Orange Book vs Official Nous Docs
Audit of community guide alchaincyf/hermes-agent-orange-book against current official Hermes Agent docs.
Source type: community guide
Status: version-lagged baseline (v0.7.0)
Official repo currently: v0.8.0
What still aligns
- Self-improving framing (learning loop + skill evolution) remains valid.
- Skills as procedural memory is still core in official docs.
- MCP + multi-surface operation remains central.
Where it drifts
- Book baseline is explicitly v0.7.0; official is now v0.8.0.
- Tooling/runtime surface expanded beyond older “40+ tools” framing.
- Memory taxonomy differs: official docs define MEMORY.md + USER.md + session_search (+ external providers).
- Provider/setup matrix in official docs is broader than the book snapshot.
Trust policy for readers
- Use official docs as source of truth for commands, config and runtime behavior.
- Use Orange Book for conceptual intuition and scenario framing.
- If there is any mismatch, trust official docs and live CLI help.