diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 5fe41304..3a1a822a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   MagnifyingGlass,
   Megaphone,
   Plus,
+  PuzzlePiece,
   UsersThree,
   ShieldCheck,
   Trash,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ import { SocialAccountsPanel } from "./components/social";
 import { AutomationPanel } from "./components/automation";
 import { CommunicationHub } from "./components/communication";
 import { HiringPipeline } from "./components/hiring";
+import { SkillsSection } from "./components/skills";
 import { DocumentCenter, KnowledgeBaseManager, MeetingsManager, SprintManager } from "./components/company-operations";
 import { ActionButton, ErrorBoundary, ListFrame, ListRow, Modal, Panel, SectionButton, Select, StatusPill, useFocusTrap, useReducedMotion } from "./components/ui";
 import ToastContainer from "./components/Toast";
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ const sidebarNavDefs: NavItemDef[] = [
   { id: "agents", labelKey: "nav.agents", icon: UsersThree },
   { id: "tasks", labelKey: "nav.work", icon: ListChecks },
   { id: "communication", labelKey: "nav.communication", icon: ChatCircle },
+  { id: "skills", labelKey: "nav.skills", icon: PuzzlePiece },
   { id: "documents", labelKey: "nav.documents", icon: FileText },
   { id: "approvals", labelKey: "nav.approvals", icon: ShieldCheck },
   { id: "social", labelKey: "nav.social", icon: Megaphone },
@@ -181,6 +184,10 @@ export function App() {
     store.setSocialAccounts([]);
     store.setBrowserActions([]);
     store.setBadges(null);
+    store.setSkills([]);
+    store.setSelectedSkillId(null);
+    store.setSelectedSkillFilePath("SKILL.md");
+    store.setSkillImportModalOpen(false);
   }, []);
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -1193,6 +1200,10 @@ export function App() {
                 />
               )}
 
+              {section === "skills" && currentCompany ? (
+                <SkillsSection companyId={currentCompany.id} agents={companyAgents} onRefresh={refresh} />
+              ) : null}
+
               {section === "automation" && currentCompany ? (
                 <AutomationPanel
                   key={currentCompany.id}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/skills/SkillsSection.tsx b/src/renderer/components/skills/SkillsSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec565fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/skills/SkillsSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { AgentRecord } from "@shared/types";
+
+interface SkillsSectionProps {
+  companyId: string;
+  agents: AgentRecord[];
+  onRefresh: () => void;
+}
+
+export function SkillsSection({ companyId: _companyId, agents: _agents, onRefresh: _onRefresh }: SkillsSectionProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="h-full">
+      <p className="text-[color:var(--muted)]">Skills section placeholder -- Task 2</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/skills/index.ts b/src/renderer/components/skills/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdb8af01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/skills/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SkillsSection } from "./SkillsSection";
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts b/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
index 5bb1b77a..5de272ca 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/en.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const en: Record<string, string> = {
   "nav.costs": "Costs",
   "nav.activity": "Activity",
   "nav.social": "Social Media",
+  "nav.skills": "Skills",
   "nav.connectors": "Connectors",
   "nav.workspaces": "Workspaces",
   "nav.settings": "Settings",
diff --git a/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts b/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
index 9a58dca0..64f92143 100644
--- a/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const zh: Record<string, string> = {
   "nav.costs": "成本",
   "nav.activity": "活动",
   "nav.social": "社交媒体",
+  "nav.skills": "技能",
   "nav.connectors": "连接器",
   "nav.workspaces": "工作区",
   "nav.settings": "设置",
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/slices/navigation.ts b/src/renderer/state/slices/navigation.ts
index 9f1addc1..615358fb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/slices/navigation.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/slices/navigation.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export const createNavigationSlice: StateCreator<
         else if (section === "connectors") state.selectedConnectorId = entityId;
         else if (section === "communication")
           state.selectedCommunicationEntityId = entityId;
+        else if (section === "skills") state.selectedSkillId = entityId;
       }
     }),
 });
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/slices/skill.ts b/src/renderer/state/slices/skill.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e41dcee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/state/slices/skill.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import type { StateCreator } from "zustand";
+import type { AppState } from "../store";
+import type { SkillRecord } from "@shared/types";
+
+export interface SkillSlice {
+  skills: SkillRecord[];
+  setSkills: (skills: SkillRecord[]) => void;
+  selectedSkillId: string | null;
+  setSelectedSkillId: (id: string | null) => void;
+  selectedSkillFilePath: string;
+  setSelectedSkillFilePath: (path: string) => void;
+  skillImportModalOpen: boolean;
+  setSkillImportModalOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export const createSkillSlice: StateCreator<
+  AppState,
+  [["zustand/immer", never]],
+  [],
+  SkillSlice
+> = (set) => ({
+  skills: [],
+  setSkills: (skills) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      state.skills = skills;
+    }),
+  selectedSkillId: null,
+  setSelectedSkillId: (id) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      state.selectedSkillId = id;
+    }),
+  selectedSkillFilePath: "SKILL.md",
+  setSelectedSkillFilePath: (path) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      state.selectedSkillFilePath = path;
+    }),
+  skillImportModalOpen: false,
+  setSkillImportModalOpen: (open) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      state.skillImportModalOpen = open;
+    }),
+});
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/store.ts b/src/renderer/state/store.ts
index 36124e8a..be6e8bd1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/store.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/store.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ import {
   type CommunicationSlice,
 } from "./slices/communication";
 import { createSocialSlice, type SocialSlice } from "./slices/social";
+import { createSkillSlice, type SkillSlice } from "./slices/skill";
 
