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Hermes Agent runtime adapter

The first open-source agentic AI physicist (GPD) currently installs into Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and OpenCode. This PR adds Hermes Agent (Nous Research) as a supported runtime, following the same adapter pattern as the existing runtimes.

What it adds

  • src/gpd/adapters/hermes.py — HermesAdapter(RuntimeAdapter):
    • Commands and agent roles install as Hermes skill directories (skills/gpd-*/SKILL.md), mirroring the Codex skills-surface pattern.
    • tool_name_map maps GPD canonical tool names to Hermes tool names (read_file, write_file, apply_patch, shell, search_files, find_files, todo_list, delegate_task).
    • skills_dir resolves from HERMES_SKILLS_DIR → HERMES_HOME/skills → %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hermes\skills (Windows) → ~/.hermes/skills.
  • src/gpd/adapters/runtime_catalog.json — register the hermes runtime descriptor (priority 60, /gpd: command prefix, HERMES_HOME config resolution).

How to install (once merged)

npx -y get-physics-done --hermes --local   # or --global

Verified

  • gpd doctor --runtime hermes --local → reports ready for installation.
  • gpd install hermes --local → installs all 71 commands + 24 agents as 95 valid Hermes SKILL.md files (parseable YAML frontmatter, ownership marker after the frontmatter).
  • Adapter conformance suite (tests/adapters/test_base.py) passes for the hermes runtime.
  • tests/test_runtime_catalog_bootstrap_contract.py passes with the new descriptor.

Hermes is OpenAI-compatible (native MCP client, skill system with YAML frontmatter), so the mapping is analogous to the Codex adapter.

Note on pre-existing failures

The tests parametrized per runtime hit a pre-existing re.error: bad escape \S on Python 3.12 (present on main before this PR — reproducible with the adapters suite on a clean checkout). The hermes cases fail identically to the existing codex cases; this PR does not introduce any new failure mode.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added support for installing and using GPD commands, agents, and supporting content with the Hermes Agent runtime.
    • Added automatic discovery of Hermes configuration and skills directories, including environment-based overrides and custom skill locations.
    • Added compatibility mapping for supported tool names and path placeholders.
    • Added validation that installed Hermes skills are complete and free of unresolved references.
    • Added Hermes to the supported runtime catalog.

Add a Hermes Agent (Nous Research) runtime adapter so GPD can install its
physics-research skills, agents, and MCP integration into Hermes.

- hermes.py: RuntimeAdapter subclass. Commands and agent roles install as
  Hermes skill directories (skills/gpd-*/SKILL.md), mirroring the Codex
  skills-surface pattern. Tool name map maps GPD canonical names to Hermes
  tool names (read_file, shell, write_file, search_files, find_files,
  todo_list, delegate_task).
- runtime_catalog.json: register the 'hermes' runtime descriptor
  (priority 60, /gpd: command prefix, HERMES_HOME config resolution).

Verified: gpd doctor --runtime hermes reports ready-for-install; gpd install
hermes --local installs all 71 commands + 24 agents as valid Hermes skills
(95 SKILL.md with parseable YAML frontmatter).
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Hermes support adds runtime registration, directory resolution, skill-based installation for commands and agents, shared-content projection, tool translation, permission-status reporting, and round-trip and projection-budget coverage.

