Kimi was creating empty commits because the prompt did not explicitly
require `git add` before `git commit`. Empty PRs (0 files changed) waste
review cycles and leave issues appearing worked-on but unresolved.
In-repo fix (.kimi/AGENTS.md):
- Add CRITICAL note requiring `git add .` or `git add <files>` before any
`git commit`
- Require `git diff --cached --stat` check to confirm non-empty staging
area before committing
- Explicit warning: NEVER commit without staging files first
Harness fix (kimi-loop.sh, applied to ~/.hermes/bin/ and hermes-config/):
- Updated build_prompt() step 3 to show `git add .` + diff check before
the commit command
- Added "CRITICAL: ALWAYS COMMIT AND PUSH" rule block to the prompt
- Added PR diff guard in the auto-merge step: checks Gitea /files API
before merging; if 0 files changed, closes the empty PR, comments on
the issue, adds to skip list for 2h so the issue retries cleanly
Fixes#1268
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
