diff --git a/crates/application/src/agent/lifecycle.rs b/crates/application/src/agent/lifecycle.rs
index 68b8bec..3e44839 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/agent/lifecycle.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/agent/lifecycle.rs
@@ -2541,6 +2541,13 @@ fn append_block(input: &str, block: &str) -> String {
 /// agent's persona `.md`, then the bodies of its assigned `skills` under a
 /// `# Skills` section (ARCHITECTURE §14.2).
 ///
+/// A short skill-awareness paragraph is always injected in the orchestration
+/// block: it explains that assigned skills are operational workflow context, not
+/// magic commands or provider subagents, and points reusable workflow creation to
+/// the active IdeA orchestration surface (`idea_create_skill` for MCP profiles,
+/// `skill.create` for the file protocol). This awareness deliberately does not
+/// inject unassigned skill bodies; assignment remains the context boundary.
+///
 /// Skills are emitted in the order given (the caller passes them in manifest
 /// order, making the output deterministic); each is introduced by a `##` header
 /// carrying its name. When `skills` is empty the section is omitted entirely, so
@@ -2616,6 +2623,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compose_convention_file(
              avec son propre AI Profile, son contexte et sa mémoire.\n\n",
         );
     }
+    out.push_str(skill_awareness(mcp_enabled));
     out.push_str("---\n\n");
 
     if !project_context.trim().is_empty() {
@@ -2671,6 +2679,24 @@ pub(crate) fn compose_convention_file(
     out
 }
 
+fn skill_awareness(mcp_enabled: bool) -> &'static str {
+    if mcp_enabled {
+        "**Skills IdeA** : les workflows assignés apparaissent plus bas dans ce fichier sous la \
+         section Skills quand il y en a. Un skill assigné est du contexte opérationnel utilisable \
+         quand pertinent : ce n'est ni une commande magique, ni une sous-tâche fournisseur. Si tu \
+         identifies un workflow réutilisable à capitaliser, passe par l'orchestration IdeA avec \
+         `idea_create_skill`. Les skills non assignés ne sont pas injectés intégralement à tous les \
+         agents ; l'assignation reste la frontière.\n\n"
+    } else {
+        "**Skills IdeA** : les workflows assignés apparaissent plus bas dans ce fichier sous la \
+         section Skills quand il y en a. Un skill assigné est du contexte opérationnel utilisable \
+         quand pertinent : ce n'est ni une commande magique, ni une sous-tâche fournisseur. Si tu \
+         identifies un workflow réutilisable à capitaliser, passe par l'orchestration IdeA avec le \
+         protocole fichier `skill.create`. Les skills non assignés ne sont pas injectés \
+         intégralement à tous les agents ; l'assignation reste la frontière.\n\n"
+    }
+}
+
 /// Renders a [`MemoryType`] as its stable lowercase label for the convention-file
 /// memory section (`user`/`feedback`/`project`/`reference`).
 #[must_use]
@@ -2759,8 +2785,13 @@ mod tests {
         let root_at = doc.find("/abs/project/root").unwrap();
         let persona_at = doc.find("# Persona").unwrap();
         assert!(root_at < persona_at, "root header must precede the persona");
-        // No skills ⇒ no Skills section.
-        assert!(!doc.contains("# Skills"));
+        // No skills ⇒ awareness is present, but no Skills section is opened.
+        assert!(doc.contains("**Skills IdeA**"));
+        assert!(
+            !doc.contains("\n# Skills\n"),
+            "no assigned skills ⇒ no Skills section: {doc}"
+        );
+        assert!(doc.contains("skill.create"));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -2812,9 +2843,19 @@ mod tests {
         // Both skill bodies present, after the persona.
         assert!(doc.contains("REFAC_BODY"));
         assert!(doc.contains("REVIEW_BODY"));
+        let awareness_at = doc.find("**Skills IdeA**").unwrap();
         let persona_at = doc.find("# Persona").unwrap();
+        let skills_at = doc.find("\n# Skills\n").unwrap();
         let refac_at = doc.find("REFAC_BODY").unwrap();
         let review_at = doc.find("REVIEW_BODY").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            awareness_at < persona_at,
+            "skill awareness belongs to orchestration, before persona"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            persona_at < skills_at && skills_at < refac_at,
+            "assigned skill bodies come under the Skills section after persona"
+        );
         assert!(persona_at < refac_at, "skills come after the persona");
         // Deterministic order: first assigned skill precedes the second.
         assert!(refac_at < review_at, "skills emitted in the given order");
@@ -2823,6 +2864,44 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(doc.contains("## review"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn compose_convention_file_skill_awareness_precedes_project_context() {
+        let doc = compose_convention_file(
+            "/root",
+            "# Shared project context\n\nUse pnpm.",
+            "# Persona\n\nDo X.",
+            &[],
+            &[],
+            None,
+            false,
+        );
+
+        let awareness_at = doc.find("**Skills IdeA**").unwrap();
+        let context_at = doc.find("# Contexte projet").unwrap();
+        let persona_at = doc.find("# Persona").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            awareness_at < context_at && context_at < persona_at,
+            "order must stay root -> orchestration/awareness -> project context -> persona"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compose_convention_file_skill_awareness_uses_mcp_or_file_creation_path() {
+        let mcp_doc = compose_convention_file("/root", "", "# Persona", &[], &[], None, true);
+        assert!(mcp_doc.contains("idea_create_skill"));
+        assert!(
+            !mcp_doc.contains("skill.create"),
+            "MCP awareness must point to the native IdeA tool"
+        );
+
+        let file_doc = compose_convention_file("/root", "", "# Persona", &[], &[], None, false);
+        assert!(file_doc.contains("skill.create"));
+        assert!(
+            !file_doc.contains("idea_create_skill"),
+            "file-protocol awareness must point to skill.create"
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Builds a memory index entry for the convention-file composition tests.
     fn mem(slug_str: &str, title: &str, hook: &str, kind: MemoryType) -> MemoryIndexEntry {
         MemoryIndexEntry {