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Custom agent with tools specification (run as subagent) confuses them with lack of skills

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Description

### Describe the bug

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### Affected version

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### Steps to reproduce the behavior

- Have a custom agent X with tools specification and in instructions point to using some skills
- Run the agent as the subagent of e.g. orchestrator agent
- Observe the the custom agent X confuses tools with skills and reports lack of skills available

### Expected behavior

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### Additional context

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the custom agent X scenario described in the issue: give it a tools specification, reference skills in its instructions, and run it as a subagent of an orchestrator agent. Compare how the subagent interprets tools and skills; done means it no longer reports that referenced skills are unavailable when tools were specified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
ai, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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