Hermes Bundled Skills Catalog: Every Built-In Skill Shipped with the Agent

What is the Hermes Bundled Skills Catalog?

Hermes ships with a large built-in skills library copied into `~/.hermes/skills/` the moment you install it. Each skill is a self-contained playbook — system prompts, CLI wrappers, examples, guardrails — that teaches the agent how to drive a specific tool, API, or workflow without you wiring it up by hand.

When you run `hermes update`, the bundled catalog syncs to your machine, but the sync manifest respects local deletions and user edits. Customize a skill once and Hermes will not stomp on it. If a skill listed below is missing from your `~/.hermes/skills/` tree, it is still shipped with Hermes — restore it with:

```bash

hermes skills reset <name> --restore

```

> If a skill is missing from this list but present in the repo, the catalog is regenerated by `website/scripts/generate-skill-docs.py`.

Below is the full bundled catalog, grouped by domain.

apple

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| apple-notes | Manage Apple Notes via the `memo` CLI: create, search, edit. |

| apple-reminders | Apple Reminders via `remindctl`: add, list, complete. |

| findmy | Track Apple devices and AirTags via FindMy.app on macOS. |

| imessage | Send and receive iMessages / SMS via the `imsg` CLI on macOS. |

| macos-computer-use | Drive the macOS desktop in the background — screenshots, mouse, keyboard, scroll, drag — without stealing the user's cursor, focus, or Space. Works with any tool-capable model. |

autonomous-ai-agents

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| claude-code | Delegate coding to the Claude Code CLI (features, PRs). |

| codex | Delegate coding to the OpenAI Codex CLI (features, PRs). |

| hermes-agent | Configure, extend, or contribute to Hermes Agent itself. |

| kanban-codex-lane | Run Codex CLI as an isolated implementation lane while Hermes keeps ownership of task lifecycle, reconciliation, testing, and handoff. |

| opencode | Delegate coding to the OpenCode CLI (features, PR review). |

creative

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| architecture-diagram | Dark-themed SVG architecture / cloud / infra diagrams as HTML. |

| ascii-art | ASCII art via pyfiglet, cowsay, boxes, image-to-ascii. |

| ascii-video | Convert video / audio to colored ASCII MP4 or GIF. |

| baoyu-article-illustrator | Article illustrations: type × style × palette consistency. |

| baoyu-comic | Knowledge comics (知识漫画): educational, biography, tutorial. |

| baoyu-infographic | Infographics: 21 layouts × 21 styles (信息图, 可视化). |

| claude-design | Design one-off HTML artifacts (landing, deck, prototype). |

| comfyui | Generate images, video, and audio with ComfyUI — install, launch, manage nodes / models, run workflows. |

| ideation | Generate project ideas via creative constraints. |

| design-md | Author, validate, and export Google's DESIGN.md token spec files. |

| excalidraw | Hand-drawn Excalidraw JSON diagrams (architecture, flow, sequence). |

| humanizer | Humanize text: strip AI-isms and add real voice. |

| manim-video | Manim CE animations: 3Blue1Brown-style math / algorithm videos. |

| p5js | p5.js sketches: generative art, shaders, interactive, 3D. |

| pixel-art | Pixel art with era palettes (NES, Game Boy, PICO-8). |

| popular-web-designs | 54 real design systems (Stripe, Linear, Vercel) as HTML / CSS. |

| pretext | Build creative browser demos with `@chenglou/pretext` — DOM-free text layout for ASCII art, text-as-geometry games, kinetic typography. |

| sketch | Throwaway HTML mockups: 2–3 design variants to compare. |

| songwriting-and-ai-music | Songwriting craft and Suno AI music prompts. |

| touchdesigner-mcp | Control a running TouchDesigner instance via the twozero MCP — operators, parameters, Python, real-time visuals. |

data-science

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| jupyter-live-kernel | Iterative Python via a live Jupyter kernel (hamelnb). |

devops

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| kanban-orchestrator | Decomposition playbook and anti-temptation rules for an orchestrator profile routing work through Kanban. |

| kanban-worker | Pitfalls, examples, and edge cases for Hermes Kanban workers. |

| webhook-subscriptions | Webhook subscriptions: event-driven agent runs. |

dogfood

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| dogfood | Exploratory QA of web apps: find bugs, evidence, reports. |

email

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| himalaya | Himalaya CLI: IMAP / SMTP email from the terminal. |

gaming

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| minecraft-modpack-server | Host modded Minecraft servers (CurseForge, Modrinth). |

| pokemon-player | Play Pokémon via a headless emulator + RAM reads. |

github

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| codebase-inspection | Inspect codebases with pygount: LOC, languages, ratios. |

| github-auth | GitHub auth setup: HTTPS tokens, SSH keys, `gh` CLI login. |

| github-code-review | Review PRs: diffs, inline comments via `gh` or REST. |

| github-issues | Create, triage, label, assign GitHub issues via `gh` or REST. |

| github-pr-workflow | GitHub PR lifecycle: branch, commit, open, CI, merge. |

| github-repo-management | Clone, create, fork repos; manage remotes and releases. |

