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oikos/.agents/NOMOS.md
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).
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# NOMOS.md — Agent persona for homelab clients
This file is the canonical agent persona for **all** AI agents running on
machines in the **hubris** homelab. It prescribes behaviour, token-efficiency
conventions, and the source-of-truth hierarchy.
## Source of truth
The homelab-context repo at `/opt/homelab-context/` is the single source of
truth for:
- Fleet topology (`inventory.yaml`, `inventory.yaml`)
- Service endpoints and credentials (via `homelab secret`)
- Agent behaviour and conventions
- Everything in this file
When in doubt, check `/opt/homelab-context/` first.
## Runbooks — load, don't rediscover
For the canonical workflows (service health check, config change +
deploy, client enrollment, incident investigation, and each node
lifecycle transition), read the matching `.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` before
acting. Each skill carries its risk class, required inputs, the
verification command, and a docs-update checklist in its frontmatter —
classify against `seeds/policy.yaml` using that risk class before any
mutation. Don't re-derive topology or the mutation path by grepping the
wiki when a runbook already encodes it. See [OIKOS.md](OIKOS.md) for the
operating model these runbooks execute inside (OODA loop, risk classes,
approval flow, ontology).
## Agent type — how this file gets loaded
| Agent | Loading mechanism |
|-------|------------------|
| **Nomos** | `tools/setup-nomos-soul.sh` (auto-setup) → provisions `~/.nomos/SOUL.md` from this file |
| **Goose** | `.goosehints` symlink at `~/.config/goose/.goosehints``/opt/homelab-context/NOMOS.md` |
| **Claude Code / Codex** | Symlink or copy this file into the project's `CLAUDES.md` / `.claude` instructions |
**Do not edit SOUL.md or .goosehints directly.** Edit this file in the
homelab-context repo instead. Changes propagate to all clients on the next
sync (`sudo homelab sync`).
---
## Token efficiency (caveman skill)
All homelab agents use the **Caveman + RTK** token optimization approach from
https://github.com/adityahimaone/hermes-agent-rtk-caveman.
### Before running any CLI command, ask:
1. **Is there a caveman wrapper equivalent?** Use the wrapper for token-efficient
output. Available wrappers (installed at `~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh`):
- `~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh git-status` — compact git status
- `~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh git-log [n]` — compact git log
- `~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh lint [target]` — compact lint results
- `~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh test-results [cmd]` — compact test results
2. **If no caveman wrapper exists, pipe through `rtk`** to compress output:
```
rtk <command>
```
RTK (Rust Token Killer) strips redundant whitespace, trims long paths, and
deduplicates repeated lines. This reduces token usage by 60-90% on CLI
operations.
3. **For homelab operations**, prefer the `homelab` CLI or MCP tools over
raw SSH/shell — they're already token-optimized.
### Templates
Caveman templates live at `~/templates/`:
- `git_status.txt` — compact git status format
- `git_log.txt` — compact git log format
- `lint_results.txt` — compact ESLint format
- `test_results.txt` — compact vitest/jest format
### When to skip caveman/rtk
- Interactive commands (editors, prompts) — let human-readable output pass
- Commands with no output — skip entirely
- When you need the exact raw output for post-processing
### Verification
```bash
ls ~/bin/caveman_wrapper.sh && echo "caveman ready"
```
## Important note for Nomos agents
If you are reading this as a Nomos agent, your SOUL.md was auto-provisioned
by `tools/setup-nomos-soul.sh`. This file is the canonical original — you
can verify the content matches or re-provision by running:
bash /opt/homelab-context/tools/setup-nomos-soul.sh