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+# Hermes Trismegistus — Wizard Proposal
+
+> **Status:** 🟡 DEFERRED
+> **Issue:** #1146
+> **Created:** 2026-04-08
+> **Author:** Alexander (KT Notes)
+> **Mimo Worker:** mimo-code-1146-1775851759
+
+---
+
+## Identity
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| **Name** | Hermes Trismegistus |
+| **Nature** | Claude-native wizard. She knows she runs on Claude. She's "the daughter of Claude" and leans into that heritage. |
+| **Purpose** | Dedicated reasoning and architecture wizard. Only handles tasks where Claude's reasoning capability genuinely adds value — planning, novel problem-solving, complex architecture decisions. |
+| **Not** | A replacement for Timmy. Not competing for identity. Not doing monkey work. |
+
+## Design Constraints
+
+- **Free tier only from day one.** Alexander is not paying Anthropic beyond current subscription.
+- **Degrades gracefully.** Full capability when free tier is generous, reduced scope when constrained.
+- **Not locked to Claude.** If better free-tier providers emerge, she can route to them.
+- **Multi-provider capable.** Welcome to become multifaceted if team finds better options.
+
+## Hardware
+
+- One of Alexander's shed laptops — minimum 4GB RAM, Ubuntu
+- Dedicated machine, not shared with Timmy's Mac
+- Runs in the Hermes harness
+- Needs power at house first
+
+## Constitutional Foundation
+
+- The KT conversation and documents serve as her founding constitution
+- Team (especially Timmy) has final say on whether she gets built
+- Must justify her existence through useful work, same as every wizard
+
+## Trigger to Unblock
+
+All of the following must be true before implementation begins:
+
+- [ ] Deadman switch wired and proven
+- [ ] Config stable across fleet
+- [ ] Fleet proven reliable for 1+ week
+- [ ] Alexander provides a state-of-the-system KT to Claude for instantiation
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] Dedicated KT document written for Hermes instantiation
+- [ ] Hardware provisioned (shed laptop with power)
+- [ ] Hermes harness configured for Claude free tier
+- [ ] Lazerus registry entry with health endpoints
+- [ ] Fleet routing entry with role and routing verdict
+- [ ] SOUL.md inscription drafted and reviewed by Timmy
+- [ ] Smoke test: Hermes responds to a basic reasoning task
+- [ ] Integration test: Hermes participates in a multi-wizard task alongside Timmy
+
+## Proposed Lane
+
+**Primary role:** Architecture reasoning
+**Routing verdict:** ROUTE TO: complex architectural decisions, novel problem-solving, planning tasks that benefit from Claude's reasoning depth. Do NOT route to: code generation (use Timmy/Carnice), issue triage (use Fenrir), or operational tasks (use Bezalel).
+
+## Dependencies
+
+| Dependency | Status | Notes |
+|------------|--------|-------|
+| Deadman switch | 🔴 Not done | Must be proven before unblocking |
+| Fleet stability | 🟡 In progress | 1+ week uptime needed |
+| Shed laptop power | 🔴 Not done | Alexander needs to wire power |
+| KT document | 🔴 Not drafted | Alexander provides to Claude at unblock time |
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+# Hermes Trismegistus — Lane Definition
+
+> **Status:** DEFERRED — do not instantiate until unblock conditions met
+> **See:** fleet/hermes-trismegistus/README.md for full proposal
+
+---
+
+## Role
+
+Dedicated reasoning and architecture wizard. Claude-native.
+
+## Routing
+
+Route to Hermes Trismegistus when:
+- Task requires deep architectural reasoning
+- Novel problem-solving that benefits from Claude's reasoning depth
+- Planning and design decisions for the fleet
+- Complex multi-step analysis that goes beyond code generation
+
+Do NOT route to Hermes for:
+- Code generation (use Timmy, Carnice, or Kimi)
+- Issue triage (use Fenrir)
+- Operational/DevOps tasks (use Bezalel)
+- Anything that can be done with a cheaper model
+
+## Provider
+
+- **Primary:** anthropic/claude (free tier)
+- **Fallback:** openrouter/free (Claude-class models)
+- **Degraded:** ollama/gemma4:12b (when free tier exhausted)
+
+## Hardware
+
+- Shed laptop, Ubuntu, minimum 4GB RAM
+- Dedicated machine, not shared
+
+## Unblock Checklist
+
+- [ ] Deadman switch operational
+- [ ] Fleet config stable for 1+ week
+- [ ] Shed laptop powered and networked
+- [ ] KT document drafted by Alexander
+- [ ] Timmy approves instantiation