Chitti explainer · feature · 2026-07-19

What Hermes actually sends on the first model call

Real first API request from a fresh Telegram session (@ojasx → @chitti_ojasbot). Summary view below — open the full payload anytime.

POST captured model grok-4.5 instructions 25,043 chars tools 92 input 1 item session 20260719_114010_b2eff111

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TL;DR

Hermes called https://api.x.ai/v1/responses (Responses API shape: instructions + input + tools).
System seed in instructions (~25k chars): SOUL, skills index, memory, Telegram hints.
92 tool schemas attached separately — names, descriptions, JSON parameters.
User turn was the probe; model returned plain text PONG.
Use View full request for the complete redacted payload (not just summaries).

Request anatomy

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POST https://api.x.ai/v1/responses
Authorization: Bearer *** · Content-Type: application/json
model
grok-4.5
instructions
system seed · 25,043 chars
input[0]
role=user · Telegram probe
tools[92]
full function schemas
tool_choice / parallel / cache
auto · parallel true · cache key

HTTP envelope

How this request happened

1 · Telegram@ojasx /new

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2 · ProbeAPI_DUMP_PROBE…

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3 · Gatewaynew session

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4 · Hermesprompt + tools

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5 · xAI/v1/responses

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6 · ReplyPONG

92tools in schema

71skills in index

25kinstruction chars

Two channels, not one

✅ In `instructions`

SOUL / persona
Behavior rules
Skills catalog (name + blurb)
Memory + user profile
Env + Telegram hints

✅ In `tools`

Every callable tool
Full descriptions
JSON Schema parameters
MCP tools expanded
Resent every turn

Inside `instructions` (map)

Section map of the system seed. Open full text in the viewer.

Skills index sample

User input

API_DUMP_PROBE_1784432404_06f999: Reply with exactly PONG and do nothing else. No tools.

Tools catalog (92)

Filter the live list, or open the complete schemas JSON.

Download tools.json

Full version

Complete redacted payload from the Hermes request dump — searchable in-page, copyable, downloadable.

full-request.json full-instructions.txt full-tools.json

Secrets are redacted. Raw dump size ~278 KB.

FAQ

Is this classic chat.completions?

No — Responses API at /v1/responses with instructions + input.

Can I see every byte Hermes sent?

Yes — View full request loads the full redacted body (instructions + all tool schemas + input + knobs). You can also download the JSON files next to this page.

Where do skills fit?

Index only inside instructions; full SKILL.md loads later via skill_view.