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Client proposal

A structured proposal draft with the problem, approach, work plan, assumptions, and approval points.

Designed for: Consultants, agencies, and small firms preparing a proposal from discovery notes

Full workflow and setup details
Before you begin

Gather the information the Bot needs

  • Discovery notes
  • Approved services and prices
  • Client requirements and proposal format
Operating guide

Know when to run it and who leads

Lead Bot
Client Deliverables
Typical first run
15–30 minutes for a first manual run
When to run it
When a person supplies the approved brief and starts the workflow

Use this workflow when you need a structured proposal draft with the problem, approach, work plan, assumptions, and approval points.

Access for the first run
  • The approved inputs listed on this page
  • Only the files, sources, and services required for this run
  • No sending, publishing, spending, or live-system changes without approval
Run the first version one step at a time

Give one Bot the complete job

Use one Bot for the first run. Add a specialist only when the job becomes complicated enough to need a separate role, different access, or independent review.

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Client Deliverables

Organize the stated needs, build the proposed work plan, and draft the proposal in the approved format

Produces: A client-facing proposal draft with assumptions, prices, promises, and open questions marked
Use the approved inputs I provide. Organize the stated needs, build the proposed work plan, and draft the proposal in the approved format. Return this result: A client-facing proposal draft with assumptions, prices, promises, and open questions marked. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

Overall request

Draft a proposal from these approved discovery notes. Use the supplied scope, prices, and format. Mark every promise, price, date, and assumption for my approval.

Use this as the complete first-run request.

Decisions for a person

  • Approve scope and exclusions
  • Approve prices, dates, and promises
  • Deliver the proposal
First test

Try the workflow with low-risk material

Draft a proposal from a fictional or closed project and verify every price and commitment against the source notes.

Check the result

Check the result against your original material. You make the decisions listed below. Draft a proposal from a fictional or closed project and verify every price and commitment against the source notes.

If the workflow stalls

If the result is incomplete, mark the missing information and ask the same Bot to correct it. Add another Bot only when a genuinely separate role or independent check would help.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Begin with one Bot and one manual run

  1. Open the linked starter page, download its .tar.gz profile, and import it from the Profiles screen in Hermes Desktop.
  2. Review the profile’s SOUL.md, Bot Passport, and requested access.
  3. Run the complete request in that Bot’s chat with low-risk material and review the result.
  4. Add a schedule, outside connection, or optional specialist only after the manual version works.
Read the official Bot Mode guide