diff --git a/internal/store/pg/skills_content.go b/internal/store/pg/skills_content.go
index df3aca0c..ac4d6948 100644
--- a/internal/store/pg/skills_content.go
+++ b/internal/store/pg/skills_content.go
@@ -135,13 +135,17 @@ func (s *PGSkillStore) GetSkill(ctx context.Context, name string) (*store.SkillI
 		return &enriched[0], true
 	}
 
+	// "archived" means a system skill has missing dependencies (see seeder.go); it does not
+	// mean the skill is hidden from lookup. ListSkills() and GetSkillByID() both include
+	// active + archived skills, so name/slug lookup must match to avoid 404s on archived
+	// skills that are otherwise still enabled.
 	if id, err := uuid.Parse(name); err == nil {
 		return scan(baseSelect+"id = $"+fmt.Sprint(len(args)+1)+" AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope, append(args, id)...)
 	}
-	if info, ok := scan(baseSelect+"slug = $"+fmt.Sprint(len(args)+1)+" AND status = 'active'"+scope, append(args, name)...); ok {
+	if info, ok := scan(baseSelect+"slug = $"+fmt.Sprint(len(args)+1)+" AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope, append(args, name)...); ok {
 		return info, true
 	}
-	return scan(baseSelect+"name = $"+fmt.Sprint(len(args)+1)+" AND status = 'active'"+scope+" ORDER BY id LIMIT 1", append(args, name)...)
+	return scan(baseSelect+"name = $"+fmt.Sprint(len(args)+1)+" AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope+" ORDER BY id LIMIT 1", append(args, name)...)
 }
 
 func (s *PGSkillStore) FilterSkills(ctx context.Context, allowList []string) []store.SkillInfo {
diff --git a/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_content.go b/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_content.go
index 1c497660..8520a74b 100644
--- a/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_content.go
+++ b/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_content.go
@@ -129,13 +129,17 @@ func (s *SQLiteSkillStore) GetSkill(ctx context.Context, name string) (*store.Sk
 		return &enriched[0], true
 	}
 
+	// "archived" means a system skill has missing dependencies (see seeder.go); it does not
+	// mean the skill is hidden from lookup. ListSkills() and GetSkillByID() both include
+	// active + archived skills, so name/slug lookup must match to avoid 404s on archived
+	// skills that are otherwise still enabled.
 	if id, err := uuid.Parse(name); err == nil {
 		return scan(baseSelect+"id = ? AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope, append([]any{id}, args...)...)
 	}
-	if info, ok := scan(baseSelect+"slug = ? AND status = 'active'"+scope, append([]any{name}, args...)...); ok {
+	if info, ok := scan(baseSelect+"slug = ? AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope, append([]any{name}, args...)...); ok {
 		return info, true
 	}
-	return scan(baseSelect+"name = ? AND status = 'active'"+scope+" ORDER BY id LIMIT 1", append([]any{name}, args...)...)
+	return scan(baseSelect+"name = ? AND status IN ('active', 'archived')"+scope+" ORDER BY id LIMIT 1", append([]any{name}, args...)...)
 }
 
 func (s *SQLiteSkillStore) FilterSkills(ctx context.Context, allowList []string) []store.SkillInfo {
diff --git a/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_test.go b/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_test.go
index 93be73cf..5e8749ff 100644
--- a/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/sqlitestore/skills_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ func TestSQLiteSkillStore_CreateSkillManaged_PersistsArchivedDependencyState(t *
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSQLiteSkillStore_GetSkill_UUIDCanReadArchivedSlugStaysActiveOnly(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSQLiteSkillStore_GetSkill_ArchivedFoundByUUIDAndSlugAndName(t *testing.T) {
+	// "archived" means a system skill has missing dependencies (see internal/skills/seeder.go);
+	// it is still enabled and must be discoverable the same way as via ListSkills() and
+	// GetSkillByID(), which both include active + archived skills. Regression test for a bug
+	// where archived-but-enabled skills (e.g. docx, pdf, pptx, skill-creator, xlsx when deps
+	// are missing) 404'd when looked up by name/slug while UUID lookup worked fine.
 	ctx, skillStore := newTestSQLiteSkillStore(t)
 	skillID, err := skillStore.CreateSkillManaged(ctx, store.SkillCreateParams{
 		Name:       "Archived Detail",
@@ -84,9 +89,6 @@ func TestSQLiteSkillStore_GetSkill_UUIDCanReadArchivedSlugStaysActiveOnly(t *tes
 		t.Fatalf("CreateSkillManaged error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := skillStore.GetSkill(ctx, "archived-detail"); ok {
-		t.Fatal("GetSkill by slug returned archived skill; want active-only slug lookup")
-	}
 	info, ok := skillStore.GetSkill(ctx, skillID.String())
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("GetSkill by UUID returned !ok for archived skill")
@@ -94,6 +96,22 @@ func TestSQLiteSkillStore_GetSkill_UUIDCanReadArchivedSlugStaysActiveOnly(t *tes
 	if info.Status != "archived" {
 		t.Fatalf("Status = %q, want archived", info.Status)
 	}
+
+	slugInfo, ok := skillStore.GetSkill(ctx, "archived-detail")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("GetSkill by slug returned !ok for archived skill; want consistency with ListSkills/GetSkillByID inclusion policy")
+	}
+	if slugInfo.Status != "archived" {
+		t.Fatalf("Status = %q, want archived", slugInfo.Status)
+	}
+
+	nameInfo, ok := skillStore.GetSkill(ctx, "Archived Detail")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("GetSkill by name returned !ok for archived skill; want consistency with ListSkills/GetSkillByID inclusion policy")
+	}
+	if nameInfo.Status != "archived" {
+		t.Fatalf("Status = %q, want archived", nameInfo.Status)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSQLiteSkillStore_ListSkills_ResolvesCreatorAgentWithinTenant(t *testing.T) {