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# Iris × Hermes — Implementation Reference Library
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A coder-facing reference library for building a **native Android + Desktop
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experience** for [hermes-agent](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent),
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connected through a **gateway platform plugin**.
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This folder is the single source of truth for *what to build and why*. Read it
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top-to-bottom once, then use the numbered docs as a lookup while implementing.
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> ⚠️ **READ FIRST — two hard rules**
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> 1. **`hermes-agent/` (sibling of this folder) is a read-only research
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> reference. It must NEVER be committed, pushed, or shipped.** It is
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> git-ignored at the repo root. We only *install* our plugin into a live
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> hermes install (`~/.hermes/plugins/`); we never modify hermes core.
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> 2. **ADB is installed and a device is connected** (`a5ca2a4b`, Xiaomi MIX 2S,
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> Android 10 / API 29). Use it to install/launch/debug the app on-device.
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---
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## Reading order
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| # | File | When to read |
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| 0 | [`00-overview.md`](00-overview.md) | Always first. Vision, scope, disclaimers, locked decisions. |
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| 1 | [`01-architecture.md`](01-architecture.md) | Before touching code. System shape + rationale. |
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| 2 | [`02-monorepo.md`](02-monorepo.md) | When scaffolding the repo. |
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| 3 | [`03-gateway-plugin.md`](03-gateway-plugin.md) | When building the Python plugin. |
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| 4 | [`04-wire-protocol.md`](04-wire-protocol.md) | When implementing either side of the WS. |
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| 5 | [`05-streaming.md`](05-streaming.md) | Streaming / reasoning / tools / intermediate. |
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| 6 | [`06-channels-cron-search.md`](06-channels-cron-search.md) | Channels, threads, cron delivery, search. |
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| 7 | [`07-media.md`](07-media.md) | Media upload/download + playback. |
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| 8 | [`08-push.md`](08-push.md) | Push (FCM + ntfy), outbox, sync. |
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| 9 | [`09-pairing-security.md`](09-pairing-security.md) | Pairing, auth, security model. |
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| 10 | [`10-android-app.md`](10-android-app.md) | When building the Android app. |
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| 11 | [`11-desktop-app.md`](11-desktop-app.md) | When building the Desktop app. |
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| 12 | [`12-toolchain.md`](12-toolchain.md) | First time on a machine (JDK/SDK/uv/Firebase). |
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| 13 | [`13-testing.md`](13-testing.md) | Writing tests + on-device ADB workflow. |
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| 14 | [`14-milestones.md`](14-milestones.md) | Planning work / tracking progress. |
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| 15 | [`15-hermes-reference.md`](15-hermes-reference.md) | **Cheat-sheet** of hermes-agent source to read. |
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| 16 | [`16-open-questions.md`](16-open-questions.md) | Decisions made + open items. |
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Machine-readable / diagrams:
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- [`protocol/frames.schema.json`](protocol/frames.schema.json) — wire-frame schema.
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- [`diagrams/architecture.mmd`](diagrams/architecture.mmd) — mermaid architecture.
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---
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## The three deliverables (one monorepo)
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1. **`gateway-plugin/`** — a Python hermes **platform plugin** named `android`.
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Runs inside the `hermes gateway` process. Opens a WebSocket server the apps
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connect to. Implements the full `BasePlatformAdapter` contract. **Zero new
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Python dependencies, zero hermes-core changes.**
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2. **`app/androidApp`** — native Kotlin + Jetpack Compose client.
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3. **`app/desktopApp`** — Kotlin + Compose Multiplatform client that *shares*
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the Android app's code and is "tweaked" for a big screen.
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The Android and Desktop clients live in **one Compose Multiplatform Gradle
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project** (`app/`) with a shared KMP module (`app/shared`).
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---
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## Status
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- **Phase:** M0–M6 complete; M7 (polish + E2E + docs) in progress.
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- **Owner decisions locked:** see [`16-open-questions.md`](16-open-questions.md).
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- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19. |