hermes-agent/agent
Teknium 1ecfe68675
feat: improve memory prioritization + aggressive skill updates (inspired by OpenAI Codex)
* feat: improve memory prioritization — user preferences over procedural knowledge

Inspired by OpenAI Codex's memory prompt improvements (openai/codex#14493)
which focus memory writes on user preferences and recurring patterns
rather than procedural task details.

Key insight: 'Optimize for reducing future user steering — the most
valuable memory prevents the user from having to repeat themselves.'

Changes:
- MEMORY_GUIDANCE (prompt_builder.py): added prioritization hierarchy
  and the core principle about reducing user steering
- MEMORY_SCHEMA (memory_tool.py): reordered WHEN TO SAVE list to put
  corrections first, added explicit PRIORITY guidance
- Memory nudge (run_agent.py): now asks specifically about preferences,
  corrections, and workflow patterns instead of generic 'anything'
- Memory flush (run_agent.py): now instructs to prioritize user
  preferences and corrections over task-specific details

* feat: more aggressive skill creation and update prompting

Press harder on skill updates — the agent should proactively patch
skills when it encounters issues during use, not wait to be asked.

Changes:
- SKILLS_GUIDANCE: 'consider saving' → 'save'; added explicit instruction
  to patch skills immediately when found outdated/wrong
- Skills header: added instruction to update loaded skills before finishing
  if they had missing steps or wrong commands
- Skill nudge: more assertive ('save the approach' not 'consider saving'),
  now also prompts for updating existing skills used in the task
- Skill nudge interval: lowered default from 15 to 10 iterations
- skill_manage schema: added 'patch it immediately' to update triggers
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__init__.py Refactor Terminal and AIAgent cleanup 2026-02-21 22:31:43 -08:00
anthropic_adapter.py Merge origin/main into hermes/hermes-daa73839 2026-03-14 23:44:47 -07:00
auxiliary_client.py Merge origin/main into hermes/hermes-daa73839 2026-03-14 23:44:47 -07:00
context_compressor.py feat: improve context compaction handoff summaries (#1273) 2026-03-14 02:33:31 -07:00
display.py feat(tools): centralize tool emoji metadata in registry + skin integration 2026-03-15 20:21:21 -07:00
insights.py feat: add persistent CLI status bar and usage details (#1522) 2026-03-16 04:42:48 -07:00
model_metadata.py fix(anthropic): live model fetching + adaptive thinking for 4.5+ models 2026-03-12 17:04:31 -07:00
prompt_builder.py feat: improve memory prioritization + aggressive skill updates (inspired by OpenAI Codex) 2026-03-16 06:52:32 -07:00
prompt_caching.py fix(cache_control) treat empty text like None to avoid anthropic api cache_control error 2026-03-13 18:08:46 -07:00
redact.py feat: secure skill env setup on load (core #688) 2026-03-13 03:14:04 -07:00
skill_commands.py fix: save /plan output in workspace (#1381) 2026-03-14 21:28:51 -07:00
trajectory.py Refactor Terminal and AIAgent cleanup 2026-02-21 22:31:43 -08:00
usage_pricing.py feat: add persistent CLI status bar and usage details (#1522) 2026-03-16 04:42:48 -07:00