 export type AppState = NavigationSlice &
   CompanySlice &
   SelectionSlice &
   UiSlice &
   CommunicationSlice &
-  SocialSlice;
+  SocialSlice &
+  SkillSlice;
 
 export const useAppStore = create<AppState>()(
   devtools(
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export const useAppStore = create<AppState>()(
       ...createUiSlice(...a),
       ...createCommunicationSlice(...a),
       ...createSocialSlice(...a),
+      ...createSkillSlice(...a),
     })),
     {
       name: "AgentCompany",
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index c3cefc6a..334f415b 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type SectionId =
   | "activity"
   | "workspaces"
   | "social"
+  | "skills"
   | "automation"
   | "communication"
   | "documents"
@@ -453,6 +454,50 @@ export interface OnboardingBootstrapResult {
   runId: string | null;
 }
 
+// ── Skill types ──
+
+export type SkillSourceType = "github" | "local_path" | "url" | "skills_sh" | "managed";
+export type TrustLevel = "markdown_only" | "assets" | "scripts_executables";
+
+export interface FileInventoryEntry {
+  path: string;
+  kind: "skill" | "reference" | "script" | "asset" | "markdown" | "other";
+}
+
+export interface SkillRecord {
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  key: string;
+  slug: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string | null;
+  markdown: string;
+  sourceType: SkillSourceType;
+  sourceLocator: string | null;
+  sourceRef: string | null;
+  trustLevel: TrustLevel;
+  compatibility: string;
+  fileInventory: FileInventoryEntry[];
+  metadata: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface SkillImportResult {
+  skillId: string;
+  key: string;
+  name: string;
+  isUpdate: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface SkillUpdateStatus {
+  skillId: string;
+  key: string;
+  currentRef: string | null;
+  latestRef: string | null;
+  hasUpdate: boolean;
+}
+
 export type SocialPlatform = "twitter" | "linkedin" | "instagram" | "facebook" | "reddit" | "youtube" | "tiktok" | "bluesky" | "other";
 export type SocialAccountStatus = "active" | "logged_in" | "login_required" | "suspended" | "paused";
 export type BrowserActionType = "post" | "reply" | "like" | "follow" | "browse_feed" | "screenshot" | "navigate" | "search";