feat(curator): switch Hermes Curator to DeepSeek V4-Pro via deepseek_local adapter

A/B test (2026-05-05) showed DeepSeek V4-Pro is 2-3x faster and ~20x cheaper
than Sonnet for style/lexicon pattern analysis, with comparable quality.
Adds adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/ package, documents adapter requirements
(env injection, run-id headers), updates CLAUDE.md with adapter integration notes,
and records lessons from ערר 1200-25 (block order for 1xxx, "להלן מתוך" pattern,
expanded factual background, bridge planning analysis, flat heading structure).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/index.js

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+/**
+ * DeepSeek (via Hermes) — external Paperclip adapter.
+ *
+ * Loaded by Paperclip's plugin-loader. Contract:
+ *   The package's main module must export createServerAdapter() returning
+ *   a single ServerAdapterModule object with all fields wired in.
+ *
+ * Runtime: spawns the local `hermes` CLI with HERMES_HOME pinned to a
+ * DeepSeek profile that defines model.base_url=https://api.deepseek.com/v1
+ * and model.key_env=DEEPSEEK_API_KEY.
+ */
+
+import {
+  ADAPTER_TYPE,
+  ADAPTER_LABEL,
+  DEEPSEEK_MODELS,
+  DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME,
+} from "./shared/constants.js";
+import { execute } from "./server/execute.js";
+import { testEnvironment } from "./server/test.js";
+import { sessionCodec } from "./server/session-codec.js";
+import { listSkills, syncSkills } from "./server/skills.js";
+
+const AGENT_CONFIGURATION_DOC = `# DeepSeek (via Hermes) — Agent Configuration
+
+DeepSeek-pinned variant of the Hermes adapter. Runs the local \`hermes\` CLI
+with \`HERMES_HOME\` pointed at a DeepSeek profile (\`config.yaml\` declares
+\`base_url=https://api.deepseek.com/v1\` and \`key_env=DEEPSEEK_API_KEY\`).
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Hermes Agent installed (\`pip install hermes-agent\`) — \`hermes --version\` works.
+- DeepSeek profile dir exists (default: \`/home/chaim/.hermes/profiles/deepseek\`)
+  with \`config.yaml\` + \`.env\` (containing \`DEEPSEEK_API_KEY\`).
+
+## Core Configuration
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| model | string | \`deepseek-v4-pro\` | DeepSeek model id (\`deepseek-v4-pro\` or \`deepseek-v4-flash\`). |
+| provider | string | \`custom\` | Hermes provider name. The DeepSeek profile defines \`provider: custom\` so \`custom\` is the right value. |
+| hermesProfileHome | string | \`/home/chaim/.hermes/profiles/deepseek\` | Absolute path to a Hermes profile dir. Set per-agent if you maintain multiple DeepSeek profiles. |
+| timeoutSec | number | 1800 | Execution timeout in seconds. |
+| graceSec | number | 30 | SIGTERM grace period in seconds. |
+
+## Tools / Workspace
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| toolsets | string | (profile default) | Comma-separated toolsets to enable. |
+| persistSession | boolean | true | Resume sessions across heartbeats via \`--resume\`. |
+| worktreeMode | boolean | false | Use git worktree for isolated changes. |
+| checkpoints | boolean | false | Enable filesystem checkpoints. |
+
+## Advanced
+
+| Field | Type | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|---------|-------------|
+| hermesCommand | string | \`hermes\` | Path to the hermes binary. |
+| verbose | boolean | false | Enable verbose Hermes logs. |
+| extraArgs | string[] | [] | Extra CLI args appended after standard flags. |
+| env | object | {} | Extra environment variables passed to Hermes. \`HERMES_HOME\` here overrides \`hermesProfileHome\`. |
+| promptTemplate | string | (default) | Override the default Paperclip wakeup prompt. |
+| paperclipApiUrl | string | \`http://127.0.0.1:3100/api\` | Paperclip API URL injected into the prompt template. |
+
+## Available template variables
+
+\`{{agentId}}\`, \`{{agentName}}\`, \`{{companyId}}\`, \`{{companyName}}\`,
+\`{{runId}}\`, \`{{taskId}}\`, \`{{taskTitle}}\`, \`{{taskBody}}\`,
+\`{{commentId}}\`, \`{{wakeReason}}\`, \`{{projectName}}\`, \`{{paperclipApiUrl}}\`.
+`;
+
+export function createServerAdapter() {
+  return {
+    type: ADAPTER_TYPE,
+    label: ADAPTER_LABEL,
+    models: DEEPSEEK_MODELS,
+    agentConfigurationDoc: AGENT_CONFIGURATION_DOC,
+
+    execute,
+    testEnvironment,
+    sessionCodec,
+    listSkills,
+    syncSkills,
+
+    // Capability flags
+    supportsLocalAgentJwt: true,
+    supportsInstructionsBundle: false,
+    requiresMaterializedRuntimeSkills: false,
+  };
+}
+
+// Also export the loose constants for any caller that wants to inspect
+// the package without invoking createServerAdapter (e.g., test harnesses).
+export const type = ADAPTER_TYPE;
+export const label = ADAPTER_LABEL;
+export const models = DEEPSEEK_MODELS;
+export const agentConfigurationDoc = AGENT_CONFIGURATION_DOC;
+export const defaultProfileHome = DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME;

