                lines.append(f"  ... and {len(report['tools']) - 15} more tools")
            lines.append("")

-        # Skill usage
-        skills = report.get("skills", {})
-        top_skills = skills.get("top_skills", [])
-        if top_skills:
-            lines.append("  🧠 Top Skills")
-            lines.append("  " + "─" * 56)
-            lines.append(f"  {'Skill':<28} {'Loads':>7} {'Edits':>7} {'Last used':>11}")
-            for skill in top_skills[:10]:
-                last_used = "—"
-                if skill.get("last_used_at"):
-                    last_used = datetime.fromtimestamp(skill["last_used_at"]).strftime("%b %d")
-                lines.append(
-                    f"  {skill['skill'][:28]:<28} {skill['view_count']:>7,} {skill['manage_count']:>7,} {last_used:>11}"
-                )
-            summary = skills.get("summary", {})
-            lines.append(
-                f"  Distinct skills: {summary.get('distinct_skills_used', 0)}  "
-                f"Loads: {summary.get('total_skill_loads', 0):,}  "
-                f"Edits: {summary.get('total_skill_edits', 0):,}"
-            )
-            lines.append("")
-
        # Activity patterns
        act = report.get("activity", {})
        if act.get("by_day"):
@@ -877,7 +739,15 @@ class InsightsEngine:

        # Overview
        lines.append(f"**Sessions:** {o['total_sessions']} | **Messages:** {o['total_messages']:,} | **Tool calls:** {o['total_tool_calls']:,}")
-        lines.append(f"**Tokens:** {o['total_tokens']:,} (in: {o['total_input_tokens']:,} / out: {o['total_output_tokens']:,})")
+        cache_total = o.get("total_cache_read_tokens", 0) + o.get("total_cache_write_tokens", 0)
+        if cache_total > 0:
+            lines.append(f"**Tokens:** {o['total_tokens']:,} (in: {o['total_input_tokens']:,} / out: {o['total_output_tokens']:,} / cache: {cache_total:,})")
+        else:
+            lines.append(f"**Tokens:** {o['total_tokens']:,} (in: {o['total_input_tokens']:,} / out: {o['total_output_tokens']:,})")
+        cost_note = ""
+        if o.get("models_without_pricing"):
+            cost_note = " _(excludes custom/self-hosted models)_"
+        lines.append(f"**Est. cost:** ${o['estimated_cost']:.2f}{cost_note}")
        if o["total_hours"] > 0:
            lines.append(f"**Active time:** ~{_format_duration(o['total_hours'] * 3600)} | **Avg session:** ~{_format_duration(o['avg_session_duration'])}")
        lines.append("")
@@ -886,7 +756,8 @@ class InsightsEngine:
        if report["models"]:
            lines.append("**🤖 Models:**")
            for m in report["models"][:5]:
-                lines.append(f"  {m['model'][:25]} — {m['sessions']} sessions, {m['total_tokens']:,} tokens")
+                cost_str = f"${m['cost']:.2f}" if m.get("has_pricing") else "N/A"
+                lines.append(f"  {m['model'][:25]} — {m['sessions']} sessions, {m['total_tokens']:,} tokens, {cost_str}")
            lines.append("")

        # Platforms (if multi-platform)
@@ -903,18 +774,6 @@ class InsightsEngine:
                lines.append(f"  {t['tool']} — {t['count']:,} calls ({t['percentage']:.1f}%)")
            lines.append("")

-        skills = report.get("skills", {})
-        if skills.get("top_skills"):
-            lines.append("**🧠 Top Skills:**")
-            for skill in skills["top_skills"][:5]:
-                suffix = ""
-                if skill.get("last_used_at"):
-                    suffix = f", last used {datetime.fromtimestamp(skill['last_used_at']).strftime('%b %d')}"
-                lines.append(
-                    f"  {skill['skill']} — {skill['view_count']:,} loads, {skill['manage_count']:,} edits{suffix}"
-                )
-            lines.append("")
-
        # Activity summary
        act = report.get("activity", {})
        if act.get("busiest_day") and act.get("busiest_hour"):
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-"""Per-agent iteration budget — thread-safe consume/refund counter.
