diff --git a/packs/claude-code/install.sh b/packs/claude-code/install.sh
index f1b524a..c8ac247 100755
--- a/packs/claude-code/install.sh
+++ b/packs/claude-code/install.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ CLAUDE_VER="$(claude --version 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)"
 ok "claude --version: ${CLAUDE_VER}"
 
 # ── Done ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills (shared or pack-specific).
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/lowkey/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}"
 write_done_marker "claude-code"
 printf "\n[PACK:claude-code] INSTALLED — claude CLI ready (model: %s via Bedrock region: %s)\n" \
   "${MODEL}" "${REGION}"
diff --git a/packs/codex-cli/install.sh b/packs/codex-cli/install.sh
index 885b586..4d9dfe8 100755
--- a/packs/codex-cli/install.sh
+++ b/packs/codex-cli/install.sh
@@ -290,5 +290,11 @@ cat << NOTICE
 NOTICE
 
 # ── Done ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills (shared or pack-specific).
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/lowkey/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}"
 write_done_marker "codex-cli"
 printf "\n[PACK:codex-cli] INSTALLED — codex CLI ready (model: %s)\n" "${MODEL}"
diff --git a/packs/hermes/install.sh b/packs/hermes/install.sh
index c6895b5..bad0858 100755
--- a/packs/hermes/install.sh
+++ b/packs/hermes/install.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ── Done ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills (shared or pack-specific).
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/lowkey/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}"
 write_done_marker "hermes"
 printf "\n[PACK:hermes] INSTALLED — hermes CLI ready (model: %s via bedrockify:%s)\n" \
   "${MODEL}" "${BEDROCKIFY_PORT}"
diff --git a/packs/ironclaw/install.sh b/packs/ironclaw/install.sh
index af89317..61afec5 100755
--- a/packs/ironclaw/install.sh
+++ b/packs/ironclaw/install.sh
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ systemctl --user enable ironclaw 2>/dev/null || true
 ok "Systemd service installed with EnvironmentFile + --no-onboard"
 
 # ── Done ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills (shared or pack-specific).
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.ironclaw/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}"
 write_done_marker "ironclaw"
 printf "\n[PACK:ironclaw] INSTALLED — ironclaw CLI ready\n"
 printf "  model: %s via bedrockify:%s\n" "${MODEL}" "${BEDROCKIFY_PORT}"
diff --git a/packs/kiro-cli/install.sh b/packs/kiro-cli/install.sh
index 11fca13..ce5bbcb 100755
--- a/packs/kiro-cli/install.sh
+++ b/packs/kiro-cli/install.sh
@@ -359,6 +359,12 @@ if [[ -f "${SHELL_PROFILE}" && -d /etc/profile.d ]]; then
     warn "Could not install shell profile (permission denied?)"
 fi
 
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills to kiro workspace.
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.kiro/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}"
+
 # ── Done ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 write_done_marker "kiro-cli"
 if [[ -n "${PACK_ARG_API_KEY}" ]]; then
diff --git a/packs/pi/install.sh b/packs/pi/install.sh
index 4405a84..55491fa 100755
--- a/packs/pi/install.sh
+++ b/packs/pi/install.sh
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ EOF
 chmod 600 "${HOME}/.pi/agent/models.json"
 ok "Pi config written: ${HOME}/.pi/agent/models.json"
 
+# ── Install loki-skills library ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Best-effort: pre-install skills as reference docs for Pi users.
+# Skills are stored per-agent (not auto-discovered), so users must manually
+# create TypeScript extensions to use them. This ensures they're always available.
+PACK_SKILLS_DIR="${HOME}/.pi/agent/skills"
+ensure_skills_clone "${PACK_SKILLS_DIR}" || true
+log "Skills installed to ${PACK_SKILLS_DIR} (reference docs; manual extension creation needed)"
+
 # ── Sanity check ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 step "Sanity check"