diff --git a/docs/APPS.md b/docs/APPS.md
index 38e8dc7fc..0b7ae1985 100644
--- a/docs/APPS.md
+++ b/docs/APPS.md
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ app = typer.Typer(help="Description of your app commands.")
 - Discovery logic: `think/call.py` - `_discover_app_calls()` function
 - App CLI example: `apps/todos/call.py` - Todo list command
 
+**Skills app reference:** `apps/skills/call.py` is the current owner-wide pattern for a data-backed app CLI. It exposes `sol call skills list|show|observe|seed|promote|refresh|mark-dormant|retire|edit-request|rename` and routes all writes through `think/skills.py`, which owns `journal/skills/patterns.jsonl`, `journal/skills/edit_requests.jsonl`, and `journal/skills/{slug}.md`. The shipped daily talents for this app live in `apps/skills/talent/skill_observer.md` (daily cogitate, priority 41) and `apps/skills/talent/skill_editor.md` + `skill_editor.py` (daily generate, priority 60). The observer marks patterns for creation/refresh, and the editor consumes those flags or pending `edit-request` rows to write/update exactly one owner-wide profile per run.
+
 ---
 
 ### 8. `talent/` - App Generators
diff --git a/tests/baselines/api/settings/generators.json b/tests/baselines/api/settings/generators.json
index 78eadf290..9d87e8d80 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/api/settings/generators.json
+++ b/tests/baselines/api/settings/generators.json
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
       "source": "app",
       "title": "Entity Observer"
     },
+    {
+      "app": "skills",
+      "description": "Writes or refreshes one skill profile per day from observer-flagged patterns or chat edit requests.",
+      "disabled": false,
+      "key": "skills:skill_editor",
+      "source": "app",
+      "title": "Skill Editor"
+    },
     {
       "app": null,
       "description": "Analyzes activity patterns to identify optimal times for scheduled maintenance tasks.",
diff --git a/tests/baselines/api/settings/providers.json b/tests/baselines/api/settings/providers.json
index 14a955b17..eccc02bb8 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/api/settings/providers.json
+++ b/tests/baselines/api/settings/providers.json
@@ -176,6 +176,22 @@
       "tier": 2,
       "type": "cogitate"
     },
+    "talent.skills.skill_editor": {
+      "disabled": false,
+      "group": "Think",
+      "label": "Skill Editor",
+      "schedule": "daily",
+      "tier": 2,
+      "type": "generate"
+    },
+    "talent.skills.skill_observer": {
+      "disabled": false,
+      "group": "Skills",
+      "label": "Skill Observer",
+      "schedule": "daily",
+      "tier": 3,
+      "type": "cogitate"
+    },
     "talent.support.support": {
       "disabled": false,
       "group": "Think",
@@ -339,14 +355,6 @@
       "tier": 3,
       "type": "generate"
     },
-    "talent.system.skills": {
-      "disabled": false,
-      "group": "Think",
-      "label": "Skill Observer",
-      "schedule": "activity",
-      "tier": 2,
-      "type": "generate"
-    },
     "talent.system.speaker_attribution": {
       "disabled": false,
       "group": "Think",
diff --git a/tests/baselines/api/sol/talents-day.json b/tests/baselines/api/sol/talents-day.json
index 03f564ec0..e2df7f2af 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/api/sol/talents-day.json
+++ b/tests/baselines/api/sol/talents-day.json
@@ -368,17 +368,28 @@
       "title": "Segment Sense",
       "type": "generate"
     },
-    "skills": {
-      "app": null,
-      "color": "#6c757d",
-      "description": "Detects recurring activity patterns and generates structured skill documents describing what the owner does, how, and why.",
+    "skills:skill_editor": {
+      "app": "skills",
+      "color": "#8e24aa",
+      "description": "Writes or refreshes one skill profile per day from observer-flagged patterns or chat edit requests.",
       "multi_facet": false,
-      "output_format": "json",
-      "schedule": "activity",
-      "source": "system",
-      "title": "Skill Observer",
+      "output_format": "md",
+      "schedule": "daily",
+      "source": "app",
+      "title": "Skill Editor",
       "type": "generate"
     },
+    "skills:skill_observer": {
+      "app": "skills",
+      "color": "#5e35b1",
+      "description": "Daily owner-wide scan for recurring skill patterns in today's activities.",
+      "multi_facet": false,
+      "output_format": null,
+      "schedule": "daily",
+      "source": "app",
+      "title": "Skill Observer",
+      "type": "cogitate"
+    },
     "speaker_attribution": {
       "app": null,
       "color": "#d84315",
diff --git a/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json b/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
index 66190a14d..10b2ba412 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
+++ b/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
@@ -233,15 +233,13 @@
       "title": "Segment Sense",
       "type": "generate"
     },
-    "skills": {
-      "activities": [
-        "*"
-      ],
-      "color": "#6c757d",
-      "description": "Detects recurring activity patterns and generates structured skill documents describing what the owner does, how, and why.",
+    "skills:skill_editor": {
+      "app": "skills",
+      "color": "#8e24aa",
+      "description": "Writes or refreshes one skill profile per day from observer-flagged patterns or chat edit requests.",
       "hook": {
-        "post": "skills",
-        "pre": "skills"
+        "post": "skills:skill_editor",
+        "pre": "skills:skill_editor"
       },
       "load": {
         "percepts": false,
@@ -249,12 +247,13 @@
         "transcripts": false
       },
       "mtime": 0,
-      "output": "json",
-      "path": "<PROJECT>/talent/skills.md",
-      "priority": 90,
-      "schedule": "activity",
-      "source": "system",
-      "title": "Skill Observer",
+      "multi_facet": false,
+      "output": "md",
+      "path": "<PROJECT>/apps/skills/talent/skill_editor.md",
+      "priority": 60,
+      "schedule": "daily",
+      "source": "app",
+      "title": "Skill Editor",
       "type": "generate"
     },
     "speaker_attribution": {