diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 335795364..377892414 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - Telegram: add `/whoami` + `/id` commands to reveal sender id for allowlists; allow `@username` and prefixed ids in `allowFrom` prompts (with stability warning).
 - Control UI: stop auto-writing `telegram.groups["*"]` and warn/confirm before enabling wildcard groups.
 - WhatsApp: send ack reactions only for handled messages and ignore legacy `messages.ackReaction` (doctor copies to `whatsapp.ackReaction`). (#629) — thanks @pasogott.
+- Sandbox/Skills: mirror skills into sandbox workspaces for read-only mounts so SKILL.md stays accessible.
 - CLI/Status: replace the footer with a 3-line “Next steps” recommendation (share/debug/probe), and gate probes behind gateway reachability.
 - CLI/Status: format non-JSON-serializable provider issue values more predictably and show which auth was used when the gateway is reachable (`token`/`password`/`none`).
 - Docs: make `clawdbot status` the first diagnostic step and clarify `status --deep` behavior (requires a reachable gateway).
diff --git a/src/agents/sandbox-skills.test.ts b/src/agents/sandbox-skills.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73ba49a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/sandbox-skills.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { Readable } from "node:stream";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { ClawdbotConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+
+type SpawnCall = {
+  command: string;
+  args: string[];
+};
+
+const spawnCalls: SpawnCall[] = [];
+
+vi.mock("node:child_process", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("node:child_process")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    spawn: (command: string, args: string[]) => {
+      spawnCalls.push({ command, args });
+      const child = new EventEmitter() as {
+        stdout?: Readable;
+        stderr?: Readable;
+        on: (event: string, cb: (...args: unknown[]) => void) => void;
+      };
+      child.stdout = new Readable({ read() {} });
+      child.stderr = new Readable({ read() {} });
+
+      const dockerArgs = command === "docker" ? args : [];
+      const shouldFailContainerInspect =
+        dockerArgs[0] === "inspect" &&
+        dockerArgs[1] === "-f" &&
+        dockerArgs[2] === "{{.State.Running}}";
+      const shouldSucceedImageInspect =
+        dockerArgs[0] === "image" && dockerArgs[1] === "inspect";
+
+      const code = shouldFailContainerInspect ? 1 : 0;
+      if (shouldSucceedImageInspect) {
+        queueMicrotask(() => child.emit("close", 0));
+      } else {
+        queueMicrotask(() => child.emit("close", code));
+      }
+      return child;
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+async function writeSkill(params: {
+  dir: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+}) {
+  const { dir, name, description } = params;
+  await fs.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+  await fs.writeFile(
+    path.join(dir, "SKILL.md"),
+    `---\nname: ${name}\ndescription: ${description}\n---\n\n# ${name}\n`,
+    "utf-8",
+  );
+}
+
+function restoreEnv(snapshot: Record<string, string | undefined>) {
+  for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {
+    if (!(key in snapshot)) delete process.env[key];
+  }
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(snapshot)) {
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      delete process.env[key];
+    } else {
+      process.env[key] = value;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe("sandbox skill mirroring", () => {
+  let envSnapshot: Record<string, string | undefined>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    spawnCalls.length = 0;
+    envSnapshot = { ...process.env };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    restoreEnv(envSnapshot);
+    vi.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  const runContext = async (workspaceAccess: "none" | "ro") => {
+    const stateDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-state-"));
+    const bundledDir = path.join(stateDir, "bundled-skills");
+    await fs.mkdir(bundledDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    process.env.CLAWDBOT_STATE_DIR = stateDir;
+    process.env.CLAWDBOT_BUNDLED_SKILLS_DIR = bundledDir;
+    vi.resetModules();
+
+    const { resolveSandboxContext } = await import("./sandbox.js");
+
+    const workspaceDir = await fs.mkdtemp(
+      path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-workspace-"),
+    );
+    await writeSkill({
+      dir: path.join(workspaceDir, "skills", "demo-skill"),
+      name: "demo-skill",
+      description: "Demo skill",
+    });
+
+    const cfg: ClawdbotConfig = {
+      agents: {
+        defaults: {
+          sandbox: {
+            mode: "all",
+            scope: "session",
+            workspaceAccess,
+            workspaceRoot: path.join(stateDir, "sandboxes"),
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const context = await resolveSandboxContext({
+      config: cfg,
+      sessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      workspaceDir,
+    });
+
+    return { context, workspaceDir };
+  };
+
+  it("copies skills into the sandbox when workspaceAccess is ro", async () => {
+    const { context } = await runContext("ro");
+
+    expect(context?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    const skillPath = path.join(
+      context?.workspaceDir ?? "",
+      "skills",
+      "demo-skill",
+      "SKILL.md",
+    );
+    await expect(fs.readFile(skillPath, "utf-8")).resolves.toContain(
+      "demo-skill",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("copies skills into the sandbox when workspaceAccess is none", async () => {
+    const { context } = await runContext("none");
+
+    expect(context?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    const skillPath = path.join(
+      context?.workspaceDir ?? "",
+      "skills",
+      "demo-skill",
+      "SKILL.md",
+    );
+    await expect(fs.readFile(skillPath, "utf-8")).resolves.toContain(
+      "demo-skill",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/agents/sandbox.ts b/src/agents/sandbox.ts
index c6afcc16e..7732becce 100644
--- a/src/agents/sandbox.ts
+++ b/src/agents/sandbox.ts
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ export async function resolveSandboxContext(params: {
       agentWorkspaceDir,
       params.config?.agents?.defaults?.skipBootstrap,
     );
-    if (cfg.workspaceAccess === "none") {
+    if (cfg.workspaceAccess !== "rw") {
       try {
         await syncSkillsToWorkspace({
           sourceWorkspaceDir: agentWorkspaceDir,
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ export async function ensureSandboxWorkspaceForSession(params: {
       agentWorkspaceDir,
       params.config?.agents?.defaults?.skipBootstrap,
     );
-    if (cfg.workspaceAccess === "none") {
+    if (cfg.workspaceAccess !== "rw") {
       try {
         await syncSkillsToWorkspace({
           sourceWorkspaceDir: agentWorkspaceDir,