diff --git a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
index b39e83f43a4..7d8afa64625 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ class APIServerAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 "admin_config_rw": False,
                 "jobs_admin": False,
                 "memory_write_api": False,
-                "skills_api": False,
+                "skills_api": True,
                 "audio_api": False,
                 "realtime_voice": False,
                 "session_continuity_header": "X-Hermes-Session-Id",
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index f179eca5cf2..4448ee2512c 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1323,6 +1323,8 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "dearmayo@localhost": "ffr31mr",  # PR #32103 (SubdirectoryHintTracker workspace boundary)
     "TheOnlyMika@users.noreply.github.com": "TheOnlyMika",  # PR #32155 (dashboard XSS + defusedxml)
     "krislidimo@gmail.com": "krislidimo",  # PR #29775 (tighten Telegram table row-group spacing; drop redundant first bullet)
+    "timothy.b.dixon@gmail.com": "Codename-11",  # PR #29302 (API server session controls — sessions/chat/fork/stream)
+    "jpschwartz2@uwalumni.com": "Schwartz10",  # PR #29302 sub-PR (multimodal media in session chat API)
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_session_api.py b/tests/gateway/test_session_api.py
index afc80108317..a2d00d9c8c7 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_session_api.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_session_api.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def test_capabilities_advertises_session_control_surface(adapter):
     assert features["session_fork"] is True
     assert features["admin_config_rw"] is False
     assert features["memory_write_api"] is False
-    assert features["skills_api"] is False
+    assert features["skills_api"] is True
     assert features["realtime_voice"] is False
     assert data["endpoints"]["sessions"] == {"method": "GET", "path": "/api/sessions"}
     assert data["endpoints"]["session_chat_stream"] == {