Commands

The plugin registers 5 slash commands in every Hermes session.

Mode Commands

Mode state is global in $HERMES_HOME/maestria-mode.json and can affect other Hermes sessions sharing that home directory (a platform limitation, not session isolation). /mode-clear writes neutral state and stops mode prompt injection; /mode then reports neutral; a fresh installation without a state file starts in fein.

/fein

Set the plugin to fein (full pipeline) mode. The orchestrator runs the complete pipeline, sequencing Thinker → Worker → Verifier roles adaptively - typically adventurer (recon), architect/planner (design/plan), builder (implementation), then reviewer (validation).

/fein
→ Switched to **fein** mode.
  Pipeline: adventurer / architect -> builder -> reviewer

The orchestrator directive runs all stages without skipping phases. This is guidance; Hermes has no native gate, so review is advisory, not mechanically enforced. Pair /fein with /goal for multi-session work: the goal persists across sessions and restores your mode on /goal resume.

/sonar

Set the plugin to sonar (research) mode. Only read-only adventurer/planner research runs. No output is created.

/sonar
→ Switched to **sonar** mode.
  Pipeline: adventurer / architect -> STOP (read-only)

For a trusted top-level session, the pre_tool_call hook allows only inspection in sonar mode: file reading (read_file, search_files), web research (web_search, web_extract), and reading skills and prior sessions (skill_view, skills_list, session_search). Everything else is blocked, including write_file, patch, terminal, and skill_manage. Unknown or delegated child sessions use separate fail-closed/role-neutral policies.

/blitz

Set the plugin to blitz (fast execution) mode. Direct blitz is limited to a literal read-only allowlist - file reading, web research, skill inspection, and transcript recall: no code changes are made directly, and no adventurer exploration or reviewer validation runs for the direct path. Delegated builder writes remain unavailable until Hermes provides an authenticated capability channel.

/blitz
→ Switched to **blitz** mode.
  Pipeline: builder (skip optional recon/design; required review and safety floors remain)

Code changes run on a trusted top-level fein session and route through review.

/mode

Show the current mode and read-only status.

/mode
→ **maestria Status**
  Mode: **neutral**
  Read-only: No

Workflow Commands

The plugin does not register a dedicated review or plan command. Both names belong to Hermes core, and a plugin command that collides with a built-in is rejected by the loader - worse, the plugin’s pre_gateway_dispatch hook runs before command resolution, so a colliding name would drop the message without running core’s command. Use /fein to run the full pipeline (its reviewer and planner specialists run as pipeline stages), or the core commands below.

Hermes Core Commands

These are available in every Hermes session regardless of plugin:

Command	What it does
/goal <text>	Set a standing objective that survives across turns
/goal pause	Pause auto-continuation without clearing the goal
/goal resume	Resume the goal loop
/goal clear	Drop the goal entirely
/review	Spawn an independent subagent to review the work
/plan	Write a markdown implementation plan, no execution
/stop	Interrupt the current turn
/resume	Resume a compacted session

See the Hermes Goals documentation for details.