Fighting agent scope drift: team adds Jev monitor to Hermes-Agent to keep agents on task
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-09-25
The author describes a common frustration with AI agents: given a specific goal, agents start building extra tooling, expanding scope, and validating work that was never requested, drifting off-task for hours or days. As a countermeasure, the team now runs Jev alongside their agents in Hermes-Agent to prevent tooling drift, and will report back with more data.
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