docs(research): Add warm session provisioning README

Part of #327. Documentation for warm session provisioning research.

docs/research/warm-session-provisioning-README.md

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+# Warm Session Provisioning
+
+**Research Implementation for Issue #327**
+
+## Overview
+
+This module implements warm session provisioning - creating pre-proficient agent sessions that start with marathon-level reliability by pre-seeding with successful patterns.
+
+## Key Findings
+
+- Marathon sessions (100+ messages) have **5.7%** error rate vs **9.0%** for mid-length sessions
+- Agents improve with experience within a session
+- Patterns can be extracted and transferred to new sessions
+
+## Components
+
+### 1. Session Profiler (`SessionProfiler`)
+Analyzes existing sessions to extract proficiency patterns:
+- Tool call success rates
+- User interaction patterns
+- Error recovery strategies
+- Context markers
+
+### 2. Template Manager (`TemplateManager`)
+Manages session templates:
+- Save/load templates
+- Template versioning
+- Template validation
+
+### 3. Warm Session Bootstrapper (`WarmSessionBootstrapper`)
+Creates warm sessions from templates:
+- Injects proficiency patterns
+- Creates synthetic tool call examples
+- Establishes context from templates
+
+## Usage
+
+### CLI Commands
+
+```bash
+# Analyze a session for proficiency patterns
+hermes warm analyze SESSION_ID
+
+# Create a template from a successful session
+hermes warm create-template SESSION_ID --name "My Warm Template"
+
+# List available templates
+hermes warm list-templates
+
+# Test warm session creation
+hermes warm test TEMPLATE_ID "Test message"
+```
+
+### Python API
+
+```python
+from tools.warm_session import SessionProfiler, TemplateManager, WarmSessionBootstrapper
+from hermes_state import SessionDB
+
+# Analyze a session
+session_db = SessionDB()
+profiler = SessionProfiler(session_db)
+analysis = profiler.analyze_session("session_id")
+
+# Create a template
+template = create_template_from_session("session_id", session_db)
+
+# Create a warm session
+manager = TemplateManager()
+bootstrapper = WarmSessionBootstrapper(manager)
+messages = bootstrapper.create_warm_session_messages(template, "User message")
+```
+
+## Research Questions
+
+1. **What makes marathon sessions more reliable?**
+   - Context richness
+   - User guidance patterns
+   - Agent adaptation
+
+2. **Can we pre-seed sessions with successful tool-call examples?**
+   - Yes, via synthetic tool calls in template
+
+3. **Does compression preserve proficiency?**
+   - To be tested with different compression strategies
+
+4. **Minimum viable warm-up sequence?**
+   - Research in progress
+
+## A/B Testing Framework
+
+Compare warm vs. cold sessions:
+- Same tasks, different starting conditions
+- Measure: error rate, completion time, user satisfaction
+- Statistical significance testing
+
+## Expected Outcomes
+
+### Short-term
+- Session profiling system operational
+- Initial pattern extraction
+- Basic template storage
+
+### Medium-term
+- Warm session prototype
+- Initial A/B test results
+- Paper outline
+
+### Long-term
+- Production-ready warm session provisioning
+- Published research paper
+- Open-source template sharing
+
+## Files
+
+- `tools/warm_session.py` - Main implementation
+- `docs/research/warm-session-provisioning.md` - Research document
+- `tests/test_warm_session.py` - Test suite
+- `README.md` - This file
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. ✅ Create research framework
+2. ✅ Implement session profiling
+3. ⏳ Analyze 5-10 marathon sessions
+4. ⏳ Extract proficiency patterns
+5. ⏳ Build template storage system
+6. ⏳ Implement warm session bootstrapping
+7. ⏳ Run A/B tests
+8. ⏳ Write paper
+
+## Contributing
+
+This is research code. Contributions welcome:
+- Additional proficiency metrics
+- Better pattern extraction
+- A/B testing improvements
+- Documentation
+
+## References
+
+- Empirical Audit 2026-04-12, Finding 4
+- Issue #327

docs/research/warm-session-provisioning.md

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+# Warm Session Provisioning: Pre-Proficient Agent Sessions
+
+**Research Document**  
+**Issue:** #327  
+**Date:** April 2026  
+**Status:** Research & Prototype
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+Empirical analysis reveals a counterintuitive finding: marathon sessions (100+ messages) exhibit **lower** per-tool error rates (5.7%) than mid-length sessions (9.0% at 51-100 messages). This suggests agents improve with experience within a session, learning user patterns and establishing successful tool-call conventions.
+
+This research explores whether we can pre-seed sessions with proficiency patterns, effectively creating "warm" sessions that start at marathon-level reliability.
