How to Use Skills in Hermes
July 8, 2026 · 6 min read
How Skills Work
Skills use progressive disclosure: Level 0 shows names only (~3k tokens), Level 1 loads full content when needed, Level 2 loads specific files.
Slash Commands
/github-pr-workflow create PR for auth refactor
/plan /github-pr-workflow design and implement issue #42
Creating Skills with /learn
/learn REST API in ~/projects/api-docs
/learn how I just set up CI/CD
Skills Hub
$ hermes skills install docker-deploy
$ hermes skills list
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