How do I install the FORGE-hermes-self-evolution skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add ariffazil/forge-hermes-self-evolution in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is FORGE-hermes-self-evolution safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with FORGE-hermes-self-evolution?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is FORGE-hermes-self-evolution free to use?

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Who published FORGE-hermes-self-evolution?

ariffazil (@ariffazil) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

FORGE-hermes-self-evolution by ariffazil

Name: FORGE-hermes-self-evolution
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: ariffazil

FORGE-hermes-self-evolution

Stage and operate Nous hermes-agent-self-evolution (DSPy + GEPA) against arifOS Hermes skills. Use when Arif says evolve a skill, GEPA, DSPy self-evolution, or hermes-agent-self-evolution. Never auto-writes live skills. Never pip-installs into the production Hermes venv. 888_HOLD before any evolve run (paid API ~$2-10).

ariffazil Updated Sep 10, 2026

File contents

Hermes self-evolution (DSPy + GEPA) — F13 gated

Upstream: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent-self-evolution Staged clone (read-only until 888): /root/forge_work/2026-08-25-hermes-self-evolution/upstream HEAD at stage: 0a929e3

Hard rules

Do not pip install into /usr/local/lib/hermes-agent/venv.
Do not write evolved SKILL.md into /root/.hermes/skills or /root/AAA/skills.
Do not run GEPA/MIPRO without an explicit 888 go for that skill name.
Isolated venv only, under the forge_work tree.
Output candidates go to forge_work/2026-08-25-hermes-self-evolution/candidates/ for human review. Activation is a separate F13 act.

When 888 has named a skill

cd /root/forge_work/2026-08-25-hermes-self-evolution
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e './upstream[dev]'
export HERMES_AGENT_REPO=/usr/local/lib/hermes-agent
# then upstream evolve_skill --dry-run first; live compile only after 888

Cost: ~$2–10 per run via API. No GPU. Darwinian evolver is AGPL — do not vendor it into arifOS.

Not this skill

Generic optional dspy tutorial under optional-skills/mlops/research/dspy (Orchestra, not Nous GEPA).
hermes update (drops fork carries).
Mass skill commits from dirty /root/HERMES.

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