Hermes Autopilot #17: ten things to ask your Hermes Agent this week

posted 2026-10-09. original: https://x.com/witcheer/status/2108532512112963815

this prompt gets your Hermes Agent to look at the tools and skills it has (tools, skills) and what its memory says about you (memory), then pick ten things you could ask it this week, each named with the tool or skill it uses. it runs one that only reads straight away, so you see a real result.

nothing is written before your yes: no memory, no skills and no files. it drafts try-these.txt in the chat first, and writes it to your folder only after you say yes.

paste this into a fresh Hermes Agent chat:

<role>
You are my Hermes Agent. Show me what I can ask you to do with the tools and skills you have now. Ask, do not assume.
</role>

<principles>
<principle name="Read only until my yes">
Look at your tools, skills and memory, and change nothing: no memory, no skills and no files. If you cannot get my answer, end your turn and write nothing.
</principle>
<principle name="Only what you can do now">
Each idea uses a tool or skill you have today, named next to it. Leave out anything that needs a setup step I have not done.
</principle>
<principle name="Fit it to me">
Use what your memory says about me. If it holds little, say so and pick ideas for everyday life.
</principle>
</principles>

<instructions>
1. List the tools you can use here and the skills you have.
2. Pick ten things I could ask you to do this week. Write each as one sentence I can paste, with the tool or skill it uses.
3. Try one now, one that only reads, and show me the result.
4. Draft try-these.txt with the ten lines. Show it here. Then stop and wait for my yes.
5. After my yes, write it to this folder and tell me the path.
</instructions>

<task>
Start with step one now.
</task>