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/server/execute.js

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+/**
+ * Server-side execution for the DeepSeek-via-Hermes adapter.
+ *
+ * Spawns `hermes chat -q "..." -Q -m <model> --provider custom` with
+ * HERMES_HOME pinned to a DeepSeek-configured profile so the same machine
+ * can run other Hermes-based agents on different providers in parallel.
+ *
+ * The Hermes CLI loads model.base_url, model.key_env (DEEPSEEK_API_KEY),
+ * and toolsets from <HERMES_HOME>/config.yaml + <HERMES_HOME>/.env.
+ */
+
+import {
+  runChildProcess,
+  buildPaperclipEnv,
+  renderTemplate,
+  ensureAbsoluteDirectory,
+} from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+import {
+  HERMES_CLI,
+  DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME,
+  DEFAULT_MODEL,
+  DEFAULT_PROVIDER,
+  DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC,
+  DEFAULT_GRACE_SEC,
+  SESSION_ID_REGEX,
+  SESSION_ID_REGEX_LEGACY,
+  TOKEN_USAGE_REGEX,
+  COST_REGEX,
+} from "../shared/constants.js";
+
+function cfgString(v) {
+  return typeof v === "string" && v.length > 0 ? v : undefined;
+}
+function cfgNumber(v) {
+  return typeof v === "number" ? v : undefined;
+}
+function cfgBoolean(v) {
+  return typeof v === "boolean" ? v : undefined;
+}
+function cfgStringArray(v) {
+  return Array.isArray(v) && v.every((i) => typeof i === "string") ? v : undefined;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE = `You are "{{agentName}}", an AI agent employee in a Paperclip-managed company powered by DeepSeek.
+
+IMPORTANT: Use the \`terminal\` tool with \`curl\` for ALL Paperclip API calls (web_extract and browser cannot access localhost).
+
+Your Paperclip identity:
+  Agent ID: {{agentId}}
+  Company ID: {{companyId}}
+  API Base: {{paperclipApiUrl}}
+
+{{#taskId}}
+## Assigned Task
+
+Issue ID: {{taskId}}
+Title: {{taskTitle}}
+
+{{taskBody}}
+
+## Workflow
+
+1. Work on the task using your tools.
+2. When done, mark the issue completed:
+   \`curl -s -X PATCH "{{paperclipApiUrl}}/issues/{{taskId}}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"status":"done"}'\`
+3. Post a completion comment summarizing what you did:
+   \`curl -s -X POST "{{paperclipApiUrl}}/issues/{{taskId}}/comments" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"body":"DONE: <your summary here>"}'\`
+{{/taskId}}
+
+{{#commentId}}
+## Comment on This Issue
+
+Someone commented. Read it:
+   \`curl -s "{{paperclipApiUrl}}/issues/{{taskId}}/comments/{{commentId}}" | python3 -m json.tool\`
+Address the comment, POST a reply if needed, then continue working.
+{{/commentId}}
+
+{{#noTask}}
+## Heartbeat Wake — Check for Work
+
+1. List your open issues:
+   \`curl -s "{{paperclipApiUrl}}/companies/{{companyId}}/issues?assigneeAgentId={{agentId}}"\`
+2. Pick the highest priority and work on it. When done, follow steps 2-3 above.
+3. If nothing to do, report briefly what you checked.
+{{/noTask}}`;
+
+function buildPrompt(ctx, config) {
+  const template = cfgString(config.promptTemplate) || DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE;
+  const taskId = cfgString(ctx.context?.taskId);
+  const taskTitle = cfgString(ctx.context?.taskTitle) || "";
+  const taskBody = cfgString(ctx.context?.taskBody) || "";
+  const commentId = cfgString(ctx.context?.commentId) || "";
+  const wakeReason = cfgString(ctx.context?.wakeReason) || "";
+  const agentName = ctx.agent?.name || "DeepSeek Agent";
