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curator prune_builtins default changed to opt-in

Cluster 103098 · skills. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #115862 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug was identified where curator.prune_builtins defaulted to true, causing bundled skills to be archived without explicit user opt-in. Multiple fixes across CLI, skills, and agent components change the default to false.

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PR#105219fix(skills): default curator.prune_builtins to false

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#115862 Skill curator: CLI prompt no longer waits on it, storage stops growing (1.9 GB → ~200 MB), built-in pruning opt-in

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files: agent/curator.py, agent/curator_backup.py, cli.py, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, hermes_cli/curator.py, tests/agent/test_curator.py, tests/agent/test_curator_backup.py, tests/agent/test_curator_run_hygiene.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cli_startup_maintenance_off_main_thread.py, tests/tools/test_skill_ledger_delta.py, tests/tools/test_skill_usage.py, tools/skill_ledger.py, tools/skill_usage.py, website/docs/user-guide/features/curator.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · duplicate 1

#103112 fix(curator): default prune_builtins to false, opt-in only · done elsewhere → 1b8e4c5, #115862, #79295
#103971 fix(agent): default curator.prune_builtins to false (#103098) · duplicate → #103112, #103098

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Closed#103098[Bug]: `curator.prune_builtins` defaults to true, allowing bundled skills to be archived without explicit opt-in

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Subsystem: skills
Merged PRs: #115862
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 19 Sep 2026

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