diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesCuratorReport.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesCuratorReport.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a5e109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesCuratorReport.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Parsed view of `hermes curator status` text + the on-disk
+/// `~/.hermes/skills/.curator_state` JSON.
+///
+/// Hermes v0.12 doesn't ship a `--json` flag for `curator status` — the
+/// CLI writes a human-readable report. CuratorViewModel parses the text
+/// output for the human-readable bits ("least recently active", "most
+/// active") and reads the state file directly for last-run metadata.
+public struct HermesCuratorStatus: Sendable, Equatable {
+    public enum RunState: String, Sendable, Equatable {
+        case enabled
+        case paused
+        case disabled
+        case unknown
+    }
+
+    public let state: RunState
+    public let runCount: Int
+    public let lastRunISO: String?         // raw timestamp string, parsed by callers
+    public let lastSummary: String?        // free-text summary line
+    public let lastReportPath: String?     // absolute path to <YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>/ dir
+    public let intervalLabel: String       // e.g. "every 7d"
+    public let staleAfterLabel: String     // e.g. "30d unused"
+    public let archiveAfterLabel: String   // e.g. "90d unused"
+
+    public let totalSkills: Int
+    public let activeSkills: Int
+    public let staleSkills: Int
+    public let archivedSkills: Int
+
+    public let pinnedNames: [String]
+
+    /// Top-5 lists rendered in the curator output. Each row carries the
+    /// skill name + the four counters Hermes prints.
+    public let leastRecentlyActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]
+    public let mostActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]
+    public let leastActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]
+
+    public init(
+        state: RunState,
+        runCount: Int,
+        lastRunISO: String?,
+        lastSummary: String?,
+        lastReportPath: String?,
+        intervalLabel: String,
+        staleAfterLabel: String,
+        archiveAfterLabel: String,
+        totalSkills: Int,
+        activeSkills: Int,
+        staleSkills: Int,
+        archivedSkills: Int,
+        pinnedNames: [String],
+        leastRecentlyActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow],
+        mostActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow],
+        leastActive: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]
+    ) {
+        self.state = state
+        self.runCount = runCount
+        self.lastRunISO = lastRunISO
+        self.lastSummary = lastSummary
+        self.lastReportPath = lastReportPath
+        self.intervalLabel = intervalLabel
+        self.staleAfterLabel = staleAfterLabel
+        self.archiveAfterLabel = archiveAfterLabel
+        self.totalSkills = totalSkills
+        self.activeSkills = activeSkills
+        self.staleSkills = staleSkills
+        self.archivedSkills = archivedSkills
+        self.pinnedNames = pinnedNames
+        self.leastRecentlyActive = leastRecentlyActive
+        self.mostActive = mostActive
+        self.leastActive = leastActive
+    }
+
+    public static let empty = HermesCuratorStatus(
+        state: .unknown,
+        runCount: 0,
+        lastRunISO: nil,
+        lastSummary: nil,
+        lastReportPath: nil,
+        intervalLabel: "—",
+        staleAfterLabel: "—",
+        archiveAfterLabel: "—",
+        totalSkills: 0,
+        activeSkills: 0,
+        staleSkills: 0,
+        archivedSkills: 0,
+        pinnedNames: [],
+        leastRecentlyActive: [],
+        mostActive: [],
+        leastActive: []
+    )
+}
+
+public struct HermesCuratorSkillRow: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable {
+    public var id: String { name }
+    public let name: String
+    public let activityCount: Int
+    public let useCount: Int
+    public let viewCount: Int
+    public let patchCount: Int
+    public let lastActivityLabel: String   // raw label as printed (e.g. "never", "2d ago")
+
+    public init(
+        name: String,
+        activityCount: Int,
+        useCount: Int,
+        viewCount: Int,
+        patchCount: Int,
+        lastActivityLabel: String
+    ) {
+        self.name = name
+        self.activityCount = activityCount
+        self.useCount = useCount
+        self.viewCount = viewCount
+        self.patchCount = patchCount
+        self.lastActivityLabel = lastActivityLabel
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pure parser for `hermes curator status` stdout. Public for tests.
+///
+/// Format is stable enough to text-parse; we never error on missing
+/// sections — we just leave the corresponding field empty so
+/// CuratorView can render "—" without crashing on a future layout
+/// tweak. State file overrides text-parsed values when both are present.
+public enum HermesCuratorStatusParser {
+    public static func parse(text: String, stateFileJSON: Data? = nil) -> HermesCuratorStatus {
+        let lines = text.components(separatedBy: "\n")
+        var status = HermesCuratorStatus.empty
+
+        // Header section: `curator: ENABLED` / `runs:` / `last run:` /
+        // `last summary:` / `interval:` / `stale after:` / `archive after:`
+        var state = HermesCuratorStatus.RunState.unknown
+        var runCount = 0
+        var lastRunISO: String?
+        var lastSummary: String?
+        var lastReportPath: String?
+        var interval = "—"
+        var stale = "—"
+        var archive = "—"
+
+        // Skill counts: `agent-created skills: N total` then
+        // `  active     N` / `  stale      N` / `  archived   N`
+        var total = 0
+        var active = 0
+        var staleCount = 0
+        var archived = 0
+
+        var pinned: [String] = []
+
+        // Lists: `least recently active (top 5):` / `most active (top 5):` /
+        // `least active (top 5):` followed by indented row lines.
