Essential Commands
/model deepseek:deepseek-v4-flashSwitch model
/newFresh session
/reasoning noneDeepSeek: hide thinking
/memory-statusGradient report
/stopKill response
/compactFree token budget
hermes gateway restartFrom desktop terminal only
Core Rules
Everything 100% confidential by defaultHARD
Never create public reposHARD
Complete the job — don't leave half-finishedRULE
Private by default — ask before exposingHARD
No anthropomorphizing — always-on systemRULE
Verify before saying "can't" or "I don't know"RULE
No axis may do another axis's jobLAW
Troubleshooting
Model 404Use /model provider:model syntax
Gateway not respondinghermes gateway restart from desktop
WhatsApp session lostFull gateway restart only
Config stale after switchCheck api_key + api_mode in config.yaml
Reasoning showing in chat/reasoning none (DeepSeek — NOT hide)
Can't switch mid-thread/new for clean start
Key Skills
hermes-agentConfig/setup
memory-gradient5-layer sweep
diagrammingSVG/Excalidraw
github-utilsgh CLI workflow
ai-image-generationInfographics
messaging-cleanupNoise removal
software-development-practicesTDD/debug
photon-imessageiMessage setup
media-toolsMusic/YouTube/Spotify
Model Facts
Primarydeepseek-v4-pro · 128K ctx
Fallback 1deepseek-v4-flash
Fallback 2nemotron-3-nano (nvidia)
Reasoningnone · DeepSeek: none/low/med/high
Context budget128K tokens
Memory cap27% used (27K/100K)
Switch syntax/model provider:model-name
Voice & Audio
TTSElevenLabs · MP3 output
STTGroq Whisper · Faster-whisper pending
Primary voiceDiscord VC · Samson Go Mic
Voice memosTelegram = native · iMessage = file
Dictation hotkeyvoice-dictation-hotkey skill
Key Paths
Agent rootA:\AGENT
RuntimeA:\AGENT\runtime\frank-clone-v5\
Hot KernelA:\AGENT\hot\HOT_KERNEL.md
Cold archiveA:\AGENT\cold\
Corpuscold\reference-corpus\frank-clone-hermes-memory-system-v5\
HERMES_HOMEC:\Users\SOURCE\AppData\Local\hermes
BackupsA:\AGENT\cold\backups\2026-06-25-pre-v5-install\