hermes-context

id	integrations/hermes-context
name	Hermes Context
description	Build a Hermes-ready context block from a task, suitable for pasting into Hermes' planning prompt.
status	active
parameters	[{"name":"task","type":"string","required":true},{"name":"repo","type":"string","required":false},{"name":"project","type":"string","required":false}]
outputs	[{"name":"contextBlock","type":"string"}]
uses	["retrieval.getTaskContext","agentAdapters.hermes.buildHermesContextBlock"]
steps	[{"id":"get-task-context","kind":"deterministic","tool":"retrieval.getTaskContext"},{"id":"format-block","kind":"deterministic","tool":"agentAdapters.hermes.buildHermesContextBlock"}]
lanes	{"covers":["hermes-context-block","hermes-planning-prompt-input"],"excludes":["hermes-execution","hermes-writeback"]}
risk	low
governance	none
triggers	["prepare Hermes for this task","give Hermes context for ...","build a Hermes context block"]

Hermes Context

Purpose

Wrap retrieval/get-task-context with the formatting Hermes prefers for its planning prompt. Mnemonic does not call Hermes; it just produces the block.

Hermes flow this skill supports

1. Receive user task.
2. Hermes calls mnemonic.list_skills (cheap index).
3. Hermes' resolver dispatches the task to a Mnemonic skill.
4. Hermes calls mnemonic.inspect_skill for the matched skill (only on dispatch).
5. Hermes calls this skill (integrations/hermes-context) to produce the context block.
6. Hermes injects the block into its planning prompt and executes the task.
7. After the task, Hermes calls mnemonic.propose_memory for any durable lessons/decisions/patterns it discovered.

Procedure

1. Call retrieval.getTaskContext({ task, repo?, project? }).
2. Pass the resulting ContextPack to agentAdapters.hermes.buildHermesContextBlock.
3. Return the formatted Markdown.

Output Format

A Markdown string Hermes can paste verbatim into its planning prompt.

Failure Modes

• Empty vault → block contains a single line saying "No prior context."
• Truncation occurred → the block carries the warning so Hermes can decide.

Related Skills

• retrieval/get-task-context — upstream.