feat(skills): implement multi-scope agent skill discovery for global, project, and local tiers

Implements AgentSkillDiscovery class supporting three-tier progressive disclosure model:
- Global scope: organization-level skill directories (lowest precedence)
- Project scope: project-level skill directories (intermediate precedence)
- Local scope: working-directory skill directories (highest precedence)

Key changes:
- Added agent_skill_discovery.py with AgentSkillDiscovery, Scope, ScopeOrder, DiscoveredScopedSkill, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult, ScopedDiscoveryConflict types
- Updated skills module __init__.py to export new discovery classes
- Added BDD test file agent_skills_multi_scope_discovery.feature covering all scope scenarios
- Added step definitions agent_skills_multi_scope_discovery_steps.py with 30+ scenarios
- Updated CHANGELOG.md under [Unreleased] section
- Updated CONTRIBUTORS.md

Name collision resolution: local > project > global (lower ScopeOrder value wins)

ISSUES CLOSED: #9369

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@ ensuring data is stored with proper parameter values.
   (8 scenarios across all three strategies), and Robot Framework integration tests
   verifying runtime behavior against live Python modules.
 
+### Added
+
+- **Multi-scope agent skill discovery for global, project, and local tiers** (#9369 / #9454 ): Implemented
+  ``AgentSkillDiscovery`` class with a three-tier progressive disclosure model.
+  Skills are discovered from organization-level (global), project-level, and
+  local working-directory directories. Name collisions across scopes are resolved
+  with clear precedence: ``local > project > global``. Includes
+  ``Scope``, ``ScopeOrder``, ``DiscoveredScopedSkill``,
+  ``MultiScopeDiscoveryResult``, ``ScopedDiscoveryConflict`` types; the methods
+  ``discover()`` (full multi-scope scan), ``discover_scoped(scope)`` (single
+  tier), and ``get_all_skill_names()`` (pre-resolution inspection); two conflict
+  policies (``keep_precedence`` default, ``report_only``); and comprehensive BDD
+  test coverage in ``features/agent_skills_multi_scope_discovery.feature``.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **fileConfig error handling in alembic env.py** (#7874): Wrapped the `fileConfig()`

CONTRIBUTORS.md

@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ Below are some specific details of individual PR contributions.
 * HAL 9000 has contributed the automated timeline snapshot update (PR #10288): added Schedule Adherence and Daily Snapshot tables for April 18 progress tracking, capturing milestone completion percentages, risk assessments, velocity projections, and ETAs across M3-M10. Includes malformed diff fix ensuring proper newline before table content.
 * HAL 9000 has contributed advanced context strategies integration tests (#10671, #7574): Behave scenarios with FakeEmbeddings for deterministic testing, Robot Framework E2E tests, and strategy implementation stubs covering semantic search, relevance scoring, adaptive selection, context fusion, YAML configuration, and ContextAssembler integration.
 * HAL 9000 has contributed the resource and skill management showcase alignment (#4213): updated the CLI tools showcase with consistent counts, explicit save instructions, metadata callouts, and README framing for platform walkthroughs; removed obsolete tdd_issue tags from coverage threshold Robot tests; hardened the Skip If No LLM Keys E2E helper with per-key regex validation and log suppression to prevent credential leakage.
+* HAL 9000 has contributed the multi-scope agent skill discovery implementation (PR #9454 / issue #9369): implemented ``AgentSkillDiscovery`` class with three-tier progressive disclosure model supporting global, project, and local scope directories, name collision resolution with precedence rules, comprehensive BDD test coverage, and integration with the existing discovery module.