mcp

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| native-mcp | MCP client: connect servers, register tools (stdio / HTTP). |

media

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| gif-search | Search and download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq. |

| heartmula | HeartMuLa: Suno-like song generation from lyrics + tags. |

| songsee | Audio spectrograms / features (mel, chroma, MFCC) via CLI. |

| spotify | Spotify: play, search, queue, manage playlists and devices. |

| youtube-content | YouTube transcripts to summaries, threads, blogs. |

mlops

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| audiocraft-audio-generation | AudioCraft: MusicGen text-to-music, AudioGen text-to-sound. |

| dspy | DSPy: declarative LM programs, auto-optimize prompts, RAG. |

| huggingface-hub | HuggingFace `hf` CLI: search, download, upload models and datasets. |

| llama-cpp | llama.cpp local GGUF inference + HF Hub model discovery. |

| evaluating-llms-harness | `lm-eval-harness`: benchmark LLMs (MMLU, GSM8K, etc.). |

| obliteratus | OBLITERATUS: abliterate LLM refusals (diff-in-means). |

| segment-anything-model | SAM: zero-shot image segmentation via points, boxes, masks. |

| serving-llms-vllm | vLLM: high-throughput LLM serving, OpenAI API, quantization. |

| weights-and-biases | W&B: log ML experiments, sweeps, model registry, dashboards. |

note-taking

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| obsidian | Read, search, create, and edit notes in the Obsidian vault. |

productivity

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| airtable | Airtable REST API via curl. Records CRUD, filters, upserts. |

| google-workspace | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets via `gws` CLI or Python. |

| linear | Linear: manage issues, projects, teams via GraphQL + curl. |

| maps | Geocode, POIs, routes, timezones via OpenStreetMap / OSRM. |

| nano-pdf | Edit PDF text / typos / titles via the `nano-pdf` CLI. |

| notion | Notion API + `ntn` CLI: pages, databases, markdown, Workers. |

| ocr-and-documents | Extract text from PDFs and scans (pymupdf, marker-pdf). |

| powerpoint | Create, read, edit `.pptx` decks, slides, notes, templates. |

| teams-meeting-pipeline | Operate the Teams meeting summary pipeline via the Hermes CLI. |

red-teaming

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| godmode | Jailbreak LLMs: Parseltongue, GODMODE, ULTRAPLINIAN. |

research

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| arxiv | Search arXiv papers by keyword, author, category, or ID. |

| blogwatcher | Monitor blogs and RSS / Atom feeds via the `blogwatcher-cli` tool. |

| llm-wiki | Karpathy's LLM Wiki: build and query an interlinked markdown KB. |

| polymarket | Query Polymarket: markets, prices, orderbooks, history. |

| research-paper-writing | Write ML papers for NeurIPS / ICML / ICLR: design → submit. |

smart-home

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| openhue | Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via the OpenHue CLI. |

social-media

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| xurl | X / Twitter via the `xurl` CLI: post, search, DM, media, v2 API. |

software-development

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| debugging-hermes-tui-commands | Debug Hermes TUI slash commands: Python, gateway, Ink UI. |

| hermes-agent-skill-authoring | Author in-repo `SKILL.md`: frontmatter, validator, structure. |

| node-inspect-debugger | Debug Node.js via `--inspect` + Chrome DevTools Protocol CLI. |

| plan | Plan mode: write a markdown plan to `.hermes/plans/`, no execution. |

| python-debugpy | Debug Python: `pdb` REPL + `debugpy` remote (DAP). |

| requesting-code-review | Pre-commit review: security scan, quality gates, auto-fix. |

| spike | Throwaway experiments to validate an idea before build. |

| subagent-driven-development | Execute plans via `delegate_task` subagents (2-stage review). |

| systematic-debugging | 4-phase root cause debugging: understand bugs before fixing. |

| test-driven-development | TDD: enforce RED → GREEN → REFACTOR, tests before code. |

| writing-plans | Write implementation plans: bite-sized tasks, paths, code. |

yuanbao

| Skill | Description |

|---|---|

| yuanbao | Yuanbao (元宝) groups: @mention users, query info and members. |

How to use the catalog in practice

1. Browse what is already installed. Run `hermes skills list` to see every active skill in your profile.

2. Inspect a skill before invoking it. `hermes skills show <name>` prints the full SKILL.md so you know exactly what the agent will load.

3. Restore a deleted bundled skill. `hermes skills reset <name> --restore`.

4. Author your own. Use the `hermes-agent-skill-authoring` skill as your starter — it teaches the frontmatter, the validator, and the directory layout the catalog generator expects.

Why bundling matters

Most agent frameworks ship a model and leave tool integration as an exercise for the user. Hermes flips that: the model is yours to choose, but the procedural knowledge — how to drive Spotify, how to file a Linear ticket, how to debug a Node process — comes pre-installed and version-controlled. That is what turns a generic LLM into a competent terminal teammate on day one.

If you maintain a CLI, an API, or an internal tool that deserves a place in the catalog, the contribution path is open: write a SKILL.md, run the validator, and open a PR.