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- Hermes Detective Agency: Open-ended mystery investigation game
- Roles: Chief (human), Witness (Kimi), Detective (Hermes)
- 5 difficulty levels, community cases, open-ended solving
- Scoring: Alignment %, Evidence %, Time
- Features: Retry, Journal, Observe mode
- Tech: Kimi Vision + Hermes Agent + Pollinations

Changelog:
- Research phase: Kimi capabilities, Hermes agent, image APIs
- Brainstorming: 14 ideas explored
- Comparison matrix: Detective selected as winner
- Concept finalized with all design decisions
2026-04-20 00:00:30 +00:00

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Issue 001: Hermes Agent Creative Hackathon Project

Status: active
Created: 2026-04-19
Tags: hackathon, hermes-agent, creative

Summary

Participate in the Hermes Agent Creative Hackathon. 16 days, $25k in prizes across two tracks.

Tracks

Track Pool 1st 2nd 3rd
Main $15,000 $10,000 $3,500 $1,500
Kimi $5,000 $3,500 $1,000 $500

Plus $5k in Kimi Credits for winners.

Requirements

  • Submit via Discord (creative-hackathon-submissions channel)
  • Tweet demo video + writeup tagging @NousResearch
  • Kimi Track: must prove Kimi model usage (eligible for both tracks)
  • Judged on: creativity, usefulness, presentation
  • Deadline: EOD Sunday, May 3rd

Creative Domains

Video, image, audio, 3D, long-form writing, creative software, interactive media

Next Steps

  • Brainstorm 3-5 project ideas
  • Compare ideas (uniqueness, feasibility, wow factor)
  • Decide on final concept
  • Build prototype
  • Test & iterate
  • Produce submission video + writeup

Research Summary

Kimi Visual Strengths (Validated)

  • Video understanding - Unique multimodal capability
  • Visual coding - Kimi Code, Kimi Claw
  • Image + Text - Full multimodal support
  • Strong benchmarks - SWE-bench 65.8%, Tau2-Bench ~64%

Hermes Agent Capabilities

  • Function calling - Trained for reliable tool use
  • Structured output - JSON/Pydantic
  • OpenAI-compatible - Easy integration
  • Multi-turn agents - Agentic workflow execution

Potential Project Concept

Visual Agent Pipeline: Hermes Agent orchestrates workflows, Kimi K2.5 handles visual understanding (image/video analysis), creating a creative visual AI application.

Kimi Track Eligibility

To qualify for Kimi Track, must prove Kimi model usage in demo video.

Notes

Session started 2026-04-19. Working directory: /tmp/hermes-hack