+
+## Key Findings from Empirical Audit
+
+### 1. Session Length vs. Error Rate
+- **0-50 messages:** 7.2% error rate
+- **51-100 messages:** 9.0% error rate (peak)
+- **100+ messages:** 5.7% error rate (lowest)
+
+### 2. Hypothesis: Context Richness Drives Proficiency
+Marathon sessions develop:
+- **User-specific patterns:** How the user phrases requests
+- **Tool-call conventions:** Successful argument formats
+- **Error recovery patterns:** How to handle failures
+- **Context anchoring:** Shared reference points
+
+### 3. Research Questions
+1. What specific context elements drive proficiency?
+2. Can we extract and transfer these patterns?
+3. Does compression preserve proficiency or reset it?
+4. What's the minimum viable warm-up sequence?
+
+## Technical Approach
+
+### Phase 1: Analysis (Current)
+Analyze existing marathon sessions to identify proficiency markers:
+- Tool-call success patterns
+- User interaction conventions
+- Error recovery sequences
+- Context window utilization
+
+### Phase 2: Template Extraction
+Extract successful patterns from marathon sessions:
+```python
+# Conceptual template structure
+session_template = {
+    "tool_patterns": [
+        {"tool": "terminal", "success_pattern": "..."},
+        {"tool": "file_operations", "conventions": "..."}
+    ],
+    "user_patterns": {
+        "request_style": "direct",
+        "feedback_style": "terse"
+    },
+    "recovery_patterns": [
+        {"error": "FileNotFound", "recovery": "..."}
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+### Phase 3: Warm Session Creation
+Implement session seeding mechanism:
+1. Run 10-20 diverse tasks to build context
+2. Compress the session (preserving proficiency markers)
+3. Save as warm template
+4. New sessions start from template
+
+### Phase 4: A/B Testing
+Compare warm vs. cold sessions:
+- Same tasks, different starting conditions
+- Measure: error rate, time to completion, user satisfaction
+- Statistical significance testing
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+### 1. Session Profiling System
+- Add telemetry to track proficiency markers
+- Identify what makes marathon sessions successful
+- Extract transferable patterns
+
+### 2. Template Management
+- Save/load session templates
+- Version control for templates
+- Template validation
+
+### 3. Warm Session Bootstrapping
+- Inject template context at session start
+- Preserve tool-call conventions
+- Maintain user pattern awareness
+
+### 4. Research Infrastructure
+- A/B testing framework
+- Statistical analysis tools
+- Visualization of results
+
+## Expected Outcomes
+
+### Short-term (Weeks 1-2)
+- Session profiling system operational
+- Initial pattern extraction from 5-10 marathon sessions
+- Basic template storage
+
+### Medium-term (Weeks 3-4)
+- Warm session prototype
+- Initial A/B test results
+- Paper outline
+
+### Long-term (Month 2+)
+- Production-ready warm session provisioning
+- Published research paper
+- Open-source template sharing
+
+## Paper-Worthy Contributions
+
+1. **Empirical finding:** Session proficiency increases with length
+2. **Novel approach:** Pre-seeding sessions with proficiency patterns
+3. **Production system:** Warm session provisioning infrastructure
+4. **Open dataset:** Session proficiency markers and templates
+
+## Risks and Mitigations
+
+### Technical Risks
+- **Compression resets proficiency:** Test different compression strategies
+- **Patterns don't transfer:** Start with similar task domains
+- **Template bloat:** Keep templates minimal, focus on high-impact patterns
+
+### Research Risks
+- **Statistical insignificance:** Run sufficient A/B test iterations
+- **Confounding variables:** Control for task difficulty, user expertise
+- **Publication bias:** Report all results, including negative findings
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. ✅ Create research framework (this document)
+2. ⏳ Implement session profiling telemetry
+3. ⏳ Analyze 5-10 marathon sessions
+4. ⏳ Extract proficiency patterns
+5. ⏳ Build template storage system
+6. ⏳ Implement warm session bootstrapping
+7. ⏳ Run A/B tests
+8. ⏳ Write paper
+
+## References
+
+- Empirical Audit 2026-04-12, Finding 4
+- Session compression research (trajectory_compressor.py)
+- Tool-call error analysis (existing telemetry)

hermes_cli/main.py

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     sessions_parser.set_defaults(func=cmd_sessions)
 
+    
+    # Warm session command (research #327)
+    warm_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "warm",
+        help="Warm session provisioning (research)",
+        description="Pre-proficient agent sessions with extracted patterns"
+    )
+    warm_subparsers = warm_parser.add_subparsers(dest="warm_command")
+    
+    # Warm analyze command
+    warm_analyze = warm_subparsers.add_parser("analyze", help="Analyze a session for proficiency patterns")
+    warm_analyze.add_argument("session_id", help="Session ID to analyze")
+    
+    # Warm create-template command
+    warm_create = warm_subparsers.add_parser("create-template", help="Create warm template from session")
+    warm_create.add_argument("session_id", help="Session ID to create template from")
+    warm_create.add_argument("--name", "-n", help="Template name")
+    
+    # Warm list-templates command
+    warm_subparsers.add_parser("list-templates", help="List available warm templates")
+    
+    # Warm test command
+    warm_test = warm_subparsers.add_parser("test", help="Test warm session creation")
+    warm_test.add_argument("template_id", help="Template ID to test")
+    warm_test.add_argument("message", help="Test message")
+    
+    warm_parser.set_defaults(func=cmd_warm)
+
+
     # =========================================================================
     # insights command
     # =========================================================================
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 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
+
+
+def cmd_warm(args):
+    """Handle warm session provisioning commands."""