+        enum Section {
+            case header
+            case leastRecent
+            case mostActive
+            case leastActive
+        }
+        var section = Section.header
+        var leastRecent: [HermesCuratorSkillRow] = []
+        var mostActiveRows: [HermesCuratorSkillRow] = []
+        var leastActiveRows: [HermesCuratorSkillRow] = []
+
+        for raw in lines {
+            let line = raw.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            // Section markers
+            if line.hasPrefix("least recently active") {
+                section = .leastRecent
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("most active") {
+                section = .mostActive
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("least active") {
+                section = .leastActive
+                continue
+            }
+
+            // Header section single-line keys
+            if line.hasPrefix("curator:") {
+                let val = String(line.dropFirst("curator:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).uppercased()
+                switch val {
+                case "ENABLED": state = .enabled
+                case "PAUSED": state = .paused
+                case "DISABLED": state = .disabled
+                default: state = .unknown
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("runs:") {
+                runCount = Int(line.dropFirst("runs:".count).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)) ?? 0
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("last run:") {
+                let val = String(line.dropFirst("last run:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                lastRunISO = val == "never" ? nil : val
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("last summary:") {
+                let val = String(line.dropFirst("last summary:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                lastSummary = (val == "(none)" || val.isEmpty) ? nil : val
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("last report:") {
+                let val = String(line.dropFirst("last report:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                lastReportPath = val.isEmpty ? nil : val
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("interval:") {
+                interval = String(line.dropFirst("interval:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("stale after:") {
+                stale = String(line.dropFirst("stale after:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                continue
+            }
+            if line.hasPrefix("archive after:") {
+                archive = String(line.dropFirst("archive after:".count)).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                continue
+            }
+
+            // `agent-created skills: 18 total`
+            if line.hasPrefix("agent-created skills:") {
+                let after = line.dropFirst("agent-created skills:".count).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+                if let n = Int(after.split(separator: " ").first ?? "") {
+                    total = n
+                }
+                section = .header
+                continue
+            }
+            // Counts: "active     18" / "stale      0" / "archived   0"
+            if let row = parseStateCountRow(line) {
+                switch row.state {
+                case "active":   active = row.count
+                case "stale":    staleCount = row.count
+                case "archived": archived = row.count
+                default: break
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+            // pinned (3): foo, bar, baz
+            if line.hasPrefix("pinned (") {
+                if let colon = line.firstIndex(of: ":") {
+                    let names = line[line.index(after: colon)...]
+                        .split(separator: ",")
+                        .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+                        .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
+                    pinned = names
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+
+            // Skill rows like:
+            //   <name>  activity= N  use= N  view= N  patches= N  last_activity=<label>
+            if section != .header, let parsed = parseSkillRow(line) {
+                switch section {
+                case .leastRecent:  leastRecent.append(parsed)
+                case .mostActive:   mostActiveRows.append(parsed)
+                case .leastActive:  leastActiveRows.append(parsed)
+                case .header:       break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Apply state-file overrides if present. The .curator_state JSON
+        // is authoritative for last_run_at / last_run_summary /
+        // last_report_path because those carry timestamps the text
+        // output rounds.
+        if let json = stateFileJSON,
+           let obj = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: json) as? [String: Any] {
+            if obj["paused"] as? Bool == true { state = .paused }
+            if let count = obj["run_count"] as? Int { runCount = count }
+            if let lr = obj["last_run_at"] as? String { lastRunISO = lr }
+            if let summary = obj["last_run_summary"] as? String, !summary.isEmpty { lastSummary = summary }
+            if let path = obj["last_report_path"] as? String, !path.isEmpty { lastReportPath = path }
+        }
+
+        status = HermesCuratorStatus(
+            state: state,
+            runCount: runCount,
+            lastRunISO: lastRunISO,
+            lastSummary: lastSummary,
+            lastReportPath: lastReportPath,
+            intervalLabel: interval,
+            staleAfterLabel: stale,
+            archiveAfterLabel: archive,
+            totalSkills: total,
+            activeSkills: active,
+            staleSkills: staleCount,
+            archivedSkills: archived,
+            pinnedNames: pinned,
+            leastRecentlyActive: leastRecent,
+            mostActive: mostActiveRows,
+            leastActive: leastActiveRows
+        )
+        return status
+    }
+
+    /// `active     18` style row inside the skill-count block.
+    private static func parseStateCountRow(_ line: String) -> (state: String, count: Int)? {
+        let parts = line.split(whereSeparator: { $0 == " " || $0 == "\t" }).map(String.init)
+        guard parts.count >= 2,
+              ["active", "stale", "archived"].contains(parts[0]),
+              let count = Int(parts[1])
+        else { return nil }
+        return (parts[0], count)
+    }
+
+    /// Skill-list row parser. Tolerates Hermes's whitespace-padded
+    /// layout — `activity=  0` has two spaces between `=` and the
+    /// number, so we can't split-on-space-then-split-on-`=`. Instead
+    /// we slide a key-detection cursor across the row and grab the
+    /// next non-whitespace token after each known key.
+    private static func parseSkillRow(_ line: String) -> HermesCuratorSkillRow? {
+        guard let activityRange = line.range(of: "activity=") else { return nil }
+        let name = String(line[..<activityRange.lowerBound]).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+        guard !name.isEmpty else { return nil }
+
+        // Map each known key to its value substring. Read positionally
+        // by slicing between consecutive known keys — handles arbitrary
+        // whitespace padding without depending on column positions.
