| name | enhance-ability |
| description | Use this spell to apply a temporary, task-specific boost: priming a reviewer with the right files, warming caches before a demo, or loading domain context before a meeting. It improves the next move by front-loading exactly the capability the moment requires, not by pretending the system is globally smarter. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | Wizards of the Ghosts |
| license | CC0-1.0 |
| compatibility | Hermes Agent skills system |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["spell","shipping-now","metaphorical","investigation-and-preparation","analysis","discovery","translation","preflight"]}} |
Enhance Ability
Load the right context so the next task starts stronger than cold.
What This Skill Does
Use this spell to apply a temporary, task-specific boost: priming a reviewer with the right files, warming caches before a demo, or loading domain context before a meeting. It improves the next move by front-loading exactly the capability the moment requires, not by pretending the system is globally smarter.
In this grimoire, Enhance Ability is treated as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now delivery profile.
Canonical reference input: Enhance Ability (spell).
When To Use
- A specific near-term task would benefit from context loading, warmup, or prep work.
- You want a bounded boost for the next move rather than a permanent change in capability.
- The bottleneck is cold start, missing context, or unprepared inputs rather than raw inability.
Prerequisites
- No extra runtime dependencies beyond Hermes Agent and the normal toolset for this session.
Procedure
- Restate the target, the success condition, and any no-touch boundaries before taking action.
- Identify the next task and the capability bottleneck holding it back.
- Apply the smallest useful boost, such as context packets, cache warmup, examples, or briefing material.
- Return what is boosted, how long it lasts, and what still needs normal effort.
- Package the result as the deliverables below, with confidence, assumptions, and unresolved risk called out explicitly.
Deliverables
- A bounded boost plan or prep bundle for the target task.
- A checklist of the contexts, resources, or conditions being enhanced.
- A statement of duration, limits, and what remains unchanged.
Pitfalls / Guardrails
- Keep the metaphor anchored to a real mechanism instead of drifting into lore.
- Do not overstuff context or preload irrelevant material that degrades focus.
- Distinguish temporary readiness gains from actual model or system capability changes.
Verification
- Check that the result includes every deliverable promised above.
- Check that confirmed facts, assumptions, and inferences are visibly separated.
- Check that the metaphor still maps cleanly to a real operational mechanism.
Example Invocation
/enhance-ability prime this system for the next task and tell me exactly what advantage the prep creates
