An internal agent project with a written Lighthouse doctrine and a Pilot work-order concept.
Hermes is the name Lighthouse Agentic uses for its internal conductor-agent project. This page does not claim a connection to other products with a similar name. It describes the project's design; it does not list tested model adapters, provider data flows, or controls enforced in every setup.
Hermes is designed around a written identity and principles that sit beside a chosen model. This page does not compare measured behavior across model changes.
The written doctrine describes Hermes goals and principles. The project also describes an ai-brain, meaning a structured store of knowledge. This page does not show how that material is loaded in a run or which models are supported.
Concept diagram only: it shows a written project identity, possible model choices, and a Pilot Brief work order. It does not show verified model adapters or prove that the Brief is checked on every job.
How It Works
A Pilot Brief Sets a Job's Scope
A Pilot Brief is a work order that states a job's goal, scope, and limits. This page describes Briefs as part of the Hermes and Pilot design. It does not show a signed Brief being checked in a live run.
Identity
Written Identity
The project describes a written identity and principles that sit beside a model. The page does not list tested model adapters or show how behavior compares across models.
Memory + ai-brain
Structured Knowledge
The project describes an ai-brain as structured knowledge for Hermes. The page does not show its contents, update process, or how sources are checked during a real task.
Governance
Pilot Brief Design
The design places a Pilot Brief before work and describes checks around scope. The page reports Pilot Lite as shipping for internal work and Fortress as in development. It does not show that either tier enforces every control in a live run.
North Star
Long-Term Goal: Exclusive Runtime
The design goal for Hermes is to become the exclusive runtime for Lighthouse agentic work: the single, governed conductor through which every job passes. That is where we are building toward. It is not where we are today.
Written doctrine
A Written Doctrine for the Project
The Lighthouse doctrine sets out a worldview and commitments for the Hermes project. This page describes the written document; it does not show whether or how it is loaded during real runs. The three pillars below reflect that stated doctrine.
Sovereignty
The written doctrine calls for respect for each person's choices.
Honesty
The written doctrine calls for honest limits. This page does not include an evaluation of answer accuracy or confidence.
Faith
AI is a tool; God is the source. The written doctrine places the work under that faith-led view.
The Difference
Model-native Agent vs Hermes
This comparison summarizes the project's stated design. It does not compare tested model behavior or provider data handling.
Model-native agent
A model can shape its output; the page gives no comparison test
Behavior across model changes is not measured here
Provider storage and data handling depend on the selected setup
This page does not inspect other tools' governance controls
Input and data handling depend on the selected model and provider
This page makes no claim about a provider's effect on agent values
Hermes
Hermes is designed around a written identity
The page does not list tested model adapters
The design describes memory and structured knowledge
A Pilot Brief is part of the described design
Beam explores ways to focus the context an agent reads
Written Lighthouse doctrine
Where It Stands
Honest State of the Work
Status recorded in the October 6, 2026 audit: the page reports internal use and a Pilot integration. The public page does not list tested model adapters or show what each provider receives.
Written record
Lighthouse Doctrine Document
The page describes a written document with Hermes's stated principles, worldview, and identity. It does not show how often that document is used in real runs.
Page-reported status
Pilot Integration
The page reports Lite as shipping for internal work and Fortress as in development. Pilot's explainer does not include a test record for each control.
Goal
Exclusive Runtime
The design goal is for Hermes to become the singular runtime for all Lighthouse agentic work. We are building toward that. We are not there yet.
Doctrine document: written
Pilot integration: reported active
Exclusive runtime: design goal
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Steady Light in the Dark
A written identity is part of the Hermes design.
The project describes an internal conductor-agent design. Its current enforcement scope is not shown here.