Hermes Agent Idea Workflow: skill pack for Hermes Agent

Skills that turn a rough product idea into a design doc, implementation spec and build handoff

What Hermes Agent Idea Workflow does

Hermes Agent Idea Workflow separates product thinking from implementation thinking. The agent interviews the user about a rough app or tool idea, then writes staged Markdown artifacts: an idea capture, a design document, an optional UI design brief, an implementation spec, a single-file agent build handoff and a spec review. Lite mode saves a quick idea note under ideas/ with an index, while Full mode creates a numbered folder per idea.

The four included skills are idea-superpowers-suite, idea-to-design-doc, idea-to-ui-design-brief and idea-to-implementation-doc. A spec review gate rates a package PASS, PASS WITH CHANGES or FAIL, and the user can say GREENLIGHT NEXT STAGE to stop further questions and carry unresolved points into Open Questions or Assumptions. The recommended next step is the author's Superpowers for GPT repository, which handles implementation planning, coding, review and verification.

Key features

Lite mode for quick idea notes and Full mode for staged idea packages
Guided interview with a reusable question bank
Design document, optional UI design brief and implementation spec
Single-file agent build handoff
Spec review gate with PASS, PASS WITH CHANGES and FAIL ratings
GREENLIGHT NEXT STAGE override phrase

When to use it

Capturing an early app idea as a structured note to revisit later
Preparing a build-ready handoff file before asking a coding agent to implement
Reviewing a spec before coding starts

Who it is for: Hermes Agent users who want a structured planning pass on an idea before any coding begins.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built for Hermes Agent as a skill set installed under ~/.hermes/skills/idea-workflow, and a new Hermes session may be needed for skill loading.

How to install Hermes Agent Idea Workflow

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

mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/idea-workflow
cp -R idea-superpowers-suite idea-to-design-doc idea-to-ui-design-brief idea-to-implementation-doc ~/.hermes/skills/idea-workflow/

FAQ

What is Hermes Agent Idea Workflow?

It is a set of Hermes Agent skills for the pre-build phase. It turns a rough idea into a design doc, an implementation spec and a handoff file that a coding agent can build from.

How do I install Hermes Agent Idea Workflow?

Create ~/.hermes/skills/idea-workflow and copy the four skill folders into it with the cp command from the README. Depending on how Hermes is running, you may need to start a new session so the skills load.

Does Hermes Agent Idea Workflow write the code?

No, the README says it is not the coding or build execution system. It produces the source material for a build workflow, and it recommends the Superpowers for GPT repository as the next step.