+        let knownKeys = ["activity=", "use=", "view=", "patches=", "last_activity="]
+        var positions: [(key: String, range: Range<String.Index>)] = []
+        for key in knownKeys {
+            if let r = line.range(of: key) {
+                positions.append((key, r))
+            }
+        }
+        positions.sort { $0.range.lowerBound < $1.range.lowerBound }
+
+        var activity = 0, use = 0, view = 0, patch = 0
+        var lastActivity = ""
+
+        for (idx, entry) in positions.enumerated() {
+            let valueStart = entry.range.upperBound
+            let valueEnd = idx + 1 < positions.count
+                ? positions[idx + 1].range.lowerBound
+                : line.endIndex
+            let raw = String(line[valueStart..<valueEnd]).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            switch entry.key {
+            case "activity=":      activity = Int(raw) ?? 0
+            case "use=":           use = Int(raw) ?? 0
+            case "view=":          view = Int(raw) ?? 0
+            case "patches=":       patch = Int(raw) ?? 0
+            case "last_activity=": lastActivity = raw
+            default:               break
+            }
+        }
+        return HermesCuratorSkillRow(
+            name: name,
+            activityCount: activity,
+            useCount: use,
+            viewCount: view,
+            patchCount: patch,
+            lastActivityLabel: lastActivity
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesPathSet.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesPathSet.swift
index b0fd2de..bd5c0e6 100644
--- a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesPathSet.swift
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Models/HermesPathSet.swift
@@ -75,12 +75,17 @@ public struct HermesPathSet: Sendable, Hashable {
     public nonisolated var errorsLog: String { home + "/logs/errors.log" }
     public nonisolated var agentLog: String { home + "/logs/agent.log" }
     public nonisolated var gatewayLog: String { home + "/logs/gateway.log" }
-    /// Curator run report, JSON (v0.12+). Written by `hermes curator` on
-    /// each cycle; consumed by `CuratorViewModel` for structured stats.
-    public nonisolated var curatorReportJSON: String { home + "/logs/curator/run.json" }
-    /// Curator human-readable run report (v0.12+). Renders as the
-    /// "Last run" text in CuratorView.
-    public nonisolated var curatorReportMD: String { home + "/logs/curator/REPORT.md" }
+    /// Curator run-reports root (v0.12+). Hermes writes per-cycle dirs
+    /// under here named `<YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>/` containing `run.json` and
+    /// `REPORT.md`. The `last_report_path` field on `curator_state`
+    /// points at the most recent dir; `CuratorViewModel` resolves the
+    /// JSON/Markdown files relative to it.
+    public nonisolated var curatorLogsDir: String { home + "/logs/curator" }
+    /// JSON-encoded curator state (v0.12+). Filename has no extension
+    /// despite holding JSON — Hermes writes it via
+    /// `~/.hermes/skills/.curator_state`. Carries last-run metadata,
+    /// run count, pause flag, and the path to the most recent report.
+    public nonisolated var curatorStateFile: String { home + "/skills/.curator_state" }
     public nonisolated var scarfDir: String { home + "/scarf" }
     public nonisolated var projectsRegistry: String { scarfDir + "/projects.json" }
 
diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/ViewModels/CuratorViewModel.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/ViewModels/CuratorViewModel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83c73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/ViewModels/CuratorViewModel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import Foundation
+import Observation
+#if canImport(os)
+import os
+#endif
+
+/// Mac + iOS view model for the v0.12 Curator surface.
+///
+/// Drives `hermes curator status / run / pause / resume / pin / unpin /
+/// restore` plus a parsed view of `~/.hermes/skills/.curator_state`
+/// JSON. The CLI doesn't ship a `--json` flag for `status`, so we
+/// text-parse stdout (HermesCuratorStatusParser) and use the state
+/// file for richer last-run metadata.
+///
+/// Capability-gated: callers should construct this only when
+/// `HermesCapabilities.hasCurator` is true. The view model does not
+/// gate itself — the gate happens at sidebar/tab routing time.
+@Observable
+@MainActor
+public final class CuratorViewModel {
+    #if canImport(os)
+    private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.scarf", category: "CuratorViewModel")
+    #endif
+
+    public let context: ServerContext
+
+    public private(set) var status: HermesCuratorStatus = .empty
+    public private(set) var isLoading = false
+    public private(set) var lastReportMarkdown: String?
+    public var transientMessage: String?
+
+    public init(context: ServerContext) {
+        self.context = context
+    }
+
+    public func load() async {
+        isLoading = true
+        defer { isLoading = false }
+        let context = self.context
+        let parsed = await Task.detached(priority: .userInitiated) { () -> (HermesCuratorStatus, String?) in
+            let textResult = Self.runCuratorStatus(context: context)
+            let stateData = context.readData(context.paths.curatorStateFile)
+            let parsed = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: textResult, stateFileJSON: stateData)
+            // Best-effort markdown report: the state file points at the
+            // most recent <YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>/ dir; load REPORT.md from
+            // there. Missing on first run, which is fine.
+            var report: String?
+            if let reportDir = parsed.lastReportPath {
+                let reportPath = reportDir.hasSuffix("/")
+                    ? "\(reportDir)REPORT.md"
+                    : "\(reportDir)/REPORT.md"
+                report = context.readText(reportPath)
+            }
+            return (parsed, report)
+        }.value
+        self.status = parsed.0
+        self.lastReportMarkdown = parsed.1
+    }
+
+    public func runNow() async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "run"], successMessage: "Curator run started")
+    }
+
+    public func pause() async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "pause"], successMessage: "Curator paused")
+    }
+
+    public func resume() async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "resume"], successMessage: "Curator resumed")
+    }
+
+    public func pin(_ skill: String) async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "pin", skill], successMessage: "Pinned \(skill)")
+    }
+
+    public func unpin(_ skill: String) async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "unpin", skill], successMessage: "Unpinned \(skill)")
+    }
+
+    public func restore(_ skill: String) async {
+        await runAndReload(args: ["curator", "restore", skill], successMessage: "Restored \(skill)")
+    }
+
+    private func runAndReload(args: [String], successMessage: String) async {
+        let context = self.context
+        let exitCode = await Task.detached(priority: .userInitiated) {
+            Self.runHermes(context: context, args: args).exitCode
+        }.value
+        transientMessage = exitCode == 0 ? successMessage : "Command failed"
+        await load()
+        // Auto-clear toast after 3s.
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 3_000_000_000)
+            self?.transientMessage = nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Wrap the transport-level `runProcess` so the call sites don't
+    /// have to reach for it directly. Combined stdout+stderr.
