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Portuguese notes on a podcast interview with a Nous Research co-founder about Hermes Agent: memory over models, self-improvement, anti-sycophancy and open source.
SKILL.md written in Portuguese; this summary is our English description.
Install Hermes Podcast Insights
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcast --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .claude/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .claude/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcastType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcast --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .agents/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .agents/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcast --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .cursor/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .cursor/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git --path skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcast --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .gemini/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .gemini/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcastInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .github/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .github/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil hermes-philosophy-podcast --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast .opencode/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hermes-philosophy-podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil/tree/main/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast into .opencode/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-philosophy-podcast", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
hermes-philosophy-podcast- GitHub stars
- 154
- Token cost
- ~802 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 335 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 8
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Portuguese notes on a podcast interview with a Nous Research co-founder about Hermes Agent: memory over models, self-improvement, anti-sycophancy and open source.
- Works in 7 steps: O modelo é DESCARTÁVEL, o contexto é OURO → Hermes melhora sem virar slop… → Antissicofancia — IA com opinião própria → …
- Looking for a summary of the Hermes philosophy from a Nous Research co-founder
- SKILL.md covers Contexto, Pontos-chave do episódio, Soul.md do Peter Yang (modelo… and Como usar esta skill
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
This skill is a set of notes on a podcast episode in which Peter Yang interviews Karan Malhotra, co-founder of Nous Research, the company behind Hermes Agent. The notes open with background on the guest and the company, then list the episode's main points, each followed by a short takeaway marked as an application for the reader.
The points are that the model is replaceable while accumulated memory and skills are what make an agent personal; that Hermes creates, cleans and improves its own skills through learning loops; that an assistant should hold opinions instead of flattering agreement; real demos such as modifying an existing game; one Kanban board shared by humans and agents; how Hermes differs from coding agents by being a long-lived personal agent; and the case for open-source AI. It reads as reference material rather than a procedure.
When your agent uses it
- Looking for a summary of the Hermes philosophy from a Nous Research co-founder
- Weighing memory and skills against model choice when designing a personal agent
- Reviewing the argument for anti-sycophancy in AI assistants
Example prompts
- “Summarize the key ideas from the Peter Yang podcast with the Nous Research co-founder.”
- “Explain what the Hermes podcast notes say about memory versus the underlying model.”
- “List the applications I can take from the Hermes self-improvement loop.”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8f94818. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Hermes Podcast Insights loads about 802 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 335 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil at commit 8f94818, republished under its MIT licence (© Hermes-brasil). 335 words, ~802 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hermes-philosophy-podcast
- description
- Insights do podcast Peter Yang com Karan Malhotra (Nous).
Filosofia Hermes — Podcast Peter Yang + Karan Malhotra (Nous Research)
Fonte: "Hermes Co-Founder on Building an AI Agent That Improves Itself" (Peter Yang, 02/08/2026) Karan Malhotra — co-fundador da Nous Research (empresa por trás do Hermes Agent). YouTube: UWjh5Z4s8jY · Podcast também no Spotify/Apple.
Contexto
Karan co-fundou a Nous Research (2023) com Jeffrey Quesnelle, Teknium e Shivani Mitra. Hermes é o #1 agente pessoal e app de IA no OpenRouter. Nous Research em negociação de valuation US$1,5bi (Jul/2026). ~214k estrelas no GitHub.
Pontos-chave do episódio
1. O modelo é DESCARTÁVEL, o contexto é OURO
"O 'pessoal' no agente pessoal NÃO é o modelo.
