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---
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name: hermes-history-ingest
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description: >
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Ingest Hermes agent history into the Obsidian wiki. Use this skill when the user wants to mine
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their past Hermes sessions for knowledge, import their ~/.hermes folder, extract insights from
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previous Hermes conversations, or says things like "process my Hermes history", "add my Hermes
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memories to the wiki", "ingest ~/.hermes", or "what have I worked on in Hermes". Also triggers
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when the user mentions Hermes memories, Hermes sessions, ~/.hermes/memories, or Hermes skill logs.
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---
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# Hermes History Ingest — Conversation & Memory Mining
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You are extracting knowledge from the user's Hermes agent history and distilling it into the Obsidian wiki. Hermes stores both free-form memories and structured session transcripts — focus on durable knowledge, not operational telemetry.
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This skill can be invoked directly or via the `wiki-history-ingest` router (`/wiki-history-ingest hermes`).
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## Before You Start
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1. **Resolve config** — follow the Config Resolution Protocol in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (walk up CWD for `.env` → `~/.obsidian-wiki/config` → prompt setup). This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `HERMES_HISTORY_PATH` (defaults to `~/.hermes`)
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2. Read `.manifest.json` at the vault root to check what has already been ingested
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3. Read `index.md` at the vault root to understand what the wiki already contains
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## Ingest Modes
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### Append Mode (default)
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Check `.manifest.json` for each source file. Only process:
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- Files not in the manifest (new memory files, new session logs)
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- Files whose modification time is newer than `ingested_at` in the manifest
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Use this mode for regular syncs.
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### Full Mode
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Process everything regardless of manifest. Use after `wiki-rebuild` or if the user explicitly asks for a full re-ingest.
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## Hermes Data Layout
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Hermes stores all local artifacts under `~/.hermes/` (or `$HERMES_HOME` for non-default profiles).
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```
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~/.hermes/
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├── memories/ # Persistent agent memories (markdown or JSON)
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│ └── *.md / *.json
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├── skills/ # Installed skills (read-only for ingest purposes)
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│ └── <skill-name>/SKILL.md
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├── sessions/ # Session transcripts (if session logging is enabled)
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│ └── YYYY-MM-DD/
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│ └── <session-id>.jsonl
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├── config.yaml # User config (model, theme, paths)
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└── .hub/ # Skills Hub state (lock.json, audit.log, quarantine/)
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```
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### Key data sources ranked by value
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1. `memories/*.md` / `memories/*.json` — highest signal; curated persistent knowledge the agent accumulated
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2. `sessions/**/*.jsonl` — structured turn-by-turn transcripts; rich but noisy
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3. `config.yaml` — metadata only (model preferences, paths); rarely worth ingesting
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Skip `.hub/` internals (audit/quarantine state) and the `skills/` directory (source material, not user knowledge).
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## Step 1: Survey and Compute Delta
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Scan `HERMES_HISTORY_PATH` and compare against `.manifest.json`:
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- `~/.hermes/memories/`
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- `~/.hermes/sessions/**/` (if present)
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Classify each file:
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- **New** — not in manifest
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- **Modified** — in manifest but file is newer than `ingested_at`
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- **Unchanged** — already ingested and unchanged
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Report a concise delta summary before deep parsing.
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## Step 2: Parse Memories First
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Memories are the highest-value source. Hermes writes them as either:
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- **Markdown** — structured prose with optional frontmatter; ingest directly
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- **JSON** — `{"content": "...", "created_at": "...", "tags": [...]}` records
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For each memory:
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- Extract the core knowledge claim
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- Note any tags Hermes attached (they often map to wiki categories)
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- Merge into the appropriate wiki page rather than creating one memory = one page
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## Step 3: Parse Session JSONL Safely
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Each session JSONL line is an event envelope. Common shapes:
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```json
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{"role": "user", "content": "..."}
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{"role": "assistant", "content": "..."}
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{"type": "tool_use", "name": "...", "input": {...}}
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{"type": "tool_result", "content": "..."}
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```
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### Extraction rules
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- Prioritize assistant responses that state conclusions, patterns, or decisions
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- Extract user intent from high-signal turns; skip low-information follow-ups
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- Treat `tool_use` / `tool_result` pairs as context, not primary content
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- Skip token accounting, internal plumbing, and repeated plan echoes
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### Critical privacy filter
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Session logs can include injected instructions, tool payloads, and sensitive text. Do not ingest verbatim.
