diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/appOverlays.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/appOverlays.tsx
index 23187cf3f9..27db09024f 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/appOverlays.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/appOverlays.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { MaskedPrompt } from './maskedPrompt.js'
 import { ModelPicker } from './modelPicker.js'
 import { ApprovalPrompt, ClarifyPrompt } from './prompts.js'
 import { SessionPicker } from './sessionPicker.js'
+import { SkillsHub } from './skillsHub.js'
 
 export function PromptZone({
   cols,
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export function FloatingOverlays({
   const overlay = useStore($overlayState)
   const ui = useStore($uiState)
 
-  const hasAny = overlay.modelPicker || overlay.pager || overlay.picker || completions.length
+  const hasAny = overlay.modelPicker || overlay.pager || overlay.picker || overlay.skillsHub || completions.length
 
   if (!hasAny) {
     return null
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ export function FloatingOverlays({
         </FloatBox>
       )}
 
+      {overlay.skillsHub && (
+        <FloatBox color={ui.theme.color.bronze}>
+          <SkillsHub gw={gw} onClose={() => patchOverlayState({ skillsHub: false })} t={ui.theme} />
+        </FloatBox>
+      )}
+
       {overlay.pager && (
         <FloatBox color={ui.theme.color.bronze}>
           <Box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} paddingY={1}>
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/skillsHub.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/skillsHub.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03ed3d92f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/skillsHub.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+import { Box, Text, useInput } from '@hermes/ink'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import type { GatewayClient } from '../gatewayClient.js'
+import { rpcErrorMessage } from '../lib/rpc.js'
+import type { Theme } from '../theme.js'
+
+const VISIBLE = 12
+
+const pageOffset = (count: number, sel: number) => Math.max(0, Math.min(sel - Math.floor(VISIBLE / 2), count - VISIBLE))
+
+const visibleItems = (items: string[], sel: number) => {
+  const off = pageOffset(items.length, sel)
+
+  return { items: items.slice(off, off + VISIBLE), off }
+}
+
+export function SkillsHub({ gw, onClose, t }: SkillsHubProps) {
+  const [skillsByCat, setSkillsByCat] = useState<Record<string, string[]>>({})
+  const [selectedCat, setSelectedCat] = useState('')
+  const [catIdx, setCatIdx] = useState(0)
+  const [skillIdx, setSkillIdx] = useState(0)
+  const [stage, setStage] = useState<'actions' | 'category' | 'skill'>('category')
+  const [info, setInfo] = useState<null | SkillInfo>(null)
+  const [installing, setInstalling] = useState(false)
+  const [err, setErr] = useState('')
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    gw.request<{ skills?: Record<string, string[]> }>('skills.manage', { action: 'list' })
+      .then(r => {
+        setSkillsByCat(r?.skills ?? {})
+        setErr('')
+        setLoading(false)
+      })
+      .catch((e: unknown) => {
+        setErr(rpcErrorMessage(e))
+        setLoading(false)
+      })
+  }, [gw])
+
+  const cats = Object.keys(skillsByCat).sort()
+  const skills = selectedCat ? (skillsByCat[selectedCat] ?? []) : []
+  const skillName = skills[skillIdx] ?? ''
+
+  const inspect = (name: string) => {
+    setInfo(null)
+    setErr('')
+
+    gw.request<{ info?: SkillInfo }>('skills.manage', { action: 'inspect', query: name })
+      .then(r => setInfo(r?.info ?? { name }))
+      .catch((e: unknown) => setErr(rpcErrorMessage(e)))
+  }
+
+  const install = (name: string) => {
+    setInstalling(true)
+    setErr('')
+
+    gw.request<{ installed?: boolean; name?: string }>('skills.manage', { action: 'install', query: name })
+      .then(() => onClose())
+      .catch((e: unknown) => setErr(rpcErrorMessage(e)))
+      .finally(() => setInstalling(false))
+  }
+
+  useInput((ch, key) => {
+    if (installing) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (key.escape) {
+      if (stage === 'actions') {
+        setStage('skill')
+        setInfo(null)
+        setErr('')
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (stage === 'skill') {
+        setStage('category')
+        setSkillIdx(0)
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      onClose()
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (stage === 'actions') {
+      if (key.return || ch.toLowerCase() === 'x') {
+        if (skillName) {
+          install(skillName)
+        }
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (ch.toLowerCase() === 'i' && skillName) {
+        inspect(skillName)
+      }
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    const count = stage === 'category' ? cats.length : skills.length
