diff --git a/scripts/rag-embedding-health-server.py b/scripts/rag-embedding-health-server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..601ab73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rag-embedding-health-server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""RAG/embedding health HTTP wrapper for n8n.
+
+Listens on 0.0.0.0:18814 so the n8n container can call it via
+http://172.19.0.1:18814.
+
+Endpoints:
+  GET  /healthz -> service liveness
+  POST /check   -> run ~/.hermes/scripts/rag_embedding_health.py and return JSON
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import http.server
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+PORT = int(os.environ.get("PORT", "18814"))
+CHECK_SCRIPT = Path(os.environ.get("RAG_HEALTH_SCRIPT", "/home/will/.hermes/scripts/rag_embedding_health.py"))
+TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get("RAG_HEALTH_TIMEOUT", "180"))
+
+
+class Handler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        if self.path.rstrip("/") == "/healthz":
+            self._json({"status": "ok", "service": "rag-embedding-health"})
+        else:
+            self._json({"error": "not found"}, status=404)
+
+    def do_POST(self):
+        if self.path.rstrip("/") != "/check":
+            self._json({"error": "not found"}, status=404)
+            return
+
+        started = time.time()
+        if not CHECK_SCRIPT.exists():
+            self._json(
+                {
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "status": "failed",
+                    "exitCode": 127,
+                    "output": f"RAG health script missing: {CHECK_SCRIPT}",
+                    "durationMs": 0,
+                },
+                status=200,
+            )
+            return
+
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env.setdefault("HERMES_HOME", "/home/will/.hermes")
+        env.setdefault("OLLAMA_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:18807")
+        env.setdefault("N8N_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:18808")
+        env.setdefault("OBSIDIAN_REINDEX_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:18810")
+
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.run(
+                [str(CHECK_SCRIPT)],
+                text=True,
+                capture_output=True,
+                timeout=TIMEOUT,
+                check=False,
+                env=env,
+            )
+            output = (proc.stdout or proc.stderr or "").strip()
+            self._json(
+                {
+                    "ok": proc.returncode == 0,
+                    "status": "ok" if proc.returncode == 0 else "failed",
+                    "exitCode": proc.returncode,
+                    "output": output[:4000],
+                    "durationMs": int((time.time() - started) * 1000),
+                },
+                status=200,
+            )
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            self._json(
+                {
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "status": "timeout",
+                    "exitCode": 124,
+                    "output": f"RAG/embedding health check timed out after {TIMEOUT}s",
+                    "durationMs": int((time.time() - started) * 1000),
+                },
+                status=200,
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self._json(
+                {
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "status": "error",
+                    "exitCode": 1,
+                    "output": str(exc)[:4000],
+                    "durationMs": int((time.time() - started) * 1000),
+                },
+                status=200,
+            )
+
+    def _json(self, data, status=200):
+        body = json.dumps(data, indent=2).encode("utf-8")
+        self.send_response(status)
+        self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(body)))
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(body)
+
+    def log_message(self, format, *args):
+        return
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    server = http.server.HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", PORT), Handler)
+    print(f"rag-embedding-health listening on 0.0.0.0:{PORT}", flush=True)
+    server.serve_forever()
diff --git a/swarm-common/n8n-workflows/rag-and-embedding-health-watchdog.json b/swarm-common/n8n-workflows/rag-and-embedding-health-watchdog.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f3e362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swarm-common/n8n-workflows/rag-and-embedding-health-watchdog.json
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+{
+  "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:58.205Z",
+  "createdAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:04.674Z",
+  "id": "SwKaPtYqUJrakpFu",
+  "name": "RAG and Embedding Health Watchdog",
+  "description": null,
+  "active": true,
+  "isArchived": false,
+  "nodes": [
+    {
+      "parameters": {},
+      "id": "bca0ccac-1102-4b45-a9e3-a52f06352376",
+      "name": "Manual Trigger",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
+      "typeVersion": 1,
+      "position": [
+        0,
+        100
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "parameters": {
+        "rule": {
+          "interval": [
+            {
+              "field": "hours",
+              "hoursInterval": 6
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "id": "3f5e4d1e-7e90-43d1-ae01-97dde40fbf28",
+      "name": "Every 6 Hours",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
+      "typeVersion": 1.2,
+      "position": [
+        0,
+        -80
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "parameters": {
+        "method": "POST",
