Notes your agent can navigate without burning its context window.
HermesMarkdown structures your vault so agents know what to read — and what to skip. Plain .md files your AI can query like a database, not brute-force through.
Most Markdown editors are great for writing. They're terrible for agents.
When you drop a vault into Claude Code or Cowork, the agent starts from scratch every time. It has no idea which files are relevant, what they cover, or when to reach for them. It either burns through your context window — or guesses, and pulls the wrong file.
HermesMarkdown fixes this before the agent ever opens a file.
Agents know what to read before they open a single file
HermesMarkdown generates an AGENTS.md index your agent reads first. It defines a three-tier protocol: scan read_when to filter without loading, read scope to confirm relevance, load the full file only when needed. Your context window stays clean. Retrieval stays precise.
The status bar shows a live readability score so you know at a glance how well any file is structured — without opening a separate tool.
Your notes, structured on your terms
The four default fields — scope, read_when, related, and tags — are a starting point, not a contract. Drop the ones you don't need, rename them, or skip frontmatter entirely. HermesMarkdown scores heading structure, typed code fences, and table formatting too — a clean plain note still earns a real readability rating.
A wizard walks you through it on new files. Every agent that reads your vault benefits from whatever structure you add — permanently.
You bring your own AI keys
Connect your Anthropic or Google Gemini API key. HermesMarkdown uses it to auto-generate scope fields, suggest related links, and improve your writing — inline, in the editor. Your keys stay in your browser. We never see them or proxy your requests.
Smart Workspaces
Open any local directory as a vault and save directly to your machine — no upload required. Filter your entire vault by tag, date, or word count with Smart Workspaces. A built-in Today's Work view shows everything you touched in the last 24 hours. WikiLinks connect notes vault-wide — type [[note name]] and navigate with a click.
Google Drive sync
Opt-in cloud backup. Connect your Google Drive and HermesMarkdown syncs in the background — your vault stays on your machine and works offline first. Disconnect any time, files stay put. It 's an escape hatch, not a dependency.
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Zen Mode & multi-pane editing
Zen Mode (Ctrl+Shift+Z) collapses every panel to one line, nothing else. Open files side by side and drag tabs between panes. Elements in the editor are live — click [ ] to toggle tasks, click any date to open a calendar picker, and Ctrl+Click any WikiLink to navigate instantly.
Financial totals & smart syntax
Add a Total: line to any list of currency values and it sums them automatically. Type / for the template menu — Daily Note, Meeting Notes, and more. Shortcodes expand inline: ..d for today's date, calc() for inline expressions.
Table editor
Click inside any Markdown table for a full toolbar. Add rows, sort by date or number, export to CSV. Output is clean, auto-padded Markdown. Insert a starter grid with /table or the {table} shortcode.
Own your context. Own your output.
Plain .md files. Structured for agents. Runs in your browser, saves to your machine.