# hermes-history-ingest

Distills Hermes memories and session history into an Obsidian wiki. Use it for regular imports or for mining durable knowledge from past work.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2400 installs · ★ 3621
- Author: Ar9av
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki/tree/HEAD/.skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hermes-history-ingest

## What it does

This skill reads Hermes memory files and session logs, extracts durable knowledge, and routes it into an Obsidian wiki. It processes Markdown and JSON memories first, then mines JSONL transcripts for conclusions, decisions, and user intent. Repeated planning, telemetry, and tool plumbing are treated as noise.

Append mode compares source files with `.manifest.json` and processes new or changed records. Full mode processes the whole history again. The skill clusters material by topic, separates mixed sessions, and uses project context when available. Before running it, configure `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `HERMES_HISTORY_PATH`; the latter defaults to `~/.hermes`. Check access to both the Obsidian vault and Hermes history first, because those paths control what the skill can read.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill hermes-history-ingest -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/hermes-history-ingest/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill hermes-history-ingest -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill hermes-history-ingest -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Ar9av/obsidian-wiki hermes-history-ingest
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill hermes-history-ingest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --path .skills/hermes-history-ingest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Ar9av/obsidian-wiki --skill hermes-history-ingest -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Ar9av/obsidian-wiki/tree/HEAD/.skills/hermes-history-ingest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- import Hermes memories into Obsidian
- sort session logs by stable topic
- extract decisions from JSONL transcripts
- remove sensitive data from imported history

## Example prompts
- Run `/wiki-history-ingest hermes` and import new Hermes files into the Obsidian wiki.
- Mine `memories/` and `sessions/` for durable knowledge from Hermes history.
- Run a full re-import of Hermes history after rebuilding the wiki.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: hermes-history-ingest
description: >
  Ingest Hermes agent history into Obsidian as distilled knowledge. Use for importing or mining ~/.hermes sessions, memories, or logs; use wiki-agent for targeted topic-only cross-agent recall.
---

# Hermes History Ingest — Conversation & Memory Mining

You are extracting knowledge from the user's Hermes agent history and distilling it into the Obsidian wiki. Hermes stores both free-form memories and structured session transcripts — focus on durable knowledge, not operational telemetry.

This skill can be invoked directly or via the `wiki-history-ingest` router (`/wiki-history-ingest hermes`).

## Before You Start

**Writing profile:** Before drafting or rewriting natural-language Markdown, read and apply the `Writing Profile Resolution` section in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md`. Framework schema, provenance, safety, and operation-specific requirements take precedence.
`WRITING.md` preferences apply only to newly drafted or rewritten natural-language Markdown; preserve source content and structured records.

1. **Resolve config** — follow the Config Resolution Protocol in `llm-wiki/SKILL.md` (inline `@name` override → walk up CWD for `.env` → global config → prompt setup). This gives `OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH` and `HERMES_HISTORY_PATH` (defaults to `~/.hermes`)
2. Read `.manifest.json` at the vault root to check what has already been ingested
3. Read `index.md` at the vault root to understand what the wiki already contains

## Ingest Modes

### Append Mode (default)

Check `.manifest.json` for each source file. Only process:

- Files not in the manifest (new memory files, new session logs)
- Files whose modification time is newer than `ingested_at` in the manifest

Use this mode for regular syncs.

### Full Mode

Process everything regardless of manifest. Use after `wiki-rebuild` or if the user explicitly asks for a full re-ingest.

## Hermes Data Layout

Hermes stores all local artifacts under `~/.hermes/` (or `$HERMES_HOME` for non-default profiles).

```
~/.hermes/
├── memories/                          # Persistent agent memories (markdown or JSON)
│   └── *.md / *.json
├── skills/                            # Installed skills (read-only for ingest purposes)
│   └── <skill-name>/SKILL.md
├── sessions/                          # Session transcripts (if session logging is enabled)
│   └── YYYY-MM-DD/
│       └── <session-id>.jsonl
├── config.yaml                        # User config (model, theme, paths)
└── .hub/                              # Skills Hub state (lock.json, audit.log, quarantine/)
```

### Key data sources ranked by value

1. `memories/*.md` / `memories/*.json` — highest signal; curated persistent knowledge the agent accumulated
2. `sessions/**/*.jsonl` — structured turn-by-turn transcripts; rich but noisy
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