Overview
Recurring automation in Hermes has three layers. A cron job determines when work runs. A skill defines the reusable procedure. An agentic workflow is the full loop in which Hermes gathers information, reasons over it, creates an output, reviews the result, and delivers or acts on it.
These layers should be built in that order of maturity: first prove the task manually, then refine the procedure, then package it as a skill, and finally schedule it.