+        "url": "http://172.19.0.1:18814/check",
+        "options": {
+          "timeout": 240000
+        }
+      },
+      "id": "52e14b9f-4ab4-4906-9ed7-0dbe10762c26",
+      "name": "Run RAG Health Check",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
+      "typeVersion": 4.2,
+      "position": [
+        260,
+        20
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "parameters": {
+        "mode": "runOnceForAllItems",
+        "jsCode": "const staticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\nconst data = $input.first().json;\nconst now = new Date().toISOString();\nconst nl = String.fromCharCode(10);\nconst prev = staticData.ragEmbedding || { failedRuns: 0, alerted: false };\n\nif (data.ok) {\n  const wasAlerted = prev.alerted;\n  staticData.ragEmbedding = { failedRuns: 0, alerted: false, lastOk: now, lastStatus: data.status, durationMs: data.durationMs };\n  if (!wasAlerted) return [];\n  return [{ json: { text: ['\u2705 RAG/Embedding health recovered', `- status=ok; duration=${data.durationMs}ms`, `checked=${now}`].join(nl), data } }];\n}\n\nconst failedRuns = (prev.failedRuns || 0) + 1;\nconst shouldAlert = !prev.alerted || failedRuns % 4 === 0;\nstaticData.ragEmbedding = { failedRuns, alerted: prev.alerted || shouldAlert, lastFailure: now, lastStatus: data.status, exitCode: data.exitCode, output: data.output };\nif (!shouldAlert) return [];\n\nconst output = (data.output || 'No output from checker').trim();\nconst lines = [\n  '\ud83d\udea8 RAG/Embedding Health Watchdog',\n  `- failedRuns=${failedRuns}; status=${data.status}; exit=${data.exitCode}; duration=${data.durationMs}ms`,\n  output,\n  'fix=check systemctl --user status rag-embedding-health.service; then inspect Ollama 18807, ChromaDB, and Obsidian reindex 18810.',\n  `checked=${now}`,\n];\nreturn [{ json: { text: lines.join(nl), data } }];"
+      },
+      "id": "6b435e3e-2efc-43da-b565-d5ecb819af1f",
+      "name": "Alert on Failure or Recovery",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
+      "typeVersion": 2,
+      "position": [
+        520,
+        20
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "parameters": {
+        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
+        "nodeCredentialType": "httpHeaderAuth",
+        "method": "POST",
+        "url": "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/1494453542243532932/messages",
+        "sendBody": true,
+        "specifyBody": "json",
+        "jsonBody": "={{ { content: $json.text } }}",
+        "options": {}
+      },
+      "id": "1ebabe7e-2dbc-4fa6-a63c-3d869314a5cf",
+      "name": "Send Discord Ops Alert",
+      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
+      "typeVersion": 4.2,
+      "position": [
+        800,
+        20
+      ],
+      "credentials": {
+        "httpHeaderAuth": {
+          "id": "UgPqYcoCNNIgr55m",
+          "name": "Discord Bot Auth"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "connections": {
+    "Manual Trigger": {
+      "main": [
+        [
+          {
+            "node": "Run RAG Health Check",
+            "type": "main",
+            "index": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    },
+    "Every 6 Hours": {
+      "main": [
+        [
+          {
+            "node": "Run RAG Health Check",
+            "type": "main",
+            "index": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    },
+    "Run RAG Health Check": {
+      "main": [
+        [
+          {
+            "node": "Alert on Failure or Recovery",
+            "type": "main",
+            "index": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    },
+    "Alert on Failure or Recovery": {
+      "main": [
+        [
+          {
+            "node": "Send Discord Ops Alert",
+            "type": "main",
+            "index": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "executionOrder": "v1",
+    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
+    "availableInMCP": false
+  },
+  "staticData": {
+    "node:Every 6 Hours": {
+      "recurrenceRules": []
+    },
+    "global": {
+      "ragEmbedding": {
+        "failedRuns": 0,
+        "alerted": false,
+        "lastOk": "2026-05-14T18:50:22.108Z",
+        "lastStatus": "ok",
+        "durationMs": 13239
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "meta": null,
+  "versionId": "b6be4349-5960-40cd-b857-bd6c9c6c717f",
+  "activeVersionId": "b6be4349-5960-40cd-b857-bd6c9c6c717f",
+  "versionCounter": 9,
+  "triggerCount": 1,
+  "shared": [
+    {
+      "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:04.685Z",
+      "createdAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:04.685Z",
+      "role": "workflow:owner",
+      "workflowId": "SwKaPtYqUJrakpFu",
+      "projectId": "WGdp8QunI1tHpjXa",
+      "project": {
+        "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T21:08:10.005Z",
+        "createdAt": "2026-03-11T21:05:11.541Z",
+        "id": "WGdp8QunI1tHpjXa",
+        "name": "will will <will@wills-portal.com>",
+        "type": "personal",
+        "icon": null,
+        "description": null,
+        "creatorId": "5ad50ead-6e6a-4d12-ab5b-e5db15835bb5"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "tags": [],
+  "activeVersion": {
+    "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:58.207Z",
+    "createdAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:58.207Z",
+    "versionId": "b6be4349-5960-40cd-b857-bd6c9c6c717f",
+    "workflowId": "SwKaPtYqUJrakpFu",
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "parameters": {},
+        "id": "bca0ccac-1102-4b45-a9e3-a52f06352376",
+        "name": "Manual Trigger",
+        "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
+        "typeVersion": 1,
