diff --git a/docs/commands-reference.md b/docs/commands-reference.md
index 91ad25e..a693c81 100644
--- a/docs/commands-reference.md
+++ b/docs/commands-reference.md
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ Channel runtime also watches `config.toml` and hot-applies updates to:
 - `zeroclaw skills install <source>`
 - `zeroclaw skills remove <name>`
 
+`<source>` accepts git remotes (`https://...`, `http://...`, `ssh://...`, and `git@host:owner/repo.git`) or a local filesystem path.
+
 Skill manifests (`SKILL.toml`) support `prompts` and `[[tools]]`; both are injected into the agent system prompt at runtime, so the model can follow skill instructions without manually reading skill files.
 
 ### `migrate`
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 40e364e..cdf2801 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ Examples:
 pub enum SkillCommands {
     /// List all installed skills
     List,
-    /// Install a new skill from a URL or local path
+    /// Install a new skill from a git URL (HTTPS/SSH) or local path
     Install {
-        /// Source URL or local path
+        /// Source git URL (HTTPS/SSH) or local path
         source: String,
     },
     /// Remove an installed skill
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ff41e5b..414a4f5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ enum ChannelCommands {
 enum SkillCommands {
     /// List installed skills
     List,
-    /// Install a skill from a GitHub URL or local path
+    /// Install a skill from a git URL (HTTPS/SSH) or local path
     Install {
-        /// GitHub URL or local path
+        /// Git URL (HTTPS/SSH) or local path
         source: String,
     },
     /// Remove an installed skill
diff --git a/src/skills/mod.rs b/src/skills/mod.rs
index 4a1edd8..0c6e47c 100644
--- a/src/skills/mod.rs
+++ b/src/skills/mod.rs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ pub fn init_skills_dir(workspace_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
              The agent will read it and follow the instructions.\n\n\
              ## Installing community skills\n\n\
              ```bash\n\
-             zeroclaw skills install <github-url>\n\
+             zeroclaw skills install <source>\n\
              zeroclaw skills list\n\
              ```\n",
         )?;
@@ -479,6 +479,50 @@ pub fn init_skills_dir(workspace_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn is_git_source(source: &str) -> bool {
+    is_git_scheme_source(source, "https://")
+        || is_git_scheme_source(source, "http://")
+        || is_git_scheme_source(source, "ssh://")
+        || is_git_scheme_source(source, "git://")
+        || is_git_scp_source(source)
+}
+
+fn is_git_scheme_source(source: &str, scheme: &str) -> bool {
+    let Some(rest) = source.strip_prefix(scheme) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    if rest.is_empty() || rest.starts_with('/') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let host = rest.split(['/', '?', '#']).next().unwrap_or_default();
+    !host.is_empty()
+}
+
+fn is_git_scp_source(source: &str) -> bool {
+    // SCP-like syntax accepted by git, e.g. git@host:owner/repo.git
+    // Keep this strict enough to avoid treating local paths as git remotes.
+    let Some((user_host, remote_path)) = source.split_once(':') else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    if remote_path.is_empty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if source.contains("://") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let Some((user, host)) = user_host.split_once('@') else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    !user.is_empty()
+        && !host.is_empty()
+        && !user.contains('/')
+        && !user.contains('\\')
+        && !host.contains('/')
+        && !host.contains('\\')
+}
+
 /// Recursively copy a directory (used as fallback when symlinks aren't available)
 #[cfg(any(windows, not(unix)))]
 fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &Path, dest: &Path) -> Result<()> {
@@ -508,7 +552,7 @@ pub fn handle_command(command: crate::SkillCommands, workspace_dir: &Path) -> Re
                 println!("  Create one: mkdir -p ~/.zeroclaw/workspace/skills/my-skill");
                 println!("              echo '# My Skill' > ~/.zeroclaw/workspace/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md");
                 println!();
-                println!("  Or install: zeroclaw skills install <github-url>");
+                println!("  Or install: zeroclaw skills install <source>");
             } else {
                 println!("Installed skills ({}):", skills.len());
                 println!();
@@ -544,7 +588,7 @@ pub fn handle_command(command: crate::SkillCommands, workspace_dir: &Path) -> Re
             let skills_path = skills_dir(workspace_dir);
             std::fs::create_dir_all(&skills_path)?;
 
-            if source.starts_with("https://") || source.starts_with("http://") {
+            if is_git_source(&source) {
                 // Git clone
                 let output = std::process::Command::new("git")
                     .args(["clone", "--depth", "1", &source])
@@ -963,6 +1007,45 @@ description = "Bare minimum"
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn git_source_detection_accepts_remote_protocols_and_scp_style() {
+        let sources = [
+            "https://github.com/some-org/some-skill.git",
+            "http://github.com/some-org/some-skill.git",
+            "ssh://git@github.com/some-org/some-skill.git",
+            "git://github.com/some-org/some-skill.git",
+            "git@github.com:some-org/some-skill.git",
+            "git@localhost:skills/some-skill.git",
+        ];
+
+        for source in sources {
+            assert!(
+                is_git_source(source),
+                "expected git source detection for '{source}'"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn git_source_detection_rejects_local_paths_and_invalid_inputs() {
+        let sources = [
+            "./skills/local-skill",
+            "/tmp/skills/local-skill",
+            "C:\\skills\\local-skill",
+            "git@github.com",
+            "ssh://",
+            "not-a-url",
+            "dir/git@github.com:org/repo.git",
+        ];
+
+        for source in sources {
+            assert!(
+                !is_git_source(source),
+                "expected local/invalid source detection for '{source}'"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn skills_dir_path() {
         let base = std::path::Path::new("/home/user/.zeroclaw");