Kanban Orchestrator -- Setup Guide¶
Source: nousresearch/hermes-agent (133 installs) Category: Productivity
A decomposition playbook with anti-temptation rules for an orchestrator profile routing work through Kanban. The core rule: "don't do the work yourself." Break complex growth operations into parallel tasks, assign them to subagents, and track progress through a Kanban board.
Installation¶
npx skills add nousresearch/hermes-agent@kanban-orchestrator -y
This is a prompt/instruction module. It changes how the agent thinks about work decomposition -- no new tools or APIs.
Prerequisites¶
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Hermes Agent | Any version |
| delegate_task tool | Must be enabled in Hermes config for subagent delegation |
| Kanban board (optional) | GitHub Projects, Notion, or any visual tracker -- the skill works with any |
Key Capabilities¶
Core Features¶
| Capability | How to Trigger | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Work decomposition | Agent breaks a complex goal into parallel tasks automatically | "Don't do the work yourself" rule enforced |
| Anti-temptation guard | Prevents orchestrator from diving into execution | Keeps the agent in coordinator role |
| Parallel task dispatch | Routes decomposed tasks to subagents | Maximizes throughput on multi-step ops |
| Status tracking | Agent maintains Kanban columns: Backlog → In Progress → Review → Done | Works with any board or mental model |
CLI Command Reference¶
No CLI commands -- this is a behavior-modifying skill. Load it into an orchestrator profile and the agent automatically decomposes work.
CorpusIQ Use Cases¶
| Use Case | How |
|---|---|
| Daily growth sweep | Decompose into: (1) Reddit mining, (2) HN monitoring, (3) Discord engagement, (4) lead response -- run all 4 in parallel |
| Product launch checklist | Break into: social posts, email blast, docs update, changelog, competitor monitoring -- dispatch each to a subagent |
| Weekly competitive research | Parallel tasks: scrape 5 competitor sites, analyze pricing changes, summarize feature updates, draft positioning response |
| Lead qualification pipeline | Decompose: email classification → domain research → response drafting → send -- each step a separate task |
| Content calendar execution | Break monthly calendar into weekly batches, dispatch each week's posts as parallel tasks |
Troubleshooting¶
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| Orchestrator agent tries to execute | Remind: "You're the orchestrator -- delegate, don't do." The skill reinforces this. |
| Subagents return incomplete work | Add verification step to each task: "Return URL, file path, or HTTP status as proof" |
| Too many parallel tasks | Limit to 3 concurrent subagents (config.yaml: delegation.max_concurrent_children: 3) |
| Kanban board out of sync | Run a sync pass: "Audit all tasks, update board to match reality" |
Verification¶
# Verify skill installed
hermes skills list | grep kanban-orchestrator
# Test decomposition (describe a complex goal to your orchestrator agent)
# Example: "Plan the CorpusIQ June product update. Decompose into parallel tasks."
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Integration with CorpusIQ¶
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