+        "position": [
+          0,
+          100
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "parameters": {
+          "rule": {
+            "interval": [
+              {
+                "field": "hours",
+                "hoursInterval": 6
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "id": "3f5e4d1e-7e90-43d1-ae01-97dde40fbf28",
+        "name": "Every 6 Hours",
+        "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
+        "typeVersion": 1.2,
+        "position": [
+          0,
+          -80
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "parameters": {
+          "method": "POST",
+          "url": "http://172.19.0.1:18814/check",
+          "options": {
+            "timeout": 240000
+          }
+        },
+        "id": "52e14b9f-4ab4-4906-9ed7-0dbe10762c26",
+        "name": "Run RAG Health Check",
+        "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
+        "typeVersion": 4.2,
+        "position": [
+          260,
+          20
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "parameters": {
+          "mode": "runOnceForAllItems",
+          "jsCode": "const staticData = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\nconst data = $input.first().json;\nconst now = new Date().toISOString();\nconst nl = String.fromCharCode(10);\nconst prev = staticData.ragEmbedding || { failedRuns: 0, alerted: false };\n\nif (data.ok) {\n  const wasAlerted = prev.alerted;\n  staticData.ragEmbedding = { failedRuns: 0, alerted: false, lastOk: now, lastStatus: data.status, durationMs: data.durationMs };\n  if (!wasAlerted) return [];\n  return [{ json: { text: ['\u2705 RAG/Embedding health recovered', `- status=ok; duration=${data.durationMs}ms`, `checked=${now}`].join(nl), data } }];\n}\n\nconst failedRuns = (prev.failedRuns || 0) + 1;\nconst shouldAlert = !prev.alerted || failedRuns % 4 === 0;\nstaticData.ragEmbedding = { failedRuns, alerted: prev.alerted || shouldAlert, lastFailure: now, lastStatus: data.status, exitCode: data.exitCode, output: data.output };\nif (!shouldAlert) return [];\n\nconst output = (data.output || 'No output from checker').trim();\nconst lines = [\n  '\ud83d\udea8 RAG/Embedding Health Watchdog',\n  `- failedRuns=${failedRuns}; status=${data.status}; exit=${data.exitCode}; duration=${data.durationMs}ms`,\n  output,\n  'fix=check systemctl --user status rag-embedding-health.service; then inspect Ollama 18807, ChromaDB, and Obsidian reindex 18810.',\n  `checked=${now}`,\n];\nreturn [{ json: { text: lines.join(nl), data } }];"
+        },
+        "id": "6b435e3e-2efc-43da-b565-d5ecb819af1f",
+        "name": "Alert on Failure or Recovery",
+        "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
+        "typeVersion": 2,
+        "position": [
+          520,
+          20
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "parameters": {
+          "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
+          "nodeCredentialType": "httpHeaderAuth",
+          "method": "POST",
+          "url": "https://discord.com/api/v10/channels/1494453542243532932/messages",
+          "sendBody": true,
+          "specifyBody": "json",
+          "jsonBody": "={{ { content: $json.text } }}",
+          "options": {}
+        },
+        "id": "1ebabe7e-2dbc-4fa6-a63c-3d869314a5cf",
+        "name": "Send Discord Ops Alert",
+        "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
+        "typeVersion": 4.2,
+        "position": [
+          800,
+          20
+        ],
+        "credentials": {
+          "httpHeaderAuth": {
+            "id": "UgPqYcoCNNIgr55m",
+            "name": "Discord Bot Auth"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "connections": {
+      "Manual Trigger": {
+        "main": [
+          [
+            {
+              "node": "Run RAG Health Check",
+              "type": "main",
+              "index": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      },
+      "Every 6 Hours": {
+        "main": [
+          [
+            {
+              "node": "Run RAG Health Check",
+              "type": "main",
+              "index": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      },
+      "Run RAG Health Check": {
+        "main": [
+          [
+            {
+              "node": "Alert on Failure or Recovery",
+              "type": "main",
+              "index": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      },
+      "Alert on Failure or Recovery": {
+        "main": [
+          [
+            {
+              "node": "Send Discord Ops Alert",
+              "type": "main",
+              "index": 0
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "authors": "will will",
+    "name": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "autosaved": false,
+    "workflowPublishHistory": [
+      {
+        "createdAt": "2026-05-14T18:49:58.274Z",
+        "id": 1516,
+        "workflowId": "SwKaPtYqUJrakpFu",
+        "versionId": "b6be4349-5960-40cd-b857-bd6c9c6c717f",
+        "event": "activated",
+        "userId": "5ad50ead-6e6a-4d12-ab5b-e5db15835bb5"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/swarm-common/rag-embedding-health.service b/swarm-common/rag-embedding-health.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa72e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swarm-common/rag-embedding-health.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=RAG/Embedding Health HTTP Service (port 18814)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/will/lab/swarm/scripts/rag-embedding-health-server.py
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+Environment=PORT=18814
+Environment=RAG_HEALTH_TIMEOUT=180
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target