+  const companyName = cfgString(ctx.context?.companyName) || "";
+  const projectName = cfgString(ctx.context?.projectName) || "";
+
+  let paperclipApiUrl =
+    cfgString(config.paperclipApiUrl) ||
+    process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL ||
+    "http://127.0.0.1:3100/api";
+  if (!paperclipApiUrl.endsWith("/api")) {
+    paperclipApiUrl = paperclipApiUrl.replace(/\/+$/, "") + "/api";
+  }
+
+  const vars = {
+    agentId: ctx.agent?.id || "",
+    agentName,
+    companyId: ctx.agent?.companyId || "",
+    companyName,
+    runId: ctx.runId || "",
+    taskId: taskId || "",
+    taskTitle,
+    taskBody,
+    commentId,
+    wakeReason,
+    projectName,
+    paperclipApiUrl,
+  };
+
+  let rendered = template;
+  rendered = rendered.replace(/\{\{#taskId\}\}([\s\S]*?)\{\{\/taskId\}\}/g, taskId ? "$1" : "");
+  rendered = rendered.replace(/\{\{#noTask\}\}([\s\S]*?)\{\{\/noTask\}\}/g, taskId ? "" : "$1");
+  rendered = rendered.replace(/\{\{#commentId\}\}([\s\S]*?)\{\{\/commentId\}\}/g, commentId ? "$1" : "");
+  return renderTemplate(rendered, vars);
+}
+
+function cleanResponse(raw) {
+  return raw
+    .split("\n")
+    .filter((line) => {
+      const t = line.trim();
+      if (!t) return true;
+      if (t.startsWith("[tool]") || t.startsWith("[hermes]") || t.startsWith("[paperclip]") || t.startsWith("[deepseek]")) return false;
+      if (t.startsWith("session_id:")) return false;
+      if (/^\[\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T/.test(t)) return false;
+      if (/^\[done\]\s*┊/.test(t)) return false;
+      if (/^┊\s*[\p{Emoji_Presentation}]/u.test(t) && !/^┊\s*💬/.test(t)) return false;
+      if (/^\p{Emoji_Presentation}\s*(Completed|Running|Error)?\s*$/u.test(t)) return false;
+      return true;
+    })
+    .map((line) => {
+      let t = line.replace(/^[\s]*┊\s*💬\s*/, "").trim();
+      t = t.replace(/^\[done\]\s*/, "").trim();
+      return t;
+    })
+    .join("\n")
+    .replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n")
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function parseHermesOutput(stdout, stderr) {
+  const combined = stdout + "\n" + stderr;
+  const result = {};
+
+  const sessionMatch = stdout.match(SESSION_ID_REGEX);
+  if (sessionMatch?.[1]) {
+    result.sessionId = sessionMatch[1];
+    const sessionLineIdx = stdout.lastIndexOf("\nsession_id:");
+    if (sessionLineIdx > 0) {
+      result.response = cleanResponse(stdout.slice(0, sessionLineIdx));
+    }
+  } else {
+    const legacyMatch = combined.match(SESSION_ID_REGEX_LEGACY);
+    if (legacyMatch?.[1]) result.sessionId = legacyMatch[1];
+    const cleaned = cleanResponse(stdout);
+    if (cleaned.length > 0) result.response = cleaned;
+  }
+
+  const usageMatch = combined.match(TOKEN_USAGE_REGEX);
+  if (usageMatch) {
+    result.usage = {
+      inputTokens: parseInt(usageMatch[1], 10) || 0,
+      outputTokens: parseInt(usageMatch[2], 10) || 0,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const costMatch = combined.match(COST_REGEX);
+  if (costMatch?.[1]) result.costUsd = parseFloat(costMatch[1]);
+
+  if (stderr.trim()) {
+    const errorLines = stderr
+      .split("\n")
+      .filter((line) => /error|exception|traceback|failed/i.test(line))
+      .filter((line) => !/INFO|DEBUG|warn/i.test(line));
+    if (errorLines.length > 0) result.errorMessage = errorLines.slice(0, 5).join("\n");
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+export async function execute(ctx) {
