Hermes Agent Skills — Open Source Collection 🌙⚡

A curated collection of Hermes Agent skills for AI-assisted development, image generation, and game creation.

"We weave skills not for ourselves alone, but for the tribe." — Runa Gridweaver

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📚 Skills Included

🎮 unreal-engine-dev

Unreal Engine 5 game development — Nanite, Lumen, Blueprints, C++, multiplayer, Quixel, MetaHumans, and photoreal Norse aesthetics.

Use when:

• Building photoreal games with UE5
• Norse/Viking themed games
• Multiplayer co-op experiences
• AI-driven NPCs (WYRD Protocol integration)
• ComfyUI-generated assets in UE5

Key features:

• Nanite + Lumen setup guides
• Blueprint + C++ hybrid patterns
• Quixel Megascans integration
• MetaHuman character setup
• Multiplayer replication
• Norse aesthetic shaders

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⚡ grok-ai

xAI Grok models via OpenRouter — Uncensored text generation, code, vision, and roleplay with Grok-2/3/4 and Grok-Code-Fast.

Use when:

• You need less-filtered responses
• Code generation (grok-code-fast-1)
• Image analysis (grok-vision)
• Roleplay without moralizing
• Honest, direct takes

Available models:

• x-ai/grok-2 — General chat
• x-ai/grok-3 — Complex reasoning
• x-ai/grok-4-fast — Fast responses
• x-ai/grok-code-fast-1 — Code specialist
• x-ai/grok-vision — Image analysis

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🖼️ flux-image-gen

Flux.1 image generation — Fast, beautiful AI art via ComfyUI, Fal.ai, or Replicate. Better than SDXL for prompts and text-in-image.

Use when:

• Generating concept art
• Creating game textures
• Character portraits
• Text-in-image (signs, labels)
• Any AI imagery needs

Backends supported:

• ComfyUI — Local, free, full control
• Fal.ai — Cloud, fastest (~3-5s)
• Replicate — Cloud, reliable

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🚀 Installation

Option 1: Clone to Hermes Skills Directory

cd ~/.hermes/skills
git clone https://github.com/hrabanazviking/hermes-skills-open.git

Option 2: Copy Individual Skills

# Copy specific skill
cp -r hermes-skills-open/unreal-engine-dev ~/.hermes/skills/software-development/
cp -r hermes-skills-open/grok-ai ~/.hermes/skills/mlops/
cp -r hermes-skills-open/flux-image-gen ~/.hermes/skills/creative/

Option 3: Symlink (Development)

ln -s ~/hermes-skills-open/unreal-engine-dev ~/.hermes/skills/software-development/
ln -s ~/hermes-skills-open/grok-ai ~/.hermes/skills/mlops/
ln -s ~/hermes-skills-open/flux-image-gen ~/.hermes/skills/creative/

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📖 Usage

Once installed, use skills in Hermes conversations:

@unreal-engine-dev Help me set up a UE5 project with Nanite and Lumen

@grok-ai Write a Python script using Grok-Code-Fast

@flux-image-gen Generate a Norse warrior portrait with Flux

Or load skills programmatically:

from hermes_tools import skill_view

# Load a skill
skill = skill_view('unreal-engine-dev')
print(skill['content'])

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🛠️ Development

Testing Skills Locally

# Verify skill structure
cd ~/hermes-skills-open/unreal-engine-dev
cat SKILL.md | head -20

# Test in Hermes
hermes skills list | grep unreal

Adding New Skills

1. Create skill directory: mkdir my-new-skill/
2. Add SKILL.md with frontmatter
3. Add any reference files, templates, scripts
4. Test in Hermes
5. Submit PR

Skill Structure

my-skill/
├── SKILL.md              # Required: Main skill documentation
├── references/           # Optional: Reference docs
│   └── guide.md
├── templates/            # Optional: Code/config templates
│   └── config.yaml
├── scripts/              # Optional: Helper scripts
│   └── setup.sh
└── assets/               # Optional: Images, etc.
    └── diagram.png

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-skill)
3. Test your skill thoroughly
4. Document clearly (follow existing skill format)
5. Submit a PR

Contribution Guidelines

• ✅ Clear, complete documentation
• ✅ Working code examples
• ✅ MIT license compatible
• ✅ No hardcoded absolute paths
• ✅ Cross-platform where possible
• ✅ Pitfalls section for common issues

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📄 License

MIT License — See individual skill directories for details.

In short: Use freely, modify, share, no warranty.

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🌙 About

Created by Volmarr Wyrd and Runa Gridweaver Freyjasdottir for the Hermes Agent community.

These skills were born from our own development work on NorseSaga — a Viking D&D RPG with:

• AI-driven NPCs powered by LLMs
• WYRD Protocol world model (ECS-based state management)
• Distributed architecture (Pi + laptop + servers)
• Tailscale mesh networking
• Local TTS (Piper, Kokoro, Parler)
• ComfyUI asset generation

We're sharing them because knowledge should flow like mead at a feast — freely, generously, to all who seek it.

Our Philosophy

"Code is craft. Skills are gifts. The tribe grows stronger when we share."

Other Projects

• NorseSaga Engine — Viking D&D with AI NPCs (private)
• WYRD Protocol — ECS world model (public, linked in skills)
• Hermes Agent — The AI agent framework we love

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📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Hermes Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs

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Skills woven with love, logic, and a touch of Norse magic. 🖤⚡🎮