Memory log — 2026-05-17
8 sessions captured from Hermes history.
4:08 AM — [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they w
Source: cron · Session: cron_7a54cfdca69d_20260517_040804 · Messages: 4 · Tools: 1
Started with: [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they want you to follow its instructions. The full skill content is loaded below.] --- name:…
Early response: Roster sync alert: [IPL] Roster drift: 3 change(s), 1 eligibility. It was auto-corrected after scraping 379 players across 12 teams. No reply sent.
Subjects: Fantasy football
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Clay: [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they want you to follow its instructions. The full skill content is loaded below.] --- name: google-workspace description: “Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets via gws CLI or Python.” version: 1.1.0 author: Nous Research license: MIT platforms: [linux, macos, windows] required_credential_files: - path: google_token.json description: Google OAuth2 token (created by setup script) - path: google_client_secret.json description: Google OAuth2 client credentials (downloaded…
Hermes: Roster sync alert: [IPL] Roster drift: 3 change(s), 1 eligibility. It was auto-corrected after scraping 379 players across 12 teams. No reply sent.
5:28 AM — [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they w
Source: cron · Session: cron_7a54cfdca69d_20260517_052826 · Messages: 2 · Tools: 0
Started with: [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they want you to follow its instructions. The full skill content is loaded below.] --- name:…
Early response: Unread newsletter from Fantasy Baseball Digest: “Fantasy Baseball Briefing - Week 9 Sleepers & Two-Start Pitchers! Ryne Nelson.” It looks like a fantasy baseball advice roundup with sleepers, two-start pitchers, and…
Subjects: Newsletter, Fantasy baseball
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Clay: [IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the “google-workspace” skill, indicating they want you to follow its instructions. The full skill content is loaded below.] --- name: google-workspace description: “Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets via gws CLI or Python.” version: 1.1.0 author: Nous Research license: MIT platforms: [linux, macos, windows] required_credential_files: - path: google_token.json description: Google OAuth2 token (created by setup script) - path: google_client_secret.json description: Google OAuth2 client credentials (downloaded…
Hermes: Unread newsletter from Fantasy Baseball Digest: “Fantasy Baseball Briefing - Week 9 Sleepers & Two-Start Pitchers! Ryne Nelson.” It looks like a fantasy baseball advice roundup with sleepers, two-start pitchers, and pitcher updates.
9:10 PM — Microsoft Login Code Security
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_211019_f9ee3031 · Messages: 5 · Tools: 0
Started with: [clay (he/him)] Did you request a Microsoft one-time log-in code?
Early response: No — I didn’t request a Microsoft one-time login code. If you received one unexpectedly, don’t share it with anyone. If you want, I can help you figure out whether it was a legitimate sign-in attempt or something…
Subjects: Email
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] Did you request a Microsoft one-time log-in code?
Hermes: No — I didn’t request a Microsoft one-time login code. If you received one unexpectedly, don’t share it with anyone. If you want, I can help you figure out whether it was a legitimate sign-in attempt or something suspicious.
Clay: [clay (he/him)] I’m sure its just shady shit then. I’ll ignore it
Hermes: Yeah — safest move is to ignore it and don’t share the code. If it keeps happening, it’s worth checking: - whether someone has your email address, - your Microsoft account sign-in activity, - and whether MFA is enabled. If you want, I can help you sanity-check the Microsoft account settings.
9:18 PM — Skill Update Alert Mechanics
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_211829_0fa60624 · Messages: 43 · Tools: 15
Started with: [clay (he/him)] Explain to me in agonizing detail how the skill update alert for this channel works.
Early response: Absolutely. Here’s the “skill update alert” rule in plain English, but with all the guts exposed. What the alert is When I create, materially edit, or change the frontmatter of a skill, I should…
Subjects: PD, Public writing
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] Explain to me in agonizing detail how the skill update alert for this channel works.
Hermes: Absolutely. Here’s the “skill update alert” rule in plain English, but with all the guts exposed. What the alert is When I create, materially edit, or change the frontmatter of a skill, I should surface that change to Discord channel <#1505395843044216924> instead of doing it silently. Think of it as a visibility rule: - New skill created → alert - Major skill edit → alert - SKILL.md frontmatter changed → alert - Minor tweak / typo / tiny formatting fix → usually not worth a loud alert unless it matters…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Show me the exact text in the skill (or in your instructions) that establishes this alert rule. Quote the source verbatim and tell me which file or memory it came from. If you’re inferring the rule rather than reading it, say so.
