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Knowledge vault (Orion/PARA) migrated from the pre-Orion 484vault on 2026-10-01. Deliberately orphaned: prior history contained a plaintext password and stays local-only on branch archive/pre-boilerplate-history. Secrets and live Hermes state are gitignored.
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When Hermes reaches its context limit, use the vault to create a clean handoff before starting a new instance.
You are approaching the context limit. Stop starting new work and perform the session-end procedure now.
Update all relevant project files, 00-HERMES/Current State.md, 00-HERMES/Session Handoff.md, and Knowledge-Vault Projects Index.md.
In Session Handoff.md, record:
- What we were trying to accomplish
- What was completed
- What remains unfinished
- What failed or is unverified
- The exact current state
- The exact next action
- Relevant file paths, commands, errors, decisions, and warnings
- Which files you modified
Do not summarize vaguely. Write enough detail for a new Hermes instance to continue without asking me to repeat the session.
Then start a new Hermes instance and paste your startup prompt:
Use my Obsidian vault as your persistent memory.
Read 00-HERMES/Hermes Vault Prompt.md first, then follow its startup procedure. Read the current state, operating manual, session handoff, project index, and relevant project files before beginning work.
Reconstruct the current state of my projects and systems. Report your understanding, active projects, blockers, decisions, and next actions before proceeding.
During the session, save durable information to the appropriate vault files. Before ending, follow the session-end procedure and update all affected project notes, Current State.md, Session Handoff.md, and Knowledge-Vault Projects Index.md.
If it already reached it's context length do this one
The previous Hermes instance reached its context limit before completing the handoff. Inspect the vault and reconstruct the current state from the existing notes, project files, commands, logs, and any unfinished changes.
Do not assume the previous task was completed. Mark anything without evidence as Unverified. First report what you can determine, what is missing, and the safest next action.