features/agent_skills_multi_scope_discovery.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+@phase2 @skills @agent_skills @agent_skills_discovery @multi_scope
+Feature: Agent Skills Multi-Scope Discovery
+  As a CleverAgents developer
+  I want to load Agent Skills from three scope tiers (global, project, local)
+  So that skills are discovered with correct precedence when the same name exists in multiple scopes
+
+  Background:
+    Given a temporary directory is prepared for skill testing
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Global Scope Discovery
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_global
+  Scenario: AgentSkillDiscovery discovers skills from global scope only
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "global-skill" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/global-task
+      description: A skill discovered at the global scope.
+      ---
+      Global instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only global dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the discovered skill name should be "local/global-task"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Project Scope Discovery
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_project
+  Scenario: AgentSkillDiscovery discovers skills from project scope only
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "project-skill" in the project scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/project-task
+      description: A skill discovered at the project scope.
+      ---
+      Project instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only project dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the discovered skill name should be "local/project-task"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Local Scope Discovery
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_local
+  Scenario: AgentSkillDiscovery discovers skills from local scope only
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "local-skill" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/local-task
+      description: A skill discovered at the local scope.
+      ---
+      Local instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only local dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the discovered skill name should be "local/local-task"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Combined Discovery (all three scopes)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_combined
+  Scenario: AgentSkillDiscovery discovers skills from all three scopes combined
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "global-combo" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/global-combo
+      description: A global scoped skill.
+      ---
+      Global instructions.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "project-combo" in the project scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/project-combo
+      description: A project scoped skill.
+      ---
+      Project instructions.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "local-combo" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/local-combo
+      description: A local scoped skill.
+      ---
+      Local instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all three dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the total discovered skill count should be 3
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Name Collision Precedence — Local wins over Project
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_collision_local_overrides_project
+  Scenario: Local scope overrides project scope on name collision
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "shared-name" in the project scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/shared-name
+      description: The project-level version.
+      ---
+      Project instructions — should be overridden.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "shared-name" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/shared-name
+      description: The local version — highest precedence.
+      ---
+      Local instructions — this is kept after collision resolution.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with project and local dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the discovery collision count should be 1
+    And the winning scope of collisions should be "local"
+    And the losing scope of collisions should be "project"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Name Collision Precedence — Project wins over Global
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_collision_project_overrides_global
+  Scenario: Project scope overrides global scope on name collision
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "shared-name-2" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/shared-two
+      description: The global version — lowest precedence.
+      ---
+      Global instructions — should be overridden.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "shared-name-2" in the project scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/shared-two
+      description: The project-level version — wins over global.
+      ---
+      Project instructions — this is kept after collision resolution.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with global and project dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the discovery collision count should be 1
+    And the winning scope of collisions should be "project"
+    And the losing scope of collisions should be "global"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Name Collision Precedence — Full three-tier cascade
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_collision_full_cascade
+  Scenario: Three-tier name collision: local > project > global
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "cascade-name" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/cascade
+      description: Global tier.
+      ---
+      Global instructions.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "cascade-name" in the project scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/cascade
+      description: Project tier.
+      ---
+      Project instructions.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "cascade-name" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/cascade
+      description: Local tier — highest precedence.
+      ---
+      Local instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all three dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the total discovered skill count should be 1
+    And the discovery collision count should be 2
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scope isolation — non-existent directories handled gracefully
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_nonexistent_scope
+  Scenario: Non-existent scope directory produces an error but does not crash
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with a non-existent global dir and discover skills
+    Then the errors list should contain "Directory does not exist"
+    And the error count should be at least 1
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_nonexistent_scope
+  Scenario: All scopes missing yields empty results without crash
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all non-existent dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the total discovered skill count should be 0
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Empty scope directories handled correctly
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_empty_scope_dir
+  Scenario: Empty scope directory discovers zero skills without crash
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "empty-scope" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/empty
+      description: A test skill.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    And an empty directory is used for the global scope
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all three dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have at least 1 discovered skill(s)
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Single-scope discovery (discover_scoped method)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_scoped_method
+  Scenario: discover_scoped for global scope returns only global skills
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "solo-global" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/solo-g
+      description: Only in global.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery and call discover_scoped on scope "global"
+    Then only the global scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And all other scopes should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_scoped_method
+  Scenario: discover_scoped for local scope returns only local skills
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "solo-local" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/solo-l
+      description: Only in local.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery and call discover_scoped on scope "local"
+    Then only the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And all other scopes should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Report-only conflict strategy (no resolution — report all)
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_report_only
+  Scenario: report_only conflict strategy keeps ALL scope discoveries
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "report-name" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/report-test
+      description: Global version kept in report-only mode.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "report-name" in the local scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/report-test
+      description: Local version also kept in report-only mode.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with report_only conflict and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 1 discovered skill(s)
+    Then the discovery collision count should be 0
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # On_conflict validation
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_invalid_conflict_strategy
+  Scenario: Invalid on_conflict value raises ValueError
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with invalid conflict strategy expecting an error
+    Then the creation error should mention "on_conflict"
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Edge cases — branch and coverage completeness
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_edge_cases @coverage
+  Scenario: AgentSkillDiscovery with None directories defaults to empty lists
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all None dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the project scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+    And the local scope should have 0 discovered skill(s)
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_edge_cases @coverage
+  Scenario: Multiple skills within the same scope are all discovered
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "multi-skill-a" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/multi-a
+      description: First skill.
+      ---
+      Instructions A.
+      """
+    And an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "multi-skill-b" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/multi-b
+      description: Second skill.
+      ---
+      Instructions B.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only global dirs and discover skills
+    Then the global scope should have 2 discovered skill(s)
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_edge_cases @coverage
+  Scenario: All-scope method get_all_skill_names returns non-resolution names
+    Given an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md "names-global" in the global scope:
+      """
+      ---
+      name: local/names-g
+      description: Global for names test.
+      ---
+      Instructions.
+      """
+    When I create an AgentSkillDiscovery and get all skill names
+    Then the global skill names set should contain "local/names-g"
+
+  @agent_skill_discovery_edge_cases @coverage
+  Scenario: ScopeOrder gives local precedence of 1 (highest)
+    When I check that ScopeOrder.LOCAL has the lowest numeric value
+    Then ScopeOrder.LOCAL should be less than ScopeOrder.PROJECT
+    And ScopeOrder.PROJECT should be less than ScopeOrder.GLOBAL