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- Remove API keys, tokens, passwords, credentials
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- Redact private identifiers unless relevant and user-approved
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- Summarize; do not quote raw transcripts verbatim
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## Step 4: Cluster by Topic
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Do not create one wiki page per memory or session.
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- Group memories by stable topic (concept, tool, project, technique)
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- Split mixed sessions into separate themes
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- Merge recurring patterns across dates and projects
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- Use file paths or session `cwd` metadata to infer project scope when available
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## Step 5: Distill into Wiki Pages
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Route extracted knowledge using existing wiki conventions:
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- Project-specific architecture/process → `projects/<name>/...`
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- General concepts → `concepts/`
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- Recurring techniques/debug playbooks → `skills/`
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- Tools/services/frameworks → `entities/`
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- Cross-session patterns → `synthesis/`
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For each impacted project, create/update `projects/<name>/<name>.md`.
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### Writing rules
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- Distill knowledge, not chronology
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- Avoid "on date X we discussed..." unless date context is essential
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- Add `summary:` frontmatter on each new/updated page (1–2 sentences, ≤ 200 chars)
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- Add confidence and lifecycle fields to every new page:
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```yaml
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base_confidence: 0.42
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lifecycle: draft
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lifecycle_changed: <ISO date today>
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```
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Leave `lifecycle` unchanged on update.
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- Add provenance markers:
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- `^[extracted]` when directly grounded in explicit memory/session content
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- `^[inferred]` when synthesizing patterns across multiple memories
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- `^[ambiguous]` when memories conflict
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- Add/update `provenance:` frontmatter mix for each changed page
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## Step 6: Update Manifest, Log, and Index
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### Update `.manifest.json`
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For each processed source file:
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- `ingested_at`, `size_bytes`, `modified_at`
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- `source_type`: `hermes_memory` | `hermes_session`
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- `project`: inferred project name (when applicable)
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- `pages_created`, `pages_updated`
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Add/update a top-level summary block:
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```json
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{
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"hermes": {
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"source_path": "~/.hermes/",
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"last_ingested": "TIMESTAMP",
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"memories_ingested": 42,
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"sessions_ingested": 7,
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"pages_created": 5,
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"pages_updated": 12
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}
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}
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```
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### Update special files
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Update `index.md` and `log.md`:
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```
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- [TIMESTAMP] HERMES_HISTORY_INGEST memories=N sessions=M pages_updated=X pages_created=Y mode=append|full
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```
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**`hot.md`** — Read `$OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH/hot.md` (create from the template in `wiki-ingest` if missing). Update **Recent Activity** with a one-line summary — e.g. "Ingested 42 Hermes memories and 7 sessions; dominant themes: reasoning strategies, tool use patterns." Keep the last 3 operations. Update `updated` timestamp.
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## Privacy and Compliance
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- Distill and synthesize; avoid raw memory or transcript dumps
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- Default to redaction for anything that looks sensitive
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- Ask the user before storing personal or sensitive details
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- Keep references to other people minimal and purpose-bound
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## Reference
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See `references/hermes-data-format.md` for field-level notes and extraction guidance.
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## QMD Refresh After Vault Writes
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QMD is a search index, not the source of truth. If `$QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION` is empty or unset, skip this step. Run it only after this skill has written or rewritten vault markdown. If QMD refresh fails, do not roll back the vault changes; report the QMD status separately.
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Use `$QMD_CLI` if set; otherwise use `qmd`.
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```bash
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${QMD_CLI:-qmd} update
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```
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If the output says vectors are needed or embeddings may be stale, run:
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```bash
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${QMD_CLI:-qmd} embed
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```
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Verify the collection with either:
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```bash
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${QMD_CLI:-qmd} ls "$QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION"
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```
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or, when a specific page path is known:
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```bash
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${QMD_CLI:-qmd} get "qmd://$QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION/<page>.md" -l 5
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```
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Record one of:
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- `QMD refreshed: update + embed + verified`
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- `QMD refreshed: update only + verified`
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- `QMD skipped: QMD_WIKI_COLLECTION unset`
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- `QMD skipped: qmd CLI unavailable`
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- `QMD failed: <short error summary>` |