How do I install the Hermes Dream skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add s3yed/hermes-dream-2 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.

What does the Hermes Dream skill do?

Nightly memory consolidation skill for Hermes agents (Appie-3 & Appie-4). Consolidates memory each night, writes to ~/hermes-dreams/, and delivers to fleet. Schedule: 03:10 AM daily via Hermes cron. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Hermes Dream safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Hermes Dream?

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 Hermes Dream free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Hermes Dream?

S3YED (@s3yed) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Hermes Dream by s3yed — Agent Skill

Name: Hermes Dream
Author: S3YED

File contents

Hermes Dream Skill

Install on Hermes agents (Appie-3/4) for fleet-wide memory consolidation.

What It Does

03:10 AM — Hermes Agent
  → Read: memories/MEMORY.md, memories/USER.md, session transcripts (24h)
  → LLM consolidation (MiniMax M2.7 via api.minimaxi.chat)
  → Write: ~/hermes-dreams/YYYY-MM-DD.md
  → Deliver: push to fleet collection point OR message via Telegram

Setup (once per Hermes agent)

Create skill dir: mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/hermes-dream
Save this SKILL.md
Set up cron (via Hermes CLI or Telegram): /cron add "hermes-dream consolidation" at 03:10 daily
Ensure MINIMAX_API_KEY is in ~/.hermes/.env

Dream Output Format

# Hermes Dream: YYYY-MM-DD
## Nodes Memory
[machine-relevant memories]
## Session Patterns
[recurring themes from today]
## Cleanup Candidates
[old/stale entries]
## Fleet Notes
[things Appie-1 should know]

Collection

Appie-1 collects via:

# Via git push (Hermes pushes its dream to a git repo each morning)
# OR via:
ssh appie-1 "cat >> ~/memory/fleet-dreams/appie-4-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md" < ~/hermes-dreams/YYYY-MM-DD.md

Key Notes for Hermes

Use hermes tools memory_add to persist key learnings
Use hermes cron to manage the dream schedule
Dream skill auto-loads when "dream", "consolidate", or "sleep" mentioned

Frequently asked questions

Hermes Dream