diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/docs/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/docs/page.tsx
index 87f8c24..2655381 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/docs/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/docs/page.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ export default function DocsPage() {
               <InlineCode>rules/</InlineCode>, for skills{" "}
               <InlineCode>.agents/skills</InlineCode> then{" "}
               <InlineCode>skills/</InlineCode> then a root{" "}
-              <InlineCode>SKILL.md</InlineCode> fallback.
+              <InlineCode>SKILL.md</InlineCode> fallback, then root{" "}
+              <InlineCode>&lt;name&gt;/SKILL.md</InlineCode> directories.
             </Prose>
           </section>
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index 5c8106c..14a6ae4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Source path resolution is additive and priority-ordered:
 - Agents: `.agents/agents` -> `agents`
 - Commands: `.agents/commands` -> `commands` -> `prompts` -> provider fallbacks `.github/prompts` + `.gemini/commands`
 - Rules: `.agents/rules` -> `rules`
-- Skills: `.agents/skills` -> `skills` -> root `SKILL.md` fallback
+- Skills: `.agents/skills` -> `skills` -> root `SKILL.md` -> root `<name>/SKILL.md` fallback
 - MCP: `.agents/mcp.json` -> `mcp.json`
 
 Aggregate `agentloom add <source>` can import command/skill/MCP-only repositories even when no `agents/` directory exists.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 30cf751..a5ce4cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agentloom",
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "description": "Unified agent and MCP sync CLI for multi-provider AI tooling",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/core/copy.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/copy.ts
index a5131f7..5480df3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/core/copy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/core/copy.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Source discovery:
   agents: .agents/agents -> agents
   commands: .agents/commands -> commands -> prompts -> (.github/prompts + .gemini/commands fallback)
   rules: .agents/rules -> rules
-  skills: .agents/skills -> skills -> root SKILL.md
+  skills: .agents/skills -> skills -> root SKILL.md -> root <name>/SKILL.md
 
 Usage:
   agentloom add <source> [options]
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/core/importer.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/importer.ts
index f266365..50236e7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/core/importer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/core/importer.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ export async function importSource(
       sourceSkillsDirs.length === 0
     ) {
       throw new Error(
-        `No source skills directory found under ${prepared.importRoot} (expected .agents/skills/, skills/, or root SKILL.md, including plugin sources declared in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json).`,
+        `No source skills directory found under ${prepared.importRoot} (expected .agents/skills/, skills/, root SKILL.md, or root <name>/SKILL.md directories, including plugin sources declared in .claude-plugin/marketplace.json).`,
       );
     }
     if (
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export async function importSource(
       Object.keys(sourceMcp?.mcpServers ?? {}).length === 0
     ) {
       throw new Error(
-        `No importable entities found in source "${sourceLocation}".\nExpected agents/, .agents/agents/, .github/agents/, commands/, .agents/commands/, prompts/, .gemini/commands/, .github/prompts/, mcp.json/.agents/mcp.json, rules/.agents/rules/, skills/, .agents/skills/, root SKILL.md, or plugin sources from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.`,
+        `No importable entities found in source "${sourceLocation}".\nExpected agents/, .agents/agents/, .github/agents/, commands/, .agents/commands/, prompts/, .gemini/commands/, .github/prompts/, mcp.json/.agents/mcp.json, rules/.agents/rules/, skills/, .agents/skills/, root SKILL.md, root <name>/SKILL.md directories, or plugin sources from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json.`,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/core/sources.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/sources.ts
index 8422477..ff69a83 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/core/sources.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/core/sources.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ function discoverSourceSkillsDirsForRoot(importRoot: string): string[] {
     return [importRoot];
   }
 
+  if (hasImmediateRootSkillDirs(importRoot)) {
+    return [importRoot];
+  }
+
   return [];
 }
 
@@ -334,6 +338,21 @@ function dedupePaths(paths: string[]): string[] {
   return [...new Set(paths)];
 }
 
+function hasImmediateRootSkillDirs(importRoot: string): boolean {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(importRoot, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (!entry.isDirectory()) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const skillFile = path.join(importRoot, entry.name, "SKILL.md");
+    if (fs.existsSync(skillFile) && fs.statSync(skillFile).isFile()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 function isPathWithinRoot(rootPath: string, targetPath: string): boolean {
   const relative = path.relative(rootPath, targetPath);
   return (
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/unit/copy.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/unit/copy.test.ts
index 0498658..ccf3382 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/unit/copy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/unit/copy.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ describe("copy helpers", () => {
 
   it("includes targeted add import help", () => {
     const help = getAddHelpText();
+    expect(help).toContain(
+      "skills: .agents/skills -> skills -> root SKILL.md -> root <name>/SKILL.md",
+    );
     expect(help).toContain("--agents <name>");
     expect(help).toContain("--rule <name>");
     expect(help).toContain("--rules <name>");
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/unit/importer-conflict.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/unit/importer-conflict.test.ts
index 4ae3a50..13ba3de 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/unit/importer-conflict.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/unit/importer-conflict.test.ts
@@ -1153,6 +1153,47 @@ name: visual-explainer
 description: Explain visuals
 ---
 
+Skill body.
+`,
+    );
+
+    const paths = buildScopePaths(workspaceRoot, "local");
+    const summary = await importSource({
+      source: sourceRoot,
+      paths,
+      yes: true,
+      nonInteractive: true,
+      importAgents: false,
+      importCommands: false,
+      importMcp: false,
+      importSkills: true,
+      requireSkills: true,
+      skillSelectors: ["visual-explainer"],
+    });
+
+    expect(summary.importedSkills).toEqual(["visual-explainer"]);
+    expect(
+      fs.existsSync(path.join(paths.skillsDir, "visual-explainer", "SKILL.md")),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("recognizes root <name>/SKILL.md directories and imports selected skills natively", async () => {
+    const sourceRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(
+      path.join(os.tmpdir(), "agentloom-source-"),
+    );
+    const workspaceRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(
+      path.join(os.tmpdir(), "agentloom-workspace-"),
+    );
+    tempDirs.push(sourceRoot, workspaceRoot);
+
+    ensureDir(path.join(sourceRoot, "visual-explainer"));
+    writeTextAtomic(
+      path.join(sourceRoot, "visual-explainer", "SKILL.md"),
+      `---
+name: visual-explainer
+description: Explain visuals
+---
+
 Skill body.
 `,
     );
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/unit/sources.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/unit/sources.test.ts
index e6a410b..998fd85 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/unit/sources.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/unit/sources.test.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ describe("source parsing and revision", () => {
     expect(discoverSourceSkillsDir(root)).toBe(path.join(root, "skills"));
   });
 
+  it("falls back to root <name>/SKILL.md directories when canonical skill paths are absent", () => {
+    const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "agentloom-sources-"));
+    tempDirs.push(root);
+
+    ensureDir(path.join(root, "reviewer"));
+    writeTextAtomic(path.join(root, "reviewer", "SKILL.md"), "# reviewer\n");
+
+    expect(discoverSourceSkillsDirs(root)).toEqual([root]);
+    expect(discoverSourceSkillsDir(root)).toBe(root);
+
+    ensureDir(path.join(root, "skills"));
+    expect(discoverSourceSkillsDirs(root)).toEqual([path.join(root, "skills")]);
+  });
+
   it("discovers plugin roots from .claude-plugin marketplace metadata", () => {
     const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "agentloom-sources-"));
     tempDirs.push(root);