diff --git a/providers/workspaces/claude-cli/Dockerfile b/providers/workspaces/claude-cli/Dockerfile
index 3d54710a..7bc5d880 100644
--- a/providers/workspaces/claude-cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/providers/workspaces/claude-cli/Dockerfile
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ RUN uv python install 3.12.13 \
 ARG CLAUDE_CLI_VERSION
 RUN npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@${CLAUDE_CLI_VERSION}
 
+# Install the skills CLI globally via npm. Pin exact version deliberately.
+RUN npm install -g skills@1.5.14
+
 # =============================================================================
 # LSP: Language Servers for code intelligence
 # Plugins: pyright-lsp, typescript-lsp, rust-analyzer-lsp (claude-plugins-official)
diff --git a/providers/workspaces/interactive-tmux/Dockerfile b/providers/workspaces/interactive-tmux/Dockerfile
index 4de183cf..beefa6f1 100644
--- a/providers/workspaces/interactive-tmux/Dockerfile
+++ b/providers/workspaces/interactive-tmux/Dockerfile
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ RUN npm install -g \
         @anthropic-ai/claude-code@${CLAUDE_CLI_VERSION} \
         @openai/codex@${CODEX_CLI_VERSION} \
         @google/gemini-cli@${GEMINI_CLI_VERSION} \
+        skills@1.5.14 \
     && claude --version \
     && codex --version \
-    && gemini --version
+    && gemini --version \
+    && skills --version
 
 # Non-root user. node:22-slim ships node:node uid/gid 1000; rename to
 # agent for parity with the claude-cli provider's user model.