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Backup Hermes config, skills, memories, and cron jobs. Exclude secrets. Check for info leakage before compressing.
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Ultra-compressed commit message generator. Cuts noise from commit messages while preserving intent and reasoning. Conventional Commits format. Subject ≤50 chars, body only when "why" isn't obvious. Use when user says "write a commit", "commit message", "generate commit", "/commit", or invokes /caveman-commit. Auto-triggers when staging changes.
Compress natural language memory files (CLAUDE.md, todos, preferences) into caveman format to save input tokens. Preserves all technical substance, code, URLs, and structure. Compressed version overwrites the original file. Human-readable backup saved as FILE.original.md. Trigger: /caveman-compress FILEPATH or "compress memory file"
Quick-reference card for all caveman modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /caveman-help, "caveman help", "what caveman commands", "how do I use caveman".
Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts output tokens 65% (measured) by speaking like caveman while keeping full technical accuracy. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra, wenyan-lite, wenyan-full, wenyan-ultra. Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", or invokes /caveman. Also auto-triggers when token efficiency is requested.
Show real token usage and estimated savings for the current session. Reads directly from the Claude Code session log — no AI estimation. Triggers on /caveman-stats. Output is injected by the mode-tracker hook; the model itself does not compute the numbers.
| name | hermes-config-backup |
| description | Backup Hermes config, skills, memories, and cron jobs. Exclude secrets. Check for info leakage before compressing. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | johnchen |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["hermes","backup","config","skills","memories"]}} |
Backup essential Hermes files. Exclude secrets and sensitive data.
| Include | Exclude |
|---|---|
config.yaml | .env (API keys) |
memories/MEMORY.md | auth.json (OAuth tokens) |
memories/USER.md | state.db (session store) |
skills/ (all) | sessions/ (transcripts) |
cron/jobs.json | *.lock (0-byte) |
hermes-agent/ (source) | |
logs/, cache/, audio_cache/, image_cache/ | |
.DS_Store |
BACKUP_DIR="/tmp/hermes-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
cd ~/.hermes
cp config.yaml "$BACKUP_DIR/"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/memories"
cp memories/MEMORY.md memories/USER.md "$BACKUP_DIR/memories/"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/skills"
rsync -a --exclude='*.lock' --exclude='.DS_Store' --exclude='node_modules' skills/ "$BACKUP_DIR/skills/"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/cron"
cp cron/jobs.json "$BACKUP_DIR/cron/"
Before compressing, scan for sensitive data:
# API keys (non-empty)
grep -rE 'api_key:\s*[^'\'']' "$BACKUP_DIR/" | grep -v node_modules
# Tokens
grep -rE 'ghp_|gho_|github_pat_|sk-[a-zA-Z0-9]{20,}' "$BACKUP_DIR/" | grep -v node_modules | grep -v 'example\|sample\|xxx'
# Phone numbers (exclude numeric config values)
grep -rE '\+?[0-9]{1,4}[-.\s]?\(?\d{1,4}\)?[-.\s]?\d{1,4}[-.\s]?\d{1,4}[-.\s]?\d{1,9}' "$BACKUP_DIR/" | grep -v 'timeout\|limit\|max\|min\|bytes\|chars\|sample_rate\|bit_rate'
# Email addresses
grep -rE '[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}' "$BACKUP_DIR/"
If real secrets found → redact before compressing.
ZIP_FILE="$HOME/backups/hermes/hermes-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).zip"
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$ZIP_FILE")"
cd "$BACKUP_DIR" && zip -r "$ZIP_FILE" . -x '*.DS_Store'
rm -rf "$BACKUP_DIR"
Never include .env or auth.json. These contain API keys and OAuth tokens.
Always check for info leakage. Even config.yaml may contain API URLs or voice IDs. Mask if needed.
*Exclude .lock files. They are 0-byte and not needed.
Use zip format. Not tar.gz.
Backup path:
~/backups/hermes/hermes-backup-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.zip