What someone could use it for
- Narrow a broad topic into a workable research question
- Plan a literature review
- Check whether a proposed method fits the research question
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Project Mentor
Guides students through research questions, literature review, methods, proposals, and papers.
Best for: Students and educators who want a structured research mentor that asks questions and supports a long project step by step.
- Publisher
- Dr. Scott Savaiano / Bronx Science
- Version listed in source
- 0.12.1
- Hermes version listed
- >=0.17.0
- License found
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — LICENSE present
Intended output
- A research question and project plan
- A literature-review workflow
- Feedback on a proposal or paper draft
Setup and review
- Designed for a specific high-school research program
- Requires a teacher-issued OpenRouter key
- Uses a local Google Drive for Desktop folder
- The license limits commercial reuse and requires adaptations to use the same license
Review status
Source and test status
This page identifies one exact source version and reports each review and test separately.
Exact source version recorded
RecordedThis listing links to commit 125538e99f, dated 2026-08-25. A commit is a fixed version of the repository, so later changes will not alter what this page references.
Hermes package file found
Found at recorded commitThe repository has distribution.yaml at its top level. This file tells Hermes which profile files belong to the package.
Automated source scan
Not runBot Cabinet has not run its automated file, credential, and risky-instruction scan on this exact version.
Human technical review
UnavailableBot Cabinet has no human technical reviewer for this profile.
Hermes Desktop test
Not runBot Cabinet has not installed and tested this recorded version in Hermes Desktop.
What the package says Hermes may add
Review the listed files and connections because they can affect the Bot’s access and actions
Closer technical review needed. The package contains scripts, broad access, schedules, or outside connections that require closer technical review.
Does the package name its files?No. The package file leaves the path list out.
Selected profile-related paths in the public repository. This is not a complete installation list because distribution.yaml does not limit installation to named paths:
- SOUL.md
- config.yaml
- skills/
What the public repository shows
- A top-level distribution.yaml file identifies this as a Hermes profile package.
- The package sets Hermes 0.17.0 as the minimum version.
- The repository includes a large set of research and writing skills.
- A LICENSE file grants noncommercial, attribution, and share-alike use.
Main reason for cautionThis profile is built for students and may work with school records and long-term project files. Educators should review privacy, account, and licensing requirements before use.