diff --git a/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts b/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
index b68523c2..e35cf5f7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mastra/agentic-rectification.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ import {
 } from "./rectification-v9-tools";
 
 const activeRectificationSkill = resolveActiveSkillPackage("jyotish-birth-time-rectification");
-export const RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH = activeRectificationSkill.resolvedPath;
+
+/** The immutable package directory used for identity/provenance checks. */
+export const RECTIFICATION_V9_PACKAGE_PATH = activeRectificationSkill.resolvedPath;
+
+/** The basename-correct alias that is safe to pass to Mastra WorkspaceSkills. */
+export const RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH = resolveSkillPackageRuntimePath(activeRectificationSkill);
 
 /**
  * V9 rectification agent actions. The action drives the bounded step budget;
diff --git a/frontend/tests/rectification-v9-agent.test.ts b/frontend/tests/rectification-v9-agent.test.ts
index e26cc257..1b090bd8 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/rectification-v9-agent.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/rectification-v9-agent.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import { basename } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import test from "node:test";
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   RECTIFICATION_AGENT_HARD_STEP_LIMIT,
   RECTIFICATION_AGENT_MAX_STEPS,
   RECTIFICATION_AGENT_STEP_BUDGETS,
+  RECTIFICATION_V9_PACKAGE_PATH,
   RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH,
   RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_NAME,
   getRectificationV9Agent,
@@ -59,11 +61,10 @@ test("system prompt carries only high-priority boundaries, never the method copy
 
 test("agent pins the dedicated rectification skill and its fixed version", () => {
   assert.equal(RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_NAME, "jyotish-birth-time-rectification");
-  assert.ok(
-    RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH.endsWith(
-      "skills/jyotish-birth-time-rectification/versions/9.0.0",
-    ),
-  );
+  assert.equal(basename(RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH), RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_NAME);
+  assert.ok(RECTIFICATION_V9_PACKAGE_PATH.endsWith("skills/jyotish-birth-time-rectification/versions/9.0.0"));
+  assert.notEqual(RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH, RECTIFICATION_V9_PACKAGE_PATH);
+  assert.equal(realpathSync(RECTIFICATION_V9_SKILL_PATH), RECTIFICATION_V9_PACKAGE_PATH);
   assert.equal(RECTIFICATION_SKILL_NAME, "jyotish-birth-time-rectification");
   assert.equal(RECTIFICATION_SKILL_VERSION, "9.0.0");
 });