diff --git a/internal/commands/skill.go b/internal/commands/skill.go
index 08508eb2..8ce645b8 100644
--- a/internal/commands/skill.go
+++ b/internal/commands/skill.go
@@ -333,16 +333,16 @@ func RefreshSkillsIfVersionChanged() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	refreshed := false
-	needsRefresh := baselineSkillInstalled()
-	if needsRefresh {
-		if _, err := installSkillFiles(); err == nil {
-			refreshed = true
-		}
+	refreshed := refreshAllInstalledSkills()
+
+	// Repair Claude symlink if broken (e.g. baseline dir was recreated)
+	if harness.DetectClaude() {
+		repairClaudeSkillLink()
 	}
 
 	// Update sentinel only when no refresh was needed or it succeeded.
 	// On transient failure, leave the sentinel stale so the next run retries.
+	needsRefresh := baselineSkillInstalled()
 	if !needsRefresh || refreshed {
 		_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(sentinelPath), 0o755)             //nolint:gosec // G301: config dir
 		_ = os.WriteFile(sentinelPath, []byte(version.Version), 0o644) //nolint:gosec // G306: not a secret
@@ -351,6 +351,73 @@ func RefreshSkillsIfVersionChanged() bool {
 	return refreshed
 }
 
+func refreshAllInstalledSkills() bool {
+	embedded, err := skills.FS.ReadFile("basecamp/SKILL.md")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	updated := 0
+	failed := 0
+	for _, loc := range skillLocations {
+		// Skip project-relative paths — no reliable project root in PostRunE.
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(loc.Path, "~") && !filepath.IsAbs(loc.Path) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		expanded := expandSkillPath(loc.Path)
+		if _, statErr := os.Stat(expanded); statErr != nil {
+			if !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+				failed++ // permission or IO error on a known location
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if writeErr := os.WriteFile(expanded, embedded, 0o644); writeErr == nil { //nolint:gosec // G306: Skill files are not secrets
+			updated++
+		} else {
+			failed++
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Stamp installed version in the baseline directory only on full success.
+	if failed == 0 && updated > 0 {
+		if home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
+			baselineDir := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+			_ = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baselineDir, installedVersionFile), []byte(version.Version), 0o644) //nolint:gosec // G306: not a secret
+		}
+	}
+
+	return updated > 0 && failed == 0
+}
+
+// repairClaudeSkillLink repairs a broken symlink at ~/.claude/skills/basecamp.
+// If the path is a directory (copy fallback), the file refresh already handled it.
+func repairClaudeSkillLink() {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	symlinkPath := filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills", "basecamp")
+	info, err := os.Lstat(symlinkPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return // doesn't exist, nothing to repair
+	}
+
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0 {
+		return // not a symlink (directory copy fallback), file refresh handled it
+	}
+
+	// It's a symlink — check if the target is reachable
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(symlinkPath); statErr == nil {
+		return // symlink is healthy
+	}
+
+	// Broken symlink — repair it
+	_, _, _ = linkSkillToClaude()
+}
+
 func copySkillFiles(src, dst string) error {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(dst, 0o755); err != nil { //nolint:gosec // G301: Skill files are not secrets
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/commands/skill_test.go b/internal/commands/skill_test.go
index da94d00b..6422ba4b 100644
--- a/internal/commands/skill_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/skill_test.go
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func TestRefreshSkillsIfVersionChanged_NoSentinelUpdateOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	defer func() { version.Version = origVersion }()
 
