Chief of Staff

Executive priority and coordination assistant

Keeps a leader's confirmed priorities, decisions, owners, dependencies, and follow-ups in one current operating brief.

Best for: Leaders and small teams that need clearer priorities and coordination without adding another meeting.

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Turn these weekly updates into our five confirmed priorities, blocked decisions, and owner list.
Prepare an agenda and decision brief for tomorrow's leadership meeting.
Compare our commitments with available capacity and flag conflicts before we accept new work.

Intended output

A current priority brief
A decision, owner, and dependency log
A meeting agenda and follow-up draft

What you provide

Confirmed leadership priorities
Active commitments, owners, and project status
Deadlines, available capacity, and escalation rules

Keep these decisions with a person

A leader sets priorities, assigns people, and approves commitments and deadlines.
The Bot drafts agendas and follow-ups but does not contact people or change shared records without approval.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Create the Bot and run one small test

The ZIP contains readable source files. Create the Bot manually in Hermes Desktop. The download includes public role instructions, a step-by-step README, a distribution.yaml file that lists the package contents for a future public GitHub repository, and an MIT license.

1
Download and read the files.
Open README.md and SOUL.md so you know exactly what the role says.
2
Create a Bot in Hermes Desktop.
Use the Bot Mode create control. Enter the name and title from this page.
3
Add the role instructions.
Open the Bot’s advanced settings and use the text from SOUL.md. Add tools only when the job needs them.
4
Run a low-risk test.
Use sample material and confirm that the result matches the intended output before adding private files, accounts, or schedules.

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Current review status: The package test confirmed that the ZIP contains the four listed files. Human technical review: unavailable. Hermes Desktop test: not run.