docs: document OrcaRouter as a named hermes provider for wiki and skillify workers - #345
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe documentation describes how to route Hermes skill calls and wiki summaries through OrcaRouter. It covers provider and model settings, configuration registration, API key setup, OpenAI-compatible access, and gateway security screening. ChangesOrcaRouter Hermes documentation
Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The documentation enables workers to use OrcaRouter but can mislead operators about security enforcement and may point them to a provider configuration that the worker does not load. This could route prompts and tool activity without the expected default-deny controls or fail to select OrcaRouter, so the setup instructions need correction or explicit owner acceptance before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@docs/SKILLIFY.md`:
- Line 128: Qualify the default-deny security claim in the OrcaRouter guidance
at docs/SKILLIFY.md:128-128 and docs/SUMMARIES.md:51-51, since OrcaRouter
defaults to audit mode. Either document the required firewall-policy activation
and firewall-gateway API-key attachment steps in both locations, or revise the
wording so default-deny is not presented as automatic.
- Around line 121-126: Update the Hermes invocation in gate-runner.ts to stop
using --ignore-user-config when named providers depend on the documented user
configuration, or supply a supported explicit endpoint instead. Also revise the
SKILLIFY documentation near the providers.orcarouter example so default-deny is
only claimed when an enforcing OrcaRouter policy is selected, rather than
relying on the default audit posture.
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| ```yaml | ||
| providers: | ||
| orcarouter: | ||
| base_url: https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1 | ||
| key_env: ORCAROUTER_API_KEY | ||
| ``` |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- applicable repository knowledge files ---'
find /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/activeloopai-hivemind-ef2563cd -maxdepth 2 -type f \
\( -path '*/conventions/*' -o -path '*/learnings/*' -o -path '*/architecture/*' \) -print
printf '%s\n' '--- knowledge headers ---'
head -5 /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/activeloopai-hivemind-ef2563cd/*/*.md 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- documentation hunk ---'
sed -n '105,135p' docs/SKILLIFY.md
printf '%s\n' '--- gate-runner outline ---'
ast-grep outline src/skillify/gate-runner.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- Hermes-related source lines ---'
rg -n -C 8 -- '--ignore-user-config|HIVEMIND_HERMES_PROVIDER|hermes|provider|base_url|key_env' src/skillify/gate-runner.ts docs/SKILLIFY.mdRepository: activeloopai/hivemind
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🌐 Web query:
Hermes agent CLI --ignore-user-config config.yaml --provider named provider documentation
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To use the Hermes Agent CLI with the --ignore-user-config flag and a specific provider, you can use the following command structure: hermes chat --ignore-user-config --provider <provider_name> The --ignore-user-config flag instructs Hermes to skip loading the user configuration file located at ~/.hermes/config.yaml [1][2]. Instead, it will fall back to built-in default settings, though credentials stored in your.env file will still be loaded [1][3][2]. This flag is particularly useful for isolated CI runs, reproduction of issues, or third-party integrations [3]. Regarding providers: 1. Provider Selection: The --provider flag allows you to explicitly choose which provider to use for the session [4][5]. Common providers include nous, openrouter, and others configured via your setup [4][6]. 2. Provider Setup: The --provider flag accepts the provider ID [5]. To view or add available providers and their respective models, use the command hermes model, which launches an interactive setup wizard [7][6]. 3. Precedence: Provider resolution typically follows this priority: explicit CLI/runtime requests, then config.yaml settings, then environment variables, and finally provider-specific defaults [8]. Using the --provider flag on the command line will override settings in your config files [8]. If you need to bypass additional behavioral rules (such as AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, or.cursorrules auto-injection), you can also add the --ignore-rules flag [1][3]. Combining --ignore-user-config and --ignore-rules provides a fully isolated environment [3].
