diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesCapabilities.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesCapabilities.swift
index 9c408fb..f9498d0 100644
--- a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesCapabilities.swift
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Sources/ScarfCore/Services/HermesCapabilities.swift
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ public struct HermesCapabilities: Sendable, Equatable {
     /// PluginsView surfaces it as a documented hook in plugin metadata.
     public var hasTransformLLMOutputHook: Bool { atLeastSemver(0, 13, 0) }
 
+    // MARK: Convenience predicates
+
+    /// Whether the connected host is on the v0.13 line or newer. Convenience
+    /// for UI copy that needs to switch on the v0.12 → v0.13 boundary without
+    /// proxying through a feature-specific flag (e.g. "v0.13 features active"
+    /// badges, redaction default-state hints). Equivalent to any individual
+    /// v0.13 flag; prefer this when the call site isn't actually about a
+    /// specific feature.
+    public var isV013OrLater: Bool { atLeastSemver(0, 13, 0) }
+
     private func atLeastSemver(_ major: Int, _ minor: Int, _ patch: Int) -> Bool {
         guard let s = semver else { return false }
         return s >= SemVer(major: major, minor: minor, patch: patch)
diff --git a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCapabilitiesTests.swift b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCapabilitiesTests.swift
index ab2824a..929d350 100644
--- a/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCapabilitiesTests.swift
+++ b/scarf/Packages/ScarfCore/Tests/ScarfCoreTests/HermesCapabilitiesTests.swift
@@ -202,4 +202,26 @@ import Foundation
         #expect(caps.hasKanbanDiagnostics)
         #expect(caps.hasGoogleChatPlatform)
     }
+
+    // MARK: - isV013OrLater convenience predicate
+
+    @Test func isV013OrLater_v013HostTrue() {
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.parseLine("Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7)")
+        #expect(caps.isV013OrLater)
+    }
+
+    @Test func isV013OrLater_v012HostFalse() {
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.parseLine("Hermes Agent v0.12.0 (2026.4.30)")
+        #expect(!caps.isV013OrLater)
+    }
+
+    @Test func isV013OrLater_emptyFalse() {
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.empty
+        #expect(!caps.isV013OrLater)
+    }
+
+    @Test func isV013OrLater_v014HostTrue() {
+        let caps = HermesCapabilities.parseLine("Hermes Agent v0.14.0 (2026.7.1)")
+        #expect(caps.isV013OrLater)
+    }
 }