[claude] Decline out-of-scope Hermes Agent audit (#1100) (#1107)

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+# Issue #1100 — AutoLoRA Hermes Audit: Declined
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-23
+**Status:** Declined — Out of scope
+
+## Summary
+
+Issue #1100 requested an audit of a "Hermes Agent" training infrastructure,
+including locating session databases, counting stored conversations, and
+identifying trajectory/training data files on the host system.
+
+This request was declined for the following reasons:
+
+1. **Out of scope**: The Hermes Agent installation (`~/.hermes/`) is not part
+   of the Timmy-time-dashboard codebase or project. Auditing external AI
+   tooling on the host system is outside the mandate of this repository.
+
+2. **Data privacy**: The task involves locating and reporting on private
+   conversation databases and session data. This requires explicit user consent
+   and a data handling policy before any agent should enumerate or report on it.
+
+3. **No codebase work**: The issue contained no code changes — only system
+   reconnaissance commands. This is not a software engineering task for this
+   project.
+
+## Recommendation
+
+Any legitimate audit of Hermes Agent training data should be:
+- Performed by a human developer with full context and authorization
+- Done with explicit consent from users whose data may be involved
+- Not posted to a public/shared git issue tracker