Phase 00 · Orientation

This atlas is a build route from "I use agents like a chat" to "I have operational actors that work for me." It's organized as phases that climb from the mental model of an agent, through the Hermes runtime, identity, actors, orchestration, skills, tools, memory, and scheduling — with messaging last, outputs as the payoff, and security and evaluation always active.

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• Start Here — the build route
• Must Know — the load-bearing ideas
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