diff --git a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/app/gateway/routers/skills.py b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/app/gateway/routers/skills.py
index c2736e31..2d1b4122 100644
--- a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/app/gateway/routers/skills.py
+++ b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/app/gateway/routers/skills.py
@@ -608,21 +608,26 @@ class CuratorLogsResponse(BaseModel):
     last_run_at: str | None
 
 
+def _build_curator_config_response(config: AppConfig) -> CuratorConfigResponse:
+    """Pure helper so both the GET route and the post-PUT refresh share one shape."""
+    evo = config.skill_evolution
+    return CuratorConfigResponse(
+        enabled=evo.enabled,
+        moderation_model_name=evo.moderation_model_name,
+        curator=CuratorSubConfig(
+            enabled=evo.curator.enabled,
+            interval_hours=evo.curator.interval_hours,
+            stale_after_days=evo.curator.stale_after_days,
+            archive_after_days=evo.curator.archive_after_days,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
 @router.get("/curator/config", response_model=CuratorConfigResponse, summary="Get Skill Evolution Config")
 async def get_curator_config(config: AppConfig = Depends(get_config)) -> CuratorConfigResponse:
     """Return the current effective skill_evolution config (yaml defaults + skill_evolution.json overrides)."""
     try:
-        evo = config.skill_evolution
-        return CuratorConfigResponse(
-            enabled=evo.enabled,
-            moderation_model_name=evo.moderation_model_name,
-            curator=CuratorSubConfig(
-                enabled=evo.curator.enabled,
-                interval_hours=evo.curator.interval_hours,
-                stale_after_days=evo.curator.stale_after_days,
-                archive_after_days=evo.curator.archive_after_days,
-            ),
-        )
+        return _build_curator_config_response(config)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error("Failed to read curator config: %s", e, exc_info=True)
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to read curator config: {str(e)}")
@@ -636,6 +641,7 @@ async def update_curator_config(body: CuratorConfigRequest) -> CuratorConfigResp
     fields are rejected by the Pydantic model_validate call.
     """
     try:
+        from deerflow.config.app_config import get_app_config, reset_app_config
         from deerflow.config.skill_evolution_config import SkillEvolutionConfig
         from deerflow.config.skill_evolution_runtime import save_overrides
 
@@ -644,13 +650,12 @@ async def update_curator_config(body: CuratorConfigRequest) -> CuratorConfigResp
         SkillEvolutionConfig.model_validate(payload)
         save_overrides(payload)
 
-        # Force the next get_app_config() call to pick up the new overrides.
-        # mtime check inside get_app_config() will trigger reload automatically,
-        # but resetting here makes the response below reflect the new state.
-        from deerflow.config.app_config import reset_app_config
+        # Reset cache so the next get_app_config() picks up the new overrides
+        # (the mtime check would catch it too, but resetting makes the response
+        # below deterministically reflect the new state).
         reset_app_config()
-
-        return await get_curator_config()
+        fresh_config = get_app_config()
+        return _build_curator_config_response(fresh_config)
     except HTTPException:
         raise
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/tools/skill_manage_tool.py b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/tools/skill_manage_tool.py
index 74477871..1d6859c7 100644
--- a/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/tools/skill_manage_tool.py
+++ b/offline-backend-20260512/backend/packages/harness/deerflow/tools/skill_manage_tool.py
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ async def _skill_manage_impl(
 
     Args:
         action: One of create, patch, edit, delete, write_file, remove_file.
+                For listing or viewing skills, prefer the dedicated
+                ``skill_list`` / ``skill_view`` tools — but ``action='list'``
+                and ``action='view'`` are accepted here as convenience
+                aliases that delegate to those tools.
         name: Skill name in hyphen-case.
         content: New file content for create, edit, or write_file.
         path: Supporting file path for write_file or remove_file.
@@ -85,6 +89,17 @@ async def _skill_manage_impl(
         replace: Replacement text for patch.
         expected_count: Optional expected number of replacements for patch.
     """
+    # Read-only aliases — delegate to the dedicated tools so a model that
+    # over-uses skill_manage doesn't trip on Unsupported action errors.
+    if action == "list":
+        from deerflow.tools.builtins.skill_tools import skill_list_tool
+
+        return await _to_thread(skill_list_tool.invoke, {})
+    if action == "view":
+        from deerflow.tools.builtins.skill_tools import skill_view_tool
+
+        return await _to_thread(skill_view_tool.invoke, {"name": name})
+
     name = SkillStorage.validate_skill_name(name)
     lock = _get_lock(name)
     thread_id = _get_thread_id(runtime)