diff --git a/agent/skill_utils.py b/agent/skill_utils.py
index 4436f7749bf..6b83852eaaa 100644
--- a/agent/skill_utils.py
+++ b/agent/skill_utils.py
@@ -524,7 +524,19 @@ def normalize_skill_lookup_name(identifier: str) -> str:
     if not identifier_path.is_absolute():
         return raw_identifier.lstrip("/")
 
-    trusted_roots = [get_skills_dir()]
+    # Look the primary skills root up on tools.skills_tool at CALL time
+    # (not via get_skills_dir()): callers and tests patch
+    # ``tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR`` and skill_view() itself resolves
+    # against that module attribute, so normalization must agree with the
+    # exact root skill_view() will enforce.  Import deferred to avoid a
+    # module cycle (tools.skills_tool imports agent.skill_utils).
+    try:
+        from tools import skills_tool as _skills_tool
+        primary_root = Path(_skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR)
+    except Exception:
+        primary_root = get_skills_dir()
+
+    trusted_roots = [primary_root]
     try:
         trusted_roots.extend(get_external_skills_dirs())
     except Exception:
@@ -542,7 +554,7 @@ def normalize_skill_lookup_name(identifier: str) -> str:
             continue
 
     try:
-        return str(identifier_path.resolve().relative_to(get_skills_dir().resolve()))
+        return str(identifier_path.resolve().relative_to(primary_root.resolve()))
     except Exception:
         return raw_identifier
 
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py b/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
index 7fcc21eebcc..8439253d523 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_skill_utils.py
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ class TestNormalizeSkillLookupName:
         skills_dir = tmp_path / "skills"
         skill_dir = skills_dir / "category" / "my-skill"
         skill_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
-        monkeypatch.setattr("agent.skill_utils.get_skills_dir", lambda: skills_dir)
+        # Patch the root skill_view() itself enforces — normalization reads
+        # tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR at call time so the two stay in sync.
+        monkeypatch.setattr("tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR", skills_dir)
         assert normalize_skill_lookup_name(str(skill_dir)) == "category/my-skill"
 
     def test_absolute_via_symlink_uses_lexical_relative_path(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
@@ -363,12 +365,13 @@ class TestNormalizeSkillLookupName:
             link.symlink_to(external)
         except OSError:
             pytest.skip("Symlinks not supported")
-        monkeypatch.setattr("agent.skill_utils.get_skills_dir", lambda: skills_dir)
+        monkeypatch.setattr("tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR", skills_dir)
         assert normalize_skill_lookup_name(str(link)) == "my-skill"
 
     def test_untrusted_absolute_returned_unchanged(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         from agent.skill_utils import normalize_skill_lookup_name
 
+        monkeypatch.setattr("tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR", tmp_path / "skills")
         monkeypatch.setattr("agent.skill_utils.get_skills_dir", lambda: tmp_path / "skills")
         outside = str(tmp_path / "outside" / "skill")
         assert normalize_skill_lookup_name(outside) == outside
diff --git a/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py b/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
index 663efc87368..8cb81cb6177 100644
--- a/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/cron/test_scheduler.py
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ class TestBuildJobPromptAbsoluteSkillPath:
                 return json.dumps({"success": True, "content": "# Alpha\nDo alpha."})
             return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": f"Skill '{name}' not found."})
 
-        with patch("agent.skill_utils.get_skills_dir", return_value=skills_dir), \
+        with patch("tools.skills_tool.SKILLS_DIR", skills_dir), \
              patch("tools.skills_tool.skill_view", side_effect=_skill_view):
             result = _build_job_prompt({"skills": [absolute_path], "prompt": "go"})