diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 593eb76..2f67ce8 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -98,8 +98,15 @@ echo "==> Installing skills globally (~/.claude)"
 while IFS=$'\t' read -r SOURCE SKILLS; do
   [[ -z "$SOURCE" ]] && continue
   echo "==> $SOURCE :: $SKILLS"
+  # The skills CLI expects --skill repeated per name, not a comma-joined string.
+  SKILL_ARGS=()
+  IFS=',' read -ra _NAMES <<< "$SKILLS"
+  for n in "${_NAMES[@]}"; do
+    [[ -z "$n" ]] && continue
+    SKILL_ARGS+=(--skill "$n")
+  done
   npx --yes skills@latest add "$SOURCE" \
-    --skill "$SKILLS" \
+    "${SKILL_ARGS[@]}" \
     --agent "$AGENT_TARGET" \
     --copy \
     --global \