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shoko ecfd0b1160 feat: Initial commit - Hermes Detective Agency concept

- 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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Research: Image Generation APIs

Date: 2026-04-19
Purpose: Find affordable/free image generation for hackathon project

Pollinations AI (Recommended ✅)

Why: Free tier, OpenAI-compatible, multiple models, simple API

Quick Start

# No auth needed for basic
curl "https://gen.pollinations.ai/image/a%20cat%20in%20space"

# With auth
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" ...

Models Available

Model	Type	Notes
`flux`	Default	Good quality
`zimage`	Default	Alternative
`wan-image`	Quality	Higher quality option
`qwen-image`	Quality	Alibaba model
`gptimage`	Quality	GPT-based
`seedream5`	Style	Special styles
`kontext`	Edit	Image editing

Pricing

Free tier: Weekly pollen credits (tier-based)
Paid: $1 ≈ 1 Pollen
Free API: Limited but usable
Rate limits: Anonymous = limited, Seed/Flower = more

API Details

Base URL: https://gen.pollinations.ai
Image endpoint: GET /image/{prompt}
OpenAI-compatible: POST /v1/images/generations
No setup: Just curl it

Strengths

✅ 100% Open Source
✅ Free tier available
✅ Multiple model options
✅ Simple API (no complex setup)
✅ OpenAI-compatible SDK

Weaknesses

⚠️ Quality may not match DALL-E/Midjourney
⚠️ Free tier has rate limits
⚠️ Infrastructure may vary in reliability

Other Options Considered

Provider	Free Tier	Quality	Notes
Midjourney	❌ No	High	Expensive
Stable Diffusion	Local only	High	Needs GPU
DALL-E 3	❌ No	High	OpenAI pricing
Ideogram	Limited	Good	API in beta
Flux (Local)	✅ Free	High	Self-hosted, needs GPU

Recommendation

Primary: Pollinations AI (free tier + simplicity)
Fallback: Flux if we have GPU resources

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