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hermes-agent/agent/skill_utils.py
Teknium fcd1645223 feat(skills): support external skill directories via config (#3678)
Add skills.external_dirs config option — a list of additional directories
to scan for skills alongside ~/.hermes/skills/. External dirs are read-only:
skill creation/editing always writes to the local dir. Local skills take
precedence when names collide.

This lets users share skills across tools/agents without copying them into
Hermes's own directory (e.g. ~/.agents/skills, /shared/team-skills).

Changes:
- agent/skill_utils.py: add get_external_skills_dirs() and get_all_skills_dirs()
- agent/prompt_builder.py: scan external dirs in build_skills_system_prompt()
- tools/skills_tool.py: _find_all_skills() and skill_view() search external dirs;
  security check recognizes configured external dirs as trusted
- agent/skill_commands.py: /skill slash commands discover external skills
- hermes_cli/config.py: add skills.external_dirs to DEFAULT_CONFIG
- cli-config.yaml.example: document the option
- tests/agent/test_external_skills.py: 11 tests covering discovery, precedence,
  deduplication, and skill_view for external skills

Requested by community member primco.
2026-03-29 00:33:30 -07:00

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"""Lightweight skill metadata utilities shared by prompt_builder and skills_tool.
This module intentionally avoids importing the tool registry, CLI config, or any
heavy dependency chain. It is safe to import at module level without triggering
tool registration or provider resolution.
"""
import logging
import os
import re
import sys
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# ── Platform mapping ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
PLATFORM_MAP = {
"macos": "darwin",
"linux": "linux",
"windows": "win32",
}
EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS = frozenset((".git", ".github", ".hub"))
# ── Lazy YAML loader ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
_yaml_load_fn = None
def yaml_load(content: str):
"""Parse YAML with lazy import and CSafeLoader preference."""
global _yaml_load_fn
if _yaml_load_fn is None:
import yaml
loader = getattr(yaml, "CSafeLoader", None) or yaml.SafeLoader
def _load(value: str):
return yaml.load(value, Loader=loader)
_yaml_load_fn = _load
return _yaml_load_fn(content)
# ── Frontmatter parsing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
def parse_frontmatter(content: str) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], str]:
"""Parse YAML frontmatter from a markdown string.
Uses yaml with CSafeLoader for full YAML support (nested metadata, lists)
with a fallback to simple key:value splitting for robustness.
Returns:
(frontmatter_dict, remaining_body)
"""
frontmatter: Dict[str, Any] = {}
body = content
if not content.startswith("---"):
return frontmatter, body
end_match = re.search(r"\n---\s*\n", content[3:])
if not end_match:
return frontmatter, body
yaml_content = content[3 : end_match.start() + 3]
body = content[end_match.end() + 3 :]
try:
parsed = yaml_load(yaml_content)
if isinstance(parsed, dict):
frontmatter = parsed
except Exception:
# Fallback: simple key:value parsing for malformed YAML
for line in yaml_content.strip().split("\n"):
if ":" not in line:
continue
key, value = line.split(":", 1)
frontmatter[key.strip()] = value.strip()
return frontmatter, body
# ── Platform matching ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def skill_matches_platform(frontmatter: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
"""Return True when the skill is compatible with the current OS.
Skills declare platform requirements via a top-level ``platforms`` list
in their YAML frontmatter::
platforms: [macos] # macOS only
platforms: [macos, linux] # macOS and Linux
If the field is absent or empty the skill is compatible with **all**
platforms (backward-compatible default).
"""
platforms = frontmatter.get("platforms")
if not platforms:
return True
if not isinstance(platforms, list):
platforms = [platforms]
current = sys.platform
for platform in platforms:
normalized = str(platform).lower().strip()
mapped = PLATFORM_MAP.get(normalized, normalized)
if current.startswith(mapped):
return True
return False
# ── Disabled skills ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def get_disabled_skill_names() -> Set[str]:
"""Read disabled skill names from config.yaml.
