diff --git a/nerve.yaml b/nerve.yaml
index c1c7ce4..e0d995f 100644
--- a/nerve.yaml
+++ b/nerve.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ senses:
     throttle: 10s
     timeout: 15s
     grace_period: null
+  unknown-sense:
+    group: system
+    throttle: 10s
+    timeout: 15s
+    grace_period: null
+
+workflows:
+  sense-generator:
+    concurrency: 1
+    overflow: drop
 
 reflexes:
   - kind: sense
@@ -18,3 +28,6 @@ reflexes:
   - kind: sense
     sense: linux-system-health
     interval: 30s
+  - kind: sense
+    sense: unknown-sense
+    interval: 60s
diff --git a/workflows/sense-generator/index.ts b/workflows/sense-generator/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6de988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflows/sense-generator/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+import type { WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const NERVE_ROOT = join(process.env.HOME ?? "/home/azureuser", ".uncaged-nerve");
+const SENSES_DIR = join(NERVE_ROOT, "senses");
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function run(cmd: string, cwd?: string): string {
+  return execSync(cmd, {
+    encoding: "utf-8",
+    cwd: cwd ?? NERVE_ROOT,
+    timeout: 300_000,
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      PNPM_HOME: join(process.env.HOME ?? "/home/azureuser", ".local/share/pnpm"),
+      PATH: `${join(process.env.HOME ?? "/home/azureuser", ".local/share/pnpm")}:${process.env.PATH}`,
+    },
+  }).trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Call a cheap LLM with tool_choice to extract structured metadata from text.
+ * Uses DashScope (Alibaba Cloud, OpenAI-compatible) with qwen-plus.
+ */
+function llmExtract<T>(text: string, toolName: string, toolDescription: string, parameters: Record<string, unknown>): T {
+  const apiKey = run("bash -c 'source ~/.profile && cfg get DASHSCOPE_API_KEY'");
+  const baseUrl = run("bash -c 'source ~/.profile && cfg get DASHSCOPE_BASE_URL'");
+
+  const body = JSON.stringify({
+    model: "qwen-plus",
+    messages: [
+      { role: "system", content: "Extract the requested information from the provided text. Be precise." },
+      { role: "user", content: text },
+    ],
+    tools: [{
+      type: "function" as const,
+      function: { name: toolName, description: toolDescription, parameters },
+    }],
+    tool_choice: { type: "function" as const, function: { name: toolName } },
+  });
+
+  const escaped = body.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
+  const result = run(`curl -s '${baseUrl}/chat/completions' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ${apiKey}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '${escaped}'`);
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(result);
+  const toolCall = parsed.choices?.[0]?.message?.tool_calls?.[0]?.function?.arguments;
+  if (!toolCall) throw new Error(`llmExtract failed: ${result.slice(0, 500)}`);
+  return JSON.parse(toolCall) as T;
+}
+
+function cursorAgent(prompt: string, mode: "plan" | "ask" | "default", cwd: string): string {
+  const escaped = prompt.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
+  const modeFlag = mode === "plan" ? " --mode=plan" : mode === "ask" ? " --mode=ask" : "";
+  return run(
+    `cursor-agent -p '${escaped}' --model auto${modeFlag} --output-format text --trust --force`,
+    cwd,
+  );
+}
+
+function hermesRun(prompt: string): string {
+  const escaped = prompt.replace(/'/g, "'\\''");
+  return run(
+    `hermes -q '${escaped}' --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4 --no-memory 2>&1 || true`,
+  );
+}
+
+// Build context string with existing sense examples
+function buildSenseExamples(): string {
+  const examples: string[] = [];
+  for (const name of ["cpu-usage", "linux-system-health"]) {
+    const dir = join(SENSES_DIR, name);
+    if (!existsSync(dir)) continue;
+    const indexFile = existsSync(join(dir, "index.js"))
+      ? readFileSync(join(dir, "index.js"), "utf-8")
+      : "";
+    const schema = existsSync(join(dir, "schema.ts"))
+      ? readFileSync(join(dir, "schema.ts"), "utf-8")
+      : "";
+    const migrationDir = join(dir, "migrations");
+    let migration = "";
+    if (existsSync(join(migrationDir, "0001_init.sql"))) {
+      migration = readFileSync(join(migrationDir, "0001_init.sql"), "utf-8");
+    }
+    examples.push(
+      `### Example sense: ${name}\n\n` +
+      `**index.js:**\n\`\`\`js\n${indexFile}\n\`\`\`\n\n` +
+      `**schema.ts:**\n\`\`\`ts\n${schema}\n\`\`\`\n\n` +
+      `**migrations/0001_init.sql:**\n\`\`\`sql\n${migration}\n\`\`\``,
+    );
+  }
+  return examples.join("\n\n---\n\n");
+}
+
+// Read current nerve.yaml
+function readNerveYaml(): string {
+  return readFileSync(join(NERVE_ROOT, "nerve.yaml"), "utf-8");
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Workflow Definition
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const workflow: WorkflowDefinition = {
+  roles: {
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // PLANNER: Generates a structured plan for the sense
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    planner: {
+      async execute(prompt: unknown, ctx) {
+        const userInput = String(prompt);
+        ctx.log(`planner: designing sense from input: "${userInput.substring(0, 100)}"`);
+
+        const planPrompt = `You are planning a new Nerve sense.