É a MEMÓRIA das conversas + as SKILLS que você construiu."- Trocar de modelo (DeepSeek, Claude, etc.) quase não muda a personalidade se o agente acumulou contexto suficiente sobre o usuário
- O modelo é intercambiável; a camada de contexto (memória + skills + self-improvement) é o ativo que preservar
- APLICAÇÃO: valorizar memória/skills como "segundo cérebro" que persiste entre modelos
2. Hermes melhora sem virar slop (self-improvement loop)
"O maior contribuidor do Hermes Agent hoje é o próprio Hermes Agent."- Cria skills a partir da experiência
- Limpa e ajusta as próprias skills
- Melhora a cada uso (loops de aprendizado)
3. Antissicofancia — IA com opinião própria
"Quando a IA diz 'você está absolutamente certo', você está sendo
REWARD HACKED. Você é combustível pra função de recompensa."- IA que concorda sempre = aduladora (sycophancy), não leal
- Melhor treinar para TER OPINIÃO PRÓPRIA e dar bons argumentos
- Sair da sycophancy é como tirar um humano de um mau hábito
4. Demos reais de capacidade
- Modificou o Sonic Adventure 2 usando Hermes (tarefa complexa de código)
- Agente executa trabalho real, não só conversa
5. Um Kanban para humanos E agentes
- Usa UM board Kanban para orquestrar humanos e agentes de IA juntos
- APLICAÇÃO: padrão poderoso para projetos compartilhados humano + agente
6. Como Hermes difere de Claude Code / Codex
- Foco em agente pessoal contínuo (long-lived), não só coding agent
- Memória e personalidade persistentes
7. Por que open-source deve vencer
"Precisamos continuar dando esse nível de inteligência a todos,
para que estejamos em um campo de jogo igual."- Nous Research é open-source-first e pró-descentralização
- Segurança: debate open vs closed-source
Soul.md do Peter Yang (modelo de personalidade)
Estrutura que Peter usa (após 6+ meses usando Hermes):
1. CORE TRUTHS: verdades fundamentais
Ex: "seja genuinamente útil, evite sycophancy"
2. BOUNDARIES: limites
Ex: "respeite minha privacidade, especialmente em grupos"
3. VIBES: tom/atmosfera
Ex: "torne divertido de conversar"Como usar esta skill
- Referência de filosofia/posicionamento do Hermes Agent
- Aplicar princípios: memória/skills como ativo, antissicofancia, Kanban humano+agente
- Modelo para criar/refinar SOUL.md (personalidade do agente)
- Conteúdo para ebooks/cursos sobre Hermes
© Hermes-brasil, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast of Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8f94818
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| Neat-Freak Knowledge CloseoutKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Beads Task Memorygastownhall/beads | 28k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MemPalace Memory SearchMemPalace/mempalace | 60k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Hermes Podcast Insights
What does Hermes Podcast Insights do?
Portuguese notes on a podcast interview with a Nous Research co-founder about Hermes Agent: memory over models, self-improvement, anti-sycophancy and open source. This skill is a set of notes on a podcast episode in which Peter Yang interviews Karan Malhotra, co-founder of Nous Research, the company behind Hermes Agent. The notes open with background on the guest and the company, then list the episode's main points, each followed by a short takeaway marked as an application for the reader.
When should I use Hermes Podcast Insights?
Hermes Podcast Insights fits situations like: looking for a summary of the Hermes philosophy from a Nous Research co-founder; weighing memory and skills against model choice when designing a personal agent; reviewing the argument for anti-sycophancy in AI assistants.
How do I install Hermes Podcast Insights in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast in Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil) into .claude/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hermes Podcast Insights in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast in Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil) into .agents/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hermes Podcast Insights in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil --skill hermes-philosophy-podcast -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast, .gemini/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast, .github/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast and .opencode/skills/hermes-philosophy-podcast in your project.
What does Hermes Podcast Insights need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hermes Podcast Insights is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hermes Podcast Insights access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Hermes Podcast Insights safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Hermes Podcast Insights use?
Hermes Podcast Insights is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hermes Podcast Insights use?
About 802 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Hermes Podcast Insights?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hermes Podcast Insights: Custom Mode Creator for claude-mem (thedotmack/claude-mem, 99k stars), Reflect on Session Learnings (cursor/plugins, 11k stars), Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars) and Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hermes Podcast Insights?
Hermes-brasil (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil, which has 154 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: Hermes-brasil/hermes-brasil on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.