# Jev Social Research

Use when researching social posts, creators, reactions, or trends.

- Repository: https://github.com/kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills (1275 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-29
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills --skill jev-social-research -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills --skill jev-social-research -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills --skill jev-social-research -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills --skill jev-social-research -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Use when researching social posts, creators, reactions, or trends. Jev ranks discovery cards and decides when opened, source-linked evidence is enough for a bounded report.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Social research with Jev

Jev is the decision layer, not the social-network client and not the report writer. Use
your normal API, fetch or browser tool to collect evidence. Jev ranks discovered posts and,
only after a locally checked evidence floor is met, judges whether a bounded projection of
that evidence answers the question. You read the sources and write the report.

## A preview is not evidence

Track evidence depth explicitly. One source may carry more than one level:

| level | what was actually observed | what it can support |
|---|---|---|
| `discovery_card` | A search result, profile tile or feed preview. | Choosing what to open. Never cite a `discovery_card` in the report. |
| `opened_post` | The canonical post page, visible author/date and post text or caption. | Claims made by the post author. |
| `comments_read` | The opened reply thread, with the visible sample boundary recorded. | What those observed commenters said, not what all users think. |
| `media_observed` | The video, image, transcript or frames were actually read or played. | Only the parts observed; a thumbnail or media URL is not this level. |

An empty search page means no accessible result was observed for that query. It does not
prove that the topic has no discussion.

## Mandatory local gate before any Jev call

Apply this gate before constructing or serializing every outbound request:

The rest: https://github.com/kerpopule/hermes-jev-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/jev-social-research/SKILL.md