diff --git a/personal/projects/hermes-configs/eagle-config.example.yaml b/personal/projects/hermes-configs/eagle-config.example.yaml
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+# Hermes Eagle — example config (tokens redacted)
+# Source: ~/.hermes/config.yaml
+# Copy back: cp this ~/.hermes/config.yaml (then restore api_key from password manager)
+
+model:
+  default: claude-sonnet-4-6
+  provider: custom
+  base_url: 'http://localhost:3457/v1'
+
+agent:
+  max_turns: 90
+  reasoning_effort: medium
+  gateway_timeout: 0
+
+terminal:
+  backend: local
+  timeout: 180
+
+plugins:
+  enabled:
+    - zulip-topic-routing
+    - whale-thread-guard
+
+mcp_servers:
+  obsidian:
+    command: mcpvault
+    args:
+      - /Users/admin/obsidian
+  ddg-vm:
+    command: npx
+    args:
+      - tsx
+      - /Users/admin/Developer/virfield/server/mcp-server.ts
+
+# zulip / api keys — restored from password manager
diff --git a/personal/projects/hermes-configs/whale-config.example.yaml b/personal/projects/hermes-configs/whale-config.example.yaml
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+# Hermes Whale — example config (tokens redacted)
+# Source: ~/.hermes/hermes-whale/config.yaml
+# Copy back: cp this ~/.hermes/hermes-whale/config.yaml
+
+model:
+  default: deepseek-chat
+  provider: deepseek
+
+agent:
+  max_turns: 90
+  reasoning_effort: medium
+  gateway_timeout: 1800
+
+terminal:
+  backend: local
+  timeout: 180
+
+plugins:
+  enabled:
+    - zulip-topic-routing
+    - eagle-thread-guard
+
+mcp_servers:
+  obsidian:
+    command: mcpvault
+    args:
+      - /Users/admin/obsidian
+
+# webhook secret, zulip credentials — restored from password manager