diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/skills/SkillManager.ts b/apps/server/src/core/skills/SkillManager.ts
index 238f6f88..fd8594ef 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/core/skills/SkillManager.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/core/skills/SkillManager.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   SkillRegistry,
   SkillSelector,
   loadSkillMarkdownFile,
+  resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory,
   parseSkillMarkdown,
   type LoadedSkillContext,
   type SignedSkillRegistryEntry,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import { listSkillFiles, type ParsedSkillFile } from './parser';
 import { logger } from '../../utils/logger';
 import { getConfig } from '../../config';
 
-const DEFAULT_BUILTIN_DIR = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins');
+const DEFAULT_BUILTIN_DIR = resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory();
 
 function skillDataRoot(): string {
   return path.resolve(
diff --git a/docs/guides/releases.md b/docs/guides/releases.md
index 70b09ee0..1b713027 100644
--- a/docs/guides/releases.md
+++ b/docs/guides/releases.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ or operate a Server. The complete v1.0.0 package atlas is available in the
 - All public `@codesoul-co/hypha-*` packages in one release use the same Semantic Version.
 - Internal `@codesoul-co/hypha-*` dependencies use the exact release version.
 - Each package publishes only `dist/` plus npm-generated metadata.
+- `@codesoul-co/hypha-skills` additionally ships the framework built-in skills
+  (`builtins/`) and exposes `resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory()` so npm consumers can load
+  `context-enrichment` and `intent-classification` without a Server source checkout.
 - Node.js 22 or newer is required.
 - `npm run release:check:npm` builds package output, verifies declared source dependencies, checks
   package metadata, and validates the files that `npm pack` would include.
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins/context-enrichment.md b/packages/skills/builtins/context-enrichment.md
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins/context-enrichment.md
rename to packages/skills/builtins/context-enrichment.md
diff --git a/apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins/intent-classification.md b/packages/skills/builtins/intent-classification.md
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins/intent-classification.md
rename to packages/skills/builtins/intent-classification.md
diff --git a/packages/skills/package.json b/packages/skills/package.json
index bc529ded..b4f91d4f 100644
--- a/packages/skills/package.json
+++ b/packages/skills/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     }
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "builtins"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/skills/src/builtin-skills.test.ts b/packages/skills/src/builtin-skills.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a8ca96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/skills/src/builtin-skills.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  LocalSkillLoader,
+  SkillRegistry,
+  resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory,
+} from './index';
+
+describe('packaged built-in skills', () => {
+  it('resolves the builtins directory shipped inside the package', () => {
+    const directory = resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory();
+    expect(directory.endsWith('builtins')).toBe(true);
+    expect(directory).toContain('packages');
+    expect(directory).toContain('skills');
+  });
+
+  it('loads both framework built-in skills from the packaged directory', async () => {
+    const registry = new SkillRegistry();
+    const loader = new LocalSkillLoader({
+      directories: [resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory()],
+      recursive: true,
+    });
+    const skills = await loader.loadInto(registry);
+    const ids = skills.map((skill) => skill.id).sort();
+    expect(ids).toEqual(['context-enrichment', 'intent-classification']);
+    expect(registry.get('context-enrichment')).toMatchObject({ version: '1.0.0' });
+    expect(registry.get('intent-classification')).toMatchObject({ version: '1.0.0' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/skills/src/index.ts b/packages/skills/src/index.ts
index 0f374b5a..857f1cd1 100644
--- a/packages/skills/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/skills/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ import {
 
 export * from './remote-registry';
 
+/**
+ * Resolves the directory that ships Hypha's built-in skills
+ * (context-enrichment, intent-classification) inside this npm package.
+ *
+ * The published tarball includes `builtins/` next to `dist/`, so consumers
+ * can load the framework built-ins without a source checkout of the Server.
+ */
+export function resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory(): string {
+  // Compiled CJS output lives in <pkg>/dist; the shipped data lives in <pkg>/builtins.
+  return path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'builtins');
+}
+
 export interface SkillRef {
   id: string;
   version?: string;
diff --git a/packages/skills/src/skills.test.ts b/packages/skills/src/skills.test.ts
index ce358a60..22a6bee1 100644
--- a/packages/skills/src/skills.test.ts
+++ b/packages/skills/src/skills.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   DefaultSkillPolicy,
   createEffectiveAgentCapabilitySnapshot,
   LocalSkillLoader,
+  resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory,
   SkillContextLoader,
   SkillRegistry,
   SkillResolver,
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ describe('@codesoul-co/hypha-skills resolver', () => {
   it('loads a real local markdown skill and activates it progressively', async () => {
     const registry = new SkillRegistry();
     const loader = new LocalSkillLoader({
-      directories: ['apps/server/src/core/skills/builtins'],
+      directories: [resolveBuiltinSkillsDirectory()],
       recursive: false,
     });
     await loader.loadInto(registry);