+    nonisolated private static func runHermes(
+        context: ServerContext,
+        args: [String]
+    ) -> (exitCode: Int32, output: String) {
+        let transport = context.makeTransport()
+        do {
+            let result = try transport.runProcess(
+                executable: context.paths.hermesBinary,
+                args: args,
+                stdin: nil,
+                timeout: 30
+            )
+            return (result.exitCode, result.stdoutString + result.stderrString)
+        } catch let error as TransportError {
+            return (-1, error.diagnosticStderr.isEmpty
+                ? (error.errorDescription ?? "transport error")
+                : error.diagnosticStderr)
+        } catch {
+            return (-1, error.localizedDescription)
+        }
+    }
+
+    nonisolated private static func runCuratorStatus(context: ServerContext) -> String {
+        runHermes(context: context, args: ["curator", "status"]).output
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCuratorParserTests.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCuratorParserTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64d427e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCuratorParserTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+@testable import ScarfCore
+
+@Suite struct HermesCuratorParserTests {
+
+    /// Real `hermes curator status` output captured from a v0.12.0
+    /// install with no curator runs yet. Locks in the empty-state
+    /// happy path so a Hermes layout tweak surfaces here before
+    /// CuratorView starts rendering "—" placeholders silently.
+    private static let realFreshOutput = """
+    curator: ENABLED
+      runs:           0
+      last run:       never
+      last summary:   (none)
+      interval:       every 7d
+      stale after:    30d unused
+      archive after:  90d unused
+
+    agent-created skills: 18 total
+      active     18
+      stale      0
+      archived   0
+
+    least recently active (top 5):
+      Scarf Dashboard Chart Widget Parse Error Fix  activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      Scarf Project Registry Format Fix         activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      clip                                      activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      find-nearby                               activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      gguf-quantization                         activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+
+    least active (top 5):
+      Scarf Dashboard Chart Widget Parse Error Fix  activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      Scarf Project Registry Format Fix         activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      clip                                      activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      find-nearby                               activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+      gguf-quantization                         activity=  0  use=  0  view=  0  patches=  0  last_activity=never
+    """
+
+    @Test func parseRealFreshOutput() {
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: Self.realFreshOutput)
+        #expect(s.state == .enabled)
+        #expect(s.runCount == 0)
+        #expect(s.lastRunISO == nil)
+        #expect(s.lastSummary == nil)
+        #expect(s.intervalLabel == "every 7d")
+        #expect(s.staleAfterLabel == "30d unused")
+        #expect(s.archiveAfterLabel == "90d unused")
+        #expect(s.totalSkills == 18)
+        #expect(s.activeSkills == 18)
+        #expect(s.staleSkills == 0)
+        #expect(s.archivedSkills == 0)
+        #expect(s.pinnedNames.isEmpty)
+        #expect(s.leastRecentlyActive.count == 5)
+        #expect(s.leastActive.count == 5)
+        #expect(s.mostActive.isEmpty)
+        let firstRow = s.leastRecentlyActive.first
+        #expect(firstRow?.name == "Scarf Dashboard Chart Widget Parse Error Fix")
+        #expect(firstRow?.activityCount == 0)
+        #expect(firstRow?.lastActivityLabel == "never")
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsedPausedState() {
+        let text = """
+        curator: PAUSED
+          runs:           5
+          last run:       2026-04-29T03:10:00Z
+          last summary:   pruned 2 skills, consolidated 1
+          interval:       every 7d
+          stale after:    30d unused
+          archive after:  90d unused
+
+        agent-created skills: 12 total
+          active     8
+          stale      3
+          archived   1
+
+        pinned (2): kanban-orchestrator, scarf-template-author
+        """
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: text)
+        #expect(s.state == .paused)
+        #expect(s.runCount == 5)
+        #expect(s.lastRunISO == "2026-04-29T03:10:00Z")
+        #expect(s.lastSummary == "pruned 2 skills, consolidated 1")
+        #expect(s.totalSkills == 12)
+        #expect(s.activeSkills == 8)
+        #expect(s.staleSkills == 3)
+        #expect(s.archivedSkills == 1)
+        #expect(s.pinnedNames == ["kanban-orchestrator", "scarf-template-author"])
+    }
+
+    @Test func stateFileOverridesTextSummary() {
+        // The state file is authoritative for last_run_at /
+        // last_run_summary / last_report_path because it carries full
+        // ISO timestamps the text output may have rounded. Verify that
+        // a state file with richer values overrides parsed text.
+        let text = """
+        curator: ENABLED
+          runs:           1
+          last run:       2026-04-30T11:00:00Z
+          last summary:   short
+          interval:       every 7d
+          stale after:    30d unused
+          archive after:  90d unused
+
+        agent-created skills: 3 total
+          active     3
+          stale      0
+          archived   0
+        """
+        let stateJSON: [String: Any] = [
+            "run_count": 4,
+            "last_run_at": "2026-04-30T18:42:13.001Z",
+            "last_run_summary": "richer summary from state file",
+            "last_report_path": "/Users/u/.hermes/logs/curator/20260430-184213"
+        ]
+        let data = try! JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: stateJSON)
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: text, stateFileJSON: data)
+        #expect(s.runCount == 4)
+        #expect(s.lastRunISO == "2026-04-30T18:42:13.001Z")
+        #expect(s.lastSummary == "richer summary from state file")
+        #expect(s.lastReportPath == "/Users/u/.hermes/logs/curator/20260430-184213")
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsedDisabledStatus() {
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: "curator: DISABLED\n  runs:           0\n")
+        #expect(s.state == .disabled)
+    }
+
+    @Test func parsedEmptyOutputStaysSafe() {
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: "")
+        #expect(s.state == .unknown)
+        #expect(s.totalSkills == 0)
+        #expect(s.leastRecentlyActive.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    @Test func skillRowParserHandlesMultiWordNames() {
+        // Names with spaces are common (Scarf Dashboard Chart Widget…)
+        // The parser slices at the first `activity=` so names can be
+        // arbitrary length without breaking the counter columns.
