What problem does it solve? Setting up an animated desktop or terminal mascot for Hermes requires manually browsing the petdex gallery, installing sprites into the right profile directory, and configuring rendering options across the CLI, TUI, and desktop app. This Skill wraps that entire workflow into the hermes pets CLI so a pet can be found, installed, previewed, and activated in a few commands. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Gallery browsing and installation: Search the public petdex gallery with hermes pets list <query> and install a mascot with hermes pets install <slug> --select. - Rendering configuration: Control size with hermes pets scale <factor> and choose render modes (kitty, iterm, sixel, unicode, or auto-detect) via display.pet in config.yaml. - Diagnostics: Run hermes pets doctor to verify a pet is installed, selected, enabled, and that Pillow and terminal graphics support are working. - Use Case: A user wants a cat mascot that reacts to agent activity in their terminal. They run hermes pets list cat, install their pick with --select, preview it with hermes pets show, and confirm everything with hermes pets doctor. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to browse the petdex gallery for a pet you like, then install and activate it with hermes pets install <slug> --select and verify the setup using hermes pets doctor.