hermes
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Output styles

How answers are shaped regardless of task: length, tone, format. Usually kind style.

  • Beginner friendly

    Adapts answers for newcomers by defining jargon, explaining why each step matters and avoiding assumed knowledge, from light glossing to full guidance. Use when the reader is new to the topic.

  • Casual

    Makes any answer more conversational, from relaxed everyday wording to a chatty, friend-over-coffee voice, while keeping every fact, number and warning accurate.

  • Concise

    Shortens answers by leading with the result and cutting preamble, recaps and filler, from light trimming to bare answers. Use when you want less reading and the same substance.

  • Example-led

    Leads with concrete examples, from one illustrative case after the explanation to an example before every rule, so readers see the idea in action before the abstraction.

  • Step by step

    Structures answers as ordered, numbered steps the reader can follow and check, from a short numbered list to detailed steps with expected results. Use for procedures, setups and how-to answers.

  • Visual

    Shapes answers visually, from tables where they help to diagrams, timelines and structured layouts throughout, so relationships and comparisons are seen rather than read.

  • Diff only

    Shapes code answers as minimal changes to existing code instead of whole rewritten files, from a diff with a short note to a bare unified diff. Use when reviewing or applying code edits.

  • Formal

    Shifts any answer toward a formal, professional register, from lightly polished wording to fully formal correspondence and ceremonial language, without changing the content.

  • Plain language

    Lowers the reading effort of any answer, from swapping jargon for everyday words to a grade 6 reading level, keeping every fact accurate. Use for the general public or second-language readers.

  • Skimmable

    Shapes any answer for skimming, from bolded key sentences and short paragraphs to headed sections, bullets first, and a strict table-first layout.

  • Thorough

    Increases the depth of any answer, from adding the key reasoning behind it to exhaustive coverage with alternatives, edge cases, trade-offs and sources. For readers who want the full picture.

  • Warm

    Makes any answer warmer and more personal, from simply friendly to deeply empathetic, while keeping the substance, accuracy and honesty of the answer intact.

  • Technical

    Raises the technical depth of any answer, from precise terminology to expert density that assumes domain knowledge, skips basics and states mechanisms, units and limits exactly.