diff --git a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/init.cjs b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/init.cjs
index 0f50fe57c..20a58dfa5 100644
--- a/get-shit-done/bin/lib/init.cjs
+++ b/get-shit-done/bin/lib/init.cjs
@@ -1470,6 +1470,24 @@ function buildAgentSkillsBlock(config, agentType, projectRoot) {
   for (const skillPath of skillPaths) {
     if (typeof skillPath !== 'string') continue;
 
+    // Support global: prefix for skills installed at ~/.claude/skills/ (#1992)
+    if (skillPath.startsWith('global:')) {
+      const skillName = skillPath.slice(7);
+      // Sanitize: skill name must be alphanumeric, hyphens, or underscores only
+      if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(skillName)) {
+        process.stderr.write(`[agent-skills] WARNING: Invalid global skill name "${skillName}" — skipping\n`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const globalSkillDir = path.join(require('os').homedir(), '.claude', 'skills', skillName);
+      const globalSkillMd = path.join(globalSkillDir, 'SKILL.md');
+      if (!fs.existsSync(globalSkillMd)) {
+        process.stderr.write(`[agent-skills] WARNING: Global skill not found at "~/.claude/skills/${skillName}/SKILL.md" — skipping\n`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      validPaths.push({ ref: `${globalSkillDir}/SKILL.md`, display: `~/.claude/skills/${skillName}` });
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Validate path safety — must resolve within project root
     const pathCheck = validatePath(skillPath, projectRoot);
     if (!pathCheck.safe) {
@@ -1484,12 +1502,12 @@ function buildAgentSkillsBlock(config, agentType, projectRoot) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    validPaths.push(skillPath);
+    validPaths.push({ ref: `${skillPath}/SKILL.md`, display: skillPath });
   }
 
   if (validPaths.length === 0) return '';
 
-  const lines = validPaths.map(p => `- @${p}/SKILL.md`).join('\n');
+  const lines = validPaths.map(p => `- @${p.ref}`).join('\n');
   return `<agent_skills>\nRead these user-configured skills:\n${lines}\n</agent_skills>`;
 }