+  const config = ctx.agent?.adapterConfig ?? {};
+
+  const hermesCmd = cfgString(config.hermesCommand) || HERMES_CLI;
+  const model = cfgString(config.model) || DEFAULT_MODEL;
+  const provider = cfgString(config.provider) || DEFAULT_PROVIDER;
+  const profileHome = cfgString(config.hermesProfileHome) || DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME;
+  const timeoutSec = cfgNumber(config.timeoutSec) || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC;
+  const graceSec = cfgNumber(config.graceSec) || DEFAULT_GRACE_SEC;
+  const toolsets = cfgString(config.toolsets) || cfgStringArray(config.enabledToolsets)?.join(",");
+  const extraArgs = cfgStringArray(config.extraArgs);
+  const persistSession = cfgBoolean(config.persistSession) !== false;
+  const worktreeMode = cfgBoolean(config.worktreeMode) === true;
+  const checkpoints = cfgBoolean(config.checkpoints) === true;
+  const useQuiet = cfgBoolean(config.quiet) !== false;
+
+  const prompt = buildPrompt(ctx, config);
+
+  const args = ["chat", "-q", prompt];
+  if (useQuiet) args.push("-Q");
+  if (model) args.push("-m", model);
+  args.push("--provider", provider);
+  if (toolsets) args.push("-t", toolsets);
+  if (worktreeMode) args.push("-w");
+  if (checkpoints) args.push("--checkpoints");
+  if (cfgBoolean(config.verbose) === true) args.push("-v");
+  args.push("--source", "tool");
+  args.push("--yolo");
+
+  const prevSessionId = cfgString(ctx.runtime?.sessionParams?.sessionId);
+  if (persistSession && prevSessionId) args.push("--resume", prevSessionId);
+  if (extraArgs?.length) args.push(...extraArgs);
+
+  // Pin Hermes to the DeepSeek profile by default. The agent can override
+  // by setting adapter_config.hermesProfileHome or adapter_config.env.HERMES_HOME.
+  const env = {
+    ...process.env,
+    ...buildPaperclipEnv(ctx.agent),
+    HERMES_HOME: profileHome,
+  };
+  if (ctx.runId) env.PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID = ctx.runId;
+  const taskId = cfgString(ctx.context?.taskId);
+  if (taskId) env.PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID = taskId;
+
+  // Parity with hermes_local (paperclip-src/server/src/adapters/registry.ts:267):
+  // inject the per-run agent auth token so the agent can call the Paperclip API.
+  // Without this, every Paperclip API write from the running agent fails with 401.
+  //
+  // Resolve env from the runtime-resolved config (ctx.config.env contains plain
+  // strings — Paperclip's secrets service unwraps {type:"plain"|"secret_ref", ...}
+  // bindings before invocation in services/heartbeat.ts:5433-5437).
+  // Fall back to agent.adapterConfig.env with manual unwrapping for older paths.
+  function unwrapEnvValue(v) {
+    if (typeof v === "string") return v;
+    if (v && typeof v === "object" && !Array.isArray(v)) {
+      if (v.type === "plain" && typeof v.value === "string") return v.value;
+    }
+    return undefined; // skip secret_ref / unknown types — let resolver handle them
+  }
+  const resolvedUserEnv =
+    ctx.config && typeof ctx.config === "object" && ctx.config.env && typeof ctx.config.env === "object" && !Array.isArray(ctx.config.env)
+      ? ctx.config.env
+      : null;
+  const rawUserEnv =
+    typeof config.env === "object" && config.env !== null && !Array.isArray(config.env)
+      ? config.env
+      : {};
+  // Prefer pre-resolved values from ctx.config.env when available; fall back to
+  // unwrapping raw bindings from agent.adapterConfig.env.