features/steps/agent_skills_multi_scope_discovery_steps.py

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+"""Step definitions for Agent Skills Multi-Scope Discovery Behave tests.
+
+Covers global/project/local scope discovery, name collision resolution
+with precedence rules, report-only strategy, and edge cases.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import textwrap
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from behave import given, then, when
+from behave.runner import Context
+
+from cleveragents.skills.agent_skill_discovery import (
+    AgentSkillDiscovery,
+    DiscoveredScopedSkill,
+    MultiScopeDiscoveryResult,
+    Scope,
+    ScopedDiscoveryConflict,
+    ScopeOrder,
+)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _write_skill_md(folder: Path, content: str) -> None:
+    """Write dedented content to SKILL.md in *folder*."""
+    folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    (folder / "SKILL.md").write_text(textwrap.dedent(content).lstrip())
+
+
+def _make_skill_folder(
+    context: Context,
+    scope_name: str,
+    skill_subdir_name: str,
+    content: str | None = None,
+    empty: bool = False,
+) -> Path:
+    """Create a temporary scope directory with one (or zero) skill(s).
+
+    Returns the created path.
+    """
+    tmp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=f"agent_scope_{scope_name}_"))
+    context._cleanup_handlers.append(
+        lambda: __import__("shutil").rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+    )
+
+    if empty:
+        return tmp_dir
+
+    skill_folder = tmp_dir / skill_subdir_name
+    _write_skill_md(skill_folder, content)
+    return tmp_dir
+
+
+def _set_up_scope(
+    context: Context,
+    key: str,
+    scope_name: str,
+    skill_subdir: str,
+    content: str | None = None,
+    empty: bool = False,
+    existing_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Add a scoped directory to the context setup.
+
+    Tracks created paths in ``context._scope_dirs`` for cleanup.
+    """
+    if existing_path is not None and empty == False:
+        path = existing_path
+    else:
+        path = _make_skill_folder(context, scope_name, skill_subdir, content, empty)
+
+    if not hasattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry"):
+        context._scoped_dir_registry: dict[str, Path] = {}
+    context._scoped_dir_registry[key] = path
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Given — setup scenarios
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@given("a temporary directory is prepared for skill testing")
+def step_prepare_temp(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Ensure we have a fresh temp dir and cleanup list."""
+    import tempfile
+
+    context._work_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="agent_test_"))
+    context._cleanup_handlers = [
+        lambda: __import__("shutil").rmtree(
+            context._work_dir, ignore_errors=True
+        )
+    ]
+
+
+@given("an agent skills folder with valid SKILL.md {name} in the {scope} scope:")
+def step_agent_skill_folder_in_scope(context: Context, name: str, scope: str, text: str) -> None:
+    """Create a scoped temp directory with one skill."""
+    _set_up_scope(
+        context,
+        key=f"{scope}_{name}",
+        scope_name=scope,
+        skill_subdir=name,
+        content=text,
+    )
+
+
+@given("an empty directory is used for the {scope} scope")
+def step_empty_directory_for_scope(context: Context, scope: str) -> None:
+    """Create an empty temp dir for a scope."""
+    _set_up_scope(
+        context,
+        key=f"{scope}_empty",
+        scope_name=scope,
+        skill_subdir="",
+        content=None,
+        empty=True,
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Given — invalid creation setup
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@given("an invalid on_conflict value '{value}'")
+def step_invalid_conflict_value(context: Context, value: str) -> None:
+    """Setup for testing invalid conflict strategy."""
+    context._invalid_conflict_value = value
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# When — discovery actions
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only global dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_global_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from only the global scope.
+
+    Steps 1–3 are not provided as directories so they will be empty lists.
+    """
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    try:
+        discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+            global_dirs=[registry.get("global_global-skill", Path("/tmp/nonexistent"))]
+            if "global" in str(registry) and registry and True  # check first key
+            else [Path(str(list(registry.values())[0])) if registry else Path("/tmp/nonexistent")],
+        )
+
+        # More robust: auto-detect which keys exist in the registry and assign them
+        all_paths = list(registry.values()) if isinstance(registry, dict) else []
+        paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+        discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+            global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_global_")],
+        )
+        context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        context._discovery_errors = exc
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only project dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_project_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from only the project scope."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        project_dirs=paths_by_scope["project"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_project_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with only local dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_local_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from only the local scope."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        local_dirs=paths_by_scope["local"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_local_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all three dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_all_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from local/project/global scopes."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower and not key_lower.endswith("empty"):
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    # Include empty scope dirs if registered
+    for key, path in (registry or {}).items():
+        key_lower = key.lower()
+        if "empty" in key_lower and "global" in key_lower:
+            paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+        elif "empty" in key_lower and "project" in key_lower:
+            paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+        elif "empty" in key_lower and "local" in str(key):
+            paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_global_")],
+        project_dirs=paths_by_scope["project"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_project_")],
+        local_dirs=paths_by_scope["local"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_local_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with project and local dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_project_local_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from project and local scopes (no global)."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        project_dirs=paths_by_scope["project"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_project_")],
+        local_dirs=paths_by_scope["local"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_local_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with global and project dirs and discover skills")
+def step_create_global_project_and_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery from global and project scopes (no local)."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_global_")],
+        project_dirs=paths_by_scope["project"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_project_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all non-existent dirs and discover skills")
+def step_all_nonexistent_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery with no valid directories."""
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=[Path("/tmp/nonexistent_global_")],
+        project_dirs=[Path("/tmp/nonexistent_project_")],
+        local_dirs=[Path("/tmp/nonexistent_local_")],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with a non-existent global dir and discover skills")
+def step_nonexistent_global_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery where only global is invalid."""
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=[Path("/tmp/nonexistent_global_")],
+        project_dirs=[],
+        local_dirs=[],
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with all None dirs and discover skills")
+def step_all_none_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery where no directories are set."""
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=None,
+        project_dirs=None,
+        local_dirs=None,
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery and call discover_scoped on scope {scope_name}")
+def step_discover_scoped(context: Context, scope_name: str) -> None:
+    """Run discover_scoped for a single scope.
+
+    Steps 1–3 are detected from the scoped directory registry (if any).
+    """
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._scop_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower and not key_lower.endswith("empty"):
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_g_")],
+        project_dirs=paths_by_scope["project"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_p_")],
+        local_dirs=paths_by_scope["local"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_l_")],
+    )
+
+    try:
+        scope = Scope(scope_name)
+        context._scop_result = discovery.discover_scoped(scope)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        context._discovery_errors = exc
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with report_only conflict and discover skills")
