| name | vulcan |
| description | Use Vulcan when the right move is sustained low-friction pressure: a tight burst of repeated actions that can confirm progress, expose resistance, or suppress one stubborn target without committing to a larger restructure. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| author | mmbnchips |
| license | CC0-1.0 |
| compatibility | Hermes Agent skills system |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["shipping-now","metaphorical","direct-fire-and-breach","direct-fire","offense","breach","decisive-action"],"homepage":"https://github.com/Hmbown/mmbnchips"}} |
Vulcan
Lay down a short burst of repeated fire that keeps pressure on one target line.
What This Skill Does
Use Vulcan when the right move is sustained low-friction pressure: a tight burst of repeated actions that can confirm progress, expose resistance, or suppress one stubborn target without committing to a larger restructure.
In this chip pack, Vulcan is treated as a metaphorical battle-chip procedure with a shipping-now delivery profile.
Canonical reference input: Vulcan.
Hermes shelf: Direct Fire and Breach.
When To Use
- You need multiple quick hits against one clear target, not a single heavyweight strike.
- The job benefits from repetition, cadence, or a controlled burst of verification.
- You want to keep pressure on a problem while staying inside a narrow line of fire.
Prerequisites
- These procedures rely on the normal tools already present in the active Hermes runtime; this repo does not ship a separate integration layer.
Procedure
- Restate the target, success condition, and no-touch boundaries before you spend the chip.
- Identify the one target line that can absorb repeated hits without widening scope.
- Deliver a short burst of direct actions, checking after each pass for movement or resistance.
- Stop as soon as the target is suppressed or the burst stops being efficient.
- Package the result with concrete evidence, what stayed untouched, and the next recommended chip only if follow-up is truly needed.
Deliverables
- A burst of small direct actions aimed at one concrete target.
- A short readout showing whether repeated pressure exposed progress or stalled out.
Pitfalls / Guardrails
- Keep the metaphor anchored to a real operator move instead of drifting into lore.
- Do not spray across unrelated targets just because the chip fires quickly.
- If the problem needs a single precise cut or a terrain change, switch to a different chip.
- Do not keep firing after the target has clearly stopped moving.
- Keep the chip metaphor anchored to a real operating move; do not let flavor substitute for procedure.
Verification
- Check that the response includes every promised deliverable and leaves an inspectable audit trail.
- Check that confirmed facts, assumptions, and proposed follow-up are visibly separated.
- Check that the metaphor still maps cleanly to a real operator mechanism.
Example Invocation
/vulcan apply a brief burst of repeated direct pressure against one clear target, stop the moment the line stops paying out, and report what the burst revealed
