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"description": "Execute shell commands on a Linux environment. Filesystem usually persists between calls.\n\nDo NOT use cat/head/tail to read files — use read_file instead.\nDo NOT use grep/rg/find to search — use search_files instead.\nDo NOT use ls to list directories — use search_files(target='files') instead.\nDo NOT use sed/awk to edit files — use patch instead.\nDo NOT use echo/cat heredoc to create files — use write_file instead.\nReserve terminal for: builds, installs, git, processes, scripts, network, package managers, and anything that needs a shell.\n\nForeground (default): Commands return INSTANTLY when done, even if the timeout is high. Set timeout=300 for long builds/scripts — you'll still get the result in seconds if it's fast. Prefer foreground for short commands.\nBackground: Set background=true to get a session_id. Almost always pair with notify_on_complete=true — bg without notify runs SILENTLY and you have no way to learn it finished short of calling process(action='poll') yourself. Two legitimate uses:\n (1) Long-lived processes that never exit (servers, watchers, daemons) — silent is correct, there's no exit to notify on.\n (2) Long-running bounded tasks (tests, builds, deploys, CI pollers, batch jobs) — MUST set notify_on_complete=true. Without it you'll either forget to poll or sit blocked waiting for the user to surface the result.\nFor servers/watchers, do NOT use shell-level background wrappers (nohup/disown/setsid/trailing '&') in foreground mode. Use background=true so Hermes can track lifecycle and output.\nAfter starting a server, verify readiness with a health check or log signal, then run tests in a separate terminal() call. Avoid blind sleep loops.\nUse process(action=\"poll\") for progress checks, process(action=\"wait\") to block until done.\nWorking directory: Use 'workdir' for per-command cwd.\nPTY mode: Set pty=true for interactive CLI tools (Codex, Claude Code, Python REPL).\n\nDo NOT use vim/nano/interactive tools without pty=true — they hang without a pseudo-terminal. Pipe git output to cat if it might page.\n",
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"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"command": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The command to execute on the VM"
},
"background": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Run the command in the background. Almost always pair with notify_on_complete=true — without it, the process runs silently and you'll have no way to learn it finished short of calling process(action='poll') yourself (easy to forget, leading to silent blindness on long jobs). Two legitimate patterns: (1) Long-lived processes that never exit (servers, watchers, daemons) — these stay silent because there's no exit to notify on. (2) Long-running bounded tasks (tests, builds, deploys, CI pollers, batch jobs) — these MUST set notify_on_complete=true. For short commands, prefer foreground with a generous timeout instead.",
"default": false
},
"timeout": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Max seconds to wait (default: 180, foreground max: 600). Returns INSTANTLY when command finishes — set high for long tasks, you won't wait unnecessarily. Foreground timeout above 600s is rejected; use background=true for longer commands.",
"minimum": 1
},
"workdir": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Working directory for this command (absolute path). Defaults to the session working directory."
},
"pty": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Run in pseudo-terminal (PTY) mode for interactive CLI tools like Codex, Claude Code, or Python REPL. Only works with local and SSH backends. Default: false.",
"default": false
},
"notify_on_complete": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When true (and background=true), you'll be automatically notified exactly once when the process finishes. **This is the right choice for almost every long-running task** — tests, builds, deployments, multi-item batch jobs, anything that takes over a minute and has a defined end. Use this and keep working on other things; the system notifies you on exit. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with watch_patterns — when both are set, watch_patterns is dropped.",
"default": false
},
"watch_patterns": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Strings to watch for in background process output. HARD RATE LIMIT: at most 1 notification per 15 seconds per process — matches arriving inside the cooldown are dropped. After 3 consecutive 15-second windows with dropped matches, watch_patterns is automatically disabled for that process and promoted to notify_on_complete behavior (one notification on exit, no more mid-process spam). USE ONLY for truly rare, one-shot mid-process signals on LONG-LIVED processes that will never exit on their own — e.g. ['Application startup complete'] on a server so you know when to hit its endpoint, or ['migration done'] on a daemon. DO NOT use for: (1) end-of-run markers like 'DONE'/'PASS' — use notify_on_complete instead; (2) error patterns like 'ERROR'/'Traceback' in loops or multi-item batch jobs — they fire on every iteration and you'll hit the strike limit fast; (3) anything you'd ever combine with notify_on_complete. When in doubt, choose notify_on_complete. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with notify_on_complete — set one, not both."
}
},
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"command"
]
}
},
{
"type": "function",
"name": "write_file",
"description": "Write content to a file, completely replacing existing content. Use this instead of echo/cat heredoc in terminal. Creates parent directories automatically. OVERWRITES the entire file — use 'patch' for targeted edits. Auto-runs syntax checks on .py/.json/.yaml/.toml and other linted languages; only NEW errors introduced by this write are surfaced (pre-existing errors are filtered out).",
"strict": false,
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Path to the file to write (will be created if it doesn't exist, overwritten if it does)"
},
"content": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Complete content to write to the file"
},
"cross_profile": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Opt out of the cross-profile soft guard. Defaults to false. Set true ONLY after explicit user direction to edit another Hermes profile's skills/plugins/cron/memories — by default these writes are blocked with a warning because they affect a different profile than the one this session is running under.",
"default": false
}
},
"required": [
"path",
"content"
]
}
}
],
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"effort": "medium",
"summary": "auto"
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"reasoning.encrypted_content"
],
"tool_choice": "auto",
"parallel_tool_calls": true,
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"error": {
"type": "APIConnectionError",
"message": "Connection error."
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