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Hermes runtime integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Hermes skill installation and runtime behavior
src/gpd/adapters/hermes.py
Adds Hermes directory resolution, explicit skills-directory handling, projected command and agent skills, shared-content installation, tool-name translation, ownership markers, installation verification, bridge-command rewriting, and unsupported permission-surface reporting.
Runtime catalog registration
src/gpd/adapters/runtime_catalog.json
Registers the Hermes adapter, selection flags, activation variables, skill manifest metadata, and global configuration mapping.
Installation and projection validation
tests/adapters/test_hermes.py, tests/adapters/test_install_roundtrip.py, tests/adapters/projection_budget_support.py, tests/adapters/test_runtime_projected_prompt_parity.py, tests/adapters/test_runtime_projection_diagnostics_budget.py
Tests Hermes directory resolution, tool translation, placeholder resolution, generated skill content, runtime registration, installation round trips, and projection budgets.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant GPDInstaller
  participant HermesAdapter
  participant HermesSkillsDirectory
  GPDInstaller->>HermesAdapter: install GPD commands, agents, and content
  HermesAdapter->>HermesSkillsDirectory: write projected SKILL.md files
  HermesSkillsDirectory-->>HermesAdapter: expose generated skills
  HermesAdapter-->>GPDInstaller: return installation result
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In `@src/gpd/adapters/hermes.py`:
- Line 134: Update both Hermes copy helpers, including the flow around
_install_commands and _install_agents, to translate generated skill Markdown
before marker injection and writing. Reuse
RuntimeAdapter.translate_shared_markdown with the adapter’s path_prefix and
appropriate install scope, ensuring neither helper writes raw Markdown.

In `@src/gpd/adapters/runtime_catalog.json`:
- Line 269: Unify global-directory resolution used by
RuntimeAdapter.resolve_target_dir() and HermesAdapter.skills_dir so both
installation and skills use the same Hermes home resolver: honor HERMES_HOME
first, use %LOCALAPPDATA%/Hermes on Windows, and ~/.hermes on POSIX. Update the
catalog configuration and adapter logic consistently, preserving non-global
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"validated_command_surface": "public_runtime_dollar_command",
"capabilities": {},
"hook_payload": {},
"global_config": {"strategy": "env_or_home", "env_var": "HERMES_HOME", "home_subpath": "Hermes"}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use one Hermes global-directory resolver for installation and skills.

cli.py`` passes adapter.resolve_target_dir()to installation.RuntimeAdapter.resolve_target_dir()uses the catalog resolver, so POSIX global installation targets/Hermes. HermesAdapter.skills_diruses/.hermeswhenHERMES_HOMEis unset. Windows also diverges: the catalog uses/Hermes, while the adapter uses %LOCALAPPDATA%/Hermes. This can split installed GPD content and Hermes skills. Use one resolver for HERMES_HOME, %LOCALAPPDATA%/Hermeson Windows, and/.hermes` on POSIX.

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In `@src/gpd/adapters/runtime_catalog.json` at line 269, Unify global-directory
resolution used by RuntimeAdapter.resolve_target_dir() and
HermesAdapter.skills_dir so both installation and skills use the same Hermes
home resolver: honor HERMES_HOME first, use %LOCALAPPDATA%/Hermes on Windows,
and ~/.hermes on POSIX. Update the catalog configuration and adapter logic
consistently, preserving non-global target behavior.

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Address the two integration defects flagged by the Hermes adapter review:

1. Skills are now projected through the shared install pipeline
   (compile_command_markdown_for_runtime + translate_shared_markdown +
   render_projected_command_shell_fences) so tool references (file_read ->
   read_file), path placeholders ({GPD_*}) and shell fences are rewritten
   for this runtime before writing. Previously command/agent skills were
   copied raw, leaving legacy tool names and unresolved placeholders.

2. resolve_global_config_dir() now routes through the same
   _hermes_global_config_dir() as global_config_dir/skills_dir, so the
   installer and reader agree on %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hermes (Windows) instead
   of splitting between ~/Hermes and the real Hermes dir.

Also: expand _TOOL_NAME_MAP to the full canonical set, add an explicit
runtime_permissions_status override (Hermes has no GPD permission surface),
and add tests/adapters/test_hermes.py plus hermes support in
test_install_roundtrip.py.
Three root-cause fixes so Hermes-installed artifacts behave exactly like
Codex/OpenCode native installs:

1. _install_content wraps the shared markdown transform with
   rewrite_projection_shell_bridge, so staged workflow bodies rewrite
   their shell-executable 'gpd'/'gpd --raw' lines (including $(...)
   command substitutions) onto the runtime CLI bridge. This also embeds
   the pinned interpreter, satisfying checkout-python pinning.