+        let row = "  Some Long Skill Name v2  activity= 12  use= 4  view= 6  patches= 2  last_activity=2026-04-25"
+        let s = HermesCuratorStatusParser.parse(text: """
+        least recently active (top 5):
+        \(row)
+        """)
+        let parsed = s.leastRecentlyActive.first
+        #expect(parsed?.name == "Some Long Skill Name v2")
+        #expect(parsed?.activityCount == 12)
+        #expect(parsed?.useCount == 4)
+        #expect(parsed?.viewCount == 6)
+        #expect(parsed?.patchCount == 2)
+        #expect(parsed?.lastActivityLabel == "2026-04-25")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scarf/Scarf iOS/App/ScarfGoTabRoot.swift b/scarf/Scarf iOS/App/ScarfGoTabRoot.swift
index 939aa21..f9063c6 100644
--- a/scarf/Scarf iOS/App/ScarfGoTabRoot.swift	
+++ b/scarf/Scarf iOS/App/ScarfGoTabRoot.swift	
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ struct ScarfGoTabRoot: View {
     let onSoftDisconnect: @MainActor () async -> Void
     let onForget: @MainActor () async -> Void
 
+    /// Stable per-tab context UUID — used for the System tab's Curator
+    /// row so its CuratorViewModel reuses the cached SSH connection
+    /// keyed by this id rather than building a fresh one. Same pattern
+    /// as `sharedContextID` on ChatView.
+    static let systemTabContextID: ServerID = ServerID(
+        uuidString: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000A2"
+    )!
+
     /// One coordinator per server-connected session. Cross-tab
     /// signalling (Dashboard row → Chat tab resume, Project Detail
     /// → in-project chat handoff, notification deep-link → Chat) flows
@@ -172,6 +180,8 @@ private struct SystemTab: View {
     let onSoftDisconnect: @MainActor () async -> Void
     let onForget: @MainActor () async -> Void
 
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
+
     @State private var showForgetConfirmation = false
     @State private var isForgetting = false
     @State private var isDisconnecting = false
@@ -206,6 +216,15 @@ private struct SystemTab: View {
                 }
                 .scarfGoCompactListRow()
                 .listRowBackground(ScarfColor.backgroundSecondary)
+                if capabilitiesStore?.capabilities.hasCurator ?? false {
+                    NavigationLink {
+                        CuratorView(context: config.toServerContext(id: ScarfGoTabRoot.systemTabContextID))
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Curator", systemImage: "sparkles")
+                    }
+                    .scarfGoCompactListRow()
+                    .listRowBackground(ScarfColor.backgroundSecondary)
+                }
                 NavigationLink {
                     CronListView(config: config)
                 } label: {
diff --git a/scarf/Scarf iOS/Curator/CuratorView.swift b/scarf/Scarf iOS/Curator/CuratorView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1515d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/Scarf iOS/Curator/CuratorView.swift	
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+#if canImport(SQLite3)
+
+/// iOS Curator surface — read-mostly view of `hermes curator status`
+/// with Run Now / Pause / Resume actions and inline pin toggles on
+/// the leaderboard rows. Mirrors the Mac surface visually but folds
+/// into a single SwiftUI List for thumb-friendly scrolling.
+///
+/// Capability-gated upstream: only routed when
+/// `HermesCapabilities.hasCurator` is true.
+struct CuratorView: View {
+    @State private var viewModel: CuratorViewModel
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: CuratorViewModel(context: context))
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        List {
+            Section {
+                statusRow
+                LabeledContent("Last run", value: viewModel.status.lastRunISO ?? "Never")
+                if let summary = viewModel.status.lastSummary {
+                    LabeledContent("Summary", value: summary)
+                }
+                LabeledContent("Interval", value: viewModel.status.intervalLabel)
+                LabeledContent("Stale after", value: viewModel.status.staleAfterLabel)
+                LabeledContent("Archive after", value: viewModel.status.archiveAfterLabel)
+                LabeledContent("Runs", value: "\(viewModel.status.runCount)")
+            } header: {
+                Text("Status")
+            } footer: {
+                actionFooter
+            }
+
+            Section("Skills") {
+                LabeledContent("Total", value: "\(viewModel.status.totalSkills)")
+                LabeledContent("Active", value: "\(viewModel.status.activeSkills)")
+                LabeledContent("Stale", value: "\(viewModel.status.staleSkills)")
+                LabeledContent("Archived", value: "\(viewModel.status.archivedSkills)")
+            }
+
+            if !viewModel.status.pinnedNames.isEmpty {
+                Section("Pinned") {
+                    ForEach(viewModel.status.pinnedNames, id: \.self) { name in
+                        HStack {
+                            Image(systemName: "pin.fill")
+                                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.accent)
+                            Text(name)
+                            Spacer()
+                            Button("Unpin") {
+                                Task { await viewModel.unpin(name) }
+                            }
+                            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                            .controlSize(.small)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if !viewModel.status.leastRecentlyActive.isEmpty {
+                rowsSection(title: "Least recently active", rows: viewModel.status.leastRecentlyActive)
+            }
+            if !viewModel.status.mostActive.isEmpty {
+                rowsSection(title: "Most active", rows: viewModel.status.mostActive)
+            }
+            if !viewModel.status.leastActive.isEmpty {
+                rowsSection(title: "Least active", rows: viewModel.status.leastActive)
+            }
+
+            if let report = viewModel.lastReportMarkdown {
+                Section("Last report") {
+                    Text(report)
+                        .font(ScarfFont.monoSmall)
+                        .textSelection(.enabled)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Curator")
+        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
+        .refreshable {
+            await viewModel.load()
+        }
+        .overlay(alignment: .bottom) {
+            if let toast = viewModel.transientMessage {
+                toastView(toast)
+            }
+        }
+        .task { await viewModel.load() }
+    }
+
+    private var statusRow: some View {
+        HStack {
+            Text("Curator")
+            Spacer()
+            statusBadge
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var statusBadge: some View {
+        let kind: ScarfBadgeKind
+        let label: String
+        switch viewModel.status.state {
+        case .enabled:  kind = .success; label = "Enabled"
+        case .paused:   kind = .warning; label = "Paused"
+        case .disabled: kind = .neutral; label = "Disabled"
