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Pinned/bundled skill protection in background review

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #28338 on 19 May 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address adding protection for pinned and bundled skills within background review prompts, and aligning that handling with curator behavior. A related fork fix is also included.

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#28338 feat(bg-review): add bundled/pinned skill protection to review prompts (#27992)

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files: agent/background_review.py

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agent/background_review.py

@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@
     "skill that governs that task needs to carry the lesson.\n\n"
     "If you notice two existing skills that overlap, note it in your "
     "reply — the background curator handles consolidation at scale.\n\n"
+    "Protected skills (DO NOT edit these):\n"
+    "  • Bundled skills (shipped with Hermes, e.g. 'hermes-agent').\n"
+    "  • Hub-installed skills (installed via 'hermes skills install').\n"
+    "  • Pinned skills (marked via 'hermes curator pin').\n"
+    "If the only skills that need updating are protected, say\n"
+    "'Nothing to save.' and stop.\n\n"
     "Do NOT capture (these become persistent self-imposed constraints "
     "that bite you later when the environment changes):\n"
     "  • Environment-dependent failures: missing binaries, fresh-install "
@@ -189,6 +195,12 @@
     "should carry user-preference lessons when relevant.\n\n"
     "If you notice overlapping existing skills, mention it — the "
     "background curator handles consolidation.\n\n"
+    "Protected skills (DO NOT edit these):\n"
+    "  • Bundled skills (shipped with Hermes, e.g. 'hermes-agent').\n"
+    "  • Hub-installed skills (installed via 'hermes skills install').\n"
+    "  • Pinned skills (marked via 'hermes curator pin').\n"
+    "If the only skills that need updating are protected, say\n"
+    "'Nothing to save.' and stop.\n\n"
     "Do NOT capture as skills (these become persistent self-imposed "
     "constraints that bite you later when the environment changes):\n"
     "  • Environment-dependent failures: missing binaries, fresh-install "

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#27992 feat(bg-review): add bundled/pinned skill protection to review prompts (#27644) · merged via another change → af78449, #28338

Closed issues · 1

Closed#27644[Feature]: Align bg-review's bundled/pinned skill handling with the curator

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Fix link checked: 19 May 2026

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