VanBladee developed stateless API support for the NousResearch/hermes-agent repository, enabling clients to provide their own conversation history in request bodies for the /v1/responses and /v1/runs endpoints. Using Python and backend development skills, VanBladee implemented input validation to ensure that conversation_history is a properly formatted array of message objects. This approach allows clients to manage their own conversation state and optionally override server-side chaining, reducing server-side state management and improving scalability for multi-tenant deployments. The work demonstrates a clear understanding of API development principles and addresses deployment flexibility by shifting conversation management responsibilities to the client side.