Citations:
- 1: GitHub pull request 14277 in NousResearch/hermes-agent (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 2: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/5af4b73f87bde8f4621e1dc0f0e8a07df0d60a07/cli.py
- 3: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/72ff3e90/hermes_cli/_parser.py
- 4: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/cli
- 5: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/adding-providers
- 6: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/integrations/providers
- 7: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/reference/cli-commands
- 8: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/developer-guide/provider-runtime
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OrcaRouter default deny policy audit verdict tool calls documentation
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In OrcaRouter, the default deny policy and tool call audit verdicts are managed through the Agent Firewall, which evaluates every tool call and Model Context Protocol (MCP) invocation before execution [1][2]. Policy and Default Verdicts A firewall policy is an ordered list of rules [1]. The engine processes these rules in priority order (first match wins); if no rules match a specific tool call, the system falls back to the policy's default_verdict [1][3]. The default_verdict can be configured as one of the following [1]: - allow: The tool call is permitted and logged. - audit: The tool call is permitted and recorded for review (this is the standard system default) [1]. - deny: The tool call is blocked, returning an HTTP 400 firewall_blocked error for inbound requests or a tool error for MCP [1]. - sanitize: Redacts matched substrings from tool arguments before forwarding [1]. - pending_approval: Holds the call for human approval, returning an HTTP 400 firewall_approval_pending [1]. - cap_cost: Permits the call until a per-rule spending cap is reached [1]. Autonomy Levels and Pre-configured Postures OrcaRouter provides predefined autonomy levels that adjust these firewall settings automatically [1][4]: - tight: Uses a default-deny posture and blocks destructive tools (e.g., shell/exec) and SSRF-prone tools (e.g., http_fetch) [1][5]. - balanced: Uses a default-audit posture (default_verdict set to audit) while still denying the most destructive class of shell commands. This is the recommended starting configuration [1][5][4]. - permissive: No enforcement is applied, though activity is still observed [1][5]. Audit and Enforcement Every decision, including matches, verdicts, and approvals, is logged in the audit trail [4][6]. Users can monitor events via the Firewall → Events log in the console, which tracks every tool-call verdict [5][6]. For testing purposes, policies can also run in shadow_mode, where the firewall logs what would have happened without actually blocking the calls [1][6].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/firewall/overview
- 2: https://www.orcarouter.ai/solutions/agent-firewall
- 3: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/concepts/enforcement-modes
- 4: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/concepts/securing-ai-agents
- 5: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/firewall/firewall-plus-guardrails
- 6: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/recipes/multi-tenant
Make the Hermes OrcaRouter setup match the runtime.
src/skillify/gate-runner.tspasses--ignore-user-config, so Hermes skips~/.hermes/config.yaml. The documentedproviders.orcarouterentry is therefore unavailable. Remove this flag for named providers or use a supported explicit endpoint configuration.docs/SKILLIFY.md:128must not claim default-deny enforcement without selecting an enforcing OrcaRouter policy. OrcaRouter defaults toaudit; default-deny requires the appropriate policy posture.
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In `@docs/SKILLIFY.md` around lines 121 - 126, Update the Hermes invocation in
gate-runner.ts to stop using --ignore-user-config when named providers depend on
the documented user configuration, or supply a supported explicit endpoint
instead. Also revise the SKILLIFY documentation near the providers.orcarouter
example so default-deny is only claimed when an enforcing OrcaRouter policy is
selected, rather than relying on the default audit posture.
