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Delegation Readiness Doctor — Maintainer Review Handoff

Generated: 2026-04-23 16:35 CDT PR: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/14297 State: open · mergeable · refreshed onto current main · approval-blocked at 5 action_required suites / 0 check runs · 0 reviews · 1 issue comment


One-line verdict

hermes doctor now surfaces a config-aware delegation readiness gate; the full broken→ready→delegated-run proof line still holds after replaying the MVP surface onto current origin/main (131 tests passing, 0 failures).

Freshness note

  • PR branch was refreshed onto current main again at 2026-04-23 16:35 CDT via GitHub update-branch
  • Current PR head SHA: 6bbda6f7a1fdf045001a4ac676871f9607502074
  • Current PR base SHA: a0d8dd7ba30c193390c71360e94991f61f4c4ef3
  • Branch-refresh proof: starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-pr-branch-refresh.md

Current workflow-approval blocker

  • starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-pr-review-monitor.md now shows 5 GitHub Actions check suites, 0 check runs, combined status pending, and 1 issue comment
  • starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-workflow-approval-brief.md records the exact action_required suite IDs / API URLs for the current refreshed head after branch update
  • starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-workflow-approval-trigger.md now packages the current live-state maintainer nudge reference plus direct PR/checks/action surfaces for refreshed head 6bbda6f7a1fdf045001a4ac676871f9607502074
  • starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-workflow-approval-state-change.md carries the prior-vs-current blocker state so the next approval or CI-start transition is machine-detectable instead of another snapshot comparison
  • starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-ci-result-interpreter.md is the fail-closed first-CI decision surface once workflows are approved; until then it proves that the blocker is still approval rather than a hidden test failure
  • Honest interpretation: the PR is waiting on maintainer workflow approval for the refreshed forked head before CI can actually start, not on more local proof work
  • Exact next move: keep the refreshed approval packet aligned to head 6bbda6f7a1fdf045001a4ac676871f9607502074, then rerun bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/emit-pr-review-monitor.sh and bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/emit-ci-result-interpreter.sh as soon as a real check run or review appears; if a failing run appears, answer that concrete failure directly from the proof artifacts below instead of treating the PR as approval-blocked

What this PR does

File Delta What it proves
tools/delegate_tool.py 566 / +328 lines Stubbed check_delegate_requirements() replaced with config-aware readiness gate; get_delegate_readiness_status() added
hermes_cli/doctor.py +52 lines Canonical ◆ Delegation Readiness section in hermes doctor output
tests/tools/test_delegate.py 784 / +6 lines Focused tests for the readiness helper: available/unavailable paths with override resolution
tests/tools/test_delegate_credentials.py new (54 lines) Credential-aware delegation tests
tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py +39 lines Doctor section output tests: ready and blocked states
starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/ new kit Self-contained proof artifacts and scripts

Net: +1030 / 1831 across 18 files on main ← hermes/delegation-readiness-doctor-clean.


Proof chain (in order of execution)

1. Gap confirmation (historical — now closed)

bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/verify-current-gap.sh

  • Was the kickoff verifier for the original unconditional-stub gap
  • Now exits non-zero — honest evidence the stub is fixed

2. Live doctor surface

python -m hermes_cli.main doctor

Output includes:

◆ Delegation Readiness
  ✓ Delegation ready (override resolves successfully via minimax)

3. Broken-state roundtrip (isolated — real ~/.hermes/config.yaml untouched)

bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/prove-broken-state-roundtrip.sh

  • Creates temporary HERMES_HOME with bad delegation config
  • Confirms doctor reports ⚠ Delegation blocked
  • Clears override → confirms doctor flips to ✓ Delegation ready
  • Emits: starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-broken-state-roundtrip.md

4. Clean-worktree verification (definitive proof)

pytest -q -n0 tests/tools/test_delegate.py tests/tools/test_delegate_credentials.py tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py

Run in a detached worktree overlaid only with the PR file set:

131 passed, 1 warning in 3.32s

Full output in: starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-clean-commit-surface.md


Live delegated-run proof

A real delegate_task call from the ready environment returned:

READY: delegation executed successfully

Confirmed in: starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/artifacts/latest-ship-review.md


What is NOT in this PR

  • No credential orchestrator redesign
  • No delegation UX overhaul
  • No multi-provider credential cleanup
  • No dashboard/control-plane additions

Scope is intentionally narrow: prove delegation readiness is observable, fail-closed, and repairable before trusting delegated work.


Immediate maintainer action checklist

  • Review — skim tools/delegate_tool.py diff (readiness gate) and hermes_cli/doctor.py diff (output section)
  • Verify locally — run python -m hermes_cli.main doctor; confirm ◆ Delegation Readiness appears
  • Verify locally — run bash starter-kits/delegation-readiness-doctor/scripts/prove-broken-state-roundtrip.sh; confirm BROKEN_STATE_ROUNDTRIP_PROVED
  • Verify locally — run pytest -q -n0 tests/tools/test_delegate.py tests/tools/test_delegate_credentials.py tests/hermes_cli/test_doctor.py; confirm 131 pass
  • Merge if all above hold

Artifact index

Artifact Role
latest-readiness-proof.md Readiness gate implementation proof
latest-broken-state-roundtrip.md Blocked→ready→proved roundtrip
latest-ship-review.md Shipping decision (SHIPPABLE_ON_PROVED_LINE)
latest-clean-commit-surface.md Clean-worktree overlay + 95-test pass
latest-pr-review-monitor.md Live GitHub API PR state (this PR)
latest-ci-result-interpreter.md First-CI decision surface; fail-closes until real check runs exist and then routes pass/fail signals back to proof
latest-workflow-approval-brief.md Exact action_required suite evidence + maintainer approval move
latest-workflow-approval-trigger.md Ready-to-post maintainer nudge + direct PR/checks/action surfaces
latest-current-gap-report.md Historical gap baseline (superseded)

This brief is the blocker-specific artifact for the upstream-review stall. It maps every changed file to concrete proof and gives a maintainer a complete approve-or-reject decision path without hunting through CI configs or multiple scripts.