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Broad drift audit against origin/main (b52b63396).
Reference pages (most user-visible drift):
- slash-commands: add /busy, /curator, /footer, /indicator, /redraw, /steer
that were missing; drop non-existent /terminal-setup; fix /q footnote
(resolves to /queue, not /quit); extend CLI-only list with all 24
CLI-only commands in the registry
- cli-commands: add dedicated sections for hermes curator / fallback /
hooks (new subcommands not previously documented); remove stale
hermes honcho standalone section (the plugin registers dynamically
via hermes memory); list curator/fallback/hooks in top-level table;
fix completion to include fish
- toolsets-reference: document the real 52-toolset count; split browser
vs browser-cdp; add discord / discord_admin / spotify / yuanbao;
correct hermes-cli tool count from 36 to 38; fix misleading claim
that hermes-homeassistant adds tools (it's identical to hermes-cli)
- tools-reference: bump tool count 55 -> 68; add 7 Spotify, 5 Yuanbao,
2 Discord toolsets; move browser_cdp/browser_dialog to their own
browser-cdp toolset section
- environment-variables: add 40+ user-facing HERMES_* vars that were
undocumented (--yolo, --accept-hooks, --ignore-*, inference model
override, agent/stream/checkpoint timeouts, OAuth trace, per-platform
batch tuning for Telegram/Discord/Matrix/Feishu/WeCom, cron knobs,
gateway restart/connect timeouts); dedupe the Cron Scheduler section;
replace stale QQ_SANDBOX with QQ_PORTAL_HOST
User-guide (top level):
- cli.md: compression preserves last 20 turns, not 4 (protect_last_n: 20)
- configuration.md: display.platforms is the canonical per-platform
override key; tool_progress_overrides is deprecated and auto-migrated
- profiles.md: model.default is the config key, not model.model
- sessions.md: CLI/TUI session IDs use 6-char hex, gateway uses 8
- checkpoints-and-rollback.md: destructive-command list now matches
_DESTRUCTIVE_PATTERNS (adds rmdir, cp, install, dd)
- docker.md: the container runs as non-root hermes (UID 10000) via
gosu; fix install command (uv pip); add missing --insecure on the
dashboard compose example (required for non-loopback bind)
- security.md: systemctl danger pattern also matches 'restart'
- index.md: built-in tool count 47 -> 68
- integrations/index.md: 6 STT providers, 8 memory providers
- integrations/providers.md: drop fictional dashscope/qwen aliases
Features:
- overview.md: 9 image models (not 8), 9 TTS providers (not 5),
8 memory providers (Supermemory was missing)
- tool-gateway.md: 9 image models
- tools.md: extend common-toolsets list with search / messaging /
spotify / discord / debugging / safe
- fallback-providers.md: add 6 real providers from PROVIDER_REGISTRY
(lmstudio, kimi-coding-cn, stepfun, alibaba-coding-plan,
tencent-tokenhub, azure-foundry)
- plugins.md: Available Hooks table now includes on_session_finalize,
on_session_reset, subagent_stop
- built-in-plugins.md: add the 7 bundled plugins the page didn't
mention (spotify, google_meet, three image_gen providers, two
dashboard examples)
- web-dashboard.md: add --insecure and --tui flags
- cron.md: hermes cron create takes positional schedule/prompt, not
flags
Messaging:
- telegram.md: TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_SECRET is now REQUIRED when
TELEGRAM_WEBHOOK_URL is set (gateway refuses to start without it
per GHSA-3vpc-7q5r-276h). Biggest user-visible drift in the batch.
