Feynman Skill: skill pack for Hermes Agent

Agent skill that applies Richard Feynman's mental models, such as cargo cult detection, to your questions

What Feynman Skill does

The README says the skill is based on more than 40 primary sources, among them his books, the Cargo Cult Science talk, the Challenger appendix and BBC interviews. From these it extracts five mental models, eight decision heuristics and a description of how he talks. The models include naming is not understanding, the principle of not fooling yourself, uncertainty as a starting point, visual thinking and deep play.

Sample dialogues in the README show the agent questioning whether a user truly understands attention in transformers, comparing an elaborate code-review process to a cargo cult airstrip, and answering a Rust learning question by pointing to a concrete problem. The README and examples are in Chinese. Install it with the skills CLI, clone the repository into a runtime's skills directory, or paste SKILL.md into a chat. Four rounds of full example conversations are kept in an examples folder.

Key features

Five mental models, including naming is not understanding and deep play
Eight decision heuristics, starting with cargo cult detection
A profile of Feynman's expression style
Packaged as a SKILL.md in the Agent Skills format
Paste-in fallback for runtimes without skill loading

When to use it

Checking whether a team process serves its purpose or only looks right
Testing your own understanding of a technical concept
Taking a curiosity-driven approach to learning a new programming language

Who it is for: Readers and builders who want an agent to challenge their thinking in Richard Feynman's style and who can read a Chinese-language README.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent appears in the README's list of compatible runtimes, which says to run its install script or clone the repository into its skills directory.

How to install Feynman Skill

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

npx skills add alchaincyf/feynman-skill

FAQ

What is Feynman Skill?

Feynman Skill is an agent skill that applies five mental models and eight heuristics drawn from Richard Feynman's books, talks and interviews. It is meant to run as a thinking framework, not as a quote collection.

Does Feynman Skill work with Hermes Agent?

Yes, the README lists Hermes Agent among the supported runtimes. It says to run that runtime's install script or clone the repository into its skills directory.

How do I install Feynman Skill?

Run npx skills add alchaincyf/feynman-skill, which detects the current runtime. The README also describes manual installation into each runtime's skills folder.