Hermes Agent RTK + Caveman Setup

What Hermes Agent RTK + Caveman Setup does

Hermes Agent RTK + Caveman Setup packages a Hermes Agent configuration built around two token-saving ideas. RTK, which the README expands as Rust Token Killer, is applied by prefixing commands with rtk, for example rtk git status. Caveman uses compact templates and wrapper scripts, so aliases such as cgs for compact git status, cgl for git log, clint for lint results and ctest for test results return short summaries instead of full output. The README claims 60 to 90 percent savings for RTK, 70 to 95 percent for Caveman and 90 to 99 percent combined.

The repository contains a config folder with RTK instructions and a default personality, a skills folder with roughly 40 skills grouped as finance, productivity, development, devops, GitHub, note-taking and research, wrapper and verification scripts, Caveman templates and setup documentation. An install.sh script performs the setup. After installing, you reload the shell and run verify-hermes to check the result. The README lists macOS and Linux as supported platforms.

Key features

• RTK command prefixing for shorter CLI output
• Caveman templates and wrapper scripts for compact git, lint and test output
• Shell aliases such as cgs, cgl, clint and ctest
• Nearly 40 skills across seven categories
• install.sh installer plus a verify-hermes check
• macOS and Linux support

When to use it

• Reducing the tokens an agent spends reading git status, lint and test output
• Starting from a preconfigured Hermes setup with common GitHub, productivity and research skills
• Demonstrating token savings with the included demo script

Who it is for: Hermes Agent users who want a preconfigured setup focused on lowering token use on command-line operations.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

A Hermes Agent configuration and skills bundle that layers RTK and Caveman token-saving conventions on top of Hermes.

How to install Hermes Agent RTK + Caveman Setup

These commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository for the latest steps before you run them.

git clone https://github.com/adityahimaone/hermes-agent.git
cd hermes-agent
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Requirements: macOS or Linux

Note: The token-saving percentages are the author's own claims, and the README's clone URL uses the name hermes-agent rather than hermes-agent-rtk-caveman.

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