Every skill in the repo MUST have a version: field in its YAML frontmatter.
Before pushing, always check and bump the version:
Change type
Bump
Example
Fixes, clarifications, pitfall additions
patch
1.0.0 → 1.0.1
New features, new sections, new references
minor
1.0.0 → 1.1.0
Rewrites, major restructuring
major
1.0.0 → 2.0.0
Workflow
Push Updated Skills
# 1. Clone (or pull if already cloned)cd /tmp && git clone http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/hermes-skills.git
# Or: cd /tmp/hermes-skills && git pull origin main# 2. Copy updated skill files from the active profile
cp ~/.hermes/profiles/general/skills/<category>/<skill-name>/SKILL.md /tmp/hermes-skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
# 3. Bump the version in the copied SKILL.md frontmatter# Edit /tmp/hermes-skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md and increment version:# - patch: fixes, clarifications, pitfall additions# - minor: new features, new sections, new references# - major: rewrites, major restructuring# 4. Commit with version in messagecd /tmp/hermes-skills
git add <skill-name>/SKILL.md
git commit -m "<skill-name>: v<new-version> — <brief description>"# 5. Push with token
git remote set-url origin http://2c6cacb89b8124a98a52206fdbee51cefcd46844@10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/hermes-skills.git
git push origin main
Add a New Skill to the Repo
cd /tmp/hermes-skills
mkdir <skill-name>
cp ~/.hermes/profiles/general/skills/<category>/<skill-name>/SKILL.md <skill-name>/SKILL.md
# Verify the SKILL.md has a version: field in its frontmatter.# New skills should start at 1.0.0.
git add <skill-name>/
git commit -m "Add <skill-name> v1.0.0"
git push origin main
Pitfalls
Token in URL is required for push. The repo is public-read but write-protected. Always set the remote URL with the token before pushing: git remote set-url origin http://TOKEN@10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/hermes-skills.git
Git identity must be set. The clone in /tmp won't have user.email/user.name configured. Set them before committing: git config user.email "n8n@hermes-main.local" && git config user.name "Hermes Agent"
Skill directory names in the repo are flat — e.g. ask-claude/SKILL.md, not autonomous-ai-agents/ask-claude/SKILL.md. The category hierarchy exists in ~/.hermes/profiles/general/skills/ but the Gitea repo uses flat skill names.
Clone is disposable./tmp/hermes-skills is a working copy. Don't store anything there you need to keep. Re-clone if the directory is missing or stale.
No credential helper needed. The token-in-URL pattern works for one-shot pushes. Don't store the token in git config or credential files.