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 ## Overview
 
+## Hermes Kanban direct-link contract
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+Whenever a response mentions a Hermes Kanban board, initiative, card, or task, it must include a direct dashboard link in the form `[descriptive board label](<dashboard-public-url>/kanban?board=<board-slug>)`. Resolve the dashboard public URL and exact board slug before reporting; never provide only a board name, slug, card count, “visible cards,” or “available in the dashboard.” If no task-specific deep link exists, link the board and include the exact task ID or title in the same statement. Project-adopted skills must replace this generic form with their verified project board URL.
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 This skill owns project-level awareness and coordination for a Corp v1 project's `general` channel. It monitors the complete same-project channel set—`general`, `scope`, `architecture`, `ui-ux`, `kanban`, `delivery`, and `releases`—and turns verified activity into concise overall updates, issue visibility, and maintained guidance. Scope owns the authoritative Roadmap, Ideas, Epics, and Features; General may propose improvements and routes them to Scope instead of duplicating records.
 
 It is not a replacement for architecture, delivery, or release ownership. It connects those workstreams, makes their implications visible to the whole project, and routes specialized work to the corresponding channel.