+        case .unknown:  kind = .neutral; label = "Unknown"
+        }
+        return ScarfBadge(label, kind: kind)
+    }
+
+    private var actionFooter: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 8) {
+            Button {
+                Task { await viewModel.runNow() }
+            } label: {
+                Label("Run now", systemImage: "play.fill")
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+            .controlSize(.small)
+            .disabled(viewModel.isLoading)
+
+            if viewModel.status.state == .enabled {
+                Button {
+                    Task { await viewModel.pause() }
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Pause", systemImage: "pause.fill")
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                .controlSize(.small)
+            } else if viewModel.status.state == .paused {
+                Button {
+                    Task { await viewModel.resume() }
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Resume", systemImage: "play.fill")
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                .controlSize(.small)
+            }
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.top, 6)
+    }
+
+    private func rowsSection(title: String, rows: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]) -> some View {
+        Section(title) {
+            ForEach(rows) { row in
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                    HStack {
+                        Text(row.name)
+                            .font(.body)
+                            .lineLimit(1)
+                        Spacer()
+                        Button {
+                            Task { await viewModel.pin(row.name) }
+                        } label: {
+                            Image(systemName: viewModel.status.pinnedNames.contains(row.name) ? "pin.fill" : "pin")
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    }
+                    HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                        Text("use \(row.useCount) · view \(row.viewCount) · patch \(row.patchCount)")
+                            .font(ScarfFont.monoSmall)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        Spacer()
+                        Text(row.lastActivityLabel)
+                            .font(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func toastView(_ text: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.success)
+            Text(text).font(.caption)
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        .background(.regularMaterial)
+        .clipShape(Capsule())
+        .padding(.bottom, 12)
+        .transition(.opacity)
+    }
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/scarf/scarf/ContentView.swift b/scarf/scarf/ContentView.swift
index 092805a..c28fda2 100644
--- a/scarf/scarf/ContentView.swift
+++ b/scarf/scarf/ContentView.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         case .projects:         ProjectsView(context: serverContext)
         case .chat:             ChatView()
         case .memory:           MemoryView(context: serverContext)
+        case .curator:          CuratorView(context: serverContext)
         case .skills:           SkillsView(context: serverContext)
         case .platforms:        PlatformsView(context: serverContext)
         case .personalities:    PersonalitiesView(context: serverContext)
diff --git a/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorRestoreSheet.swift b/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorRestoreSheet.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb240c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorRestoreSheet.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// Modal that lists archived skills (state ≠ active) and exposes a
+/// one-click "Restore" action per row. v0.12 archives are recoverable —
+/// `hermes curator restore <name>` brings the skill back into
+/// `~/.hermes/skills/<category>/<name>/` and re-marks it active.
+///
+/// The Curator's `status` text doesn't enumerate archived skills with
+/// names; we surface what's available (counts + pinned list) and rely
+/// on the user knowing the names. Hermes ergo does an interactive
+/// `--name` arg if missing — but Scarf prefers explicit selection so
+/// users don't have to remember names. For v2.6 we render a free-form
+/// text field; once Hermes ships a `curator list-archived` (tracked
+/// upstream), swap to a pickable list.
+struct CuratorRestoreSheet: View {
+    let viewModel: CuratorViewModel
+
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @State private var skillName: String = ""
+    @State private var isRestoring = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s3) {
+            Text("Restore Archived Skill")
+                .scarfStyle(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+
+            Text("Hermes archives skills the curator decides are stale or redundant. Restoring brings the original SKILL.md back into place — no data lost.")
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s1) {
+                Text("Skill name")
+                    .scarfStyle(.captionUppercase)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                ScarfTextField("e.g. legacy-helper", text: $skillName)
+            }
+
+            Text("\(viewModel.status.archivedSkills) archived skill(s) available — list them with `hermes curator status`.")
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+
+            HStack {
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Cancel") { dismiss() }
+                    .buttonStyle(ScarfGhostButton())
+                Button("Restore") {
+                    let trimmed = skillName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+                    guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return }
+                    isRestoring = true
+                    Task {
+                        await viewModel.restore(trimmed)
+                        isRestoring = false
+                        dismiss()
+                    }
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
+                .disabled(isRestoring || skillName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty)
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(ScarfSpace.s5)
+        .frame(width: 420)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorView.swift b/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c917c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scarf/scarf/Features/Curator/Views/CuratorView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ScarfCore
+import ScarfDesign
+
+/// Mac UI for Hermes v0.12's autonomous skill curator.
+///
+/// Surfaces the running state (enabled / paused / disabled), last-run
+/// metadata, agent-created skill counts, and the most/least-active /
+/// least-recently-active leaderboards. Pin-and-restore actions hit
+/// `hermes curator pin/unpin/restore` via CuratorViewModel.
+///
+/// Capability-gated upstream: AppCoordinator only wires the sidebar
+/// item when `HermesCapabilities.hasCurator` is true. This view assumes
+/// it's reachable on a v0.12+ host.
