Part I · Sovereign agent · 01
Stack map: who does what
Hermes is already installed. Wire Open Design and prove a smoke file on disk.
15 min
Prerequisite: do not re-install Hermes here
Design stack
Roles, do not blur them
You
Brief
Audience, claim, constraints
Taste + approve
Open files before anyone else
Hermes (already installed)
Agent loop
Tools · skills · write files
Profile + SOUL
From Open Harness Part I
Open Design
Workspace
Preview · systems · export
DESIGN.md
Brand contract on disk
Owned output
decks/
PPTX · HTML · PDF
images/
Stills + prompts-used.md
content/
Campaign pack
Open Harness Part I already taught Desktop/CLI install, SOUL, gateway, and first tools. If chat fails or you have no profile, stop and open mastery, this module will not re-teach install.
Checklist · this device0/3
Mastery owns Hermes. This course owns the design loop (Open Design + briefs + files).
Roles (short)
| Role | Job |
|---|---|
| You | Brief, taste, approve anything public |
| Hermes | Agent already running: tools, skills, write files |
| Open Design | Design workspace: systems, preview, export |
Wire Open Design only
Sequence: Hermes works → install Open Design → select Hermes as agent → project root = design-lab/ → smoke file.
Steps · tap to check0/5
Pretty preview without a file on disk = fail. Fix paths before module 02.
Open Design ↗
Hermes docs ↗Proof of completion
design-lab/stack-note.md lists: Hermes already OK (link mastery if not), Open Design installed, project path, smoke file path opened offline.
Proof · this device0/1
Stored on this device only, not sent anywhere.