Hermes Features for OpenClaw

Hermes-style self-improvement and memory management for OpenClaw agents — learning loop, skill system, persistent memory with overflow archive.

Overview

This skill enables OpenClaw agents to integrate Hermes Agent's core capabilities natively without installing Hermes itself:

1. Closed Learning Loop — Periodic self-review, pattern extraction, skill creation
2. Skill System — Auto-create skills from experiences, progressive disclosure
3. Persistent Memory — Capacity-limited with hard write-block and overflow archive

Features

Closed Learning Loop

• hermes-style-self-review cron job (every 30 min)
• Reviews recent sessions, extracts reusable patterns
• Creates skills or memory entries automatically
• Uses GPT-5.5 with high thinking for quality

Skill System

• auto-skill-builder — detects when to save workflows as skills
• Progressive disclosure (summary → full content → references)
• Skill proposals via skill_workshop for approval

Persistent Memory

• 4 memory files with strict character limits:
  • MEMORY.md: 5,000 chars (core agent memory)
  • USER.md: 1,375 chars (user profile)
  • memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md: 3,000 chars (daily journal)
  • working-buffer.md: 1,000 chars (active work buffer)
• Hard write-block prevents overflow
• Overflow archive prevents data loss:
  • MEMORY.md → vault/30-knowledge/MEMORY-overflow.md
  • USER.md → vault/30-knowledge/USER-overflow.md
  • daily journals → vault/10-journal/YYYY-MM-DD.md
  • working-buffer → vault/30-knowledge/working-buffer-overflow.md

Installation

This skill is part of Aquila's core workspace. No separate installation needed.

Usage

The system runs automatically:

• Cron job every 30 minutes
• Heartbeat integration for real-time nudges
• Memory overflow prevents data loss
• Skill creation from complex tasks

Configuration

No configuration needed. Uses existing OpenClaw tools:

• skill_workshop for skill creation
• cron for scheduling
• sessions_list/sessions_history for session search
• edit/write for memory management

Related Files

• vault/30-knowledge/aquila-hermes-features.md — Full documentation
• vault/30-knowledge/MEMORY-overflow.md — Archived memory details
• vault/30-knowledge/USER-overflow.md — Archived user profile details
• vault/10-journal/ — Daily journal archives