diff --git a/desktop/src/agent-personas.test.ts b/desktop/src/agent-personas.test.ts
index 928ada3..9dbee97 100644
--- a/desktop/src/agent-personas.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/agent-personas.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as os from "os";
 import * as path from "path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { getAgentSkills } from "./agent-catalog";
 import {
   AGENT_PERSONAS,
   DEFAULT_AGENT_PERSONAS,
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ afterEach(() => {
   }
 });
 
+type AgentListEntry = { id: string; skills?: readonly string[] } & Record<string, unknown>;
+
+function agentList(config: { agents?: unknown }): AgentListEntry[] {
+  const agents = (config.agents ?? {}) as { list?: unknown };
+  return (Array.isArray(agents.list) ? agents.list : []) as AgentListEntry[];
+}
+
 describe("agent personas", () => {
   it("registers only main for a new installation", () => {
     const stateDir = createStateDir();
@@ -211,4 +219,84 @@ describe("agent personas", () => {
       ),
     ).toBe(path.join(openClawHome, "archive"));
   });
+
+  it("writes each generated agent's catalog skills into agents.list", () => {
+    const stateDir = createStateDir();
+    const persona = getAgentPersona("master-archive");
+    if (!persona) throw new Error("Master Archive persona is not registered");
+    const config = { agents: {} };
+
+    ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir, [...DEFAULT_AGENT_PERSONAS, persona]);
+
+    for (const entry of agentList(config)) {
+      expect(entry.skills).toEqual(getAgentSkills(entry.id));
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("gives each agent a distinct skills array instance", () => {
+    const stateDir = createStateDir();
+    const persona = getAgentPersona("master-archive");
+    if (!persona) throw new Error("Master Archive persona is not registered");
+    const config = { agents: {} };
+
+    ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir, [...DEFAULT_AGENT_PERSONAS, persona]);
+
+    const mainEntry = agentList(config).find((entry) => entry.id === "main");
+    const archiveEntry = agentList(config).find(
+      (entry) => entry.id === "master-archive",
+    );
+    if (!mainEntry || !archiveEntry) throw new Error("expected both agents");
+
+    expect(mainEntry.skills).not.toBe(archiveEntry.skills);
+    (mainEntry.skills as string[]).push("mutated");
+    expect(archiveEntry.skills).not.toContain("mutated");
+    expect(getAgentSkills("master-archive")).not.toContain("mutated");
+    expect(getAgentSkills("main")).not.toContain("mutated");
+  });
+
+  it("overwrites a stale skills value for a catalog-known agent", () => {
+    const stateDir = createStateDir();
+    const config = {
+      agents: {
+        list: [{ id: "main", name: "Assistant", default: true, skills: ["stale-skill"] }],
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir);
+
+    const mainEntry = agentList(config).find((entry) => entry.id === "main");
+    expect(mainEntry?.skills).toEqual(getAgentSkills("main"));
+    expect(result.changed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("leaves a custom non-catalog agent without an injected skills field", () => {
+    const stateDir = createStateDir();
+    const config = {
+      agents: {
+        list: [
+          { id: "main", name: "Assistant", default: true },
+          { id: "custom-bot", name: "Custom Bot" },
+        ],
+      },
+    };
+
+    ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir);
+
+    const customEntry = agentList(config).find((entry) => entry.id === "custom-bot");
+    expect(customEntry).not.toHaveProperty("skills");
+    const mainEntry = agentList(config).find((entry) => entry.id === "main");
+    expect(mainEntry?.skills).toEqual(getAgentSkills("main"));
+  });
+
+  it("reports changed when skills are added to a config that lacked them", () => {
+    const stateDir = createStateDir();
+    const config = {
+      agents: {
+        list: [{ id: "main", name: "Assistant", default: true }],
+      },
+    };
+
+    expect(ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir).changed).toBe(true);
+    expect(ensureAgentPersonasConfig(config, stateDir).changed).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/desktop/src/agent-personas.ts b/desktop/src/agent-personas.ts
index fd56851..520092f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/agent-personas.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/agent-personas.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface WorkspaceFiles {
 export interface AgentPersona {
   id: string;
   name: string;
+  skills: readonly string[];
   workspaceDirName?: string;
   workspaceFiles?: WorkspaceFiles;
 }
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ const PERSONA_PROFILES: Record<PersonaProfile, WorkspaceFiles> = {
 export const AGENT_PERSONAS: readonly AgentPersona[] = AGENT_CATALOG.map((agent) => ({
   id: agent.id,
   name: agent.name,
+  skills: agent.skills,
   workspaceDirName: agent.workspaceDirName,
   workspaceFiles: agent.personaProfile ? PERSONA_PROFILES[agent.personaProfile] : undefined,
 }));
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ function createAgentEntry(persona: AgentPersona, stateDir: string): Record<strin
   const entry: Record<string, unknown> = { name: persona.name };
   const workspace = getAgentWorkspacePath(stateDir, persona);
   if (workspace) entry.workspace = workspace;
+  entry.skills = [...persona.skills];
   return entry;
 }
 
@@ -252,6 +255,16 @@ export function ensureAgentPersonasConfig(
     }
   }
 
+  const catalogSkillsById = new Map(
+    AGENT_PERSONAS.map((persona) => [persona.id, persona.skills]),
+  );
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const catalogSkills = catalogSkillsById.get(entry.id);
+    if (catalogSkills !== undefined) {
+      entry.skills = [...catalogSkills];
+    }
+  }
+
   const changed =
     !hasList ||
     Object.hasOwn(agents, "entries") ||