HermesUltraCode

Plan-first discipline for builds: before delegating or writing code for a build/feature request, scope it INTERACTIVELY using the clarify tool — ask one decision at a time (target directory, approach, v1 scope) with button choices, then build. The default behavior; bypassed only when the user says 'yolo' / 'skip planning' / 'just build it'. Pairs with the HermesUltraCode gate, which tightens every file-writing delegation to a target directory.

Neckbeard minimalism for code generation — climb the ladder (YAGNI → stdlib → platform → installed dep → one line → minimum that works) while never pruning the protected set. Applies to the orchestrator and workers, never to a reviewer.