+    from hermes_cli.colors import Colors, color
+    
+    subcmd = getattr(args, 'warm_command', None)
+    
+    if subcmd is None:
+        print(color("Warm Session Provisioning (Research #327)", Colors.CYAN))
+        print("\nCommands:")
+        print("  hermes warm analyze SESSION_ID      - Analyze session proficiency")
+        print("  hermes warm create-template SESSION_ID - Create warm template")
+        print("  hermes warm list-templates           - List available templates")
+        print("  hermes warm test TEMPLATE_ID MESSAGE  - Test warm session")
+        return 0
+    
+    # Import warm session module
+    try:
+        from tools.warm_session import warm_session_command
+        # Convert args to list for the module
+        args_list = []
+        
+        if subcmd == "analyze":
+            args_list = ["analyze", args.session_id]
+        elif subcmd == "create-template":
+            args_list = ["create-template", args.session_id]
+            if hasattr(args, 'name') and args.name:
+                args_list.extend(["--name", args.name])
+        elif subcmd == "list-templates":
+            args_list = ["list-templates"]
+        elif subcmd == "test":
+            args_list = ["test", args.template_id, args.message]
+        
+        return warm_session_command(args_list)
+        
+    except ImportError as e:
+        print(color(f"Error: Cannot import warm_session module: {e}", Colors.RED))
+        print("Make sure tools/warm_session.py exists")
+        return 1
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(color(f"Error: {e}", Colors.RED))
+        return 1
+

tests/test_warm_session.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script for warm session provisioning.
+
+This script demonstrates the warm session provisioning system
+by analyzing sessions, creating templates, and testing warm sessions.
+
+Issue: #327
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add the tools directory to path
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+
+def test_session_analysis():
+    """Test session analysis functionality."""
+    print("=== Testing Session Analysis ===\n")
+    
+    try:
+        from tools.warm_session import SessionProfiler
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        
+        session_db = SessionDB()
+        profiler = SessionProfiler(session_db)
+        
+        # Get a session to analyze
+        sessions = session_db.get_messages.__self__.execute_write(
+            "SELECT id FROM sessions ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 1"
+        )
+        
+        if not sessions:
+            print("No sessions found in database.")
+            return False
+        
+        session_id = sessions[0][0]
+        print(f"Analyzing session: {session_id}\n")
+        
+        analysis = profiler.analyze_session(session_id)
+        
+        if "error" in analysis:
+            print(f"Analysis error: {analysis['error']}")
+            return False
+        
+        print(f"Message count: {analysis['message_count']}")
+        print(f"Proficiency score: {analysis['proficiency_score']:.2f}")
+        
+        print("\nTool call analysis:")
+        for tool, stats in analysis.get("tool_calls", {}).items():
+            print(f"  {tool}: {stats.get('success_rate', 0):.0%} success")
+        
+        return True
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Test failed: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+def test_template_creation():
+    """Test template creation from session."""
+    print("\n=== Testing Template Creation ===\n")
+    
+    try:
+        from tools.warm_session import create_template_from_session, TemplateManager
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        
+        session_db = SessionDB()
+        
+        # Get a session
+        sessions = session_db.get_messages.__self__.execute_write(
+            "SELECT id FROM sessions ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 1"
+        )
+        
+        if not sessions:
+            print("No sessions found.")
+            return False
+        
+        session_id = sessions[0][0]
+        print(f"Creating template from session: {session_id}\n")
+        
+        template = create_template_from_session(
+            session_id,
+            session_db,
+            name="Test Template"
+        )
+        
+        if not template:
+            print("Failed to create template.")
+            return False
+        
+        print(f"Template ID: {template.template_id}")
+        print(f"Name: {template.name}")
+        print(f"Tool patterns: {len(template.tool_patterns)}")
+        
+        # Save the template
+        manager = TemplateManager()
+        path = manager.save_template(template)
+        print(f"Saved to: {path}")
+        
+        return True
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Test failed: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+def test_warm_session():
+    """Test warm session creation."""
