last30days-skill/HERMES_SETUP.md

Hermes Setup Guide for last30days

This guide covers installing last30days on Hermes AI Agent.

Prerequisites

1. Hermes installed - See https://github.com/mercurial-tf/hermes
2. Python 3.12+ - brew install python@3.12 or similar
3. yt-dlp (optional, for YouTube) - brew install yt-dlp

Installation

Option 1: Via sync.sh (Recommended)

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill.git
cd last30days-skill

# Run the sync script
bash scripts/sync.sh

This will auto-detect Hermes and deploy to ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days/

Option 2: Manual Copy

# Create directory
mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days

# Copy files
cp -r scripts ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days/
cp .hermes-plugin/SKILL.md ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days/

Usage

In Hermes, invoke with:

last30days "your research topic"

Or with options:

last30days "best mechanical keyboards 2025" --search=reddit,youtube
last30days "AI news" --days=7 --deep

First Run Setup

On first run, the skill will guide you through setup:

1. Auto setup (~30 seconds)

   • Scans browser cookies for X/Twitter
   • Checks/installs yt-dlp for YouTube
   • Configures free sources (Reddit, HN, Polymarket)

2. Optional: ScrapeCreators

   • Adds TikTok, Instagram, Reddit backup
   • 10,000 free API calls
   • Sign up at scrapecreators.com

3. Optional: API Keys

   • XAI_API_KEY for X/Twitter (alternative to browser cookies)
   • BRAVE_API_KEY for web search

Available Sources

Free (No API Key)

• Reddit - Public discussions and comments
• Hacker News - Tech discussions via Algolia
• Polymarket - Prediction markets
• YouTube - Search and transcripts (requires yt-dlp)

Requires API Key

• X/Twitter - xAI API key or browser cookies
• TikTok - ScrapeCreators API
• Instagram - ScrapeCreators API
• Web Search - Brave Search API

Troubleshooting

Python not found

# Find Python 3.12+
which python3.12 python3.13 python3.14

# If not installed
brew install python@3.12

yt-dlp not found

brew install yt-dlp
# or
pip install yt-dlp

Check what's configured

cd ~/.hermes/skills/research/last30days
python3.12 scripts/last30days.py --diagnose

Updating

To update to the latest version:

cd last30days-skill
git pull
bash scripts/sync.sh

Support

• Original repo: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill
• Hermes: https://github.com/mercurial-tf/hermes
• Issues: Please report in the original repo