diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/skill-package-registry.ts b/frontend/src/lib/skill-package-registry.ts
index c37a5183..dd89cc01 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/skill-package-registry.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/skill-package-registry.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@ import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import {
   existsSync,
   lstatSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  mkdtempSync,
   readdirSync,
   readFileSync,
   realpathSync,
   statSync,
+  symlinkSync,
 } from "node:fs";
 import {
+  basename,
   isAbsolute,
+  join,
   relative,
   resolve,
   sep,
   win32,
 } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 
 export type SkillPackageStatus = "active" | "deprecated" | "blocked";
 
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ const SOURCE_TREE_PROJECT_ROOT = process.env.JYOTISHA_PROJECT_ROOT
     ? process.cwd()
     : resolve(process.cwd(), ".."));
 const PACKAGE_HASH_DOMAIN = "jyotisha-skill-package-v1\0";
+const RUNTIME_SKILL_ROOT = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "jyotisha-skill-runtime-"));
 
 export class SkillPackageRegistryError extends Error {
   constructor(message: string) {
@@ -582,6 +589,73 @@ export class SkillPackageRegistry {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return a Mastra-compatible read-only alias for a verified package.
+ *
+ * Mastra validates that the configured skill directory basename matches the
+ * frontmatter name. Versioned registry packages intentionally live under a
+ * numeric directory (for example, `versions/6.9.14`), so loading that
+ * directory directly fails validation. The alias keeps the verified package
+ * bytes and identity unchanged while exposing the canonical skill name at the
+ * loader boundary.
+ */
+export function resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(
+  skillPackage: ResolvedSkillPackageIdentity,
+): string {
+  const packageDirectory = resolveExistingPath(
+    skillPackage.resolvedPath,
+    `Skill package directory ${skillPackage.packagePath}`,
+  );
+  assertDirectory(
+    packageDirectory,
+    `Skill package directory ${skillPackage.packagePath}`,
+  );
+  const actualHash = computeSkillPackageSha256(packageDirectory);
+  if (actualHash !== skillPackage.sha256) {
+    return fail(
+      `SHA-256 mismatch before runtime loading for ${skillPackage.name}@${skillPackage.version}: expected ${skillPackage.sha256}, got ${actualHash}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const runtimeParent = join(RUNTIME_SKILL_ROOT, skillPackage.sha256);
+  mkdirSync(runtimeParent, { recursive: true });
+  const runtimePath = join(runtimeParent, skillPackage.name);
+  if (basename(runtimePath) !== skillPackage.name) {
+    return fail(
+      `Runtime skill path must end with the canonical skill name ${skillPackage.name}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const runtimeEntry = lstatSync(runtimePath);
+    if (!runtimeEntry.isSymbolicLink()) {
+      return fail(`Runtime skill path is not a symbolic-link alias: ${runtimePath}`);
+    }
+    const linkedTarget = resolveExistingPath(
+      runtimePath,
+      `Runtime skill alias for ${skillPackage.name}@${skillPackage.version}`,
+    );
+    if (linkedTarget !== packageDirectory) {
+      return fail(
+        `Runtime skill alias for ${skillPackage.name} points to an unexpected package`,
+      );
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof SkillPackageRegistryError) throw error;
+    try {
+      symlinkSync(packageDirectory, runtimePath, "dir");
+    } catch (linkError) {
+      return fail(
+        `Runtime skill alias for ${skillPackage.name}@${skillPackage.version} could not be created: ${
+          linkError instanceof Error ? linkError.message : "unknown filesystem error"
+        }`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return runtimePath;
+}
+
 export function createSkillPackageRegistry(
   options: SkillPackageRegistryOptions = {},
 ): SkillPackageRegistry {
diff --git a/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts b/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
index cdeda70a..b68523c2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Agent } from "@mastra/core/agent";
 import type { ResolvedLanguageModel } from "./model";
 import {
   resolveActiveSkillPackage,
+  resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath,
   type ResolvedSkillPackageIdentity,
 } from "../lib/skill-package-registry.ts";
 import {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export function getRectificationV9Agent(
     name: "Birth Time Rectification V9",
     model: model.model,
     instructions: agenticRectificationInstructions,
-    skills: [skillPackage.resolvedPath],
+    skills: [resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(skillPackage)],
     tools: createRectificationV9Tools(ctx),
   });
 }
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ export function getRectificationV9RegenerationAgent(
     name: "Jyotisha Rectification Reply Regenerator",
     model: model.model,
     instructions: regenerationInstructions,
-    skills: [skillPackage.resolvedPath],
+    skills: [resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(skillPackage)],
     tools: createRectificationV9ReadOnlyTools(ctx),
   });
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/mastra/index.ts b/frontend/src/mastra/index.ts
index f95fb404..eb90fc28 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mastra/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mastra/index.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import { createConsultationTools, type ConsultationAgentContext } from "./consul
 import { toAgentConsultationContext } from "./consultation-workflow.ts";
 import { evidenceDraftModelOutputSchema } from "../lib/birth-time-guide-agent.ts";
 import type { ResolvedLanguageModel } from "./model";
-import { resolveActiveSkillPackage } from "../lib/skill-package-registry.ts";
+import {
+  resolveActiveSkillPackage,
+  resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath,
+} from "../lib/skill-package-registry.ts";
 
 export { consultationInputSchema, consultationWorkflowReceipt, consultationWorkflowResponseSchema, runConsultationWorkflow, toAgentConsultationContext } from "./consultation-workflow.ts";
 export type { ConsultationInput } from "./consultation-workflow.ts";
 
 const jyotishSkillPackage = resolveActiveSkillPackage("jyotish-vedic-astrology");
-const jyotishSkillPath = jyotishSkillPackage.resolvedPath;
+const jyotishSkillPath = resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(jyotishSkillPackage);
 
 const jyotishInstructions = `You are the guide for a conversational Vedic astrology product.
 Write in concise Simplified Chinese as a natural conversation, not a report or fixed template. Use Markdown only when it improves scanning; tables are allowed only for genuinely comparative information.
diff --git a/frontend/tests/skill-registry.test.ts b/frontend/tests/skill-registry.test.ts
index baec3e2c..81db2e15 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/skill-registry.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/skill-registry.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   writeFileSync,
 } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { dirname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { basename, dirname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { test, type TestContext } from "node:test";
 import {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   createSkillPackageRegistry,
   resolveActiveSkillPackage,
   resolveExactSkillPackage,
+  resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath,
   resolveSkillPackageVersion,
   verifyAllActiveSkillPackages,
   type SkillPackageIdentity,
@@ -105,6 +106,10 @@ test("checked-in registry verifies both active packages and returns absolute dir
     projectRoot,
   });
   assert.equal(active.version, "6.9.14");
+  const runtimePath = resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(active);
+  assert.equal(basename(runtimePath), active.name);
+  assert.equal(realpathSync(runtimePath), active.resolvedPath);
+  assert.notEqual(runtimePath, active.resolvedPath);
   assert.deepEqual(
     resolveExactSkillPackage(active.name, active.version, active.sha256, {
       projectRoot,