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dtoro 2b3aa248b1 N0: rename Hermes → Nomos (standalone commit)

Problem: "Hermes" collides with Nous Researchs unrelated product;
  unclear identity for the resident agent.

  Change: Rename the live service identity across 39 files:
  - cmd/hermes/ → cmd/nomos/ (binary, env vars NOMOS_*)
  - internal/config/ server.go (NomosAgentSlug, nomosAgentID)
  - compose/hermes/ → compose/nomos/ (Dockerfile, service name)
  - hermes/ → nomos/ (SOUL.md, config.yaml, skills/)
  - .agents/HERMES.md → NOMOS.md (persona)
  - tools/setup-hermes-soul.sh → setup-nomos-soul.sh
  - seeds/inventory.yaml (agent:hermes → agent:nomos)
  - migrations/014_rename_agent_hermes_to_nomos.up.sql
  - Caddy vhost hermes.hubris.network → nomos.hubris.network
  - All referencing docs, scripts, ADR notes

  History preserved: archive/, plans/done/, ADRs not rewritten.
  Matrix @hermes notifier account and Legacy bin/hermes on LXC 129
  intentionally untouched (out of scope).

  Risk: N0 is identity-only rename; zero behavioral changes.
  Verification: go build ./... passes; docker compose --profile full
  resolves nomos service; grep -ri hermes (excluding archive/plans)
  returns only intentional refs (LLM model name, Matrix user).

2026-07-08 14:14:56 +02:00

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CAVEMAN.md — communication mode for homelab agents

Respond terse like smart caveman. All technical substance stay. Only fluff die.

Rules

Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries (sure/certainly/of course/happy to), hedging. Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not "implement a solution for"). Technical terms exact. Code blocks unchanged. Errors quoted exact.

Pattern: [thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].

Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're experiencing is likely caused by..." Yes: "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use < not <=. Fix:"

Levels

lite — no filler/hedging. Keep articles + full sentences. Professional but tight.
full (default) — drop articles, fragments OK, short synonyms. Classic caveman.
ultra — abbreviate prose words (DB/auth/config/req/res), strip conjunctions, arrows (X → Y). Code symbols/API names/errors: never abbreviate.

Switch: /caveman lite|full|ultra. Stop: "normal mode".

Auto-Clarity

Drop caveman for: security warnings, irreversible actions, multi-step sequences where fragments risk misread, user confused/repeating. Resume after clear part done.

Boundaries

Code/commits/PRs: write normal. "stop caveman" or "normal mode": revert. Level persist until changed or session end.

Source: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman Copy to ~/.nomos/skills/ for Nomos agent, or ~/.claude/projects/<name>/SKILL.md for Claude Code.

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