diff --git a/agent/skill_utils.py b/agent/skill_utils.py
index 6b83852eaaa..23c8d99c997 100644
--- a/agent/skill_utils.py
+++ b/agent/skill_utils.py
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ def normalize_skill_lookup_name(identifier: str) -> str:
     try:
         return str(identifier_path.resolve().relative_to(primary_root.resolve()))
     except Exception:
+        logger.debug(
+            "Skill identifier %r is an absolute path outside trusted skills "
+            "roots — passing through unchanged (skill_view will reject it)",
+            raw_identifier,
+        )
         return raw_identifier
 
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py b/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
index 8439253d523..347d1b667c7 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class TestNormalizeSkillLookupName:
     def test_relative_path_unchanged(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         from agent.skill_utils import normalize_skill_lookup_name
 
-        monkeypatch.setattr("agent.skill_utils.get_skills_dir", lambda: tmp_path / "skills")
+        # Relative identifiers early-return before any root lookup.
         assert normalize_skill_lookup_name("foo/bar") == "foo/bar"
 
     def test_absolute_under_skills_dir_becomes_relative(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):