diff --git a/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.test.ts b/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.test.ts
index eb9e2b5..4f825da 100644
--- a/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.test.ts
+++ b/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.test.ts
@@ -783,6 +783,73 @@ describe("buildAgentGraph session-scoped active skill (ADR 0012)", () => {
     expect(deps.skillFitChecker.fits).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(deps.skillStore.query).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("falls back to full retrieval when the turn names a capability outside the active skill's own toolIds, even though the fit-check says it still fits", async () => {
+    // Regression: the fit-checker only judges topic continuity, so "use your
+    // kubectl access to debug this" reads as a continuation of the same
+    // debugging conversation and passes the fit-check -- but the active
+    // skill's toolIds could never call kubectl, so it must not be reused.
+    const kubectlTool: ToolDescriptor = {
+      id: "kubectl-readonly",
+      name: "kubectl-readonly",
+      description: "Runs read-only kubectl commands against the cluster",
+      allowedRoles: ["reader"],
+      jobTemplate: { image: "example.com/kubectl-readonly:latest", namespace: "default", serviceAccountName: "sa" },
+    };
+    const deps = baseDeps({
+      vectorStore: {
+        upsert: vi.fn(),
+        delete: vi.fn(),
+        query: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ tool: kubectlTool, score: 0.8 }]),
+        getByIds: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+          { tool: scraperTool, score: 1 },
+          { tool: publisherTool, score: 1 },
+        ]),
+      },
+    });
+    const graph = buildAgentGraph(deps);
+
+    const final = await graph.invoke({
+      request: "use your kubectl access to debug it",
+      authToken: "tok",
+      activeSkillId: skill.id,
+      sessionSubject: "alice",
+    });
+
+    expect(final.error).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(deps.skillFitChecker.fits).toHaveBeenCalledWith("use your kubectl access to debug it", skill);
+    expect(deps.toolFitChecker.fits).toHaveBeenCalledWith("use your kubectl access to debug it", kubectlTool);
+    // Fell through to full retrieval + selection instead of reusing the skill as-is.
+    expect(deps.skillStore.query).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(deps.skillSelector.select).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the active skill when the only vector-store candidates are already within its toolIds", async () => {
+    const deps = baseDeps({
+      vectorStore: {
+        upsert: vi.fn(),
+        delete: vi.fn(),
+        query: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ tool: scraperTool, score: 0.9 }]),
+        getByIds: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+          { tool: scraperTool, score: 1 },
+          { tool: publisherTool, score: 1 },
+        ]),
+      },
+    });
+    const graph = buildAgentGraph(deps);
+
+    const final = await graph.invoke({
+      request: "yes, publish it",
+      authToken: "tok",
+      activeSkillId: skill.id,
+      sessionSubject: "alice",
+    });
+
+    expect(final.error).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(final.selectedSkill?.id).toBe(skill.id);
+    expect(deps.toolFitChecker.fits).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(deps.skillStore.query).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("buildAgentGraph tool continuation tokens (ADR 0017)", () => {
diff --git a/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.ts b/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.ts
index f92a0b8..3f1a625 100644
--- a/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.ts
+++ b/apps/agent-orchestrator/src/agent/graph.ts
@@ -1195,6 +1195,29 @@ async function selectFallbackTool(
   return { tool, toolArgs: planned.toolArgs, ...(planned.toolInstanceKey ? { toolInstanceKey: planned.toolInstanceKey } : {}) };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Guards `checkActiveSkill`'s fit-check (docs/adr/0012) against a failure mode
+ * the fit-checker's own prompt can't see: it only judges topic continuity
+ * ("is this still the same task?"), so a turn that explicitly asks for a
+ * DIFFERENT capability mid-task (e.g. "use your kubectl access to debug
+ * this" while still inside skill-web-search) reads as "still fits" even
+ * though the active skill's own `toolIds` could never satisfy it — the turn
+ * then gets a flat "I can't do that" from the model instead of ever reaching
+ * a tool that could. Reuses the same narrow `toolFitChecker` the fallback
+ * path (`selectFallbackTool`) already trusts for exactly this judgment,
+ * scoped to candidates NOT already in the skill's own `toolIds`. A hit means
+ * this turn needs full retrieval, not the tools already loaded for the
+ * active skill.
+ */
+async function hasOutOfScopeToolMatch(state: AgentState, skill: SkillDescriptor, deps: AgentGraphDeps): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!state.identity) return false;
+  const candidates = await deps.vectorStore.query(state.request, { callerRoles: state.identity.roles }, deps.fallbackToolTopK ?? 3);
+  const outOfScope = candidates.filter((c) => !skill.toolIds.includes(c.tool.id));
+  if (outOfScope.length === 0) return false;
+  const fitFlags = await Promise.all(outOfScope.map((c) => deps.toolFitChecker.fits(state.request, c.tool)));
+  return fitFlags.some(Boolean);
+}
+
 /**
  * Calls `bestEffortResponder` for the raw request, streaming deltas through
  * `progressListener` (as "agent-text" content, the same convention
@@ -1307,6 +1330,11 @@ export function buildAgentGraph(deps: AgentGraphDeps) {
       if (!skill) return {};
       const fits = await deps.skillFitChecker.fits(state.request, skill);
       if (!fits) return {};
+      // A "yes, still the same task" verdict can still be wrong if this turn
+      // names a capability outside the skill's own toolIds (see
+      // hasOutOfScopeToolMatch) -- don't reuse the active skill in that case,
+      // fall through to full retrieval instead.
+      if (await hasOutOfScopeToolMatch(state, skill, deps)) return {};
       return { selectedSkill: skill };
     })
     .addNode("checkPendingIdentityLink", async (state) => {