Hermes Phase -1 Docs Index

Hermes Phase -1 is the pre-pilot baseline for treating Hermes as a controlled runtime executor inside AletheIA.

This index is a navigation aid only. The durable policy sources remain the ADRs and the versioned artifacts linked below.

Start here

1. docs/adr/ADR-001-hermes-role.md — defines Hermes as a controlled runtime executor, not the governor of process, memory, or skills.
2. docs/adr/ADR-002-memory-and-skill-promotion-policy.md — defines human-reviewed promotion for memory and skills.
3. docs/hermes/phase-minus-1-operational-matrix.md — translates those ADRs into Phase -1 operating gates, thresholds, and stop conditions.
4. starter-pack/templates/hermes-closeout-template.md — template used to record Hermes-controlled or simulated executions.

Baseline closeouts

• docs/hermes/manual-simulation-closeout.md — backfilled closeout simulation on an already-closed Crisis Monitor issue.
• docs/hermes/lab-dry-run-doc-entrypoint-closeout.md — first low-risk documentation dry-run, simulated manually by Codex.
• docs/hermes/baseline-phase-minus-1-docs-index-closeout.md — second low-risk documentation baseline task, focused on this index.

Current pilot status

• Hermes has not executed as a real runtime yet.
• Current closeouts are simulations run manually by Codex.
• Runtime telemetry remains unavailable until Hermes itself performs a controlled task.
• Memory and skill promotion remain human-reviewed only; no auto-promotion is allowed.

Baseline rule of thumb

Use this folder to inspect Hermes Phase -1 evidence. Use the ADRs for policy, the operational matrix for gates, and closeouts for task-level evidence.