diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/create-skill-dialog.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/create-skill-dialog.tsx
index 224cb8ae4..3c9183fe8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/create-skill-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/create-skill-dialog.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const FIELDS: readonly IntakeField[] = [
     type: "textarea",
     required: true,
     placeholder: "What this skill does and when to use it",
-    help: "Agents see this line — and only this line — when deciding whether to load the skill.",
+    help: "A short summary of what this skill does and when to use it.",
   },
   {
     name: "body",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/skill-detail-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/skill-detail-page.tsx
index e909c1f38..d5f4bb926 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/skill-detail-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/skill-detail-page.tsx
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export function SkillDetailPage({
       <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-6">
         <Section
           title="Description"
-          description="Agents see this line — and only this line — when deciding whether to load the skill."
+          description="A short summary of what this skill does and when to use it."
         >
           <Textarea
             id="skill-description"