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| OrcaRouter is an OpenAI-compatible gateway, so hermes talks to it like any other custom endpoint; set `ORCAROUTER_API_KEY` in the environment and the worker inherits it. It also runs gateway-level, zero-trust security for AI agents on the same endpoint — screening every prompt/response and governing every tool call on a default-deny basis, with no application code changes. |
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OrcaRouter firewall documentation audit default verdict policy attachment API key workspace
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The OrcaRouter agent firewall is a workspace-scoped policy that evaluates every tool call and MCP invocation before execution [1][2]. It operates as an action-layer plane, governing which tools, servers, and hosts an agent may access [1][3]. Policy Structure and Default Verdict A firewall policy is a named, workspace-scoped entity [1]. Each policy includes a default_verdict, which determines the action taken when no specific rule matches a tool call [1]. The available options for the default_verdict are allow, audit, or deny; the system default is audit [1][3]. Policies can also be configured with a shadow_mode flag, which logs enforced verdicts as if they were executed without actually blocking the action [1][4]. Attachment to Keys Firewall policies are attached to API keys via the firewall_policy_id field, which is configured within the OrcaRouter console [1][5]. When a firewall policy is attached to an API key: - If the attached policy is enabled, it evaluates all tool calls made by that key [5][4]. - If the attached policy is disabled, the key falls back to the workspace's default firewall policy rather than disabling enforcement entirely [5][4]. - To use the firewall features, the API key must be a firewall-gateway-scoped key (is_firewall_gateway = true) [1]. Workspaces and Autonomy Levels Firewall policies are managed at the workspace level [1][6]. To simplify configuration, users can apply autonomy levels (such as tight, balanced, or permissive) in the Firewall Posture settings [3][4][6]. These levels automatically configure the firewall and guardrails, with balanced being the recommended starting posture as it defaults to audit for all calls while blocking known destructive shell tools [3][6].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/firewall/overview
- 2: https://www.orcarouter.ai/solutions/agent-firewall
- 3: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/firewall/firewall-plus-guardrails
- 4: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/recipes/multi-tenant
- 5: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/keys/bind-policies
- 6: https://docs.orcarouter.ai/security/concepts/securing-ai-agents
Security Misconfiguration (CWE-16)
Reachability: External · Exploitability: Moderate
Qualify the default-deny security guarantee in both guides.
OrcaRouter uses audit by default. Add the firewall-policy activation and firewall-gateway API-key attachment steps, or qualify the claim.
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docs/SKILLIFY.md#L128-L128(this comment)docs/SUMMARIES.md#L51-L51
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In `@docs/SKILLIFY.md` at line 128, Qualify the default-deny security claim in the
OrcaRouter guidance at docs/SKILLIFY.md:128-128 and docs/SUMMARIES.md:51-51,
since OrcaRouter defaults to audit mode. Either document the required
firewall-policy activation and firewall-gateway API-key attachment steps in both
locations, or revise the wording so default-deny is not presented as automatic.
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Summary
This PR documents OrcaRouter as a named provider for Hivemind's hermes-backed wiki and skillify workers, right next to the existing OpenRouter default. Hivemind already passes
--provider <HIVEMIND_HERMES_PROVIDER>to the hermes CLI for gate and summary calls, and the provider registry itself lives in hermes-agent — so the only thing missing was making OrcaRouter a first-class, by-name option. SettingHIVEMIND_HERMES_PROVIDER=orcarouter(plus a matchingHIVEMIND_HERMES_MODEL, e.g.anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5) now routes those calls through OrcaRouter's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, exactly likeopenroutertoday, and the added~/.hermes/config.yamlproviders.orcarouterblock +ORCAROUTER_API_KEYenv var is what hermes needs to resolve it.docs/SKILLIFY.md— hermes gate-call section: how to point the skillify judge/proposer at OrcaRouter.docs/SUMMARIES.md— wiki-summary configuration: same setup for the hermes summary worker.OrcaRouter is an OpenAI-compatible AI gateway built for both models and agents. Like OpenRouter, it exposes a provider/model namespace across many models — but it also combines adaptive routing, automatic failover, zero-markup inference, observability, guardrails, and agent-tool governance behind the same endpoint. Adding orcarouter as a first-class provider means this project's users can use that stack directly, without treating OrcaRouter as an anonymous custom base URL.
It also runs gateway-level, zero-trust security for AI agents on the same endpoint — screening every prompt/response and governing every tool call on a default-deny basis, with no application code changes.
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