+  const flattenedUserEnv = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(rawUserEnv)) {
+    const resolved = resolvedUserEnv && typeof resolvedUserEnv[k] === "string" ? resolvedUserEnv[k] : unwrapEnvValue(v);
+    if (typeof resolved === "string") flattenedUserEnv[k] = resolved;
+  }
+  const userEnvApiKey = flattenedUserEnv.PAPERCLIP_API_KEY;
+  const explicitApiKey =
+    typeof userEnvApiKey === "string" && userEnvApiKey.trim().length > 0;
+  if (ctx.authToken && !explicitApiKey) env.PAPERCLIP_API_KEY = ctx.authToken;
+
+  // Apply unwrapped user env (may override HERMES_HOME, OPENAI_API_KEY, etc.).
+  Object.assign(env, flattenedUserEnv);
+
+  const cwd = cfgString(config.cwd) || cfgString(ctx.config?.workspaceDir) || ".";
+  try {
+    await ensureAbsoluteDirectory(cwd);
+  } catch {
+    // non-fatal
+  }
+
+  await ctx.onLog(
+    "stdout",
+    `[deepseek] Starting Hermes (model=${model}, provider=${provider}, profileHome=${env.HERMES_HOME}, timeout=${timeoutSec}s)\n`,
+  );
+  if (prevSessionId) {
+    await ctx.onLog("stdout", `[deepseek] Resuming session: ${prevSessionId}\n`);
+  }
+
+  // Reclassify benign Hermes stderr lines as stdout so the UI doesn't paint them red.
+  const wrappedOnLog = async (stream, chunk) => {
+    if (stream === "stderr") {
+      const trimmed = chunk.trimEnd();
+      const isBenign =
+        /^\[?\d{4}[-/]\d{2}[-/]\d{2}T/.test(trimmed) ||
+        /^[A-Z]+:\s+(INFO|DEBUG|WARN|WARNING)\b/.test(trimmed) ||
+        /Successfully registered all tools/.test(trimmed) ||
+        /MCP [Ss]erver/.test(trimmed) ||
+        /tool registered successfully/.test(trimmed) ||
+        /Application initialized/.test(trimmed);
+      if (isBenign) return ctx.onLog("stdout", chunk);
+    }
+    return ctx.onLog(stream, chunk);
+  };
+
+  // Forward ctx.onSpawn so Paperclip persists processPid/processGroupId to the
+  // heartbeat_runs row. Without it, the reaper cannot verify the child is alive
+  // (run.processPid is null) and treats the run as orphaned during long quiet
+  // phases (DeepSeek V4-Pro thinking can be silent for 60-90s per turn).
+  const result = await runChildProcess(ctx.runId, hermesCmd, args, {
+    cwd,
+    env,
+    timeoutSec,
+    graceSec,
+    onLog: wrappedOnLog,
+    onSpawn: ctx.onSpawn,
+  });
+
+  const parsed = parseHermesOutput(result.stdout || "", result.stderr || "");
+  await ctx.onLog(
+    "stdout",
+    `[deepseek] Exit code: ${result.exitCode ?? "null"}, timed out: ${result.timedOut}\n`,
+  );
+  if (parsed.sessionId) {
+    await ctx.onLog("stdout", `[deepseek] Session: ${parsed.sessionId}\n`);
+  }
+
+  const executionResult = {
+    exitCode: result.exitCode,
+    signal: result.signal,
+    timedOut: result.timedOut,
+    provider,
+    model,
+  };
+  if (parsed.errorMessage) executionResult.errorMessage = parsed.errorMessage;
+  if (parsed.usage) executionResult.usage = parsed.usage;
+  if (parsed.costUsd !== undefined) executionResult.costUsd = parsed.costUsd;
+  if (parsed.response) executionResult.summary = parsed.response.slice(0, 2000);
+
+  executionResult.resultJson = {
+    result: parsed.response || "",
+    session_id: parsed.sessionId || null,
+    usage: parsed.usage || null,
+    cost_usd: parsed.costUsd ?? null,
+  };
+
+  if (persistSession && parsed.sessionId) {
+    executionResult.sessionParams = { sessionId: parsed.sessionId };
+    executionResult.sessionDisplayId = parsed.sessionId.slice(0, 16);
+  }
+
+  return executionResult;
+}

