diff --git a/src/nano/prompt.py b/src/nano/prompt.py
index b3dbb961c..46a148d4b 100644
--- a/src/nano/prompt.py
+++ b/src/nano/prompt.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
+
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -126,13 +128,15 @@ def _skills_section(cwd: str) -> str:
     # advertised but unusable (and would only bloat the prompt). Drop them.
     entries: list[tuple[str, str, str]] = []
     for skill in skills:
-        paths = getattr(skill, "paths", None) or []
-        if not paths:
+        # ``paths`` is the conditional-activation glob list, not a file
+        # location; the loadable file is ``<skill_root>/SKILL.md``.
+        root = getattr(skill, "skill_root", None)
+        if not root:
             continue
         entries.append((
             _xml_escape(str(getattr(skill, "name", ""))),
             _xml_escape(str(getattr(skill, "description", "") or "")),
-            _xml_escape(str(paths[0])),
+            _xml_escape(os.path.join(str(root), "SKILL.md")),
         ))
     if not entries:
         return ""
diff --git a/tests/nano/test_nano_prompt.py b/tests/nano/test_nano_prompt.py
index 6180f7d34..963241234 100644
--- a/tests/nano/test_nano_prompt.py
+++ b/tests/nano/test_nano_prompt.py
@@ -120,3 +120,17 @@ def test_default_path_unchanged_when_nano_off(no_skills, tmp_path):
     # The maximal prompt keeps its signature sections.
     assert "# Doing tasks" in joined
     assert "nano mode" not in joined
+
+
+def test_skills_section_lists_skill_by_root_not_paths(monkeypatch):
+    """A skill is located at <skill_root>/SKILL.md; ``paths`` is only the
+    conditional-activation glob list and is usually empty."""
+    import src.command_system as cs
+    from src.nano.prompt import _skills_section
+
+    skill = SimpleNamespace(
+        name="demo", description="d", paths=[], skill_root="/x/skills/demo"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cs, "get_skill_tool_commands", lambda cwd: (skill,))
+    out = _skills_section("/tmp")
+    assert "<location>/x/skills/demo/SKILL.md</location>" in out