From 25caaa4a709f71026b1f419ec61adcaf0f41f914 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Teknium <127238744+teknium1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:30:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(tips): add cost-saving tips from April 30 tip-of-the-day
 (#17841)

Seed the tips corpus with the knobs users can turn to reduce token
spend: hermes tools / hermes skills config to trim surface area,
/reasoning low|minimal to dial thinking depth down from the medium
default, and hermes models to route auxiliary tasks (vision, compression,
title gen, session_search) to cheaper backends while the main chat model
stays intact.

Requested by @micheltamanda under Teknium's tip-of-the-day tweet.
---
 hermes_cli/tips.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hermes_cli/tips.py b/hermes_cli/tips.py
index 8e07323b..62fad2eb 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/tips.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/tips.py
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ TIPS = [
     "hermes gateway install sets up Hermes as a system service (systemd/launchd).",
     "hermes memory setup lets you configure an external memory provider (Honcho, Mem0, etc.).",
     "hermes webhook subscribe creates event-driven webhook routes with HMAC validation.",
+    "Save money: hermes tools disables unused tools, hermes skills config trims skills down.",
+    "/reasoning low or /reasoning minimal cuts thinking depth below the default (medium) — faster, cheaper responses.",
+    "hermes models routes vision, compression, and aux tasks to cheaper models — cuts background token cost 85%+ without downgrading your main chat model.",
 
     # --- Configuration ---
     "Set display.bell_on_complete: true in config.yaml to hear a bell when long tasks finish.",