- Add resolve_config_path(): checks $HERMES_HOME/honcho.json first,
falls back to ~/.honcho/config.json. Enables isolated Hermes instances
with independent Honcho credentials and settings.
- Update CLI and doctor to use resolved path instead of hardcoded global.
- Change default session_strategy from per-session to per-directory.
Part 1 of #1962 by @erosika.
Prevent stale Honcho tool exposure in context/local modes, restore reliable async write retry behavior, and ensure SOUL.md migration uploads target the AI peer instead of the user peer. Also align Honcho CLI key checks with host-scoped apiKey resolution and lock the fixes with regression tests.
Made-with: Cursor
Config writes from hermes honcho setup/peer now go to
hosts.hermes instead of mutating root-level keys. Root is
reserved for the user or honcho CLI. apiKey remains at root
as a shared credential.
Reads updated to check hosts.hermes first with root fallback
for all fields (peerName, enabled, saveMessages, environment,
sessionStrategy, sessionPeerPrefix).
Matches Hermes' native session naming (title if set, otherwise
session-scoped). Not a breaking change -- no memory data is lost,
old sessions remain in Honcho.
Address merge-blocking review feedback by removing unsafe signal handler overrides, wiring next-turn Honcho prefetch, restoring per-directory session defaults, and exposing all Honcho tools to the model surface. Also harden prefetch cache access with public thread-safe accessors and remove duplicate browser cleanup code.
Made-with: Cursor
Setup wizard now writes memoryMode, writeFrequency, recallMode, and
sessionStrategy into hosts.hermes instead of the config root. Client
resolution updated to read sessionStrategy and sessionPeerPrefix from
host block first. Docs updated to show hosts-based config as the default
example so other integrations can coexist cleanly.
Explain what context vs dialectic actually do in plain language:
context = raw memory retrieval, dialectic = AI-to-AI inference
for session continuity. Describe what user/AI peer cards are.
