diff --git a/apps/web/src/App.tsx b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
index 3c648a87a..42b1eda7d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -607,6 +607,11 @@ export function App() {
     setDesignSystems(list);
   }, []);
 
+  const refreshSkills = useCallback(async () => {
+    const list = await fetchSkills();
+    setSkills(list);
+  }, []);
+
   const refreshTemplates = useCallback(async () => {
     const list = await listTemplates();
     setTemplates(list);
@@ -1513,6 +1518,7 @@ export function App() {
             setSettingsOpen(false);
           }}
           onRefreshAgents={refreshAgents}
+          onSkillsRefresh={refreshSkills}
           daemonMediaProviders={daemonMediaProviders}
           daemonMediaProvidersFetchState={daemonMediaProvidersFetchState}
           mediaProvidersNotice={mediaProvidersNotice}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SettingsDialog.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SettingsDialog.tsx
index ec1a2a3e5..84fb06f6d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SettingsDialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SettingsDialog.tsx
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ interface Props {
   onRefreshAgents: (
     options?: AgentRefreshOptions,
   ) => AgentInfo[] | Promise<AgentInfo[] | void> | void;
+  /** Re-fetch functional skills into App state after Settings mutations. */
+  onSkillsRefresh?: () => Promise<void> | void;
   daemonMediaProviders?: AppConfig['mediaProviders'] | null;
   daemonMediaProvidersFetchState?: 'idle' | 'ok' | 'error';
   mediaProvidersNotice?: string | null;
@@ -797,6 +799,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
   composioConfigLoading = false,
   onClose,
   onRefreshAgents,
+  onSkillsRefresh,
   daemonMediaProviders,
   daemonMediaProvidersFetchState = 'idle',
   mediaProvidersNotice,
@@ -3355,7 +3358,11 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
           ) : null}
 
           {activeSection === 'skills' ? (
-            <SkillsSection cfg={cfg} setCfg={setCfg} />
+            <SkillsSection
+              cfg={cfg}
+              setCfg={setCfg}
+              onSkillsRefresh={onSkillsRefresh}
+            />
           ) : null}
 
           {activeSection === 'designSystems' ? (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SkillsSection.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SkillsSection.tsx
index 0c1fb73c5..42eb91b61 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SkillsSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SkillsSection.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 interface Props {
   cfg: AppConfig;
   setCfg: Dispatch<SetStateAction<AppConfig>>;
+  onSkillsRefresh?: () => Promise<void> | void;
 }
 
 type SourceFilter = 'all' | 'user' | 'built-in';
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function parseTriggers(raw: string): string[] {
     .filter(Boolean);
 }
 
-export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg }: Props) {
+export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg, onSkillsRefresh }: Props) {
   const t = useT();
 
   const [skills, setSkills] = useState<SkillSummary[]>([]);
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg }: Props) {
     }
     const updated = result.skill;
     await refresh();
+    await onSkillsRefresh?.();
     setBodyById((cur) => ({ ...cur, [updated.id]: body }));
     // Drop the cached file tree for this id so the next expand
     // re-walks the on-disk folder; SKILL.md may have been the only
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg }: Props) {
     setEditingId(null);
     setCreating(false);
     setDraft(EMPTY_DRAFT);
-  }, [draft, draftSaving, editingId, refresh]);
+  }, [draft, draftSaving, editingId, onSkillsRefresh, refresh]);
 
   const armDelete = useCallback((id: string) => {
     setConfirmDeleteId(id);
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg }: Props) {
       }
       setConfirmDeleteId(null);
       await refresh();
+      await onSkillsRefresh?.();
       setBodyById((cur) => {
         const next = { ...cur };
         delete next[id];
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ export function SkillsSection({ cfg, setCfg }: Props) {
         setDraft(EMPTY_DRAFT);
       }
     },
-    [editingId, expandedId, refresh, setCfg],
+    [editingId, expandedId, onSkillsRefresh, refresh, setCfg],
   );
 
   const toggleEnabled = useCallback(
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/components/SkillsSection.test.tsx b/apps/web/tests/components/SkillsSection.test.tsx
index 553f510a6..f79dfe500 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/components/SkillsSection.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/tests/components/SkillsSection.test.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ function makeSkill(overrides: Partial<SkillSummary>): SkillSummary {
   };
 }
 
-function renderSkillsSection(skills: SkillSummary[]) {
+function renderSkillsSection(
+  skills: SkillSummary[],
+  options?: { onSkillsRefresh?: () => void | Promise<void> },
+) {
   const setCfg = vi.fn();
+  const onSkillsRefresh = options?.onSkillsRefresh;
   globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) => {
     const url = input.toString();
     if (url === '/api/skills' && (!init || init.method === undefined)) {
@@ -49,6 +53,21 @@ function renderSkillsSection(skills: SkillSummary[]) {
         headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
       });
     }
+    if (url === '/api/skills/import' && init?.method === 'POST') {
+      return new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          skill: makeSkill({
+            id: 'new-skill',
+            name: 'New skill',
+            source: 'user',
+          }),
+        }),
+        {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        },
+      );
+    }
     if (url.startsWith('/api/skills/') && init?.method === 'DELETE') {
       return new Response(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }), {
         status: 200,
@@ -62,9 +81,10 @@ function renderSkillsSection(skills: SkillSummary[]) {
     <SkillsSection
       cfg={TEST_CONFIG}
       setCfg={setCfg}
+      onSkillsRefresh={onSkillsRefresh}
     />,
   );
-  return { fetchMock: globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>, setCfg };
+  return { fetchMock: globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>, setCfg, onSkillsRefresh };
 }
 
 describe('SkillsSection', () => {
@@ -155,4 +175,29 @@ describe('SkillsSection', () => {
     expect(within(row).queryByTestId('skills-edit-builtin-warning')).toBeNull();
     expect(await within(row).findByTestId('skills-edit-form')).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('refreshes app-level skills after creating a skill', async () => {
+    const onSkillsRefresh = vi.fn();
+    renderSkillsSection([], { onSkillsRefresh });
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId('skills-new'));
+    const form = await screen.findByTestId('skills-create-form');
+    fireEvent.change(within(form).getByPlaceholderText('my-skill'), {
+      target: { value: 'New skill' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.change(within(form).getAllByRole('textbox').at(-1)!, {
+      target: { value: '# New skill\n\nDo the thing.' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(within(form).getByTestId('skills-save'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onSkillsRefresh).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+    expect(
+      (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.some(
+        ([url, init]) =>
+          url.toString() === '/api/skills/import' && init?.method === 'POST',
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
 });