diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/useAgentsStore.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/useAgentsStore.ts
index 1412bc0a..4e7beef2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/useAgentsStore.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/useAgentsStore.ts
@@ -700,7 +700,9 @@ async function performConfigRefresh(options: {
       uiRefreshTasks.push(commandsStore.loadCommands().then(() => undefined));
     }
     if (refreshSkills) {
-      invalidateSkillsLoadCache(currentDirectory);
+      // Match loadSkills cache key (active-project-first). Passing client/directory-store
+      // path here misses the key when those diverge after getRequestDirectory().
+      invalidateSkillsLoadCache();
       uiRefreshTasks.push(skillsStore.loadSkills().then(() => undefined));
       uiRefreshTasks.push(skillsCatalogStore.loadCatalog({ refresh: true }).then(() => undefined));
     }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/useSkillsStore.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/useSkillsStore.test.ts
index 010e5b55..f75fb711 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/useSkillsStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/useSkillsStore.test.ts
@@ -100,4 +100,20 @@ describe('useSkillsStore directory resolution', () => {
       group: undefined,
     }]);
   });
+
+  test('invalidateSkillsLoadCache() with no argument clears the active-project cache key used by loadSkills', async () => {
+    expect(await useSkillsStore.getState().loadSkills()).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeFetchCalls.length).toBe(1);
+
+    // Wrong key: client-directory-first null maps to __default__, not the active project.
+    invalidateSkillsLoadCache(null);
+    expect(await useSkillsStore.getState().loadSkills()).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeFetchCalls.length).toBe(1);
+
+    // Default resolution must match loadSkills (active project first).
+    invalidateSkillsLoadCache();
+    expect(await useSkillsStore.getState().loadSkills()).toBe(true);
+    expect(runtimeFetchCalls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(runtimeFetchCalls[1]?.url).toContain(`directory=${encodeURIComponent(activeProjectPath)}`);
+  });
 });