- discord.md: HERMES_DISCORD_TEXT_BATCH_SPLIT_DELAY_SECONDS default
is 2.0, not 0.1
- dingtalk.md: document DINGTALK_REQUIRE_MENTION /
FREE_RESPONSE_CHATS / MENTION_PATTERNS / HOME_CHANNEL /
ALLOW_ALL_USERS that the adapter supports
- bluebubbles.md: drop fictional BLUEBUBBLES_SEND_READ_RECEIPTS env
var; the setting lives in platforms.bluebubbles.extra only
- qqbot.md: drop dead QQ_SANDBOX; add real QQ_PORTAL_HOST and
QQ_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS
- wecom-callback.md: replace 'hermes gateway start' (service-only)
with 'hermes gateway' for first-time setup
Developer-guide:
- architecture.md: refresh tool/toolset counts (61/52), terminal
backend count (7), line counts for run_agent.py (~13.7k), cli.py
(~11.5k), main.py (~10.4k), setup.py (~3.5k), gateway/run.py
(~12.2k), mcp_tool.py (~3.1k); add yuanbao adapter, bump platform
adapter count 18 -> 20
- agent-loop.md: run_agent.py line count 10.7k -> 13.7k
- tools-runtime.md: add vercel_sandbox backend
- adding-tools.md: remove stale 'Discovery import added to
model_tools.py' checklist item (registry auto-discovery)
- adding-platform-adapters.md: mark send_typing / get_chat_info as
concrete base methods; only connect/disconnect/send are abstract
- acp-internals.md: ACP sessions now persist to SessionDB
(~/.hermes/state.db); acp.run_agent call uses
use_unstable_protocol=True
- cron-internals.md: gateway runs scheduler in a dedicated background
thread via _start_cron_ticker, not on a maintenance cycle; locking
is cross-process via fcntl.flock (Unix) / msvcrt.locking (Windows)
- gateway-internals.md: gateway/run.py ~12k lines
- provider-runtime.md: cron DOES support fallback (run_job reads
fallback_providers from config)
- session-storage.md: SCHEMA_VERSION = 11 (not 9); add migrations
10 and 11 (trigram FTS, inline-mode FTS5 re-index); add
api_call_count column to Sessions DDL; document messages_fts_trigram
and state_meta in the architecture tree
- context-compression-and-caching.md: remove the obsolete 'context
pressure warnings' section (warnings were removed for causing
models to give up early)
- context-engine-plugin.md: compress() signature now includes
focus_topic param
- extending-the-cli.md: _build_tui_layout_children signature now
includes model_picker_widget; add to default layout
Also fixed three pre-existing broken links/anchors the build warned
about (docker.md -> api-server.md, yuanbao.md -> cron-jobs.md and
tips#background-tasks, nix-setup.md -> #container-aware-cli).
Regenerated per-skill pages via website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py
so catalog tables and sidebar are consistent with current SKILL.md
frontmatter.
docusaurus build: clean, no broken links or anchors.
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title: "Ideation — Generate project ideas via creative constraints"
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sidebar_label: "Ideation"
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description: "Generate project ideas via creative constraints"
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---
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{/* This page is auto-generated from the skill's SKILL.md by website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py. Edit the source SKILL.md, not this page. */}
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# Ideation
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Generate project ideas via creative constraints.
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## Skill metadata
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| Source | Bundled (installed by default) |
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| Path | `skills/creative/creative-ideation` |
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| Version | `1.0.0` |
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| Author | SHL0MS |
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| License | MIT |
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| Tags | `Creative`, `Ideation`, `Projects`, `Brainstorming`, `Inspiration` |
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## Reference: full SKILL.md
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:::info
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The following is the complete skill definition that Hermes loads when this skill is triggered. This is what the agent sees as instructions when the skill is active.
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# Creative Ideation
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## When to use
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Use when the user says 'I want to build something', 'give me a project idea', 'I'm bored', 'what should I make', 'inspire me', or any variant of 'I have tools but no direction'. Works for code, art, hardware, writing, tools, and anything that can be made.
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Generate project ideas through creative constraints. Constraint + direction = creativity.
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## How It Works
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1. **Pick a constraint** from the library below — random, or matched to the user's domain/mood
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2. **Interpret it broadly** — a coding prompt can become a hardware project, an art prompt can become a CLI tool
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3. **Generate 3 concrete project ideas** that satisfy the constraint
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4. **If they pick one, build it** — create the project, write the code, ship it
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## The Rule
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Every prompt is interpreted as broadly as possible. "Does this include X?" → Yes. The prompts provide direction and mild constraint. Without either, there is no creativity.
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## Constraint Library
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### For Developers
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**Solve your own itch:**
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Build the tool you wished existed this week. Under 50 lines. Ship it today.
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**Automate the annoying thing:**
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What's the most tedious part of your workflow? Script it away. Two hours to fix a problem that costs you five minutes a day.