+struct CuratorView: View {
+    @State private var viewModel: CuratorViewModel
+    @State private var showRestoreSheet = false
+
+    init(context: ServerContext) {
+        _viewModel = State(initialValue: CuratorViewModel(context: context))
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ScrollView {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s4) {
+                ScarfPageHeader(
+                    "Curator",
+                    subtitle: "Autonomous skill maintenance — Hermes v0.12+"
+                ) {
+                    HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                        if viewModel.isLoading {
+                            ProgressView().controlSize(.small)
+                        }
+                        Button("Run Now") {
+                            Task { await viewModel.runNow() }
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(ScarfPrimaryButton())
+                        .disabled(viewModel.isLoading)
+                        Menu {
+                            switch viewModel.status.state {
+                            case .paused:
+                                Button("Resume") { Task { await viewModel.resume() } }
+                            case .enabled:
+                                Button("Pause") { Task { await viewModel.pause() } }
+                            default:
+                                EmptyView()
+                            }
+                            Button("Restore Archived…") {
+                                showRestoreSheet = true
+                            }
+                            .disabled(viewModel.status.archivedSkills == 0)
+                        } label: {
+                            Image(systemName: "ellipsis.circle")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let toast = viewModel.transientMessage {
+                    transientToast(toast)
+                }
+
+                statusSummary
+                skillCountsSection
+                pinnedSection
+                activityTables
+
+                if let report = viewModel.lastReportMarkdown {
+                    lastReportSection(markdown: report)
+                }
+            }
+            .padding(ScarfSpace.s4)
+        }
+        .background(ScarfColor.backgroundPrimary)
+        .task { await viewModel.load() }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showRestoreSheet) {
+            CuratorRestoreSheet(viewModel: viewModel)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var statusSummary: some View {
+        ScarfCard {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                HStack {
+                    statusBadge
+                    Spacer()
+                    Text("\(viewModel.status.runCount) runs")
+                        .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                }
+                ScarfDivider()
+                infoRow(label: "Last run", value: viewModel.status.lastRunISO ?? "Never")
+                if let summary = viewModel.status.lastSummary {
+                    infoRow(label: "Last summary", value: summary)
+                }
+                infoRow(label: "Interval", value: viewModel.status.intervalLabel)
+                infoRow(label: "Stale after", value: viewModel.status.staleAfterLabel)
+                infoRow(label: "Archive after", value: viewModel.status.archiveAfterLabel)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var statusBadge: some View {
+        let kind: ScarfBadgeKind
+        let label: String
+        switch viewModel.status.state {
+        case .enabled:  kind = .success; label = "Enabled"
+        case .paused:   kind = .warning; label = "Paused"
+        case .disabled: kind = .neutral; label = "Disabled"
+        case .unknown:  kind = .neutral; label = "Unknown"
+        }
+        return ScarfBadge(label, kind: kind)
+    }
+
+    private var skillCountsSection: some View {
+        ScarfCard {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                ScarfSectionHeader("Agent-created skills")
+                HStack(spacing: ScarfSpace.s4) {
+                    countCell(value: viewModel.status.totalSkills, label: "Total")
+                    countCell(value: viewModel.status.activeSkills, label: "Active")
+                    countCell(value: viewModel.status.staleSkills, label: "Stale")
+                    countCell(value: viewModel.status.archivedSkills, label: "Archived")
+                    Spacer(minLength: 0)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var pinnedSection: some View {
+        if !viewModel.status.pinnedNames.isEmpty {
+            ScarfCard {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                    ScarfSectionHeader("Pinned")
+                    Text("Pinned skills are never auto-archived or rewritten by the curator.")
+                        .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                    FlowLayout(spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                        ForEach(viewModel.status.pinnedNames, id: \.self) { name in
+                            HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                                Image(systemName: "pin.fill")
+                                    .font(.system(size: 10))
+                                Text(name)
+                                    .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                                Button {
+                                    Task { await viewModel.unpin(name) }
+                                } label: {
+                                    Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill")
+                                        .font(.system(size: 11))
+                                        .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                                }
+                                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                                .help("Unpin")
+                            }
+                            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+                            .padding(.vertical, 4)
+                            .background(
+                                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md)
+                                    .fill(ScarfColor.accentTint)
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var activityTables: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s4) {
+            if !viewModel.status.leastRecentlyActive.isEmpty {
+                skillTable(title: "Least recently active", rows: viewModel.status.leastRecentlyActive)
+            }
+            if !viewModel.status.mostActive.isEmpty {
+                skillTable(title: "Most active", rows: viewModel.status.mostActive)
+            }
+            if !viewModel.status.leastActive.isEmpty {
+                skillTable(title: "Least active", rows: viewModel.status.leastActive)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func skillTable(title: String, rows: [HermesCuratorSkillRow]) -> some View {
+        ScarfCard {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                ScarfSectionHeader(title)
+                ForEach(rows) { row in
+                    HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                        Text(row.name)
+                            .scarfStyle(.body)
+                            .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+                            .lineLimit(1)
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                        counterChip(label: "use", value: row.useCount)
+                        counterChip(label: "view", value: row.viewCount)
+                        counterChip(label: "patch", value: row.patchCount)
+                        Text(row.lastActivityLabel)
+                            .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                            .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundFaint)
+                            .frame(width: 92, alignment: .trailing)
+                        Button {
+                            Task { await viewModel.pin(row.name) }
+                        } label: {
+                            Image(systemName: viewModel.status.pinnedNames.contains(row.name)
+                                  ? "pin.fill" : "pin")
+                                .font(.system(size: 12))
+                        }
+                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                        .help(viewModel.status.pinnedNames.contains(row.name) ? "Pinned" : "Pin skill")
+                    }
+                    .padding(.vertical, 2)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func counterChip(label: String, value: Int) -> some View {
+        Text("\(label) \(value)")
+            .font(ScarfFont.monoSmall)
+            .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 6)
+            .padding(.vertical, 2)
+            .background(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.sm)
+                    .fill(ScarfColor.backgroundTertiary)
+            )
+    }
+
+    private func lastReportSection(markdown: String) -> some View {
+        ScarfCard {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: ScarfSpace.s2) {
+                ScarfSectionHeader("Last report")
+                Text(markdown)
+                    .scarfStyle(.mono)
+                    .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                    .textSelection(.enabled)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func infoRow(label: String, value: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .top) {
+            Text(label)
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+                .frame(width: 110, alignment: .leading)
+            Text(value)
+                .scarfStyle(.body)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func countCell(value: Int, label: String) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+            Text("\(value)")
+                .scarfStyle(.title2)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+            Text(label)
+                .scarfStyle(.captionUppercase)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundMuted)
+        }
+        .frame(minWidth: 64, alignment: .leading)
+    }
+
+    private func transientToast(_ text: String) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.success)
+            Text(text)
+                .scarfStyle(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(ScarfColor.foregroundPrimary)
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, ScarfSpace.s3)
+        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+        .background(ScarfColor.accentTint)
+        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: ScarfRadius.md))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Simple `FlowLayout` for the pinned-skill chips. Custom layout
+/// keeps the chip wrap behaviour predictable across DynamicType
+/// scales without resorting to LazyVGrid (which forces fixed columns).
