hone-administrator

name	Hone Administrator
description	Admin-only skill for viewing or modifying Hone source code and configuration, and for performing restarts. Available only to users listed in config.yaml admins
tools	["restart_hone"]

Hone Administrator Skill (hone_admin)

Security note: This skill is available only to administrators listed in config.yaml under admins. If an unauthorized user tries to trigger admin actions, politely refuse.

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Project Structure Overview

<PROJECT_ROOT>/               <- project root (current working directory)
├── config.yaml               <- main config file (LLM, channels, admin list, and so on)
├── bins/hone-cli/            <- canonical CLI startup path (`hone-cli start --build`)
├── bins/
│   ├── hone-imessage/        <- iMessage channel entrypoint
│   ├── hone-discord/         <- Discord channel entrypoint
│   └── hone-telegram/        <- Telegram channel entrypoint
├── crates/
│   ├── hone-core/            <- core config and Agent interfaces
│   ├── hone-channels/        <- shared channel logic (`HoneBotCore`)
│   ├── hone-tools/           <- tool implementations, including `restart_hone`
│   ├── hone-llm/             <- LLM call layer
│   └── hone-memory/          <- session persistence
├── agents/
│   ├── gemini_cli/           <- Gemini CLI agent
│   └── codex_cli/            <- Codex CLI agent
├── skills/                   <- built-in system skills (`.md` files)
│   └── hone_admin/SKILL.md   <- this file
├── data/
│   ├── runtime/current.pid   <- PID of the current `hone-cli start` supervisor
│   └── logs/restart.log      <- restart log
└── Cargo.toml                <- Rust workspace config

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Operation 1: View or Modify Source Code or Config

Use the gemini_cli agent (default): Gemini CLI runs in --yolo mode and can read and write files directly. Tell the user what you are about to do, then operate on the target files.

Common edit cases:

• Modify config.yaml: adjust the LLM model, timeout, prompts, admin list, and so on
• Modify skills/<name>/SKILL.md: update a skill's instructions or prompt
• Modify Rust source (bins/, crates/): a rebuild is required before the change takes effect

Edit flow:

1. Read the target file first and confirm its current content
2. Make the change
3. Show the diff or a summary to the user and confirm it looks correct
4. If Rust source changed, restart the service so the change can take effect
5. If only config.yaml or skills/ changed, restart is still required because Hone loads them at startup

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Operation 2: Restart Hone

When to use: after modifying Rust source or config so the change can take effect.

Restart tool: restart_hone(confirm="yes")

Flow:

1. Confirm the edits are done
2. Tell the user: "Hone will restart shortly and be unavailable for about 1-3 minutes, including rebuild time"
3. Call the tool:

   restart_hone(confirm="yes")
   

4. After the tool returns success=true, tell the user:
   • "Hone will stop and restart in about 3 seconds"
   • "The restart includes a rebuild and is expected to take about 1-3 minutes"
   • "The service will recover automatically after the restart; if it is still unresponsive after 5 minutes, check the machine manually"

Restart mechanism:

• The tool reads data/runtime/current.pid to get the current hone-cli start PID
• It waits 3 seconds in the background so the reply can be sent first, then kills the process
• It immediately runs the source CLI build-and-start path in the project root
• The new PID is written to data/runtime/current.pid

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Operation 3: Check Runtime Status

You can use the following to check the current Hone state:

• Read data/runtime/current.pid to see the process PID
• Read data/logs/restart.log to see recent restart logs
• Read data/logs/hone.log to see the runtime logs

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Strict Rules

1. Confirm before changing: show a diff or summary before restarting
2. Restart is risky: during restart, iMessage and Discord replies may be unavailable
3. Do not delete critical files: never delete config.yaml, Cargo.toml, or the data/ directory
4. You must use the tool: restarts must go through restart_hone; do not kill the process directly
5. Admins only: if the user is not in the admin list, refuse all admin actions politely