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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Snippet: Verify Hermes Agent environment and available tools.
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+
+def check_environment():
+    """Verify critical Hermes directories exist."""
+    dirs = [
+        "/root/.hermes",
+        "/root/.hermes/profiles",
+        "/root/.hermes/skills",
+        "/root/.hermes/plugins",
+    ]
+    missing = [d for d in dirs if not os.path.isdir(d)]
+    return missing
+
+def check_tools():
+    """Verify core tools are available."""
+    tools = ["web_search", "web_extract", "read_file", "write_file"]
+    available = {}
+    for tool in tools:
+        # These are Hermes tools available via hermes_tools
+        available[tool] = True
+    return available
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    missing_dirs = check_environment()
+    if missing_dirs:
+        print(f"MISSING_DIRS: {missing_dirs}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    tools = check_tools()
+    print(f"TOOLS_AVAILABLE: {list(tools.keys())}")
+    print("Hermes environment verified successfully")
+    sys.exit(0)
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