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# Hermes Maxi Manifesto
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_Adopted 2026-04-12. This document is the canonical statement of the Timmy Foundation's infrastructure philosophy._
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## The Decision
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We are Hermes maxis. One harness. One truth. No intermediary gateway layers.
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Hermes handles everything:
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- **Cognitive core** — reasoning, planning, tool use
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- **Channels** — Telegram, Discord, Nostr, Matrix (direct, not via gateway)
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- **Dispatch** — task routing, agent coordination, swarm management
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- **Memory** — MemPalace, sovereign SQLite+FTS5 store, trajectory export
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- **Cron** — heartbeat, morning reports, nightly retros
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- **Health** — process monitoring, fleet status, self-healing
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## What This Replaces
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OpenClaw was evaluated as a gateway layer (March–April 2026). The assessment:
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| Capability | OpenClaw | Hermes Native |
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|-----------|----------|---------------|
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| Multi-channel comms | Built-in | Direct integration per channel |
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| Persistent memory | SQLite (basic) | MemPalace + FTS5 + trajectory export |
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| Cron/scheduling | Native cron | Huey task queue + launchd |
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| Multi-agent sessions | Session routing | Wizard fleet + dispatch router |
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| Procedural memory | None | Sovereign Memory Store |
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| Model sovereignty | Requires external provider | Ollama local-first |
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| Identity | Configurable persona | SOUL.md + Bitcoin inscription |
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The governance concern (founder joined OpenAI, Feb 2026) sealed the decision, but the technical case was already clear: OpenClaw adds a layer without adding capability that Hermes doesn't already have or can't build natively.
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## The Principle
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Every external dependency is temporary falsework. If it can be built locally, it must be built locally. The target is a $0 cloud bill with full operational capability.
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This applies to:
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- **Agent harness** — Hermes, not OpenClaw/Claude Code/Cursor
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- **Inference** — Ollama + local models, not cloud APIs
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- **Data** — SQLite + FTS5, not managed databases
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- **Hosting** — Hermes VPS + Mac M3 Max, not cloud platforms
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- **Identity** — Bitcoin inscription + SOUL.md, not OAuth providers
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## Exceptions
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Cloud services are permitted as temporary scaffolding when:
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1. The local alternative doesn't exist yet
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2. There's a concrete plan (with a Gitea issue) to bring it local
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3. The dependency is isolated and can be swapped without architectural changes
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Every cloud dependency must have a `[FALSEWORK]` label in the issue tracker.
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## Enforcement
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- `BANNED_PROVIDERS.md` lists permanently banned providers (Anthropic)
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- Pre-commit hooks scan for banned provider references
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- The Swarm Governor enforces PR discipline
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- The Conflict Detector catches sibling collisions
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- All of these are stdlib-only Python with zero external dependencies
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## History
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- 2026-03-28: OpenClaw evaluation spike filed (timmy-home #19)
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- 2026-03-28: OpenClaw Bootstrap epic created (timmy-config #51–#63)
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- 2026-03-28: Governance concern flagged (founder → OpenAI)
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- 2026-04-09: Anthropic banned (timmy-config PR #440)
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- 2026-04-12: OpenClaw purged — Hermes maxi directive adopted
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- timmy-config PR #487 (7 files, merged)
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- timmy-home PR #595 (3 files, merged)
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- the-nexus PRs #1278, #1279 (merged)
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- 2 issues closed, 27 historical issues preserved
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_"The clean pattern is to separate identity, routing, live task state, durable memory, reusable procedure, and artifact truth. Hermes does all six."_
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