What the reviewer found

Documentation of the Hermes agent framework's own built-in command-approval tiers: the Denied tier blocks rm -rf /, mkfs and chmod 777 outright, which is a defensive control, not a permitted action. Worth flagging to the installer: the RequiresConfirmation tier (sudo, curl|sh, docker rm, force-push) is disclosed as auto-approved with only a warning log when running in autonomous agent mode, which is a broad standing permission rather than an active exploit.

• dual-use — a security tool that can be misused
• settings-edit — edits agent settings

What was read

The file as it ships in Lumio-Research/hermes-agent-rs:

• AGENTS.md

What the static scan said

The scan flagged 4things. The reviewer kept 0 and dismissed 4 as false.

• PE2Asks for root — false positive
• SC2Downloads and executes remote code — false positive
• RMRecursive force delete — false positive
• NETMakes network calls — false positive

How this review was made

Sonnet 5 read the files above on 7 September 2026 and answered three questions: is it dangerous to whoever installs it, is each scanner finding real, and what should the installer know. The verdict is bound to the file's hash; when the file changes, it is scanned afresh and reviewed again. A script that changes while the definition does not is not re-reviewed — that is a known gap. How the scan and the review work.

Produced by agentmods.dev · Sonnet 5 · 7 September 2026