diff --git a/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py b/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
index 5d39b5202f4..5598e6d2b6b 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/skills_hub.py
@@ -550,7 +550,14 @@ def do_install(identifier: str, category: str = "", force: bool = False,
 
     # Scan
     c.print("[bold]Running security scan...[/]")
-    scan_source = getattr(bundle, "identifier", "") or getattr(meta, "identifier", "") or identifier
+    if bundle.source == "official":
+        scan_source = "official"
+    else:
+        scan_source = (
+            getattr(bundle, "identifier", "")
+            or getattr(meta, "identifier", "")
+            or identifier
+        )
     result = scan_skill(q_path, source=scan_source)
     c.print(format_scan_report(result))
 
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
index 1eca264b12c..7b262a75a76 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_skills_hub.py
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ def test_do_install_scans_with_resolved_identifier(monkeypatch, tmp_path, hub_en
                 "trust_level": "trusted",
                 "metadata": {},
             })()
-
     q_path = tmp_path / "skills" / ".hub" / "quarantine" / "frontend-design"
     q_path.mkdir(parents=True)
     (q_path / "SKILL.md").write_text("# Frontend Design")
@@ -318,6 +317,60 @@ def test_do_install_scans_with_resolved_identifier(monkeypatch, tmp_path, hub_en
     assert scanned["source"] == canonical_identifier
 
 
+def test_do_install_scans_official_bundles_with_source_provenance(
+    monkeypatch, tmp_path, hub_env
+):
+    import tools.skills_guard as guard
+    import tools.skills_hub as hub
+
+    class _OfficialSource:
+        def inspect(self, identifier):
+            return type("Meta", (), {
+                "extra": {},
+                "identifier": "official/agent/prunus-gaia",
+            })()
+
+        def fetch(self, identifier):
+            return type("Bundle", (), {
+                "name": "prunus-gaia",
+                "files": {"SKILL.md": "# Prunus Gaia"},
+                "source": "official",
+                "identifier": "official/agent/prunus-gaia",
+                "trust_level": "builtin",
+                "metadata": {},
+            })()
+
+    q_path = tmp_path / "skills" / ".hub" / "quarantine" / "prunus-gaia"
+    q_path.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (q_path / "SKILL.md").write_text("# Prunus Gaia")
+
+    scanned = {}
+
+    def _scan_skill(skill_path, source="community"):
+        scanned["source"] = source
+        return guard.ScanResult(
+            skill_name="prunus-gaia",
+            source=source,
+            trust_level="builtin",
+            verdict="safe",
+        )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(hub, "ensure_hub_dirs", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(hub, "create_source_router", lambda auth: [_OfficialSource()])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(hub, "quarantine_bundle", lambda bundle: q_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(hub, "HubLockFile", lambda: type("Lock", (), {"get_installed": lambda self, name: None})())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "scan_skill", _scan_skill)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "format_scan_report", lambda result: "scan ok")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(guard, "should_allow_install", lambda result, force=False: (False, "stop after scan"))
+
+    sink = StringIO()
+    console = Console(file=sink, force_terminal=False, color_system=None)
+
+    do_install("official/agent/prunus-gaia", console=console, skip_confirm=True)
+
+    assert scanned["source"] == "official"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # UrlSource-specific install paths: --name override, interactive prompts,
 # non-interactive error, existing-category scan.
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py b/tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py
index e2cc1c84e79..2ac1af808bd 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_skills_guard.py
@@ -46,15 +46,23 @@ from tools.skills_guard import (
 
 
 class TestResolveTrustLevel:
-    def test_official_sources_resolve_to_builtin(self):
+    def test_official_source_provenance_resolves_to_builtin(self):
         assert _resolve_trust_level("official") == "builtin"
-        assert _resolve_trust_level("official/email/agentmail") == "builtin"
 
     def test_trusted_repos(self):
         assert _resolve_trust_level("openai/skills") == "trusted"
         assert _resolve_trust_level("anthropics/skills") == "trusted"
         assert _resolve_trust_level("openai/skills/some-skill") == "trusted"
 
+    def test_trusted_repo_sibling_prefixes_are_not_trusted(self):
+        assert _resolve_trust_level("openai/skills-evil") == "community"
+        assert _resolve_trust_level("anthropics/skills-foo/frontend-design") == "community"
+        assert _resolve_trust_level("huggingface/skills-bar/some-skill") == "community"
+
+    def test_official_github_namespace_does_not_resolve_to_builtin(self):
+        assert _resolve_trust_level("official/attacker-skill") == "community"
+        assert _resolve_trust_level("official/agent/evil-skill") == "community"
+
     def test_skills_sh_wrapped_trusted_repos(self):
         assert _resolve_trust_level("skills-sh/openai/skills/skill-creator") == "trusted"
         assert _resolve_trust_level("skills-sh/anthropics/skills/frontend-design") == "trusted"
diff --git a/tools/skills_guard.py b/tools/skills_guard.py
index 28d29daa5c6..f1bced5dd5f 100644
--- a/tools/skills_guard.py
+++ b/tools/skills_guard.py
@@ -917,12 +917,14 @@ def _resolve_trust_level(source: str) -> str:
     # Agent-created skills get their own permissive trust level
     if normalized_source == "agent-created":
         return "agent-created"
-    # Official optional skills shipped with the repo
-    if normalized_source.startswith("official/") or normalized_source == "official":
+    # Official optional skills must be identified by source provenance, not by
+    # user-controlled GitHub identifiers such as "official/<repo>".
+    if normalized_source == "official":
         return "builtin"
-    # Check if source matches any trusted repo
+    # Check if source matches any trusted repo exactly, or a skill path inside
+    # that repo. Do not trust sibling repositories that merely share a prefix.
     for trusted in TRUSTED_REPOS:
-        if normalized_source.startswith(trusted) or normalized_source == trusted:
+        if normalized_source == trusted or normalized_source.startswith(f"{trusted}/"):
             return "trusted"
     return "community"