+def step_report_only_discover(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Build AgentSkillDiscovery with ``report_only`` conflict strategy."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._discovery_result = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_g_")],
+        local_dirs=paths_by_scope["local"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_l_")],
+        on_conflict="report_only",
+    )
+    context._discovery_result = discovery.discover()
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery with invalid conflict strategy expecting an error")
+def step_create_invalid_conflict(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Attempt creation with an invalid ``on_conflict`` value.
+
+    The previously set value from the Given-step overrides any directory setup.
+    """
+    value = getattr(context, "_invalid_conflict_value", "not_a_valid_value")
+    context._creation_error = None
+
+    try:
+        AgentSkillDiscovery(
+            global_dirs=[Path("/tmp/zzz_g_")],
+            on_conflict=value,
+        )
+        context._creation_error = None
+    except (ValueError, TypeError) as exc:
+        context._creation_error = exc
+
+
+@when("I create an AgentSkillDiscovery and get all skill names")
+def step_get_all_skill_names(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Run discover once, then call get_all_skill_names()."""
+    registry = getattr(context, "_scoped_dir_registry", {})
+    context._discovery_errors = None
+    context._all_names = None
+
+    paths_by_scope: dict[str, list[Path]] = {"global": [], "project": [], "local": []}
+
+    if isinstance(registry, dict):
+        for key, path in registry.items():
+            key_lower = key.lower()
+            if "global" in key_lower and not key_lower.endswith("empty"):
+                paths_by_scope["global"].append(path)
+            elif "project" in key_lower:
+                paths_by_scope["project"].append(path)
+            elif "local" in str(key):
+                paths_by_scope["local"].append(path)
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=paths_by_scope["global"] or [Path("/tmp/zzz_nonexistent_g_")],
+    )
+    context._all_names = discovery.get_all_skill_names()
+
+
+@when("I check that ScopeOrder.LOCAL has the lowest numeric value")
+def step_check_scope_order(context: Context) -> None:
+    """Check the ScopeOrder numeric precedence values."""
+    context._scope_orders = {
+        "local": ScopeOrder.LOCAL.value,
+        "project": ScopeOrder.PROJECT.value,
+        "global": ScopeOrder.GLOBAL.value,
+    }
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Then — assertions for scope-discovery results
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@then("the global scope should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_global_scope_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+    actual = len(result.scoped_skills[Scope.GLOBAL])
+    assert actual == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} global skill(s), got {actual}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the project scope should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_project_scope_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+    actual = len(result.scoped_skills[Scope.PROJECT])
+    assert actual == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} project skill(s), got {actual}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the local scope should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_local_scope_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+    actual = len(result.scoped_skills[Scope.LOCAL])
+    assert actual == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} local skill(s), got {actual}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the discovered skill name should be \"{name}\"")
+def step_discovered_skill_name(context: Context, name: str) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    # Check across all scopes
+    found = False
+    for scope in Scope:
+        for entry in result.scoped_skills[scope]:
+            if entry.skill.name == name:
+                found = True
+                break
+        if found:
+            break
+
+    assert found, (
+        f"Expected skill '{name}' not found. "
+        f"All skills: {[e.skill.name for entries in result.scoped_skills.values() for e in entries]}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the total discovered skill count should be {count:d}")
+def step_total_discovered_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    total = sum(len(v) for v in result.scoped_skills.values())
+    assert total == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} total skill(s), got {total}")
+
+
+@then("the discovery collision count should be {count:d}")
+def step_collision_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    actual = len(result.conflicts)
+    assert actual == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} collisions, got {actual}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the winning scope of collisions should be "{scope_name}"')
+def step_winning_scope(context: Context, scope_name: str) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+    assert len(result.conflicts) > 0
+
+    # At least one conflict's winning_scope should match
+    found = any(
+        c.winning_scope == scope_name for c in result.conflicts
+    )
+    assert found, (
+        f"Expected at least one collision won by '{scope_name}', "
+        f"got: {[c.winning_scope for c in result.conflicts]}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the losing scope of collisions should be "{scope_name}"')
+def step_losing_scope(context: Context, scope_name: str) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+    assert len(result.conflicts) > 0
+
+    found = any(
+        c.losing_scope == scope_name for c in result.conflicts
+    )
+    assert found, (
+        f"Expected at least one collision lost by '{scope_name}', "
+        f"got: {[c.losing_scope for c in result.conflicts]}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the errors list should contain \"{keyword}\"")
+def step_errors_contain(context: Context, keyword: str) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    found = any(keyword.lower() in e.lower() for e in result.errors)
+    assert found, (
+        f"Expected error containing '{keyword}', "
+        f"got: {result.errors}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the error count should be at least 1")
+def step_error_count_min_1(context: Context) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    actual = len(result.errors)
+    assert actual >= 1, (f"Expected >= 1 error(s), got {actual}")
+
+
+@then("only the global scope should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_only_global_scope_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    for scope in Scope:
+        if scope == Scope.GLOBAL:
+            expect = count
+        else:
+            expect = 0
+
+        actual = len(result.scoped_skills[scope])
+        assert actual == expect, (
+            f"Expected {expect} skill(s) in {scope.value}, got {actual}"
+        )
+
+
+@then("only the local scope should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_only_local_scope_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    for scope in Scope:
+        if scope == Scope.LOCAL:
+            expect = count
+        else:
+            expect = 0
+
+        actual = len(result.scoped_skills[scope])
+        assert actual == expect, (
+            f"Expected {expect} skill(s) in {scope.value}, got {actual}"
+        )
+
+
+@then("all other scopes should have {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_other_scopes_count(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    for scope in Scope:
+        actual = len(result.scoped_skills[scope])
+        assert actual == count, (
+            f"Expected {count} skill(s) in {scope.value}, got {actual}"
+        )
+
+
+@then("the global skill names set should contain \"{name}\"")
+def step_global_skill_names_set_contains(context: Context, name: str) -> None:
+    all_names = context._all_names
+    assert isinstance(all_names, dict)
+
+    found = any(name in names for names in all_names.values())
+    assert found, (f"Expected '{name}' to be in at least one scope's names, got: {all_names}")
+
+
+@then("ScopeOrder.LOCAL should be less than ScopeOrder.PROJECT")
+def step_scope_order_local_less_project(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context._scope_orders is not None
+    orders = context._scope_orders
+    assert orders["local"] < orders["project"], (
+        f"Expected LOCAL({orders['local']}) < PROJECT({orders['project']})"
+    )
+
+
+@then("ScopeOrder.PROJECT should be less than ScopeOrder.GLOBAL")
+def step_scope_order_project_less_global(context: Context) -> None:
+    assert context._scope_orders is not None
+    orders = context._scope_orders
+    assert orders["project"] < orders["global"], (
+        f"Expected PROJECT({orders['project']}) < GLOBAL({orders['global']})"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the creation error should mention \"{keyword}\"")
+def step_creation_error_mentions(context: Context, keyword: str) -> None:
+    err = context._creation_error
+    assert err is not None, "Expected a creation error but none was raised"
+    assert keyword.lower() in str(err).lower(), (
+        f"Expected error mentioning '{keyword}', got: {err}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the local scope should have at least {count:d} discovered skill(s)")
+def step_local_scope_at_least(context: Context, count: int) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    actual = len(result.scoped_skills[Scope.LOCAL])
+    assert actual >= count, (
+        f"Expected at least {count} local skill(s), got {actual}"
+    )
+
+
+@then("the discovery collision count should be 0")
+def step_zero_collisions(context: Context) -> None:
+    result = context._discovery_result
+    assert isinstance(result, MultiScopeDiscoveryResult)
+
+    actual = len(result.conflicts)
+    assert actual == 0, (f"Expected 0 collisions, got {actual}")

src/cleveragents/skills/__init__.py

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ Usage::
     loader = AgentSkillLoader.from_folder(Path("./skills/deploy-to-staging"))
 """
 
+from cleveragents.skills.agent_skill_discovery import (
+    AgentSkillDiscovery,
+    DiscoveredScopedSkill,
+    MultiScopeDiscoveryResult,
+    Scope,
+    ScopedDiscoveryConflict,
+    ScopeOrder,
+)
 from cleveragents.skills.agent_skills_loader import (
     AgentSkillLoader,
     AgentSkillResourceSlot,
@@ -59,15 +67,21 @@ from cleveragents.skills.registry import SkillRegistry
 from cleveragents.skills.schema import SkillConfigSchema
 
 __all__ = [
+    "AgentSkillDiscovery",
     "AgentSkillLoader",
     "AgentSkillResourceSlot",
     "AgentSkillSpec",
     "AgentSkillToolDescriptor",
     "DiscoveredAgentSkill",
+    "DiscoveredScopedSkill",
     "DiscoveryConflict",
     "DiscoveryResult",
     "InlineToolExecutor",
     "InlineToolResult",
+    "MultiScopeDiscoveryResult",
+    "Scope",
+    "ScopeOrder",
+    "ScopedDiscoveryConflict",
     "SkillConfigSchema",
     "SkillContext",
     "SkillDefinition",

src/cleveragents/skills/agent_skill_discovery.py

@@ -0,0 +1,509 @@
+"""Multi-scope agent skill discovery for global, project, and local tiers.
+
+Implements the three-tier progressive disclosure model for discovering
+Agent Skills across multiple scope directories as specified in ADR-028
+and issue #9369.
+
+## Three-Tier Scope Model
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+    Tier 1 — Global : organization-level skill directories
+    Tier 2 — Project: project-level skill directories
+    Tier 3 — Local  : local working directory skill directories
+
+Name collision resolution follows a clear precedence hierarchy:
+
+    ``LOCAL`` > ``PROJECT`` > ``GLOBAL``
+
+When the same skill name is discovered across multiple scopes, the
+highest-precedence (lowest tier number) definition is retained and
+lower-precedence duplicates are silently skipped.
+
+## Usage
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    from pathlib import Path
+    from cleveragents.skills.agent_skill_discovery import (
+        AgentSkillDiscovery,
+        Scope,
+    )
+
+    discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+        global_dirs=[Path("/usr/share/cleveragents/skills")],
+        project_dirs=[Path("./skills/project")],
+        local_dirs=[Path("./skills/local")],
+        on_conflict="keep_precedence",   # default — highest precedence wins
+    )
+
+    result = discovery.discover()          # flat list (collision resolved)
+    scoped_result = discovery.discover_scoped()  # grouped by scope
+
+Based on:
+- ADR-028 — Agent Skills Standard, § "Skill folders are discovered via
+  paths configured in skill YAML (``agent_skills`` section)"
+- Issue #9369 — Multi-scope discovery without a ``AgentSkillDiscovery`` class
+- Specification line 46440 — ``agent_skills_dirs`` configuration key
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import enum
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+
+from cleveragents.skills.discovery import (
+    DiscoveredAgentSkill,
+    DiscoveryConflict,
+    DiscoveryResult,
+    _parse_skill_md,
+    scan_directory,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Enumerations — Scope levels
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class Scope(str, enum.Enum):
+    """Scope levels for Agent Skill discovery.
+
+    The scopes define which directory tier a skill was loaded from.
+    Higher-precedence scopes override lower ones on name collision.
+
+    Attributes:
+        GLOBAL:  Organization-level shared skills (lowest precedence).
+        PROJECT: Project-specific skills that share the codebase.
+        LOCAL:   Per-repo / working-directory skills (highest precedence).
+    """
+
+    GLOBAL = "global"
+    PROJECT = "project"
+    LOCAL = "local"
+
+
+class ScopeOrder(enum.IntEnum):
+    """Integer priority for scope-level collision resolution.
+
+    Lower values indicate **higher** precedence — a local skill always
+    wins over a project or global skill with the same name.
+
+    Attributes:
+        LOCAL(1)  : highest precedence — takes final say on name conflicts.
+        PROJECT(2): intermediate — overridden by local but beats global.
+        GLOBAL(3) : lowest precedence — fallback when not found in other tiers.
+
+    Example::
+
+        if ScopeOrder.SKILL_SCOPE > ScopeOrder.GLOBAL:
+            # keep the existing (higher-precedence) skill
+    """
+
+    LOCAL = 1
+    PROJECT = 2
+    GLOBAL = 3
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Data types — Scoped discoveries
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class DiscoveredScopedSkill(BaseModel):
+    """A single-agent skill discovered from a specific scope.
+
+    Combines the raw ``DiscoveredAgentSkill`` metadata with its
+    originating scope path so callers can reason about where each
+    skill came from.
+
+    Attributes:
+        scope: The discovery scope (global/project/local).
+        skill: The underlying parsed skill metadata.
+        original_path: Absolute path of the directory that contained
+            this skill on disk.
+    """
+
+    scope: Scope = Field(
+        description="The scope this skill was discovered from",
+    )
+    skill: DiscoveredAgentSkill = Field(
+        description="Parsed agent skill metadata",
+    )
+    original_path: str = Field(
+        description="Absolute path to the source directory on disk",
+    )
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True, str_strip_whitespace=True)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class ScopedDiscoveryConflict:
+    """Records a name collision between two scope-level discoveries.
+
+    Attributes:
+        skill_name:  The collided skill name (namespace/name).
+        winning_scope: Scope that takes precedence (e.g. "local").
+        losing_scope:  Scope that is overridden (e.g. "global").
+        winner_path:   Path of the winning skill on disk.
+        loser_path:    Path of the overriding skill on disk.
+    """
+
+    skill_name: str
+    winning_scope: str
+    losing_scope: str
+    winner_path: str
+    loser_path: str
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Discovery Result with scopes and collision tracking
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class MultiScopeDiscoveryResult(BaseModel):
+    """Aggregated result of a multi-scope agent skills discovery scan.
+
+    Attributes:
+        scoped_skills:  Skills grouped by their originating scope.
+        conflicts:      Name collisions that were resolved by precedence.
+        errors:         Non-critical issues (missing dirs, permissions).
+    """
+
+    scoped_skills: dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]] = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: {s: [] for s in Scope},
+        description="Skills keyed by scope",
+    )
+    conflicts: list[ScopedDiscoveryConflict] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Name collisions resolved by scope precedence",
+    )
+    errors: list[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Non-critical issues encountered during discovery",
+    )
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(str_strip_whitespace=True)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Resolve conflicts by scope precedence
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _resolve_scoped_collisions(
+    scoped_skills: dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]],
+) -> tuple[dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]], list[ScopedDiscoveryConflict]]:
+    """Resolve name collisions across scopes using ``ScopeOrder`` precedence.
+
+    Iterates over every distinct skill name and keeps the definition from
+    the highest-precedence scope (lowest ``ScopeOrder``).  All losing
+    candidates are recorded as ``ScopedDiscoveryConflict`` items.
+
+    Args:
+        scoped_skills: Skills keyed by their source scope.
+
+    Returns:
+        A (2-tuple) of the filtered scoped_skills dict (only winners per name)
+        and the list of conflicts that were resolved.
+    """
+    # Map each skill name to the highest-precedence definition
+    name_to_scoped: dict[str, DiscoveredScopedSkill] = {}
+    conflicts: list[ScopedDiscoveryConflict] = []
+
+    for scope in Scope:
+        ordered_skills = sorted(
+            scoped_skills.get(scope, []),
+            key=lambda s: s.skill.name,
+        )
+        for entry in ordered_skills:
+            name = entry.skill.name
+
+            if name not in name_to_scoped:
+                # First time we see this name — accept unconditionally
+                name_to_scoped[name] = entry
+            else:
+                existing = name_to_scoped[name]
+                existing_precedence = _scope_precedence(scope)
+                winner_precedence = _scope_precedence(existing.scope)
+
+                if existing_precedence < winner_precedence:
+                    # New scope wins — bump the old one out
+                    conflicts.append(
+                        ScopedDiscoveryConflict(
+                            skill_name=name,
+                            winning_scope=existing.scope.value,
+                            losing_scope=entry.scope.value,
+                            winner_path=str(existing.original_path),
+                            loser_path=str(entry.original_path),
+                        )
+                    )
+                    name_to_scoped[name] = entry
+                elif existing_precedence > winner_precedence:
+                    # Existing scope wins — new entry is the loser
+                    conflicts.append(
+                        ScopedDiscoveryConflict(
+                            skill_name=name,
+                            winning_scope=existing.scope.value,
+                            losing_scope=entry.scope.value,
+                            winner_path=str(existing.original_path),
+                            loser_path=str(entry.original_path),
+                        )
+                    )
+                # else: same scope — shouldn't happen after per-scope dedup, but keep first
+
+    # Rebuild scoped_skills dict with only the winners
+    filtered: dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]] = {s: [] for s in Scope}
+    for entry in name_to_scoped.values():
+        filtered[entry.scope].append(entry)
+
+    return filtered, conflicts
+
+
+def _scope_precedence(scope: Scope) -> int:
+    """Return the numeric precedence of a scope (lower = higher priority)."""
+    return ScopeOrder[scope.name.upper()].value  # type: ignore[misc]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# AgentSkillDiscoveryService — three-tier multi-scope discovery
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class AgentSkillDiscovery:
+    """Discovers Agent Skills from global, project, and local scope dirs.
+
+    Implements the three-tier progressive disclosure model for
+    discovering Agent Skills across multiple configured directories.
+
+    Attributes:
+        global_dirs:  List of paths at the organization level.
+        project_dirs: List of paths scoped to the current project.
+        local_dirs   : List of paths in the working directory (highest precedence).
+        on_conflict:  Conflict strategy — ``"keep_precedence"`` (default) or
+                      ``"report_only"`` (keeps **all** scopes but logs collisions).
+
+    Usage::
+
+        discovery = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+            global_dirs=[Path("/usr/share/cleveragents/skills")],
+            project_dirs=[Path("./skills/project")],
+            local_dirs=[Path("./skills/local")],
+        )
+        result = discovery.discover()
+        all_skills = [s.skill for s in result.scoped_skills[Scope.LOCAL]]
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If *on_conflict* is not one of the accepted strategies.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        global_dirs: list[Path] | None = None,
+        project_dirs: list[Path] | None = None,
+        local_dirs: list[Path] | None = None,
+        on_conflict: Literal["keep_precedence", "report_only"] = "keep_precedence",
+    ) -> None:
+        if on_conflict not in ("keep_precedence", "report_only"):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"on_conflict must be 'keep_precedence' or 'report_only', "
+                f"got: {on_conflict!r}"
+            )
+
+        self.global_dirs: list[Path] = global_dirs or []
+        self.project_dirs: list[Path] = project_dirs or []
+        self.local_dirs: list[Path] = local_dirs or []
+        self.on_conflict: str = on_conflict
+
+        # Resolve all dirs at construction so missing/dir checks happen once
+        self._global_resolved: list[Path] = [d for d in (self.global_dirs or []) if _path_is_valid_directory(d)]
+        self._project_resolved: list[Path] = [d for d in (self.project_dirs or []) if _path_is_valid_directory(d)]
+        self._local_resolved: list[Path] = [d for d in (self.local_dirs or []) if _path_is_valid_directory(d)]
+
+    # -- Properties -------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @property
+    def scope_names(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Return ordered human-readable scope names."""
+        return ["global", "project", "local"]
+
+    @property
+    def total_directories(self) -> int:
+        """Total number of non-empty directories being scanned."""
+        return len(self._global_resolved) + len(self._project_resolved) + len(self._local_resolved)
+
+    # -- Public API -------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def discover(
+        self,
+    ) -> MultiScopeDiscoveryResult:
+        """Perform a full multi-scope discovery scan.
+
+        Discovers Agent Skills from all three scope directories in
+        precedence order (global → project → local), resolves name
+        collisions using ``ScopeOrder`` precedence rules, and returns a
+        consolidated result.
+
+        Returns:
+            A :class:`MultiScopeDiscoveryResult` containing scoped skills,
+            collision metadata, and any encountered errors.
+
+        Example::
+
+            result = AgentSkillDiscovery(
+                global_dirs=[Path("/usr/share/skills")],
+                project_dirs=[Path("./project-skills")],
+                local_dirs=[Path("./local-skills")],
+            ).discover()
+
+            for scope in [Scope.LOCAL, Scope.PROJECT, Scope.GLOBAL]:
+                print(f"  {scope}: {len(result.scoped_skills[scope])} skills")
+        """
+        result = MultiScopeDiscoveryResult()
+
+        # Phase 1 — scan each scope independently
+        scoped_raw: dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]] = {}
+        for scope in Scope:
+            raw_list: list[DiscoveredScopedSkill] = []
+
+            directories = self._scope_directories(scope)
+            for directory in (directories or []):
+                if not directory.exists():
+                    result.errors.append(f"Directory does not exist: {directory}")
+                    continue
+                if not directory.is_dir():
+                    result.errors.append(f"Path is not a directory: {directory}")
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    for discovered in scan_directory(directory):
+                        raw_list.append(
+                            DiscoveredScopedSkill(
+                                scope=scope,
+                                skill=discovered,
+                                original_path=str(directory),
+                            )
+                        )
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    result.errors.append(f"Error scanning {directory}: {exc}")
+
+            scoped_raw[scope] = raw_list
+
+        if self.on_conflict == "report_only":
+            # No precedence resolution — just assign all discovered skills
+            result.scoped_skills = scoped_raw
+            return result
+
+        # Phase 2 — resolve name collisions by scope precedence
+        filtered, conflicts = _resolve_scoped_collisions(scoped_raw)
+        result.scoped_skills = filtered
+        result.conflicts = conflicts
+
+        return result
+
+    def discover_scoped(
+        self,
+        scope: Scope,
+    ) -> MultiScopeDiscoveryResult:
+        """Discover skills from a single scope only.
+
+        Useful for testing individual scopes or selectively applying
+        skill tiers.
+
+        Args:
+            scope: The specific ``Scope`` value to scan.
+
+        Returns:
+            A :class:`MultiScopeDiscoveryResult` scoped to a single tier.
+        """
+        result = MultiScopeDiscoveryResult()
+        # Initialize all scopes so the dict is complete
+        for s in Scope:
+            if s not in result.scoped_skills:
+                result.scoped_skills[s] = []  # type: ignore[index]
+
+        directories = self._scope_directories(scope) or []
+        for directory in directories:
+            if not directory.exists():
+                result.errors.append(f"Directory does not exist: {directory}")
+                continue
+            if not directory.is_dir():
+                result.errors.append(f"Path is not a directory: {directory}")
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                for discovered in scan_directory(directory):
+                    result.scoped_skills[scope].append(  # type: ignore[index]
+                        DiscoveredScopedSkill(
+                            scope=scope,
+                            skill=discovered,
+                            original_path=str(directory),
+                        )
+                    )
+            except OSError as exc:
+                result.errors.append(f"Error scanning {directory}: {exc}")
+
+        return result
+
+    def get_all_skill_names(self) -> dict[Scope, set[str]]:
+        """Return a map of scope → set of skill names for inspection.
+
+        Convenience helper that runs discovery once and extracts the
+        unique name per scope (without resolution).
+        """
+        all_raw: dict[Scope, list[DiscoveredScopedSkill]] = {s: [] for s in Scope}
+        for scope in Scope:
+            directories = self._scope_directories(scope) or []
+            for directory in directories:
+                if not directory.exists() or not directory.is_dir():
+                    continue
+                for discovered in scan_directory(directory):
+                    all_raw[scope].append(  # type: ignore[index]
+                        DiscoveredScopedSkill(
+                            scope=scope,
+                            skill=discovered,
+                            original_path=str(directory),
+                        )
+                    )
+
+        return {s: {e.skill.name for e in entries} for s, entries in all_raw.items()}
+
+    # -- Internal helpers -------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _scope_directories(self, scope: Scope) -> list[Path] | None:
+        """Return the raw directory list for a given scope (before validation)."""
+        match scope:
+            case Scope.GLOBAL:
+                return self.global_dirs
+            case Scope.PROJECT:
+                return self.project_dirs
+            case Scope.LOCAL:
+                return self.local_dirs
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:  # pragma: no cover — debugging helper
+        return (
+            f"AgentSkillDiscovery("
+            f"global={len(self._global_resolved)}, "
+            f"project={len(self._project_resolved)}, "
+            f"local={len(self._local_resolved)}, "
+            f"conflict='{self.on_conflict}')"
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Utility helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _path_is_valid_directory(path: Path) -> bool:
+    """Check if a path exists and is a directory."""
+    try:
+        return path.exists() and path.is_dir()
+    except (OSError, PermissionError):
+        return False