diff --git a/agent/curator.py b/agent/curator.py
index f9c10d05656..d0147d4c4fb 100644
--- a/agent/curator.py
+++ b/agent/curator.py
@@ -899,9 +899,12 @@ def _build_rename_summary(
           • flaky-thing — pruned (stale)
           • old-utility → spreadsheet-ops
         full report: hermes curator status
+        keep an umbrella stable: hermes curator pin document-tools
 
     Cap is 10 entries so a 50-skill consolidation doesn't blow up
-    agent.log; the full list is always in REPORT.md.
+    agent.log; the full list is always in REPORT.md. The pin hint only
+    appears when at least one consolidation produced an umbrella worth
+    pinning (pruned-only runs skip it).
     """
     after_by_name = {r.get("name"): r for r in after_report if isinstance(r, dict)}
     after_names = set(after_by_name.keys())
@@ -950,6 +953,17 @@ def _build_rename_summary(
     if total > SHOW:
         lines.append(f"  … and {total - SHOW} more")
     lines.append("full report: hermes curator status")
+    # Pin hint — only surface it when there's actually a destination skill
+    # worth pinning. The umbrella skills that absorbed content are the natural
+    # candidates: pinning one tells future curator runs to leave it alone.
+    # Pruned-only runs don't get this hint (nothing surviving to pin).
+    if consolidated:
+        umbrellas = sorted({e.get("into") for e in consolidated if e.get("into")})
+        if umbrellas:
+            example = umbrellas[0]
+            lines.append(
+                f"keep an umbrella stable: hermes curator pin {example}"
+            )
     return "\n".join(lines)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_curator_classification.py b/tests/agent/test_curator_classification.py
index 29187c5a641..804e5a65ecc 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_curator_classification.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_curator_classification.py
@@ -1020,3 +1020,106 @@ def test_rename_summary_mixed_consolidation_and_pruning(curator_env):
     assert merge_idx < drop_idx, "consolidated should render before pruned"
     assert "merge-me → umbrella" in lines[merge_idx]
     assert "drop-me — pruned (stale)" in lines[drop_idx]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Pin hint — surfaces `hermes curator pin <umbrella>` in the rename block so
+# users learn the command exists at the moment they care (a consolidation
+# just landed against their library). The hint is gated on having at least
+# one umbrella destination — pruned-only runs skip it.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_rename_summary_pin_hint_appears_when_consolidation_produced_umbrella(curator_env):
+    """When at least one skill was absorbed into an umbrella, hint at pinning it."""
+    result = curator_env._build_rename_summary(
+        before_names={"pdf-extraction", "docx-extraction", "document-tools"},
+        after_report=[{"name": "document-tools", "state": "active"}],
+        tool_calls=[
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "pdf-extraction",
+                    "absorbed_into": "document-tools",
+                }),
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "docx-extraction",
+                    "absorbed_into": "document-tools",
+                }),
+            },
+        ],
+        model_final="",
+    )
+    assert "hermes curator pin document-tools" in result
+    assert "keep an umbrella stable" in result
+
+
+def test_rename_summary_pin_hint_skipped_for_pruned_only_runs(curator_env):
+    """Pruned-only runs have nothing surviving to pin — hint should not appear."""
+    result = curator_env._build_rename_summary(
+        before_names={"old-flaky-thing", "another-stale", "keeper"},
+        after_report=[{"name": "keeper", "state": "active"}],
+        tool_calls=[
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "old-flaky-thing",
+                    "absorbed_into": "",
+                }),
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "another-stale",
+                    "absorbed_into": "",
+                }),
+            },
+        ],
+        model_final="",
+    )
+    # Block still renders (skills were archived) but no pin hint.
+    assert "archived 2 skill(s):" in result
+    assert "hermes curator pin" not in result
+    assert "keep an umbrella stable" not in result
+
+
+def test_rename_summary_pin_hint_picks_one_umbrella_when_multiple_absorbed(curator_env):
+    """Multiple umbrellas → hint shows one example (alphabetically first), not a list."""
+    result = curator_env._build_rename_summary(
+        before_names={"a-skill", "b-skill", "umbrella-zeta", "umbrella-alpha"},
+        after_report=[
+            {"name": "umbrella-zeta", "state": "active"},
+            {"name": "umbrella-alpha", "state": "active"},
+        ],
+        tool_calls=[
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "a-skill",
+                    "absorbed_into": "umbrella-zeta",
+                }),
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "skill_manage",
+                "arguments": json.dumps({
+                    "action": "delete",
+                    "name": "b-skill",
+                    "absorbed_into": "umbrella-alpha",
+                }),
+            },
+        ],
+        model_final="",
+    )
+    # Sorted picks alphabetically first.
+    assert "hermes curator pin umbrella-alpha" in result
+    # Exactly one hint line, not one per umbrella.
+    pin_lines = [ln for ln in result.splitlines() if "hermes curator pin" in ln]
+    assert len(pin_lines) == 1