https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/tags/obsidian/Recent content in Obsidian on Derek's GuidesHugoenSat, 13 Jun 2026 13:38:27 -0500https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-skills-memory-context/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://guides.derekleeds.cloud/docs/hermes/hermes-skills-memory-context/<p>Hermes has several ways to remember things. They are not interchangeable. Putting the right information in the right layer is what keeps an agent useful instead of turning it into a haunted clipboard.</p> <h2 id="the-layers">The Layers</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Layer</th> <th>Use it for</th> <th>Do not use it for</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Current context</strong></td> <td>The active task and immediate conversation</td> <td>Durable knowledge</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Session search</strong></td> <td>Finding what happened in prior chats</td> <td>Source-of-truth documentation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Memory</strong></td> <td>Stable preferences and environment facts</td> <td>Task logs, secrets, temporary state</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Skills</strong></td> <td>Repeatable procedures and workflows</td> <td>One-off project status</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Obsidian</strong></td> <td>Plans, runbooks, incidents, architecture notes</td> <td>Code or manifests</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Git</strong></td> <td>Code, manifests, config, published docs</td> <td>Private scratch notes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The mistake is treating all of these as &ldquo;memory.&rdquo; They are different systems with different jobs.</p>