+    const sel = stage === 'category' ? catIdx : skillIdx
+    const setSel = stage === 'category' ? setCatIdx : setSkillIdx
+
+    if (key.upArrow && sel > 0) {
+      setSel(v => v - 1)
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (key.downArrow && sel < count - 1) {
+      setSel(v => v + 1)
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (key.return) {
+      if (stage === 'category') {
+        const cat = cats[catIdx]
+
+        if (!cat) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        setSelectedCat(cat)
+        setSkillIdx(0)
+        setStage('skill')
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      const name = skills[skillIdx]
+
+      if (name) {
+        setStage('actions')
+        inspect(name)
+      }
+
+      return
+    }
+
+    const n = ch === '0' ? 10 : parseInt(ch, 10)
+
+    if (!Number.isNaN(n) && n >= 1 && n <= Math.min(10, count)) {
+      const off = pageOffset(count, sel)
+      const next = off + n - 1
+
+      if (stage === 'category') {
+        const cat = cats[next]
+
+        if (cat) {
+          setSelectedCat(cat)
+          setCatIdx(next)
+          setSkillIdx(0)
+          setStage('skill')
+        }
+
+        return
+      }
+
+      const name = skills[next]
+
+      if (name) {
+        setSkillIdx(next)
+        setStage('actions')
+        inspect(name)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <Text color={t.color.dim}>loading skills…</Text>
+  }
+
+  if (err && stage === 'category') {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Text color={t.color.label}>error: {err}</Text>
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>Esc to cancel</Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!cats.length) {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>no skills available</Text>
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>Esc to cancel</Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (stage === 'category') {
+    const rows = cats.map(c => `${c} · ${skillsByCat[c]?.length ?? 0} skills`)
+    const { items, off } = visibleItems(rows, catIdx)
+
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Text bold color={t.color.amber}>
+          Skills Hub
+        </Text>
+
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>select a category</Text>
+        {off > 0 && <Text color={t.color.dim}> ↑ {off} more</Text>}
+
+        {items.map((row, i) => {
+          const idx = off + i
+
+          return (
+            <Text color={catIdx === idx ? t.color.cornsilk : t.color.dim} key={row}>
+              {catIdx === idx ? '▸ ' : '  '}
+              {i + 1}. {row}
+            </Text>
+          )
+        })}
+
+        {off + VISIBLE < rows.length && <Text color={t.color.dim}> ↓ {rows.length - off - VISIBLE} more</Text>}
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>↑/↓ select · Enter open · 1-9,0 quick · Esc cancel</Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (stage === 'skill') {
+    const { items, off } = visibleItems(skills, skillIdx)
+
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        <Text bold color={t.color.amber}>
+          {selectedCat}
+        </Text>
+
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>{skills.length} skill(s)</Text>
+        {!skills.length ? <Text color={t.color.dim}>no skills in this category</Text> : null}
+        {off > 0 && <Text color={t.color.dim}> ↑ {off} more</Text>}
+
+        {items.map((row, i) => {
+          const idx = off + i
+
+          return (
+            <Text color={skillIdx === idx ? t.color.cornsilk : t.color.dim} key={row}>
+              {skillIdx === idx ? '▸ ' : '  '}
+              {i + 1}. {row}
+            </Text>
+          )
+        })}
+
+        {off + VISIBLE < skills.length && <Text color={t.color.dim}> ↓ {skills.length - off - VISIBLE} more</Text>}
+        <Text color={t.color.dim}>
+          {skills.length ? '↑/↓ select · Enter open · 1-9,0 quick · Esc back' : 'Esc back'}
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column">
+      <Text bold color={t.color.amber}>
+        {info?.name ?? skillName}
+      </Text>
+
+      <Text color={t.color.dim}>{info?.category ?? selectedCat}</Text>
+      {info?.description ? <Text color={t.color.cornsilk}>{info.description}</Text> : null}
+      {info?.path ? <Text color={t.color.dim}>path: {info.path}</Text> : null}
+      {!info && !err ? <Text color={t.color.dim}>loading…</Text> : null}
+      {err ? <Text color={t.color.label}>error: {err}</Text> : null}
+      {installing ? <Text color={t.color.amber}>installing…</Text> : null}
+
+      <Text color={t.color.dim}>Enter install · i inspect · x install · Esc back</Text>
+    </Box>
+  )
+}
+
+interface SkillInfo {
+  category?: string
+  description?: string
+  name?: string
+  path?: string
+}
+
+interface SkillsHubProps {
+  gw: GatewayClient
+  onClose: () => void
+  t: Theme
+}