v0.4.3 — perception artifacts + autonomous semantic cron

[0.4.3] — 2026-05-14

Summary

v0.4.3 makes the semantic/deliberative PDR layer usable by normal Hermes plugin operators: semantic packets and committee turns are now filesystem artifacts with CLI write/validate/list/run surfaces, autonomous semantic perception can be installed as a Hermes cron job, and advisor/backtest/signal artifacts persist semantic provenance hashes.

Added

• ADR-0024: autonomous semantic perception as an artifact pipeline rather than live model calls in trading ticks.
• hermes_quant.artifacts: atomic JSON stores for semantic packets and committee-turn artifacts under ~/.hermes/quant/.
• hermes quant semantic-packet write|validate|list for operator-authored or Hermes-authored semantic perception artifacts.
• hermes quant committee run|list for deterministic committee-turn artifacts derived from semantic packet archives.
• hermes quant perception start to create/dry-run a Hermes cron job that autonomously researches sources and writes semantic packets.
• Backtest artifact injection flags: --semantic-packet-file and --committee-turns-file for hermes quant backtest.
• Advisor CLI artifact injection flags for hermes quant recommend.
• Dogfood audit: docs/audits/2026-05-14-v043-btc-usdt-dogfood.md comparing MVP vs deliberative recipes.

Changed

• Backtest replay now instantiates the recipe-selected aggregator for learning loops instead of always forcing BMA; this preserves the deliberative recipe during replay.
• Backtest decision snapshots now record recipe metadata, semantic packet hashes, committee decision metadata, and aggregator name.
• Daemon signal records now include component metadata, signal metadata, semantic packet hashes, and committee-turn hashes for downstream attribution.
• README and plugin manifest now reflect the current install/customization surfaces.

Dogfood summary

7-day BTC/USDT Kraken smoke, 1h bars, warmup 24:

variant	decisions	fires	return	buy_hold	excess
btc-usdt-mvp	1	2	-0.07%	+0.12%	-0.19%
btc-usdt-deliberative no packets	0	0	+0.00%	+0.12%	-0.12%
btc-usdt-deliberative curated packet	0	0	+0.00%	+0.12%	-0.12%

Interpretation: this is a smoke test, not a promotion gate. The deliberative path currently fails closed under insufficient semantic coverage, which is the desired safety behavior. Next dogfood needs autonomous packet coverage across the full window.

Test sweep

• 599 passed, 1 skipped (was 593 → +6, zero regressions).