diff --git a/src/cli/skills-cli.ts b/src/cli/skills-cli.ts
index 49f288f36c0..ec244c18377 100644
--- a/src/cli/skills-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/skills-cli.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import type { Command } from "commander";
 import { resolveAgentWorkspaceDir, resolveDefaultAgentId } from "../agents/agent-scope.js";
+import type { SkillStatusReport } from "../agents/skills-status.js";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
+import { loggingState } from "../logging/state.js";
+import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../runtime.js";
 import { formatDocsLink } from "../terminal/links.js";
 import { theme } from "../terminal/theme.js";
@@ -13,9 +16,28 @@ export type {
 } from "./skills-cli.format.js";
 export { formatSkillInfo, formatSkillsCheck, formatSkillsList } from "./skills-cli.format.js";
 
-type SkillStatusReport = Awaited<
-  ReturnType<(typeof import("../agents/skills-status.js"))["buildWorkspaceSkillStatus"]>
->;
+const log = createSubsystemLogger("skills/cli");
+
+/** Build a structured summary of the skills report for JSON file logging. */
+function buildStructuredReport(report: SkillStatusReport) {
+  const eligible = report.skills.filter((s) => s.eligible);
+  const blocked = report.skills.filter((s) => s.scanResult?.severity === "critical");
+  const disabled = report.skills.filter((s) => s.disabled);
+  return {
+    total: report.skills.length,
+    eligible: eligible.length,
+    blocked: blocked.length,
+    disabled: disabled.length,
+    missing: report.skills.length - eligible.length - blocked.length - disabled.length,
+    skills: report.skills.map((s) => ({
+      name: s.name,
+      source: s.source,
+      eligible: s.eligible,
+      scanSeverity: s.scanResult?.severity ?? "clean",
+      capabilities: s.capabilities,
+    })),
+  };
+}
 
 async function loadSkillsStatusReport(): Promise<SkillStatusReport> {
   const config = loadConfig();
@@ -24,10 +46,19 @@ async function loadSkillsStatusReport(): Promise<SkillStatusReport> {
   return buildWorkspaceSkillStatus(workspaceDir, { config });
 }
 
-async function runSkillsAction(render: (report: SkillStatusReport) => string): Promise<void> {
+async function runSkillsAction(
+  render: (report: SkillStatusReport) => string,
+  command: string,
+): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const report = await loadSkillsStatusReport();
-    defaultRuntime.log(render(report));
+    const formatted = render(report);
+    const rawLog = loggingState.rawConsole?.log ?? defaultRuntime.log;
+    rawLog(formatted);
+    log.info(`${command} completed`, {
+      command,
+      ...buildStructuredReport(report),
+    });
   } catch (err) {
     defaultRuntime.error(String(err));
     defaultRuntime.exit(1);
@@ -54,7 +85,7 @@ export function registerSkillsCli(program: Command) {
     .option("--eligible", "Show only eligible (ready to use) skills", false)
     .option("-v, --verbose", "Show more details including missing requirements", false)
     .action(async (opts) => {
-      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsList(report, opts));
+      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsList(report, opts), "skills list");
     });
 
   skills
@@ -63,7 +94,7 @@ export function registerSkillsCli(program: Command) {
     .argument("<name>", "Skill name")
     .option("--json", "Output as JSON", false)
     .action(async (name, opts) => {
-      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillInfo(report, name, opts));
+      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillInfo(report, name, opts), `skills info ${name}`);
     });
 
   skills
@@ -71,11 +102,11 @@ export function registerSkillsCli(program: Command) {
     .description("Check which skills are ready vs missing requirements")
     .option("--json", "Output as JSON", false)
     .action(async (opts) => {
-      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsCheck(report, opts));
+      await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsCheck(report, opts), "skills check");
     });
 
   // Default action (no subcommand) - show list
   skills.action(async () => {
-    await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsList(report, {}));
+    await runSkillsAction((report) => formatSkillsList(report, {}), "skills list");
   });
 }