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/server/session-codec.js

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+/**
+ * Session codec — Hermes uses a single sessionId for cross-heartbeat continuity
+ * via the --resume CLI flag. Same shape as the Hermes adapter.
+ */
+
+function readNonEmptyString(value) {
+  return typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
+}
+
+export const sessionCodec = {
+  deserialize(raw) {
+    if (typeof raw !== "object" || raw === null || Array.isArray(raw)) return null;
+    const sessionId =
+      readNonEmptyString(raw.sessionId) ?? readNonEmptyString(raw.session_id);
+    if (!sessionId) return null;
+    return { sessionId };
+  },
+  serialize(params) {
+    if (!params) return null;
+    const sessionId =
+      readNonEmptyString(params.sessionId) ?? readNonEmptyString(params.session_id);
+    if (!sessionId) return null;
+    return { sessionId };
+  },
+  getDisplayId(params) {
+    if (!params) return null;
+    return readNonEmptyString(params.sessionId) ?? readNonEmptyString(params.session_id);
+  },
+};

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/server/skills.js

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+/**
+ * Skill snapshot for the DeepSeek-via-Hermes adapter.
+ *
+ * Hermes manages its own skills under ~/.hermes/skills/ (global; not per-profile).
+ * Paperclip-managed skills declared in adapter config are surfaced as
+ * "company_managed" entries — same behavior as the upstream Hermes adapter.
+ */
+
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import {
+  readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries,
+  resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames,
+} from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
+import { ADAPTER_TYPE } from "../shared/constants.js";
+
+const __moduleDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+function asString(value) {
+  return typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
+}
+
+function parseSkillFrontmatter(content) {
+  const match = content.match(/^---\s*\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+  if (!match) return {};
+  const fm = {};
+  for (const line of match[1].split("\n")) {
+    const idx = line.indexOf(":");
+    if (idx === -1) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, idx).trim();
+    let val = line.slice(idx + 1).trim();
+    if ((val.startsWith('"') && val.endsWith('"')) || (val.startsWith("'") && val.endsWith("'"))) {
+      val = val.slice(1, -1);
+    }
+    fm[key] = val;
+  }
+  return fm;
+}
+
+async function buildSkillEntry(key, skillMdPath, categoryPath) {
+  let description = null;
+  try {
+    const content = await fs.readFile(skillMdPath, "utf8");
+    description = parseSkillFrontmatter(content).description ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  return {
+    key,
+    runtimeName: key,
+    desired: true,
+    managed: false,
+    state: "installed",
+    origin: "user_installed",
+    originLabel: "Hermes skill",
+    locationLabel: `~/.hermes/skills/${categoryPath}`,
+    readOnly: true,
+    sourcePath: skillMdPath,
+    targetPath: null,
+    detail: description,
+  };
+}
+
+async function scanHermesSkills(skillsHome) {
+  const entries = [];
+  try {
+    const cats = await fs.readdir(skillsHome, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const cat of cats) {
+      if (!cat.isDirectory()) continue;
+      const catPath = path.join(skillsHome, cat.name);
+      const topSkill = path.join(catPath, "SKILL.md");
+      if (await fs.stat(topSkill).catch(() => null)) {
+        entries.push(await buildSkillEntry(cat.name, topSkill, cat.name));
+      }
+      const items = await fs.readdir(catPath, { withFileTypes: true }).catch(() => []);
+      for (const item of items) {
+        if (!item.isDirectory()) continue;
+        const skillMd = path.join(catPath, item.name, "SKILL.md");
+        if (await fs.stat(skillMd).catch(() => null)) {
+          entries.push(await buildSkillEntry(item.name, skillMd, `${cat.name}/${item.name}`));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ~/.hermes/skills/ doesn't exist
+  }
+  return entries.sort((a, b) => a.key.localeCompare(b.key));
+}
+
+async function buildSnapshot(config) {
+  const homedir =
+    asString(config.env?.HOME) ??
+    process.env.HOME ??
+    "/home/chaim";
+  const hermesSkillsHome = path.join(homedir, ".hermes", "skills");
+
+  const paperclipEntries = await readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries(config, __moduleDir);
+  const desiredSkills = resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames(config, paperclipEntries);
+  const desiredSet = new Set(desiredSkills);
+  const availableByKey = new Map(paperclipEntries.map((e) => [e.key, e]));
+
+  const hermesSkillEntries = await scanHermesSkills(hermesSkillsHome);
+  const hermesKeys = new Set(hermesSkillEntries.map((e) => e.key));
+
+  const entries = [];
+  const warnings = [];
+
+  for (const entry of paperclipEntries) {
+    const desired = desiredSet.has(entry.key);
+    entries.push({
+      key: entry.key,
+      runtimeName: entry.runtimeName,
+      desired,
+      managed: true,
+      state: desired ? "configured" : "available",
+      origin: entry.required ? "paperclip_required" : "company_managed",
+      originLabel: entry.required ? "Required by Paperclip" : "Managed by Paperclip",
+      readOnly: false,
+      sourcePath: entry.source,
+      targetPath: null,
+      detail: desired ? "Will be available on the next run via Hermes skill loading." : null,
+      required: Boolean(entry.required),
+      requiredReason: entry.requiredReason ?? null,
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (const entry of hermesSkillEntries) {
+    if (availableByKey.has(entry.key)) continue;
+    entries.push(entry);
+  }
+
+  for (const desired of desiredSkills) {
+    if (availableByKey.has(desired) || hermesKeys.has(desired)) continue;
+    warnings.push(`Desired skill "${desired}" is not available in Paperclip or Hermes skills.`);
+    entries.push({
+      key: desired,
+      runtimeName: null,
+      desired: true,
+      managed: true,
+      state: "missing",
+      origin: "external_unknown",
+      originLabel: "External or unavailable",
+      readOnly: false,
+      sourcePath: null,
+      targetPath: null,
+      detail: "Cannot find this skill in Paperclip or ~/.hermes/skills/.",
+    });
+  }
+
+  return {
+    adapterType: ADAPTER_TYPE,
+    supported: true,
+    mode: "persistent",
+    desiredSkills,
+    entries,
+    warnings,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function listSkills(ctx) {
+  return buildSnapshot(ctx.config);
+}
+
+export async function syncSkills(ctx, _desired) {
+  return buildSnapshot(ctx.config);
+}
+
+export function resolveDesiredSkillNames(config, availableEntries) {
+  return resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames(config, availableEntries);
+}

