System Message Construction
Domain: Agent Architecture
Motivation
Hermes builds the system message by combining the base prompt, personality, environment hints, and tool list into one coherent instruction set.
Concrete Example
The final system message reads: You are Hermes, a helpful agent. Host: Linux. Tools: terminal, read_file, write_file. Be concise and friendly.
Analogy
Like a job description that combines role, rules, and tools into one document.