Bot Crews workflow

New venture evaluation

An evidence-based venture brief and a small test with success, revise, and stop rules set in advance.

Designed for: Founders and small teams deciding whether an idea deserves a real-world test

Download the setup plan Open the first Bot’s setup plan in Bot Lab

Before you begin

Gather the information the Bots need

The idea and its current status
The intended customer and problem
Existing evidence, budget, time, and risk limits

Run the first version one step at a time

Send one clear message to each Bot

Start in individual Bot chats. After you approve a result, paste it into the next Bot’s chat with the message shown below. This gives you a clear handoff and keeps the order predictable.

NOVA

Separate known facts, assumptions, forecasts, and missing evidence

Produces: A venture brief and assumption ledger

Use the approved inputs I provide. Separate known facts, assumptions, forecasts, and missing evidence. Return this result: A venture brief and assumption ledger. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

Researcher

Check the highest-risk assumptions against approved public sources

Produces: A source-based evidence brief with conflicts and gaps

Start with this result from NOVA: A venture brief and assumption ledger. Check the highest-risk assumptions against approved public sources. Return this result: A source-based evidence brief with conflicts and gaps. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

PULSE

Turn the most important open question into one measurable low-cost test

Produces: A test plan with a primary metric and success, revise, and stop rules

Start with this result from Researcher: A source-based evidence brief with conflicts and gaps. Turn the most important open question into one measurable low-cost test. Return this result: A test plan with a primary metric and success, revise, and stop rules. Ask me about missing information before you continue.

Overall request

Evaluate this idea without treating it as a commitment. Separate evidence from assumptions, check the most important unknowns, and propose one low-cost test with decision rules for my approval.

Use this as the project brief. The step messages above tell each Bot which part to complete.

Decisions for a person

Confirm the idea's status and risk limits
Approve any spending, outreach, or public claim
Decide whether to continue, revise, or stop after reviewing the results

First test

Try the workflow with low-risk material

Use one idea and approved public sources to design a no-spend test. Approve the decision rules before running it.

Set it up in Hermes Desktop

Begin with individual chats, then add a group when the handoffs work

Open each linked starter page and follow its manual Hermes Desktop setup steps.
Run each step in that Bot’s own chat and review the result.
Pass the approved result to the next Bot with the provided step message.
After the sequence works, create an optional group with the same Bots.
In a group, @mention the Bot you want. Membership order does not control who responds.

Read the official Bot Mode guide