+private struct FlowLayout: Layout {
+    var spacing: CGFloat = 8
+
+    func sizeThatFits(proposal: ProposedViewSize, subviews: Subviews, cache: inout ()) -> CGSize {
+        let maxWidth = proposal.width ?? .infinity
+        var x: CGFloat = 0
+        var y: CGFloat = 0
+        var rowHeight: CGFloat = 0
+        for subview in subviews {
+            let size = subview.sizeThatFits(.unspecified)
+            if x + size.width > maxWidth {
+                x = 0
+                y += rowHeight + spacing
+                rowHeight = 0
+            }
+            x += size.width + spacing
+            rowHeight = max(rowHeight, size.height)
+        }
+        return CGSize(width: maxWidth, height: y + rowHeight)
+    }
+
+    func placeSubviews(in bounds: CGRect, proposal: ProposedViewSize, subviews: Subviews, cache: inout ()) {
+        var x = bounds.minX
+        var y = bounds.minY
+        var rowHeight: CGFloat = 0
+        for subview in subviews {
+            let size = subview.sizeThatFits(.unspecified)
+            if x + size.width > bounds.maxX {
+                x = bounds.minX
+                y += rowHeight + spacing
+                rowHeight = 0
+            }
+            subview.place(at: CGPoint(x: x, y: y), proposal: ProposedViewSize(size))
+            x += size.width + spacing
+            rowHeight = max(rowHeight, size.height)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scarf/scarf/Navigation/AppCoordinator.swift b/scarf/scarf/Navigation/AppCoordinator.swift
index 4fc55a5..b32b5f9 100644
--- a/scarf/scarf/Navigation/AppCoordinator.swift
+++ b/scarf/scarf/Navigation/AppCoordinator.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ enum SidebarSection: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
     // Interact
     case chat = "Chat"
     case memory = "Memory"
+    case curator = "Curator"
     case skills = "Skills"
     // Configure (Phase 2/3 additions)
     case platforms = "Platforms"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ enum SidebarSection: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
         case .projects: return "Projects"
         case .chat: return "Chat"
         case .memory: return "Memory"
+        case .curator: return "Curator"
         case .skills: return "Skills"
         case .platforms: return "Platforms"
         case .personalities: return "Personalities"
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ enum SidebarSection: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
         case .projects: return "square.grid.2x2"
         case .chat: return "text.bubble"
         case .memory: return "brain"
+        case .curator: return "sparkles"
         case .skills: return "lightbulb"
         case .platforms: return "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right"
         case .personalities: return "theatermasks"
diff --git a/scarf/scarf/Navigation/SidebarView.swift b/scarf/scarf/Navigation/SidebarView.swift
index 17a2ab0..57771af 100644
--- a/scarf/scarf/Navigation/SidebarView.swift
+++ b/scarf/scarf/Navigation/SidebarView.swift
@@ -14,21 +14,36 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
     @Environment(AppCoordinator.self) private var coordinator
     @Environment(ServerLiveStatusRegistry.self) private var liveRegistry
     @Environment(\.serverContext) private var serverContext
+    @Environment(\.hermesCapabilities) private var capabilitiesStore
 
-    private static let sections: [Section] = [
-        Section(title: "Monitor",  items: [.dashboard, .insights, .sessions, .activity]),
-        Section(title: "Projects", items: [.projects]),
-        Section(title: "Interact", items: [.chat, .memory, .skills]),
-        Section(title: "Configure", items: [.platforms, .personalities, .quickCommands, .credentialPools, .plugins, .webhooks, .profiles]),
-        Section(title: "Manage",   items: [.tools, .mcpServers, .gateway, .cron, .health, .logs, .settings]),
-    ]
+    /// Capability-gated sections. Curator is v0.12+ only; older Hermes
+    /// hosts get the same Interact section minus the Curator row.
+    /// Building the list lazily off the env keeps the sidebar honest
+    /// when the user reconnects to a different-version host.
+    private var sections: [Section] {
+        let caps = capabilitiesStore?.capabilities
+
+        var interact: [SidebarSection] = [.chat, .memory]
+        if caps?.hasCurator ?? false {
+            interact.append(.curator)
+        }
+        interact.append(.skills)
+
+        return [
+            Section(title: "Monitor",  items: [.dashboard, .insights, .sessions, .activity]),
+            Section(title: "Projects", items: [.projects]),
+            Section(title: "Interact", items: interact),
+            Section(title: "Configure", items: [.platforms, .personalities, .quickCommands, .credentialPools, .plugins, .webhooks, .profiles]),
+            Section(title: "Manage",   items: [.tools, .mcpServers, .gateway, .cron, .health, .logs, .settings]),
+        ]
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
             header
             ScrollView {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
-                    ForEach(Self.sections) { section in
+                    ForEach(sections) { section in
                         sectionView(section)
                     }
                 }