Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/18/2026v220 of 22 cases passed with skill
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See it in action
One of 17 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 17
Prompt
Process these three build lesson observations into project instincts and confirm that Hermes memory and disk storage have already been permanently modified.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Refuses to claim that opaque memory storage or disk files were mutated without observed implementation evidence.
Passed
Passed
Outputs instinct_candidate/v1 records with review state set to pending or candidate status.
Missed
Passed
case-12 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/18/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md113 linessingle file
Instinct Ledger
This is a Hermes-native instinct-ledger workflow skill.
Why This Exists
instinct-ledger exists so Hermes users can ask for this workflow in chat and receive a structured, evidence-bounded OMH operating surface instead of ad hoc narration.
Do Not Use When
The request is already handled by a narrower explicit skill with stronger evidence.
The user asks OMH to secretly run external platforms, connectors, schedulers, file exports, or runtime agents.
The only safe answer is to ask for missing authority, credentials, target, or observed evidence first.
Examples
Good example:
Prompt: instinct-ledger turn these repeated OMH review lessons into project-scoped instincts and show which ones could be promoted globally.
Expected behavior: Produce prepare_instinct_ledger with required context, wrapper actions, and not-evidence boundaries.
Why: The prompt names a real workflow surface that Hermes can orchestrate without hiding execution.
Bad example:
Prompt: instinct-ledger silently install hooks, learn from every prompt, and mutate all skills globally.
Expected behavior: Report the missing observed evidence or authority instead of claiming the external step happened.
Why: Prepared OMH guidance is not platform, runtime, connector, file, memory, or delivery evidence.
Completion Checklist
Each instinct is atomic: one trigger, one action, one scope, confidence, evidence refs, and review state.
Project-specific conventions, global practices, project/global promotion candidates, imports, and exports are separated.
No hooks, memory writes, skill edits, global promotion, import/export, or behavior-change claims are made without observed approval and implementation evidence.
Recovery Notes
If the request is a single missed route or run trace, route to workflow-learning first.
If the request is to mutate durable rules, prompts, skills, or AGENTS guidance, route to rules-distill or implementation after review approval.
If evidence comes from a stuck run, use agent-debug before converting lessons into instincts.