# Custodian: Hermes Agent plugin

> Autonomous operations monitor for a Hermes install: scans gateway logs, cron jobs, skill journals and agent data directories, classifies findings against a 27-fingerprint registry, auto-repairs Tier 1 problems…

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins/custodian  
Tier: Community  
Official page (Nous Research): https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/custodian  
Last updated in catalog: 2026-09-26

Autonomous operations monitor for a Hermes install: scans gateway logs, cron jobs, skill journals and agent data directories, classifies findings against a 27-fingerprint registry, auto-repairs Tier 1 problems, escalates the rest, and keeps an append-only issue ledger. Ships /custodian (status, scan, issues, repair, verify, schedule, confidence, init, escalation-runner), four scan/health tools and a grid dashboard.

## Good to know before installing

Reads gateway logs, cron job state and per-skill journal files under HERMES_HOME to build its findings, and writes repair actions and an issues ledger back there; it performs no network I/O and holds no credentials. Disclosure — /custodian init registers 3 recurring agent cron jobs (deep scan 4×/day, cron-health 4×/day, escalation runner every 30 min on weekdays).

From the plugin's catalog listing.

## How to install

1. Install it. Hermes asks for any API keys it needs, then asks whether to turn it on.

```bash
hermes plugins install custodian
```

2. Said no? Turn it on later:

```bash
hermes plugins enable custodian
```

3. Restart Hermes so it loads the plugin.

Some plugins also need a sign-in or settings: see the official page. Memory plugins ask whether to become your memory provider instead. Steps follow the official plugins guide: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/plugins

## Facts

- Category: Automation & multi-agent
- Maintained by: indigokarasu (Community)
- Needs: No API keys declared
- Adds tools: `custodian_status`, `custodian_scan`, `custodian_issues`, `custodian_cron_health`
- Version: 3.0.1
- In the catalog since: 2026-09-23, updated 2026-09-26

## Links

- [Full setup and settings (official page)](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/plugins/custodian)
- [Source code](https://github.com/indigokarasu/hermes-custodian-plugin#readme)
- [All plugins](https://hermeswatcher.com/plugins.md)

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