Starter Upgrade Pack · Edition 01
Give Hermes one job it can actually finish.
This pack helps you move from a blank agent to one bounded, useful workflow with clear authority and visible proof.
Choose the first job
Start with repetition, not ambition.
Pick a task you already do at least once a week. The best first job has a clear input, a visible output, and a human-checkable finish line.
- Turn meeting notes into assigned next actions
- Research one prospect and produce a sourced brief
- Review a weekly report and flag exceptions
- Draft a response from approved source material
- Unbounded “run my business” missions
- Autonomous purchases or public publishing
- Work with no source of truth
- Tasks you cannot independently verify
Authority rules
Tell the agent where it must stop.
Copy these defaults into the mission, then narrow or expand them for the job.
Proceed: reading approved sources, organizing information, drafting privately, and making reversible local changes.
Notify, then proceed: multi-step work that changes several local files or systems but remains reversible.
Ask first: external sends, public posts, purchases, account changes, destructive actions, legal or financial submissions, and anything difficult to reverse.
Always verify: do not claim completion until the output has been read back, tested, or checked against the source of truth.
Copy-paste mission
Use this as your first operating brief.
MISSION: Complete one bounded recurring job OUTCOME Turn [INPUT/SOURCE] into [SPECIFIC DELIVERABLE]. SCOPE - Use only: [APPROVED FILES, SITES, OR SYSTEMS] - Save the result to: [LOCATION] - Do not send, publish, purchase, delete, or change account settings. METHOD 1. Inspect the source and state any missing requirement. 2. Produce the deliverable using the source as truth. 3. Check the result against the acceptance criteria. 4. Repair any failed check before stopping. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA - [MEASURABLE REQUIREMENT 1] - [MEASURABLE REQUIREMENT 2] - [MEASURABLE REQUIREMENT 3] FINISH Report the result in two sentences. Include only the blocker if the work cannot be completed safely.
Verification loop
Require proof that matches the job.
Read the saved file back and check the required sections.
Run the smallest relevant test, then inspect the changed behavior.
Open the cited sources and verify the important claims.
Confirm the final state in the system that owns it.
What comes next
Keep the agent. Upgrade the system around it.
The $49/month AI Agent Upgrade Membership is being built for owners who want current models, installable skills, safer authority patterns, delegation setups, and a community that helps the agent improve without starting over.
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