Bane

Surface every weakness in a plan, system, or argument.

What This Skill Does

Bane curses targets, making them worse at everything they try. The real-world version is systematic weakness analysis: finding every crack, bad assumption, and failure mode in a plan, architecture, or argument. Unlike Vicious Mockery (which delivers the critique sharply), Bane is comprehensive and methodical — it maps the full attack surface. In this grimoire, Bane is treated as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now delivery profile. Canonical reference input: Bane (spell).

When To Use

• You need a thorough weakness analysis before committing to a plan, architecture, or strategy.
• Something feels fragile and you want to know exactly where it will break.
• You want a pre-mortem focused specifically on vulnerabilities rather than general risks.

Prerequisites

• No extra runtime dependencies beyond Hermes Agent and the normal toolset for this session.

Procedure