diff --git a/desktop/src/main.ts b/desktop/src/main.ts
index 478e0bd..6b42793 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { t as mainT } from "./i18n";
 import {
   getOpenClawStateDir,
   loadStateDirEnv,
+  resolveBuiltinSkillsDir,
   resolveNodePath,
   resolveOpenClawEntry,
 } from "./path-resolver";
@@ -2460,17 +2461,7 @@ function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
   // --- Skills ---
   ipcMain.handle("skills:list", () => {
     const homeDir = app.getPath("home");
-    // Check both classic and lib/ npm global layouts for builtin skills
-    const classicDir = path.join(homeDir, ".openclaw-node", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills");
-    const libDir = path.join(
-      homeDir,
-      ".openclaw-node",
-      "lib",
-      "node_modules",
-      "openclaw",
-      "skills",
-    );
-    const builtinDir = fs.existsSync(classicDir) ? classicDir : libDir;
+    const builtinDir = resolveBuiltinSkillsDir();
     const customDir = path.join(homeDir, ".agents", "skills");
     const managedDir = path.join(homeDir, ".openclaw", "skills");
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/path-resolver.ts b/desktop/src/path-resolver.ts
index 3dd53c4..9024cc1 100644
--- a/desktop/src/path-resolver.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/path-resolver.ts
@@ -110,3 +110,41 @@ export function resolveOpenClawEntry(): string {
   }
   return candidates[0];
 }
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the directory containing the built-in (bundled with the `openclaw`
+ * npm package) skills.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the layouts probed by {@link resolveOpenClawEntry}:
+ *  1. Bundled in packaged app resources (`resources/openclaw/skills`)
+ *  2. Deployer-installed under `~/.openclaw-node` (classic & `lib/` npm layouts)
+ *  3. Global npm install under `%APPDATA%/npm` (per-user, default `npm i -g`)
+ *  4. Per-machine Node at `%ProgramFiles%/nodejs`
+ *  5. Per-user Node at `%LocalAppData%/Programs/nodejs`
+ *
+ * Returns the first existing path. If none exist, returns the first candidate
+ * (legacy deployer layout) so callers can still surface a useful path.
+ */
+export function resolveBuiltinSkillsDir(): string {
+  if (app.isPackaged) {
+    const bundled = path.join(process.resourcesPath, "openclaw", "skills");
+    if (fs.existsSync(bundled)) return bundled;
+  }
+  const home = process.env.USERPROFILE || "";
+  const appData = process.env.APPDATA || "";
+  const programFiles = process.env.ProgramFiles || "";
+  const localAppData = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA || "";
+  const candidates = [
+    home ? path.join(home, ".openclaw-node", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills") : "",
+    home ? path.join(home, ".openclaw-node", "lib", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills") : "",
+    appData ? path.join(appData, "npm", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills") : "",
+    programFiles ? path.join(programFiles, "nodejs", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills") : "",
+    localAppData
+      ? path.join(localAppData, "Programs", "nodejs", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills")
+      : "",
+  ];
+  for (const p of candidates) {
+    if (p && fs.existsSync(p)) return p;
+  }
+  return candidates[0];
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src/skill-integrity.test.ts b/desktop/src/skill-integrity.test.ts
index ec2a863..92c924d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/skill-integrity.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/skill-integrity.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ vi.mock("electron", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("./path-resolver", () => ({
   getOpenClawStateDir: () => tmpStateDir,
+  resolveBuiltinSkillsDir: () => {
+    const classic = path.join(tmpHome, ".openclaw-node", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills");
+    const lib = path.join(
+      tmpHome,
+      ".openclaw-node",
+      "lib",
+      "node_modules",
+      "openclaw",
+      "skills",
+    );
+    return fs.existsSync(classic) ? classic : lib;
+  },
 }));
 
 import {
diff --git a/desktop/src/skill-integrity.ts b/desktop/src/skill-integrity.ts
index 1fe7a30..5424434 100644
--- a/desktop/src/skill-integrity.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/skill-integrity.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 import { app } from "electron";
-import { getOpenClawStateDir } from "./path-resolver";
+import { getOpenClawStateDir, resolveBuiltinSkillsDir } from "./path-resolver";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Public types
@@ -87,21 +87,10 @@ const EXCLUDED_NAMES = new Set([
 
 export function getSkillSourceDirs(): Array<{ source: string; baseDir: string }> {
   const homeDir = app.getPath("home");
-  // Check both classic and lib/ npm global layouts
-  const classicSkills = path.join(homeDir, ".openclaw-node", "node_modules", "openclaw", "skills");
-  const libSkills = path.join(
-    homeDir,
-    ".openclaw-node",
-    "lib",
-    "node_modules",
-    "openclaw",
-    "skills",
-  );
-  const builtinDir = fs.existsSync(classicSkills) ? classicSkills : libSkills;
   return [
     {
       source: "builtin",
-      baseDir: builtinDir,
+      baseDir: resolveBuiltinSkillsDir(),
     },
     {
       source: "managed",