HHermes Explained

Workflow

Kanban Agent Execution

A visible execution workflow that uses board movement to show agent progress and blockers.

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Kanban Agent Execution

What it is

A visible execution workflow that uses board movement to show agent progress and blockers.

Operating shape

  • Difficulty: intermediate
  • Cadence: continuous
  • Category: execution

Core concepts

  • Kanban Execution
  • Agent Team Delegation
  • Sessions
  • Artifacts
  • Manual Triggering

Source evidence

  • vendor/hermes-agent/toolsets.py#<file> — Structural Source Map fallback for toolsets.py. A core source file in the Tool Registry and Toolsets structure within Tools, Toolsets, and MCP.
  • Ten Hermes Workflows That Turn a Chatbot into a 24/7 Assistant
  • Six Hermes Use Cases for a More Intentional Personal Operating System

Implementation pattern

Start with a narrow input, define the allowed actions, choose the delivery surface, run the workflow manually once, then add schedule or event triggers only after the result is easy to verify.

Core concepts

Automation

Manual Triggering

The ability to run a scheduled or defined job on demand for testing.

Interfaces

Sessions

Separate conversation/work containers that keep projects and contexts independent.

Interfaces

Artifacts

Useful generated outputs such as files, reports, images, and links.

Workflow Patterns

Kanban Execution

A visible execution workflow where the agent uses boards to track and move work.

Workflow Patterns

Agent Team Delegation

A workflow pattern where a coordinator breaks work into specialist agent tasks.

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