docs: add hermes setup guide

WORKING-CONTEXT.md

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 - 2026-04-05: Selectively salvaged `skills/frontend-design` from the Hermes branch as a self-contained ECC-native skill, mirrored it into `.agents`, wired it into `framework-language`, and re-synced the catalog to `180` skills after validation. The branch itself remains reference-only until every remaining unique file is either ported intentionally or rejected.
 - 2026-04-05: Selectively salvaged the `hookify` command bundle plus the supporting `conversation-analyzer` agent from the Hermes branch. `hookify-rules` already existed as the canonical skill; this pass restores the user-facing command surfaces (`/hookify`, `/hookify-help`, `/hookify-list`, `/hookify-configure`) without pulling in any external runtime or branch-wide regressions. Catalog truth is now `40` agents, `77` commands, and `180` skills.
 - 2026-04-05: Selectively salvaged the self-contained review/development bundle from the Hermes branch: `review-pr`, `feature-dev`, and the supporting analyzer/architecture agents (`code-architect`, `code-explorer`, `code-simplifier`, `comment-analyzer`, `pr-test-analyzer`, `silent-failure-hunter`, `type-design-analyzer`). This adds ECC-native command surfaces around PR review and feature planning without merging the branch's broader regressions. Catalog truth is now `47` agents, `79` commands, and `180` skills.
+- 2026-04-05: Ported `docs/HERMES-SETUP.md` from the Hermes branch as a sanitized operator-topology document for the migration lane. This is docs-only support for `#1051`, not a runtime change and not a sign that the Hermes branch itself is mergeable.

docs/HERMES-SETUP.md

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+# Hermes x ECC Setup
+
+Hermes is the operator shell. ECC is the reusable system behind it.
+
+This guide is the public, sanitized version of the Hermes stack used to run content, outreach, research, sales ops, finance checks, and engineering workflows from one terminal-native surface.
+
+## What Ships Publicly
+
+- ECC skills, agents, commands, hooks, and MCP configs from this repo
+- Hermes-generated workflow skills that are stable enough to reuse
+- a documented operator topology for chat, crons, workspace memory, and distribution flows
+- launch collateral for sharing the stack publicly
+
+This guide does not include private secrets, live tokens, personal data, or a raw `~/.hermes` export.
+
+## Architecture
+
+Use Hermes as the front door and ECC as the reusable workflow substrate.
+
+```text
+Telegram / CLI / TUI
+        ↓
+      Hermes
+        ↓
+ ECC skills + hooks + MCPs + generated workflow packs
+        ↓
+ Google Drive / GitHub / browser automation / research APIs / media tools / finance tools
+```
+
+## Public Workspace Map
+
+Use this as the minimal surface to reproduce the setup without leaking private state.
+
+- `~/.hermes/config.yaml`
+  - model routing
+  - MCP server registration
+  - plugin loading
+- `~/.hermes/skills/ecc-imports/`
+  - ECC skills copied in for Hermes-native use
+- `skills/hermes-generated/`
+  - operator patterns distilled from repeated Hermes sessions
+- `~/.hermes/plugins/`
+  - bridge plugins for hooks, reminders, and workflow-specific tool glue
+- `~/.hermes/cron/jobs.json`
+  - scheduled automation runs with explicit prompts and channels
+- `~/.hermes/workspace/`
+  - business, ops, health, content, and memory artifacts
+
+## Recommended Capability Stack
+
+### Core
+
+- Hermes for chat, cron, orchestration, and workspace state
+- ECC for skills, rules, prompts, and cross-harness conventions
+- GitHub + Context7 + Exa + Firecrawl + Playwright as the baseline MCP layer
+
+### Content
+
+- FFmpeg for local edit and assembly
+- Remotion for programmable clips
+- fal.ai for image/video generation
+- ElevenLabs for voice, cleanup, and audio packaging
+- CapCut or VectCutAPI for final social-native polish
+
+### Business Ops
+
+- Google Drive as the system of record for docs, sheets, decks, and research dumps
+- Stripe for revenue and payment operations
+- GitHub for engineering execution
+- Telegram and iMessage-style channels for urgent nudges and approvals
+
+## What Still Requires Local Auth
+
+These stay local and should be configured per operator:
+
+- Google OAuth token for Drive / Docs / Sheets / Slides
+- X / LinkedIn / outbound distribution credentials
+- Stripe keys
+- browser automation credentials and stealth/proxy settings
+- any CRM or project system credentials such as Linear or Apollo
+- Apple Health export or ingest path if health automations are enabled
+
+## Suggested Bring-Up Order
+
+1. Install ECC and verify the baseline harness setup.
+2. Install Hermes and point it at ECC-imported skills.
+3. Register the MCP servers you actually use every day.
+4. Authenticate Google Drive first, then GitHub, then distribution channels.
+5. Start with a small cron surface: readiness check, content accountability, inbox triage, revenue monitor.
+6. Only then add heavier personal workflows like health, relationship graphing, or outbound sequencing.
+
+## Why Hermes x ECC
+
+This stack is useful when you want:
+
+- one terminal-native place to run business and engineering operations
+- reusable skills instead of one-off prompts
+- automation that can nudge, audit, and escalate
+- a public repo that shows the system shape without exposing your private operator state
+
+## Public Preview Scope
+
+ECC 2.0 preview documents the Hermes surface and ships launch collateral now.
+
+The remaining private pieces can be layered later:
+
+- additional sanitized templates
+- richer public examples
+- more generated workflow packs
+- tighter CRM and Google Workspace integrations