PR #8977: feat(skills): add Querit AI search skill with framework-managed auth

• Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
• Author: KKKPJSKEY
• State: open | merged: False
• Link: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8977

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

What does this PR do?

Add a new research skill for Querit AI search API with proper required_environment_variables configuration for seamless API key management via the framework.

• Add SKILL.md with required_environment_variables frontmatter
• Add search_querit.py helper script for API calls
• Configure QUERIT_API_KEY with password masking (password: true)
• Remove redundant key detection docs — framework handles prompting
• Support gzip compression and nested result parsing
• Use absolute paths for cross-platform compatibility

Related Issue

Fixes #

Type of Change

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• 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• ✨ New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• 🔒 Security fix
• 📝 Documentation update
• ✅ Tests (adding or improving test coverage)
• ♻️ Refactor (no behavior change)
• 🎯 New skill (bundled or hub)

Changes Made

Checklist

Code

• I've read the Contributing Guide
• My commit messages follow Conventional Commits (fix(scope):, feat(scope):, etc.)
• I searched for existing PRs to make sure this isn't a duplicate
• My PR contains only changes related to this fix/feature (no unrelated commits)
• I've run pytest tests/ -q and all tests pass
• I've added tests for my changes (required for bug fixes, strongly encouraged for features)
• I've tested on my platform: <!-- e.g. Ubuntu 24.04, macOS 15.2, Windows 11 -->

Documentation & Housekeeping

• I've updated relevant documentation (README, docs/, docstrings) — or N/A
• I've updated cli-config.yaml.example if I added/changed config keys — or N/A
• I've updated CONTRIBUTING.md or AGENTS.md if I changed architecture or workflows — or N/A
• I've considered cross-platform impact (Windows, macOS) per the compatibility guide — or N/A
• I've updated tool descriptions/schemas if I changed tool behavior — or N/A

For New Skills

• This skill is broadly useful to most users (if bundled) — see Contributing Guide
• SKILL.md follows the standard format (frontmatter, trigger conditions, steps, pitfalls)
• No external dependencies that aren't already available (prefer stdlib, curl, existing Hermes tools)
• I've tested the skill end-to-end: hermes --toolsets skills -q "Use the X skill to do Y"

Screenshots / Logs

<img width="1589" height="644" alt="31b55c0bc84b65d8674114ad0ee19161" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/beb7d492-3b91-4cc3-bed3-bd0853042bab" />

Changed files

• skills/research/querit/SKILL.md (added, +166/-0)
• skills/research/querit/scripts/search_querit.py (added, +200/-0)