diff --git a/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.spec.ts
index 0da3272..dc14a02 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.spec.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 // replaced in place, and never disturbs content outside the markers.
 const files = new Map<string, string>();
 let skillDirs: string[] = [];
+let codexSkillDirs: string[] = [];
 
 vi.mock("node:fs/promises", () => ({
-  readdir: vi.fn(async () => skillDirs.map((name) => ({ name, isDirectory: () => true }))),
+  readdir: vi.fn(async (dir: string) => (dir === "/codex-skills" ? codexSkillDirs : skillDirs).map((name) => ({ name, isDirectory: () => true }))),
   readFile: vi.fn(async (f: string) => {
     if (files.has(f)) return files.get(f)!;
     throw new Error("ENOENT");
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ vi.mock("node:fs/promises", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("../core/paths.js", () => ({
   claudeSkillsDir: () => "/skills",
+  codexSkillsDir: () => "/codex-skills",
   claudeMemoryDir: () => "/mem",
   codexAgentsFile: (cwd: string) => `${cwd}/AGENTS.md`,
 }));
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ import { updateSkillsSection } from "./skillsSection.js";
 const MEMORY = "/mem/MEMORY.md";
 
 describe("memory/skillsSection", () => {
-  beforeEach(() => { files.clear(); skillDirs = []; });
+  beforeEach(() => { files.clear(); skillDirs = []; codexSkillDirs = []; });
 
   it("writes a one-line block naming installed skills (claude MEMORY.md)", async () => {
     skillDirs = ["code-review", "changelog-generator"];
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ describe("memory/skillsSection", () => {
     expect(out).toContain("<!-- agentnet:skills:start -->");
     expect(out).toContain("<!-- agentnet:skills:end -->");
     expect(out).toContain("changelog-generator, code-review"); // sorted, comma-joined
+    expect(out).toContain("~/.claude/skills/");
   });
 
   it("says none when no skills are installed", async () => {
@@ -56,9 +59,13 @@ describe("memory/skillsSection", () => {
   });
 
   it("targets AGENTS.md for codex", async () => {
-    skillDirs = ["x"];
+    skillDirs = ["claude-only"];
+    codexSkillDirs = ["codex-only"];
     await updateSkillsSection("codex", "/proj");
-    expect(files.has("/proj/AGENTS.md")).toBe(true);
+    const out = files.get("/proj/AGENTS.md")!;
+    expect(out).toContain("codex-only");
+    expect(out).toContain("~/.codex/skills/");
+    expect(out).not.toContain("claude-only");
     expect(files.has(MEMORY)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.ts b/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.ts
index f2d5b4d..62cadbd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/memory/skillsSection.ts
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@
 
 import { readdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { claudeSkillsDir, claudeMemoryDir, codexAgentsFile } from "../core/paths.js";
+import { claudeSkillsDir, claudeMemoryDir, codexSkillsDir, codexAgentsFile } from "../core/paths.js";
 import { spliceMarkedBlock } from "./convert/codex.js";
 
 const START = "<!-- agentnet:skills:start -->";
 const END = "<!-- agentnet:skills:end -->";
 
 /** Read installed skill titles from the local skills dir (one subdir per skill).
- *  Pure filesystem, no RPC. Both runtimes install the same SKILL.md, so claude's
- *  dir is the single read. Returns [] when nothing is installed (or the dir is
- *  missing) — the caller then writes an empty/cleared block. */
-async function installedSkillNames(): Promise<string[]> {
+ *  Pure filesystem, no RPC. Read the active runtime's skills dir so the memory
+ *  line points to the exact SKILL.md files that runtime can load. Returns []
+ *  when nothing is installed (or the dir is missing). */
+async function installedSkillNames(cli: "claude" | "codex"): Promise<string[]> {
   try {
-    const entries = await readdir(claudeSkillsDir(), { withFileTypes: true });
+    const dir = cli === "claude" ? claudeSkillsDir() : codexSkillsDir();
+    const entries = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
     return entries.filter((e) => e.isDirectory()).map((e) => e.name).sort();
   } catch {
     return [];
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ async function installedSkillNames(): Promise<string[]> {
  *  the agent knows they exist and can reach for them. The full SKILL.md body stays
  *  in the skills dir (read on demand) — we only list titles here. Empty list →
  *  a block that says so (keeps the markers present and idempotent). */
-function renderBlock(names: string[]): string {
+function renderBlock(cli: "claude" | "codex", names: string[]): string {
+  const path = cli === "claude" ? "~/.claude/skills/" : "~/.codex/skills/";
   const line = names.length
-    ? `The following skills are installed and ready — use one when it fits the task: ${names.join(", ")}.`
+    ? `The following skills are installed and ready under ${path} — to use a skill, view its instructions in ${path}<skill-name>/SKILL.md: ${names.join(", ")}.`
     : "No skills are installed yet.";
   return `${START}\n${line}\n${END}`;
 }
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ async function spliceIntoFile(file: string, block: string): Promise<void> {
  */
 export async function updateSkillsSection(cli: "claude" | "codex", cwd: string): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    const block = renderBlock(await installedSkillNames());
+    const block = renderBlock(cli, await installedSkillNames(cli));
     const file = cli === "claude" ? join(claudeMemoryDir(cwd), "MEMORY.md") : codexAgentsFile(cwd);
     await spliceIntoFile(file, block);
   } catch {