+    print("\n=== Testing Warm Session Creation ===\n")
+    
+    help:from tools.warm_session import TemplateManager, WarmSessionBootstrapper, SessionTemplate, ToolCallPattern, UserPattern
+    
+    # Create a mock template for testing
+    template = SessionTemplate(
+        template_id="test_warm_001",
+        name="Test Warm Session",
+        description="Test template for warm session provisioning",
+        tool_patterns=[
+            ToolCallPattern(
+                tool_name="terminal",
+                success_rate=0.95,
+                common_args={"command": "ls -la"},
+                context_requirements=[]
+            ),
+            ToolCallPattern(
+                tool_name="file_operations",
+                success_rate=0.90,
+                common_args={"operation": "read", "path": "README.md"},
+                context_requirements=[]
+            )
+        ],
+        user_patterns=UserPattern(
+            request_style="direct",
+            feedback_style="terse",
+            common_domains=["coding", "file_management"],
+            preferred_tools=["terminal", "file_operations"]
+        ),
+        recovery_patterns=[],
+        context_markers=["README.md", "src/", "tests/"],
+        created_at="2026-04-13T00:00:00",
+        source_session_id=None
+    )
+    
+    # Create bootstrapper
+    manager = TemplateManager()
+    bootstrapper = WarmSessionBootstrapper(manager)
+    
+    # Test message
+    test_message = "Help me understand the project structure"
+    
+    print(f"Creating warm session with message: {test_message}\n")
+    
+    messages = bootstrapper.create_warm_session_messages(template, test_message)
+    
+    print(f"Generated {len(messages)} messages:")
+    for i, msg in enumerate(messages):
+        role = msg.get("role", "unknown")
+        content = msg.get("content", "")
+        
+        if role == "system":
+            print(f"\n[System Context] ({len(content)} chars)")
+            print(content[:100] + "..." if len(content) > 100 else content)
+        elif role == "user":
+            print(f"\n[User]: {content}")
+        elif role == "assistant":
+            print(f"\n[Assistant]: {content}")
+            if msg.get("tool_calls"):
+                for tc in msg["tool_calls"]:
+                    func = tc.get("function", {})
+                    print(f"  Tool Call: {func.get('name')}({func.get('arguments')})")
+        elif role == "tool":
+            print(f"  [Tool Result]: {content[:50]}...")
+    
+    return True
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run all tests."""
+    print("Warm Session Provisioning Test Suite")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    
+    tests = [
+        ("Session Analysis", test_session_analysis),
+        ("Template Creation", test_template_creation),
+        ("Warm Session Creation", test_warm_session)
+    ]
+    
+    results = []
+    
+    for name, test_func in tests:
+        print(f"\nRunning: {name}")
+        try:
+            result = test_func()
+            results.append((name, result))
+            print(f"Result: {'PASS' if result else 'FAIL'}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+            results.append((name, False))
+    
+    print("\n" + "=" * 50)
+    print("Test Results:")
+    
+    passed = sum(1 for _, result in results if result)
+    total = len(results)
+    
+    for name, result in results:
+        status = "✓ PASS" if result else "✗ FAIL"
+        print(f"  {status}: {name}")
+    
+    print(f"\nPassed: {passed}/{total}")
+    
+    return 0 if passed == total else 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

tools/warm_session.py

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+"""
+Warm Session Provisioning: Pre-Proficient Agent Sessions
+
+This module implements the research framework for creating warm sessions
+that start with marathon-level proficiency by pre-seeding with successful
+patterns extracted from long-running sessions.
+
+Issue: #327
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+import hashlib
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ToolCallPattern:
+    """Pattern for successful tool calls."""
+    tool_name: str
+    success_rate: float
+    common_args: Dict[str, Any]
+    error_recovery: Optional[str] = None
+    context_requirements: List[str] = None
+    
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return asdict(self)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UserPattern:
+    """User interaction patterns."""
+    request_style: str  # "direct", "detailed", "conversational"
+    feedback_style: str  # "terse", "detailed", "corrections_only"
+    common_domains: List[str]  # ["coding", "research", "file_management"]
+    preferred_tools: List[str]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RecoveryPattern:
+    """Error recovery patterns."""
+    error_type: str
+    error_message_pattern: str
+    recovery_strategy: str
+    success_rate: float
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SessionTemplate:
+    """Template for warm sessions."""
+    template_id: str
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    tool_patterns: List[ToolCallPattern]
+    user_patterns: UserPattern
+    recovery_patterns: List[RecoveryPattern]
+    context_markers: List[str]  # Key context elements to preserve
+    created_at: str
+    source_session_id: Optional[str] = None
+    version: str = "1.0"
+    
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "template_id": self.template_id,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "tool_patterns": [p.to_dict() for p in self.tool_patterns],
+            "user_patterns": asdict(self.user_patterns),
+            "recovery_patterns": [asdict(r) for r in self.recovery_patterns],
+            "context_markers": self.context_markers,
+            "created_at": self.created_at,
+            "source_session_id": self.source_session_id,
+            "version": self.version
+        }
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'SessionTemplate':
+        """Create template from dictionary."""
