diff --git a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/lead_agent/agent.py b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/lead_agent/agent.py
index ae1398fe..20bebfcc 100644
--- a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/lead_agent/agent.py
+++ b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/agents/lead_agent/agent.py
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ def _build_middlewares(
         max_concurrent_subagents = cfg.get("max_concurrent_subagents", 3)
         middlewares.append(SubagentLimitMiddleware(max_concurrent=max_concurrent_subagents))
 
+    # SkillReviewMiddleware — trigger background skill review after each turn.
+    # Gated by skill_evolution.enabled + skill_evolution.review_worker.enabled.
+    if resolved_app_config.skill_evolution.enabled and resolved_app_config.skill_evolution.review_worker.enabled:
+        from deerflow.agents.middlewares.skill_review_middleware import SkillReviewMiddleware
+
+        middlewares.append(SkillReviewMiddleware())
+
     # LoopDetectionMiddleware — detect and break repetitive tool call loops
     middlewares.append(LoopDetectionMiddleware())
 
diff --git a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/tests/test_skill_review_middleware.py b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/tests/test_skill_review_middleware.py
index a6281889..9b6f0c88 100644
--- a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/tests/test_skill_review_middleware.py
+++ b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/tests/test_skill_review_middleware.py
@@ -68,3 +68,45 @@ async def test_after_agent_exception_is_swallowed():
     with patch("deerflow.agents.middlewares.skill_review_middleware.get_app_config", side_effect=RuntimeError("boom")):
         # Must not raise
         await middleware.after_agent(state, runtime)
+
+
+def test_skill_review_middleware_in_chain_when_enabled():
+    """SkillReviewMiddleware appears in middleware chain before LoopDetectionMiddleware when enabled."""
+    from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+    from deerflow.agents.lead_agent.agent import _build_middlewares
+    from deerflow.agents.middlewares.skill_review_middleware import SkillReviewMiddleware
+
+    config = {
+        "configurable": {
+            "thread_id": "test",
+            "is_plan_mode": False,
+            "is_bootstrap": False,
+            "is_scheduled_run": False,
+        }
+    }
+
+    app_cfg = MagicMock()
+    app_cfg.skill_evolution.enabled = True
+    app_cfg.skill_evolution.review_worker.enabled = True
+    app_cfg.token_usage.enabled = False
+    app_cfg.tool_search.enabled = False
+    app_cfg.skill_stop.enabled = False
+    app_cfg.summarization.enabled = False
+    app_cfg.memory = MagicMock()
+    app_cfg.guardrails.enabled = False
+    app_cfg.title = MagicMock()
+    app_cfg.title.model_name = None
+
+    with patch("deerflow.agents.lead_agent.agent.get_app_config", return_value=app_cfg):
+        with patch("deerflow.agents.lead_agent.agent.build_lead_runtime_middlewares", return_value=[]):
+            with patch("deerflow.agents.lead_agent.agent._create_summarization_middleware", return_value=None):
+                with patch("deerflow.agents.lead_agent.agent._create_todo_list_middleware", return_value=None):
+                    with patch("deerflow.models.vision.vision_enabled", return_value=False):
+                        middlewares = _build_middlewares(config, model_name=None, app_config=app_cfg)
+
+    type_names = [type(m).__name__ for m in middlewares]
+    assert "SkillReviewMiddleware" in type_names, f"SkillReviewMiddleware not in chain: {type_names}"
+
+    review_idx = type_names.index("SkillReviewMiddleware")
+    loop_idx = type_names.index("LoopDetectionMiddleware")
+    assert review_idx < loop_idx, f"SkillReviewMiddleware ({review_idx}) must be before LoopDetectionMiddleware ({loop_idx})"