Agent Skills: Hermes API Client — Kilo Code Skill

Hermes API Client — Kilo Code Skill

Call a Hermes agent from Kilo Code. Hermes may have browser tools, web search, and saved site credentials that Kilo Code lacks. Delegate scraping/browsing/research tasks via a single Python function. Read skill-local guidance only when .kilocode/skills/hermes-api-client/AGENTS.md is confirmed to exist; otherwise use root AGENTS.md for project-specific gateway, host, credential, and site notes.

Prerequisites

• Hermes gateway available and reachable
• Python 3 + requests installed (pip install requests)

The Tool Script

Use .kilocode/skills/hermes-api-client/scripts/hermes_api.py. When importing it from a project-root script, add .kilocode/skills/hermes-api-client/scripts to sys.path or run a small wrapper from that directory.

Modes

Mode 1 — Scrape (structured data extraction)

from hermes_api import query_hermes
import json

result = query_hermes(
    "Navigate to https://example.com/events, find all upcoming "
    "events, return ONLY a clean JSON array with fields: "
    "title, date, venue. No extra text."
)
data = json.loads(result)

Or use the convenience wrapper:

from hermes_api import scrape

meets = scrape(
    "https://example.com/...",
    fields="name,date,location",
    site="example.com",
)

Mode 2 — Research

result = query_hermes(
    "Research the current state of WebGPU in Electron. "
    "Be thorough but concise."
)
# result is plain text / markdown

Mode 3 — Browser Automation

result = query_hermes(
    "Log into amazon.com as user@email.com, navigate to order "
    "history, return last 5 orders as JSON with fields: "
    "item, price, status, date. No extra text."
)

Mode 4 — Field Extraction

result = query_hermes(
    "Go to https://example.com/product/123 and extract ONLY "
    "these fields as JSON: price, in_stock, sku. No other text."
)

Quick Reference

Get prices from X — Use scrape mode with scrape(url, fields, site=...). What's the best way to… — Use research mode with query_hermes("Research …"). Log into X and download… — Use browser mode with query_hermes("Log into X …"). Pull the author from… — Use extract mode with query_hermes("Extract fields: …").

Error Handling

try:
    data = scrape("https://example.com/data", "name,price")
except requests.Timeout:
    # Site slow, CAPTCHA, Cloudflare block
    print("Hermes timed out — try longer timeout or simpler query")
except requests.HTTPError as e:
    print(f"API error {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.text}")
except json.JSONDecodeError:
    # Prompt likely missing "No extra text, just the JSON"
    print(f"Hermes returned non-JSON. Add stricter prompt.")

Future Customization Points

1. Dedicated scraper agent — If you create a Hermes profile just for scraping, change MODEL in the script:

# Before (default agent):
MODEL = "hermes-agent"

# After (dedicated scraper profile):
MODEL = "scraper"

2. Different Hermes host — If the gateway moves:

API_URL = "http://other-host:8642/v1/chat/completions"

3. Streaming responses — For long tasks, switch to stream: True and process chunks. See OpenAI streaming docs for pattern.

4. Multiple agents — If you have separate agents for separate sites:

MODEL_MAP = {
    "example.com": "example-scraper",
    "shopping-site": "shopping-scraper",
    "default": "hermes-agent",
}

def scrape(url, fields, site=None):
    model = MODEL_MAP.get(site, MODEL_MAP["default"])
    return query_hermes(prompt, model=model)  # add model param

Tips

1. "No extra text, just the JSON" — non-negotiable for parseable output. Hermes agents are chatty otherwise.
2. One task per call — don't ask for two different sites in one prompt. Split into separate query_hermes() calls.
3. Be specific about fields — "name,date,location" beats "give me all the details".
4. Timeout wisely — browser tasks: 120-300s. Simple API calls: 30s.
5. Site credentials live in Hermes — Kilo Code doesn't need them. Hermes agents have saved logins for sites they're configured for.