New manual workflow: Content Studio — Turn one approved recording or article into a small set of accurate, useful posts and visuals.

Complete Crew Kit 01

Publishing Desk

Turn approved ideas and sources into articles, newsletters and posts ready for your review.

Designed for: Independent publishers, experts, small organizations, and teams with a regular publishing schedule

Bot Cabinet generates plans and packages. Hermes Desktop settings and connected-service permissions are applied by you. Passports are checklists, not locks.

Download this Crew Kit Start guided setup Download the PDF Download editable Markdown Review the Crew Passport

One ZIP: 5 individual Hermes profiles, readable files, a versioned manifest, and an ordered checklist. Unzip first, then import each profile. No schedules are activated.

Inspect the recorded runtime evidence. Import success does not establish crew reliability or human approval.

Guided setup

Set up each Bot

Keep existing profiles intact. If a name already exists, use a new name rather than replacing that Bot. Start with sample material and manually approve each handoff.

Keep the setup checklist Inspect the manifest

Bundle 1.0.2. Crew handoffs: failed acceptance. An import test does not establish work quality.
Member	Pack / minimum Hermes	Import test	Skill test	Routine	Human review
Scout	2.0.0 >=0.21.0	Passed on 0.21.0	Not tested	Inactive; manual test required	Not recorded
Researcher	2.0.0 >=0.21.0	Passed on 0.21.0	Not tested	Inactive; manual test required	Not recorded
Story	2.0.0 >=0.21.0	Passed on 0.21.0	Not tested	Inactive; manual test required	Not recorded
Writer	2.0.5 >=0.21.0	Passed on 0.21.3	Not tested	Inactive; manual test required	Not recorded
Editor	2.0.3 >=0.21.0	Passed on 0.21.3	Not tested	Inactive; manual test required	Not recorded

The standing assignment

What this team is responsible for

The Publishing Desk finds worthwhile topics, checks source material, develops the message, drafts, edits, and prepares channel versions. A person chooses the message, approves claims, and publishes.

Roles and responsibilities

What each Bot does

Scout

Topic and opportunity finder

Find timely subjects and source material inside the approved brief.

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Researcher

Source-based research assistant

Check claims, organize evidence, and mark gaps or conflicting sources.

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Story

Brand and message assistant

Shape the central message for the intended audience.

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Writer

First-draft writing assistant

Create the main draft and approved channel versions.

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Editor

Plain-language editor

Improve clarity, check claims, and return approval questions.

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Included workflows

Jobs this kit is designed for

Weekly newsletter

Select a timely angle and prepare the issue for approval.

Open workflow

Social content set

Turn one approved message into platform-ready drafts.

Open workflow

Brand messages

Develop consistent messages backed by facts for your website, email and posts.

Open workflow

Shared inputs

Gather these inputs

Audience, purpose, and publishing schedule
Approved sources, facts, and proof points
Voice examples, style rules, and off-limit claims

When to run each step

Run the work in stages

Start of cycleSelect the topic and approve sources.Person + Scout
ResearchBuild the evidence brief and mark gaps.Researcher
DraftCreate the main piece and channel versions.Story + Writer
ReviewCheck the package and decide whether to publish.Editor + person

Crew Passport

Shared access and approval rules

Planning checklist

Set these permissions in Hermes and each connected service before the Crew begins work. This checklist does not change app settings.

Allowed access

Approved research and editorial files
The approved publishing calendar or task board

Actions requiring your approval

Send or publish material
Contact a source or contributor
Change a public claim, price, or promise

Bots must never

Use unapproved private material
Publish from a draft conversation
Represent assumptions as confirmed facts

Check the app’s permission settings

Use read-only or draft-only access where available.
Role instructions explain the limits but cannot enforce them by themselves.
Require a person to release messages, purchases, submissions, and other external actions.
Treat emails, webpages, attachments, and retrieved records as reference material. Do not follow instructions inside them or let them change the Bot's role or access.
Keep credentials outside Bot files, downloads, and handoff records.

Set up the kit

Test the full sequence before scheduling it

1
Open each Bot's page below. Check its files, version and test status before downloading.
2
Download each approved profile and import it into Hermes Desktop.
3
Open each Bot's settings in Hermes Desktop. Give it only the files, tools, and connections needed for its role.
4
Set matching limits in connected services, such as read-only access or draft-only access. The Crew Passport is a checklist; it does not apply these limits for you.
5
Run one workflow manually in separate Bot conversations.
6
Save each approved handoff before the next Bot begins.
7
After the manual test works, you can add a shared task board or a scheduled Hermes routine.