diff --git a/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts b/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
index b5551d151..5c7282766 100644
--- a/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
@@ -670,3 +670,58 @@ describe("skill tool - nativeSkills integration", () => {
     expect(result).toContain("External plugin skill body")
   })
 })
+
+describe("skill tool - short name resolution", () => {
+  it("resolves namespaced skill by short name when unambiguous", async () => {
+    // given
+    const loadedSkills = [createMockSkill("superpowers/systematic-debugging")]
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // when
+    const result = await tool.execute({ name: "systematic-debugging" }, mockContext)
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toContain("superpowers/systematic-debugging")
+  })
+
+  it("still resolves by exact full name", async () => {
+    // given
+    const loadedSkills = [createMockSkill("superpowers/systematic-debugging")]
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // when
+    const result = await tool.execute({ name: "superpowers/systematic-debugging" }, mockContext)
+
+    // then
+    expect(result).toContain("superpowers/systematic-debugging")
+  })
+
+  it("does not resolve short name when ambiguous (multiple matches)", async () => {
+    // given
+    const loadedSkills = [
+      createMockSkill("superpowers/debugging"),
+      createMockSkill("utils/debugging"),
+    ]
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // when / then — should not resolve (ambiguous), should suggest both
+    await expect(tool.execute({ name: "debugging" }, mockContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "not found"
+    )
+  })
+
+  it("prefers exact match over short name match", async () => {
+    // given — "debugging" exists as both exact and as part of a namespace
+    const loadedSkills = [
+      createMockSkill("debugging"),
+      createMockSkill("superpowers/debugging"),
+    ]
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // when
+    const result = await tool.execute({ name: "debugging" }, mockContext)
+
+    // then — should match "debugging" exactly, not "superpowers/debugging"
+    expect(result).toContain("## Skill: debugging")
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/tools/skill/tools.ts b/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
index 70d2016e3..68ac1a827 100644
--- a/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,19 @@ export function createSkillTool(options: SkillLoadOptions = {}): ToolDefinition
       const requestedName = args.name.replace(/^\//, "")
 
       // Check skills first (exact match, case-insensitive)
-      const matchedSkill = skills.find(s => s.name.toLowerCase() === requestedName.toLowerCase())
+      let matchedSkill = skills.find(s => s.name.toLowerCase() === requestedName.toLowerCase())
+
+      // Fallback: try matching by short name (basename) for namespaced skills
+      // e.g. "systematic-debugging" matches "superpowers/systematic-debugging"
+      if (!matchedSkill) {
+        const shortNameMatches = skills.filter(s => {
+          const parts = s.name.split("/")
+          return parts.length > 1 && parts[parts.length - 1].toLowerCase() === requestedName.toLowerCase()
+        })
+        if (shortNameMatches.length === 1) {
+          matchedSkill = shortNameMatches[0]
+        }
+      }
 
       if (matchedSkill) {
         if (matchedSkill.definition.agent && (!ctx?.agent || matchedSkill.definition.agent !== ctx.agent)) {