 	// Install baseline skill, then make the skill file read-only
-	// so installSkillFiles() will fail on write
+	// so refreshAllInstalledSkills() will fail on write
 	_, err := installSkillFiles()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -472,3 +472,152 @@ func TestRefreshSkillsIfVersionChanged_NoSentinelUpdateOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "2.0.0", string(sentinel), "sentinel should remain unchanged on failure")
 }
+
+func TestRefreshAllInstalledSkills_MultipleLocations(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv("PATH", home) // no claude binary
+
+	origVersion := version.Version
+	version.Version = "5.0.0"
+	defer func() { version.Version = origVersion }()
+
+	embedded, err := skills.FS.ReadFile("basecamp/SKILL.md")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Pre-install skill at baseline and Claude global locations
+	baseline := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(baseline, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"), []byte("old"), 0o644))
+
+	claudeSkill := filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(claudeSkill, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(claudeSkill, "SKILL.md"), []byte("old"), 0o644))
+
+	opencode := filepath.Join(home, ".config", "opencode", "skill", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(opencode, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(opencode, "SKILL.md"), []byte("old"), 0o644))
+
+	refreshed := refreshAllInstalledSkills()
+	assert.True(t, refreshed)
+
+	// All three should be updated
+	for _, path := range []string{
+		filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"),
+		filepath.Join(claudeSkill, "SKILL.md"),
+		filepath.Join(opencode, "SKILL.md"),
+	} {
+		got, readErr := os.ReadFile(path)
+		require.NoError(t, readErr, "reading %s", path)
+		assert.Equal(t, string(embedded), string(got), "content mismatch at %s", path)
+	}
+
+	// Version stamp should be updated
+	assert.Equal(t, "5.0.0", installedSkillVersion())
+}
+
+func TestRefreshAllInstalledSkills_SkipsAbsentLocations(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv("PATH", home) // no claude binary
+
+	origVersion := version.Version
+	version.Version = "5.0.0"
+	defer func() { version.Version = origVersion }()
+
+	// Only install at baseline
+	baseline := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(baseline, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"), []byte("old"), 0o644))
+
+	refreshed := refreshAllInstalledSkills()
+	assert.True(t, refreshed)
+
+	// Claude location should NOT have been created
+	claudeSkill := filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills", "basecamp", "SKILL.md")
+	_, err := os.Stat(claudeSkill)
+	assert.True(t, os.IsNotExist(err), "should not create skill at absent location")
+}
+
+func TestRefreshAllInstalledSkills_SkipsProjectRelativePaths(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv("PATH", home) // no claude binary
+
+	origVersion := version.Version
+	version.Version = "5.0.0"
+	defer func() { version.Version = origVersion }()
+
+	// Use a temp dir as working directory to avoid polluting the repo
+	projectDir := t.TempDir()
+	origDir, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, os.Chdir(projectDir))
+	defer os.Chdir(origDir) //nolint:errcheck // cleanup
+
+	// Create project-relative skill file in the temp working directory
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(".claude", "skills", "basecamp"), 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(".claude", "skills", "basecamp", "SKILL.md"), []byte("project"), 0o644))
+
+	// Install baseline so refresh returns true
+	baseline := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(baseline, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"), []byte("old"), 0o644))
+
+	refreshAllInstalledSkills()
+
+	// Project-relative file should be untouched
+	got, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(".claude", "skills", "basecamp", "SKILL.md"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "project", string(got), "project-relative skill should not be refreshed")
+}
+
+func TestRepairClaudeSkillLink_BrokenSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	// Ensure ~/.claude/skills exists so the symlink can be placed there
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills"), 0o755))
+
+	// Create baseline skill
+	baseline := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(baseline, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"), []byte("skill"), 0o644))
+
+	// Create a broken symlink
+	symlinkPath := filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink("/nonexistent/target", symlinkPath))
+
+	// Verify it's broken
+	_, err := os.Stat(symlinkPath)
+	require.True(t, os.IsNotExist(err), "symlink should be broken")
+
+	repairClaudeSkillLink()
+
+	// Symlink should now be healthy
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(symlinkPath, "SKILL.md"))
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "skill should be reachable through repaired symlink")
+}
+
+func TestRepairClaudeSkillLink_HealthySymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+
+	// Create baseline skill and a healthy symlink
+	baseline := filepath.Join(home, ".agents", "skills", "basecamp")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(baseline, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(baseline, "SKILL.md"), []byte("skill"), 0o644))
+
+	symlinkDir := filepath.Join(home, ".claude", "skills")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(symlinkDir, 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(baseline, filepath.Join(symlinkDir, "basecamp")))
+
+	// Read the symlink target before repair
+	targetBefore, _ := os.Readlink(filepath.Join(symlinkDir, "basecamp"))
+
+	repairClaudeSkillLink()
+
+	// Target should be unchanged (no unnecessary repair)
+	targetAfter, _ := os.Readlink(filepath.Join(symlinkDir, "basecamp"))
+	assert.Equal(t, targetBefore, targetAfter, "healthy symlink should not be modified")
+}