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+# Hermes Saves (Tony)
+
+Everything Hermes saves for Tony lives in this repo. Standing default: any artifact
+Hermes produces for Tony is committed here rather than left only in chat.
+
+## Folder convention
+- `saves/` — general Hermes output for Tony: session notes, summaries, decisions, research captures, inbox items. Date-stamped `YYYY-MM-DD_topic.md`.
+- `outputs/` — AI talk show episode transcripts (ep001–epNNN).
+- `prompts/` — agent system prompts + producer briefs.
+- `scripts/` — show runner scripts.
+
+## Rule
+Target org is `Tony_tech/*` (writable). `Leonard/*` also writable. `Ty_Tech/*` is
+read-only and never written to.
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