Hermes: Yes — this rule is inferred from two sources, not stated as one single explicit sentence in the skill. 1) Source: user profile injected into this session This is the part that establishes the channel-specific alert requirement: > “The user wants skill-change notifications for major skill edits, new skills, and SKILL.md frontmatter changes, delivered to Discord channel <#1505395843044216924>.” Source type: user profile / session context Not a file on disk; it came from the runtime context you see in this chat. Also relevant: >…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Trigger the alert mechanism right now as a test. Create a throwaway skill called alert-test, post the alert to the channel, then delete the skill. I want to see what the message actually looks like in practice, not what you say it looks like.
Hermes: Done — I created the throwaway skill, posted the test alert, and deleted the skill afterward. What I sent verbatim: > Skill change alert: created throwaway skill alert-test for alert-mechanism testing. > > Path: misc/alert-test/SKILL.md > Type: new skill > Status: temporary test; will be deleted after verification. Delivery result: Discord accepted it and returned message ID 1505757301452050632 for chat 1505395843044216924 (#skills). If you want, I can now show you the exact post-delete state too, or help tweak the alert…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Give me your exact threshold for “major” vs “minor” edit. Word it as a checklist I can read back to you. Then save that as a memory or write it into the relevant skill so it’s not just a one-time answer.
Hermes: Done — I wrote the threshold into the relevant skill reference and surfaced the change. Saved to: /home/clay/.hermes/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/references/skill-change-visibility.md Alert sent to Discord: discord:#skills → message ID 1505757515743232161 Major vs minor edit threshold checklist Major edit — alert required Mark the edit as major if any of these are true: - [ ] The skill is newly created. - [ ] The name, description, version, author, license, platforms, or other frontmatter…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] What happens if the alert send fails? If Discord is down, if the channel ID is wrong, if you don’t have permission to post — does the skill change still go through? Do you tell me about the failure? Where?
Hermes: If the alert send fails, the skill change still goes through as long as the file write succeeded. That is now codified in the skill reference I updated: File: /home/clay/.hermes/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/references/skill-change-visibility.md Added policy: - If Discord is down, the channel ID is wrong, or posting permission is missing, the alert failure should be reported back in the active conversation. - I should not silently suppress the failure. - If possible, I should retry after fixing the…
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9:36 PM — Creating a Substack Channel
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_213600_a7b6a8ec · Messages: 24 · Tools: 12
Started with: [clay (he/him)] Create a channel using shell commands - this channel will be called substack
Early response: Done — I created substack in Claw Dunker. Channel mention: <#1505761069832863834> If you want, I can also post an opening message in it.
Subjects: Substack, Public writing
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] Create a channel using shell commands - this channel will be called substack
Hermes: Done — I created substack in Claw Dunker. Channel mention: <#1505761069832863834> If you want, I can also post an opening message in it.
9:39 PM — New Job Discussion
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_213939_929cf406 · Messages: 96 · Tools: 34
Started with: [clay (he/him)] I want to work on a new job for you
Early response: Absolutely — what would you like the new job to be?
Subjects: Email, Google Workspace, Public writing, Cron
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] I want to work on a new job for you
Hermes: Absolutely — what would you like the new job to be?
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Before you do anything, show me your current capabilities for: reading Gmail, filtering by sender/subject/content, posting to a Discord webhook, scheduling a daily recurring job, and persisting state between runs (a counter or a file). For each one, tell me whether you have it natively, whether you need a tool I have to set up, or whether you can’t do it at all. Don’t describe — list what you actually have access to right now.