+
+User request: ${userInput}
+Pick a good kebab-case name for this sense.
+
+Your job is to produce a PLAN (not code) for this sense. Output a structured plan in markdown with these sections:
+
+## Sense Design
+
+### Name
+(decide a kebab-case name)
+
+### Fields
+List every field the sense should collect, with name, type (integer/real/text), and description.
+
+### Compute Logic
+Describe step-by-step what the compute() function should do. Be specific about which Node.js APIs or shell commands to use.
+
+### Trigger Config
+- group: (suggest a group name)
+- interval: (decide based on the use case, e.g. 30s, 1m, 5m)
+- throttle: (suggest)
+- timeout: (suggest)
+
+Here are existing senses for reference on the format and patterns used:
+
+${buildSenseExamples()}
+
+Current nerve.yaml:
+\`\`\`yaml
+${readNerveYaml()}
+\`\`\`
+
+Output ONLY the plan in markdown. Be precise and implementation-ready.`;
+
+        const plan = cursorAgent(planPrompt, "ask", NERVE_ROOT);
+        ctx.log(`planner: plan generated (${plan.length} chars)`);
+
+        // Extract sense metadata from plan using structured LLM call
+        const meta = llmExtract<{ name: string; description: string }>(
+          plan,
+          "extract_sense_metadata",
+          "Extract the sense name and a one-line description from the plan",
+          {
+            type: "object",
+            properties: {
+              name: { type: "string", description: "kebab-case sense name, e.g. 'disk-usage'" },
+              description: { type: "string", description: "One-line description of what this sense monitors" },
+            },
+            required: ["name", "description"],
+          },
+        );
+        const senseName = meta.name;
+        ctx.log(`planner: extracted sense name="${senseName}", desc="${meta.description}"`);
+
+        return { type: "plan_ready", plan, senseName, userInput };
+      },
+    },
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // CODER: Generates sense files + updates nerve.yaml
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    coder: {
+      async execute(prompt: unknown, ctx) {
+        const { plan, senseName } = prompt as {
+          plan: string;
+          senseName: string;
+        };
+        ctx.log(`coder: implementing sense "${senseName}"`);
+
+        const codePrompt = `You are implementing a new Nerve sense called "${senseName}" in the directory ${SENSES_DIR}/${senseName}/.