-
-Extracted from ``run_agent.py``.  Each ``AIAgent`` instance (parent or
-subagent) holds an :class:`IterationBudget`; the parent's cap comes from
-``max_iterations`` (default 90), each subagent's cap comes from
-``delegation.max_iterations`` (default 50).
-
-``run_agent`` re-exports ``IterationBudget`` so existing
-``from run_agent import IterationBudget`` imports keep working unchanged.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import threading
-
-
-class IterationBudget:
-    """Thread-safe iteration counter for an agent.
-
-    Each agent (parent or subagent) gets its own ``IterationBudget``.
-    The parent's budget is capped at ``max_iterations`` (default 90).
-    Each subagent gets an independent budget capped at
-    ``delegation.max_iterations`` (default 50) — this means total
-    iterations across parent + subagents can exceed the parent's cap.
-    Users control the per-subagent limit via ``delegation.max_iterations``
-    in config.yaml.
-
-    ``execute_code`` (programmatic tool calling) iterations are refunded via
-    :meth:`refund` so they don't eat into the budget.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, max_total: int):
-        self.max_total = max_total
-        self._used = 0
-        self._lock = threading.Lock()
-
-    def consume(self) -> bool:
-        """Try to consume one iteration.  Returns True if allowed."""
-        with self._lock:
-            if self._used >= self.max_total:
-                return False
-            self._used += 1
-            return True
-
-    def refund(self) -> None:
-        """Give back one iteration (e.g. for execute_code turns)."""
-        with self._lock:
-            if self._used > 0:
-                self._used -= 1
-
-    @property
-    def used(self) -> int:
-        with self._lock:
-            return self._used
-
-    @property
-    def remaining(self) -> int:
-        with self._lock:
-            return max(0, self.max_total - self._used)
-
-
-__all__ = ["IterationBudget"]
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-"""Best-effort early import for the OpenAI SDK's native streaming parser.
-
-The OpenAI SDK imports ``jiter`` while constructing streaming chat-completion
-responses.  On some Windows installs the native extension can be imported
-directly from the Hermes venv, but the first import fails when it happens later
-inside the threaded streaming request path.  Loading it once during agent
-package import avoids that import-order failure while preserving the normal
-SDK error path for genuinely missing or broken installs.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import importlib
-
-_JITER_PRELOADED = False
-_JITER_PRELOAD_ERROR: Exception | None = None
-
-
-def preload_jiter_native_extension() -> bool:
-    """Import jiter's native extension early if it is available."""
-
-    global _JITER_PRELOADED, _JITER_PRELOAD_ERROR
-
-    if _JITER_PRELOADED:
-        return True
-
-    try:
-        importlib.import_module("jiter.jiter")
-        from jiter import from_json as _from_json  # noqa: F401
-    except Exception as exc:
-        _JITER_PRELOAD_ERROR = exc
-        return False
-
-    _JITER_PRELOADED = True
-    _JITER_PRELOAD_ERROR = None
-    return True
-
-
-preload_jiter_native_extension()
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-"""LM Studio reasoning-effort resolution shared by the chat-completions
-transport and run_agent's iteration-limit summary path.
-
-LM Studio publishes per-model ``capabilities.reasoning.allowed_options`` (e.g.
-``["off","on"]`` for toggle-style models, ``["off","minimal","low"]`` for
-graduated models). We map the user's ``reasoning_config`` onto LM Studio's
-OpenAI-compatible vocabulary, then clamp against the model's allowed set so
-the server doesn't 400 on an unsupported effort.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from typing import List, Optional
-
-# LM Studio accepts these top-level reasoning_effort values via its
-# OpenAI-compatible chat.completions endpoint.
-_LM_VALID_EFFORTS = {"none", "minimal", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh"}
-
-# Toggle-style models publish allowed_options as ["off","on"] in /api/v1/models.
-# Map them onto the OpenAI-compatible request vocabulary.
-_LM_EFFORT_ALIASES = {"off": "none", "on": "medium"}
-
-
-def resolve_lmstudio_effort(
-    reasoning_config: Optional[dict],
-    allowed_options: Optional[List[str]],
-) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return the ``reasoning_effort`` string to send to LM Studio, or ``None``.
-
-    ``None`` means "omit the field": the user picked a level the model can't
-    honor, so let LM Studio fall back to the model's declared default rather
-    than silently substituting a different effort. When ``allowed_options`` is
-    falsy (probe failed), skip clamping and send the resolved effort anyway.