+        tool_patterns = [
+            ToolCallPattern(**p) for p in data.get("tool_patterns", [])
+        ]
+        user_patterns = UserPattern(**data.get("user_patterns", {}))
+        recovery_patterns = [
+            RecoveryPattern(**r) for r in data.get("recovery_patterns", [])
+        ]
+        
+        return cls(
+            template_id=data["template_id"],
+            name=data["name"],
+            description=data["description"],
+            tool_patterns=tool_patterns,
+            user_patterns=user_patterns,
+            recovery_patterns=recovery_patterns,
+            context_markers=data.get("context_markers", []),
+            created_at=data.get("created_at", datetime.now().isoformat()),
+            source_session_id=data.get("source_session_id"),
+            version=data.get("version", "1.0")
+        )
+    
+    def generate_id(self) -> str:
+        """Generate deterministic ID from content."""
+        content = json.dumps(self.to_dict(), sort_keys=True)
+        return hashlib.sha256(content.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
+
+
+class SessionProfiler:
+    """Analyze sessions to extract proficiency patterns."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, session_db=None):
+        self.session_db = session_db
+    
+    def analyze_session(self, session_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Analyze a session for proficiency markers.
+        
+        Returns:
+            Dict with proficiency analysis including:
+            - tool_success_rates: Success rate per tool
+            - error_patterns: Common error patterns
+            - user_patterns: User interaction style
+            - context_markers: Key context elements
+        """
+        if not self.session_db:
+            return {"error": "No session database available"}
+        
+        try:
+            messages = self.session_db.get_messages(session_id)
+            if not messages:
+                return {"error": "No messages found"}
+            
+            analysis = {
+                "session_id": session_id,
+                "message_count": len(messages),
+                "tool_calls": self._analyze_tool_calls(messages),
+                "error_patterns": self._analyze_errors(messages),
+                "user_patterns": self._analyze_user_patterns(messages),
+                "context_markers": self._extract_context_markers(messages),
+                "proficiency_score": self._calculate_proficiency(messages)
+            }
+            
+            return analysis
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Session analysis failed: {e}")
+            return {"error": str(e)}
+    
+    def _analyze_tool_calls(self, messages: List[Dict]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Analyze tool call patterns."""
+        tool_stats = {}
+        
+        for msg in messages:
+            if msg.get("role") == "assistant" and msg.get("tool_calls"):
+                for tool_call in msg["tool_calls"]:
+                    tool_name = tool_call.get("function", {}).get("name", "unknown")
+                    if tool_name not in tool_stats:
+                        tool_stats[tool_name] = {"calls": 0, "successes": 0, "errors": 0}
+                    tool_stats[tool_name]["calls"] += 1
+        
+        # Check for tool results in subsequent messages
+        for i, msg in enumerate(messages):
+            if msg.get("role") == "tool":
+                # Find the corresponding tool call
+                for j in range(i-1, -1, -1):
+                    if messages[j].get("role") == "assistant" and messages[j].get("tool_calls"):
+                        for tool_call in messages[j]["tool_calls"]:
+                            tool_name = tool_call.get("function", {}).get("name", "unknown")
+                            if tool_name in tool_stats:
+                                # Check if result indicates success or error
+                                content = msg.get("content", "")
+                                if "error" in content.lower() or "failed" in content.lower():
+                                    tool_stats[tool_name]["errors"] += 1
+                                else:
+                                    tool_stats[tool_name]["successes"] += 1
+                        break
+        
+        # Calculate success rates
+        for tool_name, stats in tool_stats.items():
+            total = stats["successes"] + stats["errors"]
+            stats["success_rate"] = stats["successes"] / total if total > 0 else 0
+        
+        return tool_stats
+    
+    def _analyze_errors(self, messages: List[Dict]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Analyze error patterns."""
+        errors = []
+        
+        for msg in messages:
+            if msg.get("role") == "tool":
+                content = msg.get("content", "")
+                if "error" in content.lower() or "failed" in content.lower():
+                    errors.append({
+                        "content": content[:200],
+                        "timestamp": msg.get("timestamp"),
+                        "tool_call_id": msg.get("tool_call_id")
+                    })
+        
+        return errors
+    
+    def _analyze_user_patterns(self, messages: List[Dict]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Analyze user interaction patterns."""
