@Teknium two integration paths both seem reasonable to me:

1. Merge this largely as-is as a dedicated research-first variant exposed through hermesresearch, while preserving the default Hermes entrypoints and behavior.
2. Use Hermes itself to strip down / refactor the added research tools and capabilities, then fold the useful pieces back into the main Hermes agent architecture more selectively.

I am happy with either approach. The main goal here is to contribute the autonomous research loop, research state/orchestration, and research-specific skills/tooling in whatever form best fits the repo.

Closing this in favor of a narrower follow-up PR focused on the research tools and skills only, per maintainer feedback.