Symbiotic AI: memory tool for Hermes Agent

Plain Markdown files that give an AI agent persistent context about you, with an onboarding skill

What Symbiotic AI does

Symbiotic AI replaces opaque platform memory with a small set of Markdown files. SOUL.md holds the agent's personality and values, USER.md your profile and mission, AGENTS.md the operating protocols, and NOW.md current tasks and deadlines. The agent reads all four at session start and updates NOW.md as you work, so context accumulates across sessions instead of living in a vendor's account.

Setup starts with the symbiotic-onboard skill, which interviews you and writes the files, or with a web-based Personal AI Hub that generates them without a terminal. The README presents the project as a reference implementation of an approach it calls thinking loops, and describes an agent that challenges your reasoning rather than only agreeing. It also links guides for a multi-agent hierarchy of orchestrator, leads and specialists, and for a heartbeat check-in through OpenClaw and Telegram. Because everything is plain text, you can edit it, version it in git and carry it to another model.

Key features

Four Markdown files: SOUL.md, USER.md, AGENTS.md and NOW.md
Onboarding skill that interviews you and writes the files
Agent reads all files at session start and updates NOW.md while working
Multi-agent hierarchy guide covering orchestrator, leads and specialists
Web-based Personal AI Hub for terminal-free setup

When to use it

Giving a Hermes agent a persistent profile of your goals and working style
Keeping agent context in git so it can move between models
Setting up an orchestrator with specialist agents

Who it is for: People who want their agent's memory in plain files they control instead of a vendor's built-in memory.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

The README names Hermes among the agents the files run on, and its SOUL.md and USER.md share names with the persona and user-profile files Hermes Agent uses.

How to install Symbiotic AI

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

gh skill install lout33/symbiotic-ai symbiotic-onboard

FAQ

What is Symbiotic AI?

Symbiotic AI is a system of four Markdown files (SOUL.md, USER.md, AGENTS.md and NOW.md) that store an agent's context about you. The agent reads them at session start and keeps NOW.md current as you work.

Does Symbiotic AI work with Hermes Agent?

Yes. The README says the files run on any model and names Claude Code, Hermes, OpenClaw and opencode. The context lives in plain Markdown, so a Hermes agent can read and update it like any other agent.

How do I install Symbiotic AI?

Run gh skill install lout33/symbiotic-ai symbiotic-onboard, then invoke the symbiotic-onboard skill in your agent and answer its interview questions. A manual path and a chat-based Personal AI Hub are also described in the README.