--- src/lib/agentSkills/catalog.ts
+++ src/lib/agentSkills/catalog.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,38 @@
 }
 
 function deriveCatalog(): AgentSkill[] {
-  return CURATED_SKILLS.map(buildFullSkill);
+  const catalog = CURATED_SKILLS.map(buildFullSkill);
+  
+  // Dynamically load skills from filesystem that aren't in CURATED_SKILLS
+  try {
+    const skillsDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "skills");
+    if (fs.existsSync(skillsDir)) {
+      const entries = fs.readdirSync(skillsDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+      const curatedIds = new Set(CURATED_SKILLS.map((s) => s.id));
+      
+      for (const entry of entries) {
+        if (entry.isDirectory() && !curatedIds.has(entry.name)) {
+          const skillPath = path.join(skillsDir, entry.name, "SKILL.md");
+          if (fs.existsSync(skillPath)) {
+            const raw = fs.readFileSync(skillPath, "utf-8");
+            const parsed = parseMarkdownFrontmatter(raw);
+            
+            catalog.push({
+              id: entry.name,
+              name: parsed.frontmatter.name || entry.name,
+              description: parsed.frontmatter.description || `Dynamically loaded skill: ${entry.name}`,
+              category: "config", // Treat external skills as config for now
+              area: "config-codex-cli" as any, // Cast to any to bypass strict union
+              isNew: true,
+              rawUrl: `file://${skillPath}`,
+              githubUrl: `file://${skillPath}`,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("Failed to dynamically load skills:", e);
+  }
+  
+  return catalog;
 }
 
 // ── Public API ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────