Deepsec Documentation Guide
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Review Hermes settings for security risks. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
Install Hermes Security Review
$ npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-review --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/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .claude/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .claude/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-reviewType 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-review --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .agents/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .agents/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-review --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .cursor/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .cursor/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git --path skills/hermes-security-review--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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-review --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .gemini/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .gemini/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-reviewInstalls 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .github/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .github/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide hermes-security-review --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes-security-review .opencode/skills/hermes-security-review && 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-security-review" agent skill from https://github.com/OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide/tree/main/skills/hermes-security-review into .opencode/skills/hermes-security-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hermes-security-review", 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-security-review- GitHub stars
- 688
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 407 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 4
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Review Hermes settings for security risks. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
- Works in 6 steps: Approval and safety settings → Secrets file permissions. Expect 600 → Who can talk to it. List… → …
- Tasks that involve Security review
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Procedure, Verification and Pitfalls
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Hermes Security Review is an agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Review Hermes settings for security risks.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Security, covering Security review. The repository describes itself as: Hermes Agent setup, migration, LightRAG, Telegram, and skill creation guide. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Security review
Example prompts
- “/hermes-security-review”
Requirements
- Docker
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Approval and safety settings
- Secrets file permissions. Expect 600
- Who can talk to it. List allowlist-related key names in the secrets file, without values, plus pending pairings
- Supply chain
- Rate what you found
- Report findings by severity with the exact fix for each: hermes config set …, chmod 600 …, an allowlist line, or hermes pairing revoke ……
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f865f8a. 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 (its code samples are bash).
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 Security Review loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 407 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:91
- Never paste the contents of `.env`, `auth.json`, or any key into the chat or a report.
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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide at commit f865f8a, republished under its MIT licence (© OnlyTerp). 407 words, ~1,079 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hermes-security-review/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hermes-security-review
- description
- Review Hermes settings for security risks.
- version
- 1.0.0
- author
- Terp AI Labs
- license
- MIT
- platforms
- linux, macos
Hermes Security Review
Check the settings that decide who can drive this agent, what it may run, and what it can leak. Then report risks by severity, each with a concrete fix.
When to Use
- Before exposing Hermes on a messaging platform, to other people, or on a server.
- After adding MCP servers, plugins, or skills from outside sources.
- As a monthly cron job.
Procedure
Run commands with the terminal tool. Never print secret values. Read key names only. Change nothing without the user's approval.
Approval and safety settings:
bash hermes config get approvals.mode hermes config get approvals.cron_mode hermes config get approvals.unattended_mode hermes config get security.redact_secrets hermes config get security.protected_instruction_files hermes config get security.protected_instruction_extra_patterns hermes config get memory.write_approval hermes config get skills.write_approval hermes config get security.allow_private_urls hermes config get gateway.allow_all_users hermes config get terminal.backend hermes config get auth.adopt_external_loginsSecrets file permissions. Expect
600:bash ENV_FILE="$(hermes config env-path)" stat -c '%a' "$ENV_FILE" 2>/dev/null || stat -f '%Lp' "$ENV_FILE"Who can talk to it. List allowlist-related key names in the secrets file, without values, plus pending pairings:
bash grep -oE '^[A-Z_]*(ALLOWED_USERS|ALLOWED_CHATS|ALLOW_ALL_USERS)=' "$(hermes config env-path)" hermes pairing list hermes gateway statusFor each platform the gateway runs, confirm that an allowlist or DM pairing is in place.
Supply chain:
bash hermes security audit # OSV.dev scan of the venv, plugin deps, pinned MCP servers hermes skills audit # re-scan hub-installed skills hermes plugins list --user hermes mcp listRate what you found:
Severity Condition Critical gateway.allow_all_users: trueor any*_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=trueon a profile with terminal access.approvals.mode: offon a profile reachable from messaging.High Secrets file readable by other users (not 600). A platform running with no allowlist and no pairing.security.redact_secrets: false. Known vulnerabilities fromhermes security audit.Medium approvals.cron_modeorapprovals.unattended_modenotdeny.security.protected_instruction_files: false. MCP servers from unknown publishers with broad tool access and no include filter.Low security.allow_private_urls: trueon a machine with sensitive internal services.auth.adopt_external_logins: truewhere Codex CLI or Claude Code logins should stay separate.security.protected_instruction_extra_patternsmissing.hermes.md,agents.override.mdor*.mdcon a profile that works in repos other people wrote.memory.write_approvalorskills.write_approvaloff on a profile other people can message.Report findings by severity with the exact fix for each:
hermes config set …,chmod 600 …, an allowlist line, orhermes pairing revoke …. Ask which to apply.
Show full SKILL.md (123 more words)Show less
Verification
- After fixes, re-run steps 1–3. Critical and High findings should be gone.
hermes security auditreports no known-vulnerable packages, or only ones the user accepted.
Pitfalls
- Container terminal backends (for example Docker) skip dangerous-command approval checks by design, because the container is the boundary. That is only safe if the container really is locked down.
- The protected-file gate covers project files only. The Hermes home is exempt, so the agent can rewrite
~/.hermes/SOUL.mdwithout a prompt, and memory and skills are gated only by their ownwrite_approvalsettings. - Never paste the contents of
.env,auth.json, or any key into the chat or a report. hermes security auditqueries OSV.dev over the network. Tell the user before running it on an air-gapped host.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/hermes-security-review of OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f865f8a
Compare with similar skills
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| Hermes Security Review this skillOnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide | 688 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Deepsec Documentation Guidevercel-labs/deepsec | 8.1k | — | ~956 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Kubernetes Network Security Auditkubeshark/kubeshark | 12k | — | ~7.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Native Dependency Updatemono/SkiaSharp | 5.6k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Semgrep Security Scantrailofbits/skills | 7.5k | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | |
| Skillward AuditFangcun-AI/SkillWard | 143 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Hermes Security Review
What does Hermes Security Review do?
Review Hermes settings for security risks. An agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Hermes Security Review is an agent skill from OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide. Review Hermes settings for security risks.
When should I use Hermes Security Review?
Hermes Security Review fits situations like: tasks that involve Security review.
How do I install Hermes Security Review in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-security-review in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide) into .claude/skills/hermes-security-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hermes Security Review in Codex?
Run `npx skills add OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes-security-review in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide) into .agents/skills/hermes-security-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hermes Security Review 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 OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide --skill hermes-security-review -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-security-review, .gemini/skills/hermes-security-review, .github/skills/hermes-security-review and .opencode/skills/hermes-security-review in your project.
What does Hermes Security Review need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hermes Security Review is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Hermes Security Review 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 Security Review safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Hermes Security Review use?
Hermes Security Review is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hermes Security Review use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Security Review?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hermes Security Review: Deepsec Documentation Guide (vercel-labs/deepsec, 8.1k stars), Kubernetes Network Security Audit (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), Native Dependency Update (mono/SkiaSharp, 5.6k stars) and Semgrep Security Scan (trailofbits/skills, 7.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hermes Security Review?
OnlyTerp (a GitHub user) maintains it in OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.
Source: OnlyTerp/hermes-optimization-guide on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.