Hermes Switchyard

Good to know before installing

The default-on adaptive llm_request sends up to 1,200 characters of the current user message to TypeSafe/OpenRouter after Hermes redact_for_egress (no history or tool output); greetings and thanks are decided locally with no call; without the Hermes redactor it sends metadata only (disable via adaptive_reasoning_effort false). Separate default-on hosted skill routing sends up to 4,000 characters of the current user turn after Hermes redact_for_egress, plus skill names, to the same provider; without the redactor it stays local (opt down to local_only); light turns (greetings, closed acknowledgements, and read-only listings) skip that hosted call by default. Model routing remains advisory. Disclosure — By default, adaptive effort sends up to 1,200 characters of the current user message, and hosted skill routing sends up to 4,000 characters plus skill names, to TypeSafe/OpenRouter Jev after Hermes redact_for_egress (greetings and light turns stay local). The jev_session_search_rerank and jev_computer_use DOM tools send query/card and public-page text using the plugin's own masking. Off unless enabled: evidence prefetch sends source files the user names under evidence_finder_root (up t

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