diff --git a/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py b/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
index c5ba9314e7b..db96e6262c1 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
@@ -351,13 +351,29 @@ def do_browse(page: int = 1, page_size: int = 20, source: str = "all",
         "lobehub": 500, "browse-sh": 500,
     }
 
-    with c.status("[bold]Fetching skills from registries..."):
+    with c.status("[bold]Fetching skills from registries...") as status:
+        # Live progress: tick off each source as it resolves so the wait is
+        # visible instead of a frozen spinner. parallel_search_sources invokes
+        # this callback from the collecting thread as each source completes;
+        # the page itself is still rendered once, after the correctly-merged
+        # and trust-sorted result set is final (browse's ordering contract is
+        # computed over the whole set, so we never render a half-sorted page).
+        _done: List[str] = []
+
+        def _on_source_done(sid: str, count: int) -> None:
+            _done.append(f"{sid} ({count})")
+            status.update(
+                "[bold]Fetching skills from registries...[/]  "
+                f"[dim]done: {', '.join(_done)}[/]"
+            )
+
         all_results, source_counts, timed_out = parallel_search_sources(
             sources,
             query="",
             per_source_limits=_PER_SOURCE_LIMIT,
             source_filter=source,
             overall_timeout=30,
+            on_source_done=_on_source_done,
         )
 
     if not all_results:
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
index 1e505cd758c..9b2c775ccf9 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
@@ -653,6 +653,44 @@ def test_browse_skills_dedup_uses_identifier_not_name(monkeypatch):
     )
 
 
+def test_do_browse_reports_live_per_source_progress():
+    """do_browse must pass an on_source_done callback so the status line ticks
+    off each source as it resolves, instead of showing a frozen spinner while
+    a slow source blocks. The page is still rendered once, after the full
+    result set is merged and trust-sorted."""
+    from hermes_cli.skills_hub import do_browse
+    from tools.skills_hub import SkillMeta
+
+    meta = SkillMeta(
+        name="demo", description="d", source="official",
+        identifier="official/demo", trust_level="builtin",
+    )
+
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_parallel(sources, query="", per_source_limits=None,
+                      source_filter="all", overall_timeout=30,
+                      on_source_done=None):
+        # Simulate two sources completing — the callback must be wired through.
+        assert on_source_done is not None, "do_browse must pass on_source_done"
+        on_source_done("official", 1)
+        on_source_done("clawhub", 0)
+        captured["called"] = True
+        return [meta], {"official": 1, "clawhub": 0}, []
+
+    sink = StringIO()
+    console = Console(file=sink, force_terminal=False, color_system=None, width=120)
+
+    with patch("tools.skills_hub.create_source_router", return_value=[]), \
+         patch("tools.skills_hub.GitHubAuth"), \
+         patch("tools.skills_hub.parallel_search_sources", side_effect=fake_parallel):
+        do_browse(page=1, page_size=20, console=console)
+
+    assert captured.get("called"), "parallel_search_sources was not invoked"
+    # The rendered page still shows the (single) merged result.
+    assert "demo" in sink.getvalue()
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Regression: full identifier must be recoverable from `hermes skills search`
 # even when the slug is too long to fit the terminal width (issue #33674).