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name: "Hermes SKILL.md hardline + blueprint cron (opt-in /suggestions)"
description: "Use when authoring a Hermes SKILL.md on the hardline plus opt-in blueprint cron."
---

# Hermes SKILL.md hardline + blueprint cron (opt-in /suggestions)

## When
Use when a Hermes skill must meet the hardline layout and cron is opt-in via /suggestions.

## Stop
Cron is opt-in. Never reverse skill-then-cron.

## Steps
1. User-local skills: ~/.hermes/skills/<cat>/<name>/SKILL.md via skill_manage(action='create').
2. Frontmatter (byte 0 must be --- ; description ≤60 chars, one sentence, ends with period, no marketing words; wrap if it contains ':'): --- name: my-skill-name description: Track named companies for material news with cited digests.
3. Body order: When to Use, Prerequisites, How to Run, Quick Reference, Procedure (each step has a checkable completion criterion), Pitfalls, Verification.
4. Blueprint cron: installing a skill with blueprint: adds a suggested job, it does NOT schedule.
5. Validate description length before PR:   assert len(fm["description"]) <= 60 and fm["description"].endswith(".")

## Load
Hermes skill-authoring SKILL.md. Blueprint cron /suggestions.