+
+Here is the plan:
+
+${plan}
+
+You need to create exactly 3 files:
+1. \`${SENSES_DIR}/${senseName}/index.js\` — the compute() function
+2. \`${SENSES_DIR}/${senseName}/schema.ts\` — Drizzle ORM schema
+3. \`${SENSES_DIR}/${senseName}/migrations/0001_init.sql\` — SQLite migration
+
+And UPDATE the existing file:
+4. \`${NERVE_ROOT}/nerve.yaml\` — add the new sense config and reflex entry
+
+Here are existing senses for reference — follow the EXACT same patterns:
+
+${buildSenseExamples()}
+
+Current nerve.yaml (append to it, don't overwrite existing entries):
+\`\`\`yaml
+${readNerveYaml()}
+\`\`\`
+
+IMPORTANT RULES:
+- index.js uses \`export async function compute(db, _peers)\` signature
+- index.js imports the schema table from "./schema.ts" and uses \`await db.insert(table).values({...})\` to persist
+- schema.ts uses drizzle-orm/sqlite-core imports
+- migration SQL must match schema.ts exactly
+- nerve.yaml: add under \`senses:\` and add a reflex under \`reflexes:\`
+- Use the interval specified in the plan for the reflex
+
+Create all files now.`;
+
+        const result = cursorAgent(codePrompt, "default", NERVE_ROOT);
+        ctx.log(`coder: implementation done`);
+
+        // Verify files were created
+        const senseDir = join(SENSES_DIR, senseName);
+        const files = {
+          index: existsSync(join(senseDir, "index.js")),
+          schema: existsSync(join(senseDir, "schema.ts")),
+          migration: existsSync(join(senseDir, "migrations", "0001_init.sql")),
+        };
+
+        ctx.log(`coder: files created — index:${files.index} schema:${files.schema} migration:${files.migration}`);
+
+        return {
+          type: "code_ready",
+          senseName,
+          files,
+          cursorOutput: result,
+        };
+      },
+    },
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // TESTER: Triggers the sense and validates the result
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    tester: {
+      async execute(prompt: unknown, ctx) {
+        const { senseName, files, attempt = 1 } = prompt as {
+          senseName: string;
+          files: Record<string, boolean>;
+          attempt?: number;
+        };
+        ctx.log(`tester: validating sense "${senseName}" (attempt ${attempt})`);
+
+        // Check all files exist
+        const missing = Object.entries(files).filter(([, v]) => !v).map(([k]) => k);
+        if (missing.length > 0) {
+          ctx.log(`tester: FAIL — missing files: ${missing.join(", ")}`);
+          return {
+            type: "test_failed",
+            senseName,
+            reason: `Missing files: ${missing.join(", ")}`,
+            attempt,
+          };
+        }
+
+        // Reload daemon to pick up new sense, then trigger it
+        const testPrompt = `You need to test a newly created Nerve sense called "${senseName}".
+
+Steps:
+1. Restart the nerve daemon: run "nerve stop && nerve start" (make sure PNPM_HOME and PATH are set)
+2. Wait 2 seconds
+3. Check status: run "nerve status" and verify "${senseName}" appears in senses list
+4. Trigger the sense: run "nerve sense trigger ${senseName}"
+5. Check the result: run "nerve sense query ${senseName} --limit 1"
+
+Report whether the sense works. If there are errors, include the full error output.
+The nerve binary is at ~/.local/share/pnpm/nerve.
+
+Reply with either:
+- "PASS: <summary>" if the sense works
+- "FAIL: <error details>" if it doesn't`;
+
+        const result = hermesRun(testPrompt);
+        ctx.log(`tester: result — ${result.substring(0, 200)}`);
+
+        const passed = result.toUpperCase().includes("PASS");
+        if (passed) {
+          return { type: "test_passed", senseName, result };
+        }
+
+        return {
+          type: "test_failed",
+          senseName,
+          reason: result,
+          attempt,
+        };
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // MODERATOR: Routes the workflow through planner → coder → tester
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  moderate(thread, event) {
+    // Initial trigger
+    if (event.type === "thread_start") {
+      return { role: "planner", prompt: event.triggerPayload ?? "" };
+    }
+
+    // Plan is ready → hand to coder
+    if (event.type === "plan_ready") {
+      return {
+        role: "coder",
+        prompt: { plan: event.plan, senseName: event.senseName },
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Code is ready → hand to tester
+    if (event.type === "code_ready") {
+      return {
+        role: "tester",
+        prompt: { senseName: event.senseName, files: event.files },
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Test failed → retry coder (max 2 retries)
+    if (event.type === "test_failed") {
+      const attempt = (event.attempt as number) ?? 1;
+      if (attempt < 3) {
+        // Find the plan from history
+        const planEvent = thread.events.find((e) => e.type === "plan_ready");
+        if (planEvent) {
+          return {
+            role: "coder",
+            prompt: {
+              plan: `${planEvent.plan}\n\n## PREVIOUS FAILURE (attempt ${attempt}):\n${event.reason}\n\nFix the issues above.`,
+              senseName: event.senseName,
+            },
+          };
+        }
+      }
+      // Give up after 3 attempts
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // Test passed → done
+    if (event.type === "test_passed") {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  },
+};
+
+export default workflow;