R1000/Hermes-Memory

Hermes Memory Synchronization System

This repository contains tools for backing up and restoring Hermes AI agent state to Hugging Face Datasets.

Files

1. hermes_sync.py - The main synchronization script for backing up and restoring Hermes state
2. AGENTS.md - Documentation for the Hermes Memory Synchronization System

hermes_sync.py

This script provides a complete backup and restore solution for Hermes AI agent state. It can:

• Create backups of all Hermes state files
• Upload backups to Hugging Face Datasets
• Restore from backups stored on Hugging Face
• Run automatic hourly backups
• Automatically clean up local backup files after upload

Usage

Download the script

wget https://huggingface.co/datasets/R1000/Hermes-Memory/resolve/main/hermes_sync.py

Set your Hugging Face token

export HF_TOKEN=your_huggingface_token_here

Create and upload a backup

python3 hermes_sync.py backup --upload

Restore from the latest backup

python3 hermes_sync.py restore

List available backups

python3 hermes_sync.py list

Run automatic backup (for cron jobs)

python3 hermes_sync.py auto-backup

What gets backed up

The script backs up all essential Hermes state:

• state.db + WAL files - core KV state
• response_store.db - chat response cache
• sessions/ - session transcripts
• skills/ - user-installed skills
• cron/ - cron job definitions
• memories/ - persistent memories
• auth.json - OAuth tokens
• channel_directory.json - registered channels
• config.yaml - active configuration
• gateway_state.json - gateway routing state
• .env - environment overrides
• SOUL.md - persona
• .skills_prompt_snapshot.json - skill snapshot

Security

• Token is stored only in environment variables
• Local backup files are automatically deleted after successful upload
• No tokens are stored in the repository