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How Hermes Turns References into Checked Previews
A careful process for studying approved references, creating original plans, and reviewing the finished visuals.
ReferencesPlanningPreviewVisual review
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Inspiration needs a contract
Hermes treats public third-party pages as inspiration by default. Authorized migration mode is reserved for sources the user owns or has explicit permission to transform.
That policy is enforced as part of the workflow rather than left as an informal note.
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Capture, synthesize, verify
The engine catalogs capabilities, captures visual evidence, produces implementation blueprints, and exercises generated surfaces through replay and pixel-oriented checks.
- Deterministic replay makes failures reproducible.
- Visual regression and repair loops turn screenshots into actionable evidence.
- Self-tests cover adapters, policies, runtime scaffolds, and deployment preparation.
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Why the tests are the product
An automation engine is only useful when an operator can trust what it emits. The long self-test catalog documents the boundaries Hermes is expected to preserve as it evolves.