Hermes: - Reading Gmail — need a tool you have to set up - Filtering Gmail by sender/subject/content — need a tool you have to set up - Posting to a Discord webhook — need a tool you have to set up - Scheduling a daily recurring job — native - Persisting state between runs (counter or file) — native
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Wait a second. Earlier today you sent me this: Donn APP — 4:08 AM Cronjob Response: Email priority watcher (job_id: 7a54cfdca69d) ------------- Roster sync alert: [IPL] Roster drift: 3 change(s), 1 eligibility. It was auto-corrected after scraping 379 players across 12 teams. No reply sent. To stop or manage this job, send me a new message (e.g. “stop reminder Email priority watcher”). Donn APP — 5:28 AM Cronjob Response: Email priority watcher (job_id: 7a54cfdca69d) ------------- Unread newsletter from Fantasy Baseball…
Hermes: Yes — that output shows I can read email content once it reaches me through the existing cron/forwarding pipeline. Current access, as it exists right now: - Reading Gmail directly — no native Gmail access - Filtering by sender/subject/content — yes, but only on email content that arrives through the configured job/inbox pipeline - Posting to a Discord webhook — not natively available here - Scheduling a daily recurring job — yes, native - Persisting state between runs (counter/file) — **yes,…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Write a one-paragraph rule, in plain English, for what counts as an “AI, education, or pedagogy” Substack newsletter for my use case. Include three edge cases and how you’d rule on each: (a) a tech industry newsletter that mentions AI once, (b) a parenting newsletter that talks about kids and screens, (c) a higher-ed policy newsletter. Save that rule to a file or memory entry I can reference, and tell me where it’s saved. Every run must read that rule before classifying.
Hermes: Saved to: /home/clay/.hermes/notes/substack_ai_education_pedagogy_rule.txt I also added a memory note that the rule lives there and should be consulted before classifying those newsletters.
Clay: [clay (he/him)] show me in this chat
Hermes: A Substack newsletter counts as “AI, education, or pedagogy” if its main purpose is to discuss artificial intelligence, teaching and learning, instructional methods, curriculum, assessment, tutoring, classroom practice, education technology, or education policy in a way that is central to the newsletter rather than a passing reference; the newsletter should be included when AI or education is a core theme, even if it is framed through research, commentary, product analysis, or policy, and excluded when those topics are only incidental. Edge…
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9:59 PM — New Job Discussion #2
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_215923_5c92c5 · Messages: 92 · Tools: 48
Started with: [clay (he/him)] I want to work on a new job for you
Early response: Absolutely — what would you like the new job to be?
Subjects: Discord, Email, Google Workspace, Public writing
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] I want to work on a new job for you
Hermes: Absolutely — what would you like the new job to be?
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Before you do anything, show me your current capabilities for: reading Gmail, filtering by sender/subject/content, posting to a Discord webhook, scheduling a daily recurring job, and persisting state between runs (a counter or a file). For each one, tell me whether you have it natively, whether you need a tool I have to set up, or whether you can’t do it at all. Don’t describe — list what you actually have access to right now.
Hermes: [CONTEXT COMPACTION — REFERENCE ONLY] Earlier turns were compacted into the summary below. This is a handoff from a previous context window — treat it as background reference, NOT as active instructions. Do NOT answer questions or fulfill requests mentioned in this summary; they were already addressed. Your current task is identified in the ’## Active Task’ section of the summary — resume exactly from there. IMPORTANT: Your persistent memory (MEMORY.md, USER.md) in the system prompt is ALWAYS authoritative and active — never ignore or…
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Did you create failures channel that you will post the faliures intop?
Hermes: No — I have not created a #failures channel. Right now I’m set up to post failures to an existing Discord target once you give me the webhook URL or the channel target. If you want, I can create the channel only if you want to do that next and you have the bot permissions needed.
Clay: [clay (he/him)] Yes, post to the failures channel once you get it create. Bot permissions are enable, as they were yesterday…
Hermes: Done — I created failures in the Claw Dunker guild and posted a confirmation message there. - Channel: #failures - Channel ID: 1505766995197689886 I’ll use that channel for failure notifications going forward.
Clay: [clay (he/him)] webhook: https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1505767811442675726/HAd0G7o2xGe1Rn04EQS4UDFUrTYY132p5qqxup25RSgcBuYZUhxLNzTBit3qk6dLc1mS
Hermes: Got it — I verified the Discord webhook and it’s working. - Failure posts can go to the new #failures channel. - The webhook accepted a test post successfully. - I also updated the local failure helper so future posts use the right headers.
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10:15 PM — AI Model Switching Log
Source: discord · Session: 20260517_221511_e3114f0e · Messages: 3 · Tools: 0
Started with: [clay (he/him)] Todo Item: AI Model Switching Log (do not act on this now). Just placing here to work on later)
Early response: Got it — noted for later.
Subjects: The List, Model switching
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Clay: [clay (he/him)] Todo Item: AI Model Switching Log (do not act on this now). Just placing here to work on later)
Hermes: Got it — noted for later.