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/server/test.js

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+/**
+ * Environment test for the DeepSeek (via Hermes) adapter.
+ */
+
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import {
+  HERMES_CLI,
+  ADAPTER_TYPE,
+  DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME,
+} from "../shared/constants.js";
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+
+function asString(v) {
+  return typeof v === "string" ? v : undefined;
+}
+
+async function checkCliInstalled(command) {
+  try {
+    await execFileAsync(command, ["--version"], { timeout: 10_000 });
+    return null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err && err.code === "ENOENT") {
+      return {
+        level: "error",
+        message: `Hermes CLI "${command}" not found in PATH`,
+        hint: "Install Hermes Agent: pip install hermes-agent",
+        code: "deepseek_hermes_cli_not_found",
+      };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function checkProfile(profileHome) {
+  try {
+    const stat = await fs.stat(profileHome);
+    if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
+      return {
+        level: "error",
+        message: `Profile path is not a directory: ${profileHome}`,
+        hint: "Create the directory or override hermesProfileHome in adapter config.",
+        code: "deepseek_profile_not_dir",
+      };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return {
+      level: "error",
+      message: `Hermes profile dir does not exist: ${profileHome}`,
+      hint: "Create the profile dir with config.yaml + .env (DEEPSEEK_API_KEY).",
+      code: "deepseek_profile_missing",
+    };
+  }
+
+  const configPath = path.join(profileHome, "config.yaml");
+  try {
+    await fs.stat(configPath);
+  } catch {
+    return {
+      level: "error",
+      message: `Profile is missing config.yaml: ${configPath}`,
+      hint: "Add config.yaml with model.default + model.base_url + model.key_env.",
+      code: "deepseek_profile_no_config",
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    level: "info",
+    message: `Profile resolved: ${profileHome}`,
+    code: "deepseek_profile_ok",
+  };
+}
+
+async function checkApiKey(profileHome, configEnv) {
+  // 1. config.env (resolved by Paperclip from secrets)
+  if (configEnv && typeof configEnv === "object" && asString(configEnv.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY)) {
+    return {
+      level: "info",
+      message: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY found in adapter env config",
+      code: "deepseek_api_key_in_config",
+    };
+  }
+  // 2. Profile-local .env
+  try {
+    const envFile = path.join(profileHome, ".env");
+    const text = await fs.readFile(envFile, "utf-8");
+    if (/^\s*DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=/m.test(text)) {
+      return {
+        level: "info",
+        message: `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY found in ${envFile}`,
+        code: "deepseek_api_key_in_profile",
+      };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  // 3. Process env
+  if (process.env.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY) {
+    return {
+      level: "info",
+      message: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY found in Paperclip process env",
+      code: "deepseek_api_key_in_process",
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    level: "error",
+    message: "DEEPSEEK_API_KEY not found in adapter env, profile .env, or process env",
+    hint: "Add DEEPSEEK_API_KEY to <HERMES_HOME>/.env or to the agent's env secrets.",
+    code: "deepseek_api_key_missing",
+  };
+}
+
+export async function testEnvironment(ctx) {
+  const config = ctx.config ?? {};
+  const command = asString(config.hermesCommand) || HERMES_CLI;
+  const profileHome = asString(config.hermesProfileHome) || DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME;
+  const checks = [];
+
+  const cliCheck = await checkCliInstalled(command);
+  if (cliCheck) {
+    checks.push(cliCheck);
+    if (cliCheck.level === "error") {
+      return {
+        adapterType: ADAPTER_TYPE,
+        status: "fail",
+        checks,
+        testedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  const profileCheck = await checkProfile(profileHome);
+  checks.push(profileCheck);
+  if (profileCheck.level === "error") {
+    return {
+      adapterType: ADAPTER_TYPE,
+      status: "fail",
+      checks,
+      testedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  const apiKeyCheck = await checkApiKey(profileHome, config.env);
+  checks.push(apiKeyCheck);
+
+  const model = asString(config.model);
+  checks.push({
+    level: "info",
+    message: model ? `Model: ${model}` : "Using profile default model",
+    code: "deepseek_model",
+  });
+
+  const hasErrors = checks.some((c) => c.level === "error");
+  const hasWarnings = checks.some((c) => c.level === "warn");
+  return {
+    adapterType: ADAPTER_TYPE,
+    status: hasErrors ? "fail" : hasWarnings ? "warn" : "pass",
+    checks,
+    testedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  };
+}