+        user_messages = [m for m in messages if m.get("role") == "user"]
+        
+        if not user_messages:
+            return {}
+        
+        # Analyze message lengths
+        lengths = [len(m.get("content", "")) for m in user_messages]
+        avg_length = sum(lengths) / len(lengths)
+        
+        # Analyze question patterns
+        questions = sum(1 for m in user_messages if "?" in m.get("content", ""))
+        question_ratio = questions / len(user_messages)
+        
+        # Analyze command patterns
+        commands = sum(1 for m in user_messages if m.get("content", "").startswith(("/")))
+        command_ratio = commands / len(user_messages)
+        
+        return {
+            "message_count": len(user_messages),
+            "avg_message_length": avg_length,
+            "question_ratio": question_ratio,
+            "command_ratio": command_ratio,
+            "style": self._classify_user_style(avg_length, question_ratio, command_ratio)
+        }
+    
+    def _classify_user_style(self, avg_length: float, question_ratio: float, command_ratio: float) -> str:
+        """Classify user interaction style."""
+        if command_ratio > 0.3:
+            return "command_driven"
+        elif question_ratio > 0.5:
+            return "conversational"
+        elif avg_length < 50:
+            return "terse"
+        elif avg_length > 200:
+            return "detailed"
+        else:
+            return "balanced"
+    
+    def _extract_context_markers(self, messages: List[Dict]) -> List[str]:
+        """Extract key context markers from session."""
+        markers = []
+        
+        # Look for file paths, URLs, code snippets
+        for msg in messages:
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
+            
+            # File paths
+            import re
+            file_paths = re.findall(r'[/.\][\w/.-]+\.\w+', content)
+            markers.extend(file_paths[:3])  # Limit to 3 per message
+            
+            # URLs
+            urls = re.findall(r'https?://[^\s]+', content)
+            markers.extend(urls[:2])
+            
+            # Code snippets (simple heuristic)
+            if "```" in content:
+                markers.append("code_block")
+        
+        # Deduplicate and limit
+        return list(set(markers))[:20]
+    
+    def _calculate_proficiency(self, messages: List[Dict]) -> float:
+        """
+        Calculate session proficiency score (0-1).
+        
+        Based on:
+        - Tool call success rate
+        - Error recovery rate
+        - Context establishment
+        """
+        if len(messages) < 10:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Simple proficiency calculation
+        tool_calls = sum(1 for m in messages if m.get("role") == "assistant" and m.get("tool_calls"))
+        tool_results = sum(1 for m in messages if m.get("role") == "tool")
+        
+        if tool_calls == 0:
+            return 0.5  # No tool calls, neutral score
+        
+        # Ratio of successful tool results
+        successful_results = sum(
+            1 for m in messages 
+            if m.get("role") == "tool" and 
+            "error" not in m.get("content", "").lower() and
+            "failed" not in m.get("content", "").lower()
+        )
+        
+        success_rate = successful_results / tool_results if tool_results > 0 else 0
+        
+        # Factor in session length (marathon sessions get bonus)
+        length_factor = min(1.0, len(messages) / 100)  # Cap at 100 messages
+        
+        return (success_rate * 0.7) + (length_factor * 0.3)
+
+
+class TemplateManager:
+    """Manage session templates."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, template_dir: Path = None):
+        self.template_dir = template_dir or Path.home() / ".hermes" / "session_templates"
+        self.template_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    
+    def save_template(self, template: SessionTemplate) -> Path:
+        """Save a session template."""
+        template_path = self.template_dir / f"{template.template_id}.json"
+        
+        with open(template_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(template.to_dict(), f, indent=2)
+        
+        logger.info(f"Saved template {template.template_id} to {template_path}")
+        return template_path
+    
+    def load_template(self, template_id: str) -> Optional[SessionTemplate]:
+        """Load a session template."""
+        template_path = self.template_dir / f"{template_id}.json"
+        
+        if not template_path.exists():
+            logger.warning(f"Template {template_id} not found")
+            return None
+        
+        try:
+            with open(template_path, 'r') as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+            
+            return SessionTemplate.from_dict(data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load template {template_id}: {e}")
+            return None
+    
+    def list_templates(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """List all available templates."""
+        templates = []
+        
+        for template_path in self.template_dir.glob("*.json"):
+            try:
+                with open(template_path, 'r') as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                
+                templates.append({
+                    "template_id": data.get("template_id"),
+                    "name": data.get("name"),
+                    "description": data.get("description"),
+                    "created_at": data.get("created_at"),
+                    "source_session_id": data.get("source_session_id")
+                })
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to read template {template_path}: {e}")
+        
+        return templates
+    
+    def delete_template(self, template_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a session template."""
+        template_path = self.template_dir / f"{template_id}.json"
+        
+        if template_path.exists():
+            template_path.unlink()
+            logger.info(f"Deleted template {template_id}")
+            return True
+        
+        return False
+
+
+class WarmSessionBootstrapper:
+    """Bootstrap warm sessions from templates."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, template_manager: TemplateManager = None):
+        self.template_manager = template_manager or TemplateManager()
+    
+    def create_warm_session_messages(
+        self, 
+        template: SessionTemplate,
+        user_message: str
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Create initial messages for a warm session.
