diff --git a/tests/test_agent_loop_tool_calling.py b/tests/test_agent_loop_tool_calling.py
index 44fa3c72c6..b07fdefeb1 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent_loop_tool_calling.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent_loop_tool_calling.py
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ _repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 if str(_repo_root) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(_repo_root))
 
-from environments.agent_loop import AgentResult, HermesAgentLoop
+try:
+    from environments.agent_loop import AgentResult, HermesAgentLoop
+except ImportError:
+    pytest.skip("atroposlib not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 # =========================================================================
diff --git a/tests/test_agent_loop_vllm.py b/tests/test_agent_loop_vllm.py
index 1a21d440c9..d47478ecbb 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent_loop_vllm.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent_loop_vllm.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ _repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 if str(_repo_root) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(_repo_root))
 
-from environments.agent_loop import AgentResult, HermesAgentLoop
+try:
+    from environments.agent_loop import AgentResult, HermesAgentLoop
+except ImportError:
+    pytest.skip("atroposlib not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 # =========================================================================
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_modal_sandbox_fixes.py b/tests/tools/test_modal_sandbox_fixes.py
index 49437a8dce..b2d7fe0222 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_modal_sandbox_fixes.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_modal_sandbox_fixes.py
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ _repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 if str(_repo_root) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(_repo_root))
 
-import tools.terminal_tool  # noqa: F401
-_tt_mod = sys.modules["tools.terminal_tool"]
+try:
+    import tools.terminal_tool  # noqa: F401
+    _tt_mod = sys.modules["tools.terminal_tool"]
+except ImportError:
+    pytest.skip("hermes-agent tools not importable (missing deps)", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 # =========================================================================