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/dist/shared/constants.js

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+/**
+ * Shared constants for the DeepSeek (via Hermes) Paperclip adapter.
+ */
+
+export const ADAPTER_TYPE = "deepseek_local";
+export const ADAPTER_LABEL = "DeepSeek (via Hermes)";
+
+/** Default Hermes CLI binary name. */
+export const HERMES_CLI = "hermes";
+
+/** Default profile directory used as HERMES_HOME if the agent does not override it. */
+export const DEFAULT_PROFILE_HOME = "/home/chaim/.hermes/profiles/deepseek";
+
+/** Default model — V4-Pro is the strongest DeepSeek model currently exposed. */
+export const DEFAULT_MODEL = "deepseek-v4-pro";
+
+/** DeepSeek profiles in this stack use Hermes' "custom" provider (user-defined in profile config.yaml). */
+export const DEFAULT_PROVIDER = "custom";
+
+/** Default timeout (seconds) for one CLI invocation. */
+export const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SEC = 1800;
+
+/** Grace period (seconds) after SIGTERM before SIGKILL. */
+export const DEFAULT_GRACE_SEC = 30;
+
+/** Models that DeepSeek's API currently exposes (verified via /v1/models). */
+export const DEEPSEEK_MODELS = [
+  { id: "deepseek-v4-pro",   label: "DeepSeek V4 Pro" },
+  { id: "deepseek-v4-flash", label: "DeepSeek V4 Flash" },
+];
+
+/** Regex for extracting session_id from quiet-mode Hermes output. */
+export const SESSION_ID_REGEX = /^session_id:\s*(\S+)/m;
+export const SESSION_ID_REGEX_LEGACY = /session[_ ](?:id|saved)[:\s]+([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/i;
+export const TOKEN_USAGE_REGEX = /tokens?[:\s]+(\d+)\s*(?:input|in)\b.*?(\d+)\s*(?:output|out)\b/i;
+export const COST_REGEX = /(?:cost|spent)[:\s]*\$?([\d.]+)/i;

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/package-lock.json

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+{
+  "name": "deepseek-paperclip-adapter",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "deepseek-paperclip-adapter",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@paperclipai/adapter-utils": "^2026.325.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@paperclipai/adapter-utils": {
+      "version": "2026.428.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@paperclipai/adapter-utils/-/adapter-utils-2026.428.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kGHpE7rhePPCbnG3OwXbNuHZZuI+XyuFgNSiDnrEeiSbkI2c5XHM2WnWDCZ/NGHULfJW3lWhSxGMFoYqiy38vQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    }
+  }
+}

adapters/deepseek-paperclip-adapter/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "deepseek-paperclip-adapter",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Paperclip adapter for DeepSeek (V4-Pro / V4-Flash) — runs Hermes Agent locally pinned to a DeepSeek profile",
+  "type": "module",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@paperclipai/adapter-utils": "^2026.325.0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20.0.0"
+  }
+}