2. project_markdown_surface override rewrites fenced shell invocations
   on projected command surfaces (tilde fences included), mirroring the
   Codex adapter's bridge handling for non-native runtimes.

3. Add hermes budgets to the projection ratchet/compact-workflow budget
   fixtures (staged-init commands and compact workflow references),
   matched to the equivalent OpenCode skill surface (measured within
   0.9%), so catalog-consistency tests and baseline budgets pass.

Result: all hermes roundtrip, parity, and diagnostics tests pass; the
only remaining failures in tests/adapters/ are pre-existing
Windows-environment issues (symlinks without admin, XDG paths) that
affect other runtimes equally.
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Rollup of the integration fixes in this branch

Maintainer notes for review. This sums up the two review rounds — the two
defects flagged by the bot plus the parity issues found while exercising the
full roundtrip/parity suite in the local checkout. All changes are confined to
the Hermes adapter, its tests, and the shared projection budget fixtures.

Round 1 (3ea2eaf) — the two originally flagged defects

  1. Skills were not projected. Command/agent skills were copied raw, leaving
    legacy tool references (file_read/file_write, which the target runtime
    does not expose) and unresolved path placeholders ({GPD_*}) in installed
    content. The adapter now routes every command through
    compile_command_markdown_for_runtime + the adapter's
    translate_shared_markdown, so tool names and placeholders are rewritten
    before writing.
  2. Config directory resolution was split. The installer (via the catalog)
    pointed at ~/Hermes while the reader used %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hermes,
    fragmenting installs on Windows. resolve_global_config_dir() now converges
    with global_config_dir/skills_dir through a single helper.

Also in this round: expanded _TOOL_NAME_MAP to the full canonical set
(tool_name_policies green), added an explicit runtime_permissions_status
override (this runtime has no GPD permission surface; the override exists so
the capability contract distinguishes it from the bare base), and added
hermes support + a dedicated test_hermes.py (9 tests).

Round 2 (f5ee710) — full projection parity with native runtimes

While the brand-new runtime is not in RUNTIME_PROJECTION_TARGETS yet until
merged, the roundtrip and parity tests already iterate all catalog runtimes.
Running them exposed three gaps that source-content projection fixes:

  1. Staged workflow bodies were installed raw. gpd --raw ... and
    $(gpd --raw ...) lines inside the heavy staged workflows (execute-phase,
    plan-phase, …) kept their bare gpd form. _install_content now wraps the
    shared markdown transform with rewrite_projection_shell_bridge (same
    pattern as the Codex adapter), so every fenced shell line — including
    command substitutions — lands on the runtime CLI bridge with the pinned
    interpreter. This also embeds the checkout Python when running from a
    checkout, satisfying the checkout-pin test.
  2. Projected command surfaces did not rewrite fence invocations. Added a
    project_markdown_surface override that rewrites fenced gpd/gpd --raw
    calls (tilde fences included) onto the bridge for surface_kind == "command",
    matching native-runtime behavior.
  3. Missing budget entries. Hermes was absent from the staged-init ratchet
    and compact-workflow reference budgets, so the catalog-consistency and
    baseline-budget tests failed with KeyError. Added entries matched to the
    equivalent OpenCode skill surface (measured within 0.9% across all four
    staged-init commands and all compact-workflow commands).

Status

  • tests/adapters/test_hermes.py — 9/9 pass.
  • Full tests/adapters/ — 2544 pass; the only failures are pre-existing,
    environment-specific ones (symlinked-config rollback tests need admin
    privilege on Windows; test_runtime_catalog XDG/env tests assume a POSIX
    layout) and fail equally for the other runtimes.
  • Installing with gpd_root=src/gpd yields 71 command skills + 24 agent skills,
    with file_read → read_file substitution and bridge commands pinned to the
    checkout interpreter, verified on the installed artifacts.

Note: the adapter resolves the package layout at gpd_root being the package
source dir (where commands/, specs/, agents/ live), i.e. src/gpd in a
checkout. Let me know if you want the installer to also accept the repo root.

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