Hermes Route

Purpose

• Route a task before execution instead of discovering complexity halfway through.
• Decide whether the task is lightweight, standard, or deep-investigation work.
• Decide whether memory, docs, code search, or external research should be loaded first.
• Decide whether the work should stay serial or be decomposed into independent streams.
• Decide whether the task needs a short answer, a coded implementation, or a formal review.

Activation Signals

• Use this skill when the request is ambiguous and execution strategy matters.
• Use this skill when a task mixes coding, research, design, and review concerns.
• Use this skill when the user asks for the "best approach" before doing work.
• Use this skill when a repository is large and the wrong first step would waste time.
• Use this skill when a request includes pasted code, logs, stack traces, or multiple objectives.
• Use this skill when deciding whether model depth should be lightweight, balanced, or deep.
• Use this skill before spawning subagents if subagent use is permitted in the environment.