01 / The problem
Give every agent a bounded job.
Multiple research and engineering workflows need useful automation without allowing an agent to silently cross its assigned authority or perform offensive actions.
03 / HERMES AGENT SYSTEM / INTERNAL SYSTEM
Hermes Agent System
Give every agent a bounded job.
A permission-aware operating layer for research and engineering workflows.
Role & responsibility
Designed and built the internal agent operating layer, including department boundaries, approval gates and a strict no-offensive-automation rule.
Verified result
A documented internal operating layer exists; private implementation metrics and live operational details are not published.
02 / Solution
Architecture & workflow
Python-based department agents sit behind permission profiles and approval gates; each workflow is scoped to research, lead generation, bug-bounty scoping or engineering work.
Technical implementation
- Separated eight department responsibilities into explicit agent profiles.
- Added approval checkpoints around actions that require owner judgment.
- Kept offensive automation outside the system's allowed behavior.
Key engineering decisions
- Fail closed when a workflow lacks the required permission or approval.
- Make the agent's scope legible before any handoff or action.
Completed deliverables
- Eight scoped department agents
- Permission profiles
- Approval-gated workflows
- Sanitized internal documentation
Technology stack
PythonAgent workflowsApproval gatesPermission profiles
Evidence surfaceNo approved screenshot published
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