THE skill knowledge base for any Hermes AI agent.
When you start a session, Hermes checks this first. It knows which skills exist, recommends ones you might need before you ask, and helps you create new ones for tasks that don't have one yet.
You don't manage skills manually — Hermes does it.
At the start of each session, Hermes reads HQ's INDEX and keeps skill opportunities in mind. When it detects you're working on something that has a skill — even one you haven't loaded — it tells you:
"I noticed you're working with ComfyUI images — want me to load
comfyui? It handles image and video generation."
You say yes or no. That's it.
| What | How |
|---|---|
| Skill discovery | Knows ~2043 skills from the Hermes hub + skills.sh ecosystem |
| Proactive recommendations | Suggests skills based on what you're working on |
| Gap detection | When a common task has no skill, it offers to create one |
| Self-maintaining | INDEX grows as you use Hermes; skills you create get logged automatically |
Request a skill:
"Help me work with Stable Diffusion"
Hermes checks INDEX → finds stable-diffusion-image-generation → offers to load it.
Ask for a new skill:
"I want to automate X but no skill exists for it"
Hermes offers to build one, validates it with test prompts, then adds it to INDEX.
Review what's in INDEX:
"Show me skills for Python development"
Hermes searches INDEX and the hub for relevant skills.
Periodic health check:
"Run kb-review"
Hermes checks INDEX for stale entries, missing skills, and outdated marketplace links.
~/.hermes/kb/ ← hermes-skill-hq (skill named "hermes-skill-hq", installed at standard KB path)
├── index/INDEX.md ← What skills exist for what tasks
├── advisory/ ← How Hermes detects skill opportunities
├── marketplaces/ ← Where to find skills beyond the hub
├── guides/ ← Skill authoring standards and deep-dive guides
└── maintenance/ ← Update workflow + changelog
git clone https://github.com/CodeSigils/hermes-skill-hq.git ~/.hermes/kbAdd to ~/.hermes/config.yaml if not already present:
external_dirs:
- ~/.hermes/kbThen run /reset to refresh Hermes's skills index.
Hermes auto-discovers HQ from ~/.hermes/kb/ via external_dirs in config. After any edit, run /reset.
HQ updates itself as you use Hermes. Run kb-review monthly to:
- Find stale entries in INDEX
- Refresh marketplace links
- Log skills you created but forgot to index
License: Personal knowledge base — not for redistribution.