Long Document Reading

This is a Hermes-native long-document-reading workflow skill.

Why This Exists

long-document-reading exists because a 300-page PDF is about 500,000 characters and Hermes' read_file returns 100,000 per call with no page numbers, re-converting the whole file each time; five unanchored reads then sit in the conversation until the ratio-based compressor summarizes them without a page number, so without a ledger the session either truncates, loses the early ranges to compaction, or claims a summary of pages it never read.

Do Not Use When

• The document is a research paper and the user wants it explained by level; use paper-learning.
• The request asks to convert, export, split into a new file, compare two PDFs, or extract tables into CSV; use materials-package.
• The input is an image, screenshot, receipt, audio, or video rather than a document; use media-input-operator.
• The user is still looking for the document or its download link; use source-finder.
• The document fits one read (under about 60 pages of prose); read it directly and answer.

Examples

Good example: