Hermes Agent Guide — MiniMax M3 Test Source Notes

Generated with: MiniMax M3 via hermes -z --provider minimax --model MiniMax/M3.

Inputs used:

• ABS Guides skill (abs-guides-cron-pipeline) rules, including fact-checking / second-source pass.
• Official Hermes docs llms-full.txt and llms.txt excerpts.
• Official GitHub README excerpt.
• Live CLI evidence from this host: hermes --version, hermes --help, hermes chat --help, hermes setup --help, hermes model --help, hermes tools --help, hermes gateway --help, hermes config --help.

Known review notes before publication

This MiniMax draft is stronger than the first draft in some ways: it adds hermes setup --portal, avoids publishing the local installed version/path, and marks some tool/provider claims as conditional.

However, it still needs human/Hermes fact-checking before final publication. Items to verify or soften:

1. It says “default path is OpenRouter”. That may be true in some docs/workflows but should be softened to “common path” or verified against current setup docs.
2. It says memory writes to MEMORY.md and USER.md. That may describe one backend/storage shape, not every Hermes install. Use general wording unless docs confirm it.
3. It mentions memory.write_approval, /memory pending, /memory approve, /memory reject, and /memory approval on|off; verify these exact command names against current docs before publishing.
4. It says skills ship in ~/.hermes/skills/; general installs may vary with HERMES_HOME and profiles. Use hermes skills ... commands rather than promising a filesystem path.
5. It mentions .hermes.md and .cursorrules context files; verify current supported project-context filenames before publishing.
6. It says the Tool Gateway includes web search, image generation, TTS, and cloud browser under Nous Portal; verify current Tool Gateway feature list.
7. It says there is no managed Hermes cloud. Check current Nous/Hermes offering before publishing.

Evidence files on this VPS

• /tmp/hermes_source_pack.txt
• /tmp/hermes_live_cli_evidence.txt
• /tmp/minimax_hermes_guide_prompt.txt
• /tmp/minimax_hermes_guide_stdout.md