Resolves platform from ``HERMES_PLATFORM`` env var, falls back to
the global disabled list. Reads the config file directly (no CLI
config imports) to stay lightweight.
"""
config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
if not config_path.exists():
return set()
try:
parsed = yaml_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
logger.debug("Could not read skill config %s: %s", config_path, e)
return set()
if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
return set()
skills_cfg = parsed.get("skills")
if not isinstance(skills_cfg, dict):
return set()
resolved_platform = os.getenv("HERMES_PLATFORM")
if resolved_platform:
platform_disabled = (skills_cfg.get("platform_disabled") or {}).get(
resolved_platform
)
if platform_disabled is not None:
return _normalize_string_set(platform_disabled)
return _normalize_string_set(skills_cfg.get("disabled"))
def _normalize_string_set(values) -> Set[str]:
if values is None:
return set()
if isinstance(values, str):
values = [values]
return {str(v).strip() for v in values if str(v).strip()}
# ── External skills directories ──────────────────────────────────────────
def get_external_skills_dirs() -> List[Path]:
"""Read ``skills.external_dirs`` from config.yaml and return validated paths.
Each entry is expanded (``~`` and ``${VAR}``) and resolved to an absolute
path. Only directories that actually exist are returned. Duplicates and
paths that resolve to the local ``~/.hermes/skills/`` are silently skipped.
"""
config_path = get_hermes_home() / "config.yaml"
if not config_path.exists():
return []
try:
parsed = yaml_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
except Exception:
return []
if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
return []
skills_cfg = parsed.get("skills")
if not isinstance(skills_cfg, dict):
return []
raw_dirs = skills_cfg.get("external_dirs")
if not raw_dirs:
return []
if isinstance(raw_dirs, str):
raw_dirs = [raw_dirs]
if not isinstance(raw_dirs, list):
return []
local_skills = (get_hermes_home() / "skills").resolve()
seen: Set[Path] = set()
result: List[Path] = []
for entry in raw_dirs:
entry = str(entry).strip()
if not entry:
continue
# Expand ~ and environment variables
expanded = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(entry))
p = Path(expanded).resolve()
if p == local_skills:
continue
if p in seen:
continue
if p.is_dir():
seen.add(p)
result.append(p)
else:
logger.debug("External skills dir does not exist, skipping: %s", p)
return result
def get_all_skills_dirs() -> List[Path]:
"""Return all skill directories: local ``~/.hermes/skills/`` first, then external.
The local dir is always first (and always included even if it doesn't exist
yet — callers handle that). External dirs follow in config order.
"""
dirs = [get_hermes_home() / "skills"]
dirs.extend(get_external_skills_dirs())
return dirs
# ── Condition extraction ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
def extract_skill_conditions(frontmatter: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, List]:
"""Extract conditional activation fields from parsed frontmatter."""
hermes = (frontmatter.get("metadata") or {}).get("hermes") or {}
return {
"fallback_for_toolsets": hermes.get("fallback_for_toolsets", []),
"requires_toolsets": hermes.get("requires_toolsets", []),
"fallback_for_tools": hermes.get("fallback_for_tools", []),
"requires_tools": hermes.get("requires_tools", []),
}
# ── Description extraction ────────────────────────────────────────────────
def extract_skill_description(frontmatter: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
"""Extract a truncated description from parsed frontmatter."""
raw_desc = frontmatter.get("description", "")
if not raw_desc:
return ""
desc = str(raw_desc).strip().strip("'\"")
if len(desc) > 60:
return desc[:57] + "..."
return desc
# ── File iteration ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def iter_skill_index_files(skills_dir: Path, filename: str):
"""Walk skills_dir yielding sorted paths matching *filename*.
Excludes ``.git``, ``.github``, ``.hub`` directories.
"""
matches = []
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(skills_dir):
dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if d not in EXCLUDED_SKILL_DIRS]
if filename in files:
matches.append(Path(root) / filename)
for path in sorted(matches, key=lambda p: str(p.relative_to(skills_dir))):
yield path