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**The CLI tool that should exist:**
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Think of a command you've wished you could type. `git undo-that-thing-i-just-did`. `docker why-is-this-broken`. `npm explain-yourself`. Now build it.
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**Nothing new except glue:**
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Make something entirely from existing APIs, libraries, and datasets. The only original contribution is how you connect them.
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**Frankenstein week:**
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Take something that does X and make it do Y. A git repo that plays music. A Dockerfile that generates poetry. A cron job that sends compliments.
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**Subtract:**
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How much can you remove from a codebase before it breaks? Strip a tool to its minimum viable function. Delete until only the essence remains.
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**High concept, low effort:**
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A deep idea, lazily executed. The concept should be brilliant. The implementation should take an afternoon. If it takes longer, you're overthinking it.
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### For Makers & Artists
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**Blatantly copy something:**
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Pick something you admire — a tool, an artwork, an interface. Recreate it from scratch. The learning is in the gap between your version and theirs.
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**One million of something:**
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One million is both a lot and not that much. One million pixels is a 1MB photo. One million API calls is a Tuesday. One million of anything becomes interesting at scale.
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**Make something that dies:**
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A website that loses a feature every day. A chatbot that forgets. A countdown to nothing. An exercise in rot, killing, or letting go.
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**Do a lot of math:**
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Generative geometry, shader golf, mathematical art, computational origami. Time to re-learn what an arcsin is.
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### For Anyone
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**Text is the universal interface:**
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Build something where text is the only interface. No buttons, no graphics, just words in and words out. Text can go in and out of almost anything.
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**Start at the punchline:**
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Think of something that would be a funny sentence. Work backwards to make it real. "I taught my thermostat to gaslight me" → now build it.
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**Hostile UI:**
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Make something intentionally painful to use. A password field that requires 47 conditions. A form where every label lies. A CLI that judges your commands.
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**Take two:**
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Remember an old project. Do it again from scratch. No looking at the original. See what changed about how you think.
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See `references/full-prompt-library.md` for 30+ additional constraints across communication, scale, philosophy, transformation, and more.
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## Matching Constraints to Users
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| "I want to build something" (no direction) | Random — any constraint |
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| "I'm learning [language]" | Blatantly copy something, Automate the annoying thing |
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| "I want something weird" | Hostile UI, Frankenstein week, Start at the punchline |
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| "I want something useful" | Solve your own itch, The CLI that should exist, Automate the annoying thing |
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| "I want something beautiful" | Do a lot of math, One million of something |
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| "I'm burned out" | High concept low effort, Make something that dies |
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| "Weekend project" | Nothing new except glue, Start at the punchline |
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| "I want a challenge" | One million of something, Subtract, Take two |
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## Output Format
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```
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## Constraint: [Name]
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> [The constraint, one sentence]
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### Ideas
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1. **[One-line pitch]**
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[2-3 sentences: what you'd build and why it's interesting]
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⏱ [weekend / week / month] • 🔧 [stack]
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2. **[One-line pitch]**
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[2-3 sentences]
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⏱ ... • 🔧 ...
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3. **[One-line pitch]**
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[2-3 sentences]
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⏱ ... • 🔧 ...
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```
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## Example
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```
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## Constraint: The CLI tool that should exist
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> Think of a command you've wished you could type. Now build it.
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### Ideas
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1. **`git whatsup` — show what happened while you were away**
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Compares your last active commit to HEAD and summarizes what changed,
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who committed, and what PRs merged. Like a morning standup from your repo.
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⏱ weekend • 🔧 Python, GitPython, click
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2. **`explain 503` — HTTP status codes for humans**
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Pipe any status code or error message and get a plain-English explanation
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with common causes and fixes. Pulls from a curated database, not an LLM.
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⏱ weekend • 🔧 Rust or Go, static dataset
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3. **`deps why <package>` — why is this in my dependency tree**
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Traces a transitive dependency back to the direct dependency that pulled
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it in. Answers "why do I have 47 copies of lodash" in one command.
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⏱ weekend • 🔧 Node.js, npm/yarn lockfile parsing
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```
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After the user picks one, start building — create the project, write the code, iterate.
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## Attribution
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Constraint approach inspired by [wttdotm.com/prompts.html](https://wttdotm.com/prompts.html). Adapted and expanded for software development and general-purpose ideation.
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