+        
+        This injects context from the template to give the agent
+        a "memory" of successful patterns.
+        """
+        messages = []
+        
+        # Add system context about the template
+        template_context = f"""You are starting a warm session with pre-loaded proficiency patterns.
+
+Template: {template.name}
+Description: {template.description}
+User Style: {template.user_patterns.request_style}
+Preferred Tools: {', '.join(template.user_patterns.preferred_tools)}
+
+Successful Tool Patterns:
+{self._format_tool_patterns(template.tool_patterns)}
+
+Error Recovery Patterns:
+{self._format_recovery_patterns(template.recovery_patterns)}
+
+Use these patterns to provide more reliable responses from the start."""
+
+        messages.append({
+            "role": "system",
+            "content": template_context
+        })
+        
+        # Add synthetic successful tool calls to establish patterns
+        synthetic_messages = self._create_synthetic_tool_calls(template)
+        messages.extend(synthetic_messages)
+        
+        # Add the actual user message
+        messages.append({
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": user_message
+        })
+        
+        return messages
+    
+    def _format_tool_patterns(self, patterns: List[ToolCallPattern]) -> str:
+        """Format tool patterns for context."""
+        if not patterns:
+            return "No specific patterns recorded."
+        
+        lines = []
+        for p in patterns[:5]:  # Limit to top 5
+            lines.append(f"- {p.tool_name}: {p.success_rate:.0%} success, common args: {p.common_args}")
+        
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+    
+    def _format_recovery_patterns(self, patterns: List[RecoveryPattern]) -> str:
+        """Format recovery patterns for context."""
+        if not patterns:
+            return "No recovery patterns recorded."
+        
+        lines = []
+        for p in patterns[:3]:  # Limit to top 3
+            lines.append(f"- {p.error_type}: {p.recovery_strategy} ({p.success_rate:.0%} success)")
+        
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+    
+    def _create_synthetic_tool_calls(self, template: SessionTemplate) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Create synthetic tool call examples from template.
+        
+        This gives the agent examples of successful tool usage
+        without actually executing them.
+        """
+        messages = []
+        
+        # Create one synthetic successful tool call per pattern
+        for i, pattern in enumerate(template.tool_patterns[:3]):
+            # Create a synthetic user request
+            user_msg = {
+                "role": "user",
+                "content": f"[Synthetic example {i+1}] Show me how to use {pattern.tool_name}"
+            }
+            
+            # Create a synthetic assistant response with tool call
+            assistant_msg = {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": f"I'll demonstrate using {pattern.tool_name}.",
+                "tool_calls": [{
+                    "id": f"synthetic_{i}",
+                    "type": "function",
+                    "function": {
+                        "name": pattern.tool_name,
+                        "arguments": json.dumps(pattern.common_args)
+                    }
+                }]
+            }
+            
+            # Create a synthetic successful result
+            tool_msg = {
+                "role": "tool",
+                "tool_call_id": f"synthetic_{i}",
+                "content": "Success: Operation completed successfully."
+            }
+            
+            messages.extend([user_msg, assistant_msg, tool_msg])
+        
+        return messages
+
+
+# CLI Integration
+def create_template_from_session(session_id: str, session_db, name: str = None) -> Optional[SessionTemplate]:
+    """Create a template from an existing session."""
+    profiler = SessionProfiler(session_db)
+    analysis = profiler.analyze_session(session_id)
+    
+    if "error" in analysis:
+        logger.error(f"Cannot create template: {analysis['error']}")
+        return None
+    
+    # Convert analysis to template
+    tool_patterns = []
+    for tool_name, stats in analysis.get("tool_calls", {}).items():
+        if stats.get("success_rate", 0) > 0.7:  # Only include successful patterns
+            tool_patterns.append(ToolCallPattern(
+                tool_name=tool_name,
+                success_rate=stats["success_rate"],
+                common_args={},  # Would need more analysis
+                context_requirements=[]
+            ))
+    
+    user_patterns_data = analysis.get("user_patterns", {})
+    user_patterns = UserPattern(
+        request_style=user_patterns_data.get("style", "balanced"),
+        feedback_style="balanced",
+        common_domains=[],
+        preferred_tools=list(analysis.get("tool_calls", {}).keys())[:3]
+    )
+    
+    template = SessionTemplate(
+        template_id=f"warm_{session_id[:8]}",
+        name=name or f"Warm session from {session_id[:8]}",
+        description=f"Auto-generated from session {session_id}",
+        tool_patterns=tool_patterns,
+        user_patterns=user_patterns,
+        recovery_patterns=[],
+        context_markers=analysis.get("context_markers", []),
+        created_at=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+        source_session_id=session_id
+    )
+    
+    return template
+
+
+def warm_session_command(args):
+    """CLI command for warm session management."""
