Overview
A harness provides capability, but every added capability increases configuration and operational responsibility. Computer control, persistent memory, external connectors, and scheduled execution all require permissions and monitoring. Model agnosticism improves flexibility, but it also creates decisions about routing, cost, and fallback behavior.
Hermes should therefore be evaluated as a complete operating system. A strong model inside a poorly configured harness will still perform poorly, while a well-configured harness can make the same model much more useful across daily work.