-    """
-    effort = "medium"
-    if reasoning_config and isinstance(reasoning_config, dict):
-        if reasoning_config.get("enabled") is False:
-            effort = "none"
-        else:
-            raw = (reasoning_config.get("effort") or "").strip().lower()
-            raw = _LM_EFFORT_ALIASES.get(raw, raw)
-            if raw in _LM_VALID_EFFORTS:
-                effort = raw
-    if allowed_options:
-        allowed = {_LM_EFFORT_ALIASES.get(opt, opt) for opt in allowed_options}
-        if effort not in allowed:
-            return None
-    return effort
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-"""Language Server Protocol (LSP) integration for Hermes Agent.
-
-Hermes runs full language servers (pyright, gopls, rust-analyzer,
-typescript-language-server, etc.) as subprocesses and pipes their
-``textDocument/publishDiagnostics`` output into the post-write lint
-delta filter used by ``write_file`` and ``patch``.
-
-LSP is **gated on git workspace detection** — if the agent's cwd is
-inside a git repository, LSP runs against that workspace; otherwise the
-file_operations layer falls back to its existing in-process syntax
-checks.  This keeps users on user-home cwd's (e.g. Telegram gateway
-chats) from spawning daemons they don't need.
-
-Public API:
-
-    from agent.lsp import get_service
-
-    svc = get_service()
-    if svc and svc.enabled_for(path):
-        await svc.touch_file(path)
-        diags = svc.diagnostics_for(path)
-
-The bulk of the wiring is internal — most callers only need the layer
-in :func:`tools.file_operations.FileOperations._check_lint_delta`,
-which is already wired (see that module).
-
-Architecture is documented in ``website/docs/user-guide/features/lsp.md``.
-"""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import atexit
-import logging
-import threading
-from typing import Optional
-
-from agent.lsp.manager import LSPService
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("agent.lsp")
-
-_service: Optional[LSPService] = None
-_atexit_registered = False
-_service_lock = threading.Lock()
-
-
-def get_service() -> Optional[LSPService]:
-    """Return the process-wide LSP service singleton, or None when disabled.
-
-    The service is created lazily on first call.  ``None`` is returned
-    when LSP is disabled in config, when no workspace can be detected,
-    or when the platform doesn't support subprocess-based LSP servers.
-
-    On first creation, registers an :mod:`atexit` handler that tears
-    down spawned language servers on Python exit so a long-running
-    CLI or gateway session doesn't leak pyright/gopls/etc. processes
-    when it terminates.
-    """
-    global _service, _atexit_registered
-    if _service is not None:
-        return _service if _service.is_active() else None
-    with _service_lock:
-        if _service is not None:
-            return _service if _service.is_active() else None
-        _service = LSPService.create_from_config()
-        if not _atexit_registered:
-            # ``atexit`` handlers run in LIFO order on normal Python
-            # exit and on SystemExit, but NOT on os._exit() or
-            # uncaught signals.  Language servers are stateless
-            # subprocesses — losing them on SIGKILL is fine; they'll
-            # be reaped by the kernel along with their parent.  We
-            # care about clean exits where Python flushes stdio
-            # before terminating; without this hook every
-            # ``hermes chat`` exit would leak pyright processes that
-            # outlive the parent for a few seconds while their
-            # stdout buffers drain.
-            atexit.register(_atexit_shutdown)
-            _atexit_registered = True
-    return _service if (_service is not None and _service.is_active()) else None
-
-
-def shutdown_service() -> None:
-    """Tear down the LSP service if one was started.
-
-    Safe to call multiple times; safe to call when no service was created.
-    """
-    global _service
-    with _service_lock:
-        svc = _service
-        _service = None
-    if svc is not None:
-        try:
-            svc.shutdown()
-        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
-            logger.debug("LSP shutdown error: %s", e)
-
-
-def _atexit_shutdown() -> None:
-    """atexit-registered wrapper.  Logs at debug because by the time
-    atexit fires the user has already seen the agent's final output —
-    a noisy shutdown line on top of that is just clutter."""
-    try:
-        shutdown_service()
-    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
-        logger.debug("atexit LSP shutdown failed: %s", e)
-
-
-__all__ = ["get_service", "shutdown_service", "LSPService"]
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