+    import argparse
+    
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Warm session provisioning")
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
+    
+    # Analyze command
+    analyze_parser = subparsers.add_parser("analyze", help="Analyze a session")
+    analyze_parser.add_argument("session_id", help="Session ID to analyze")
+    
+    # Create template command
+    create_parser = subparsers.add_parser("create-template", help="Create template from session")
+    create_parser.add_argument("session_id", help="Session ID to create template from")
+    create_parser.add_argument("--name", "-n", help="Template name")
+    
+    # List templates command
+    subparsers.add_parser("list-templates", help="List available templates")
+    
+    # Test warm session command
+    test_parser = subparsers.add_parser("test", help="Test warm session creation")
+    test_parser.add_argument("template_id", help="Template ID to test")
+    test_parser.add_argument("message", help="Test message")
+    
+    # Parse args
+    parsed = parser.parse_args(args)
+    
+    if not parsed.command:
+        parser.print_help()
+        return 1
+    
+    # Import session DB
+    try:
+        from hermes_state import SessionDB
+        session_db = SessionDB()
+    except ImportError:
+        print("Error: Cannot import SessionDB")
+        return 1
+    
+    if parsed.command == "analyze":
+        profiler = SessionProfiler(session_db)
+        analysis = profiler.analyze_session(parsed.session_id)
+        
+        print(f"\n=== Session Analysis: {parsed.session_id} ===\n")
+        
+        if "error" in analysis:
+            print(f"Error: {analysis['error']}")
+            return 1
+        
+        print(f"Messages: {analysis['message_count']}")
+        print(f"Proficiency Score: {analysis['proficiency_score']:.2f}")
+        
+        print("\nTool Call Analysis:")
+        for tool, stats in analysis.get("tool_calls", {}).items():
+            print(f"  {tool}: {stats.get('success_rate', 0):.0%} success ({stats.get('calls', 0)} calls)")
+        
+        print("\nUser Patterns:")
+        user = analysis.get("user_patterns", {})
+        print(f"  Style: {user.get('style', 'unknown')}")
+        print(f"  Avg Length: {user.get('avg_message_length', 0):.0f} chars")
+        
+        print("\nContext Markers:")
+        for marker in analysis.get("context_markers", [])[:5]:
+            print(f"  {marker}")
+        
+        return 0
+    
+    elif parsed.command == "create-template":
+        template = create_template_from_session(
+            parsed.session_id, 
+            session_db,
+            name=parsed.name
+        )
+        
+        if template:
+            manager = TemplateManager()
+            path = manager.save_template(template)
+            print(f"Created template: {template.template_id}")
+            print(f"Saved to: {path}")
+            return 0
+        else:
+            print("Failed to create template")
+            return 1
+    
+    elif parsed.command == "list-templates":
+        manager = TemplateManager()
+        templates = manager.list_templates()
+        
+        if not templates:
+            print("No templates found.")
+            return 0
+        
+        print("\n=== Available Templates ===\n")
+        for t in templates:
+            print(f"ID: {t['template_id']}")
+            print(f"Name: {t['name']}")
+            print(f"Description: {t['description']}")
+            print(f"Created: {t['created_at']}")
+            if t.get('source_session_id'):
+                print(f"Source: {t['source_session_id']}")
+            print()
+        
+        return 0
+    
+    elif parsed.command == "test":
+        manager = TemplateManager()
+        template = manager.load_template(parsed.template_id)
+        
+        if not template:
+            print(f"Template {parsed.template_id} not found")
+            return 1
+        
+        bootstrapper = WarmSessionBootstrapper(manager)
+        messages = bootstrapper.create_warm_session_messages(template, parsed.message)
+        
+        print(f"\n=== Warm Session Test: {parsed.template_id} ===\n")
+        print(f"Generated {len(messages)} messages:")
+        
+        for i, msg in enumerate(messages):
+            role = msg.get("role", "unknown")
+            content = msg.get("content", "")
+            
+            if role == "system":
+                print(f"\n[System Context]")
+                print(content[:200] + "..." if len(content) > 200 else content)
+            elif role == "user":
+                print(f"\n[User]: {content}")
+            elif role == "assistant":
+                print(f"\n[Assistant]: {content}")
+                if msg.get("tool_calls"):
+                    for tc in msg["tool_calls"]:
+                        func = tc.get("function", {})
+                        print(f"  Tool Call: {func.get('name')}({func.get('arguments')})")
+            elif role == "tool":
+                print(f"  [Tool Result]: {content[:100]}...")
+        
+        return 0
+    
+    return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(warm_session_command(sys.argv[1:]))