Curator
Curator
Start with meaning, then move to detail.
This lesson explains Curator as part of extending Hermes and connecting external tools. You will learn what it does, when it matters, and the smallest safe test that proves it works.
If you are new, do not memorize names. Focus on three questions: what problem does this solve, what access does it need, and how can you verify the result?
For practice, inspect the first example, identify its effects, run it on test data, and compare the result with the source claim.
For advanced readers, inspect How it runs, Configuration, Running the review on a cheaper aux model, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.
Complete installation and one successful task before adding new capabilities.
A clear outcome before you read.
- Understand Curator without assumed prior knowledge.
- Separate the source description from what still needs testing in your environment.
- Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Short definitions before the details.
- Provider
- The service that runs or provides access and authentication to a model.
- Skill
- An instruction bundle that teaches Hermes a repeatable workflow without necessarily adding an external service.
Background maintenance for agent-created skills — usage tracking, staleness, archival, and LLM-driven review
What does the source say, and in what order?
- 01How it runs
Start here to understand the core idea or structure.
- 02Configuration
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 03Running the review on a cheaper aux model
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 04CLI
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 05Backups and rollback
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 06What "agent-created" means
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 07Adopting unmanaged skills
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 08Pinning a skill
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 09Usage telemetry
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 10Per-run reports
Finish here to verify the result and special cases.
Copy only after you understand the effect.
curator:
enabled: true
interval_hours: 168 # 7 days
min_idle_hours: 2
stale_after_days: 30
archive_after_days: 90
consolidate: false # LLM umbrella-building pass — opt-in (prune-only by default)
prune_builtins: true # archive unused bundled built-in skills too (hub skills always exempt)hermes model # → "Auxiliary models — side-task routing"
# → pick "Curator" → pick provider → pick modelauxiliary:
curator:
provider: openrouter
model: google/gemini-3-flash-preview
timeout: 600 # generous — reviews can take several minutesRead the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Match every command to your installed Hermes version, review the files and accounts it can reach, and use non-sensitive data for the first test. If this explanation differs from the source, the official source wins.