diff --git a/src/shared/host-skill-config.test.ts b/src/shared/host-skill-config.test.ts
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+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+
+import { adaptHostSkillConfig } from "./host-skill-config"
+
+describe("adaptHostSkillConfig", () => {
+  test("converts paths and urls into SkillsConfig sources", () => {
+    // given
+    const hostConfig = {
+      paths: ["/host/skills", "/other/skills"],
+      urls: ["https://example.com/skills/"],
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const result = adaptHostSkillConfig(hostConfig)
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      sources: ["/host/skills", "/other/skills", "https://example.com/skills/"],
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("filters blank and whitespace-only entries", () => {
+    // given
+    const hostConfig = {
+      paths: ["", "   ", "/real/skills"],
+      urls: ["\n", "https://example.com/skills/"],
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const result = adaptHostSkillConfig(hostConfig)
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      sources: ["/real/skills", "https://example.com/skills/"],
+    })
+  })
+
+  test("returns undefined when no usable sources remain", () => {
+    // when
+    const result = adaptHostSkillConfig({ paths: ["", "  "], urls: ["\t"] })
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("returns undefined for null input", () => {
+    expect(adaptHostSkillConfig(null)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("returns undefined for undefined input", () => {
+    expect(adaptHostSkillConfig(undefined)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("returns undefined for non-object input", () => {
+    expect(adaptHostSkillConfig("string")).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("handles missing paths or urls gracefully", () => {
+    // when - only paths
+    const pathsOnly = adaptHostSkillConfig({ paths: ["/skills"] })
+    expect(pathsOnly).toEqual({ sources: ["/skills"] })
+
+    // when - only urls
+    const urlsOnly = adaptHostSkillConfig({ urls: ["https://example.com/skills/"] })
+    expect(urlsOnly).toEqual({ sources: ["https://example.com/skills/"] })
+  })
+
+  test("ignores non-string array elements", () => {
+    // given
+    const hostConfig = {
+      paths: ["/valid", 42, null, true, "/also-valid"],
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const result = adaptHostSkillConfig(hostConfig)
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toEqual({ sources: ["/valid", "/also-valid"] })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/host-skill-config.ts b/src/shared/host-skill-config.ts
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+import type { SkillsConfig } from "../config/schema/skills"
+
+type HostSkillConfig = {
+  paths?: unknown
+  urls?: unknown
+}
+
+function toStringArray(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return []
+  return value
+    .filter((item): item is string => typeof item === "string")
+    .map((item) => item.trim())
+    .filter((item) => item.length > 0)
+}
+
+export function adaptHostSkillConfig(value: unknown): SkillsConfig | undefined {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== "object") return undefined
+
+  const hostSkillConfig = value as HostSkillConfig
+  const sources = [
+    ...toStringArray(hostSkillConfig.paths),
+    ...toStringArray(hostSkillConfig.urls),
+  ]
+
+  if (sources.length === 0) return undefined
+
+  return { sources } as SkillsConfig
+}