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-# Standing Output Rule — Hermes saves land in Gitea
-
-**Set:** 2026-07-09
-**Source:** Tony, via Telegram ("output everything to my gitea... inside the ai-talk-show structure")
-
-## Rule
-From now on, every artifact Hermes produces for Tony is committed to the
-`Tony_tech/ai-talk-show` repo instead of being left only in chat.
-
-## Layout
-| Folder | Contents |
-|--------|----------|
-| `saves/` | General Hermes output for Tony — session notes, summaries, decisions, research, inbox. Dated `YYYY-MM-DD_topic.md`. |
-| `outputs/` | AI talk show episode transcripts (ep001–epNNN). |
-| `prompts/` | Agent system prompts + producer briefs. |
-| `scripts/` | Show runner scripts. |
-
-## Write targets
-- ✅ Writable: `Tony_tech/*`, `Leonard/*`
-- 🔒 Read-only: `Ty_Tech/*` — never written, even on request, unless Tony rescinds.
-
-## First save
-This file is the first entry under `saves/`, confirming the pipeline works.