diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/KiloProvider.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/KiloProvider.ts
index fe9143a3f09..79d29ac0ea2 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/KiloProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/KiloProvider.ts
@@ -1133,15 +1133,15 @@ export class KiloProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider, TelemetryProper
   }
 
   /**
-   * Remove a skill by deleting its directory from disk, then refresh the skills list.
-   * The location is the path to the SKILL.md file; the skill directory is its parent.
+   * Remove a skill via the CLI backend (deletes from disk + clears cache), then refresh.
    */
   private async handleRemoveSkill(location: string): Promise<void> {
-    const dir = path.dirname(location)
+    if (!this.client) return
     try {
-      await vscode.workspace.fs.delete(vscode.Uri.file(dir), { recursive: true })
+      const dir = this.getWorkspaceDirectory()
+      await this.client.app.removeSkill({ location, directory: dir }, { throwOnError: true })
     } catch (error) {
-      console.error("[Kilo New] KiloProvider: Failed to delete skill directory:", dir, error)
+      console.error("[Kilo New] KiloProvider: Failed to remove skill:", error)
     }
     this.cachedSkillsMessage = null
     await this.fetchAndSendSkills()
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts b/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
index d37112823a1..1169642058f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
@@ -500,6 +500,38 @@ export namespace Server {
             return c.json(skills)
           },
         )
+        // kilocode_change start
+        .delete(
+          "/skill",
+          describeRoute({
+            summary: "Remove a skill",
+            description: "Remove a skill by deleting its directory from disk and clearing it from cache.",
+            operationId: "app.removeSkill",
+            responses: {
+              200: {
+                description: "Skill removed",
+                content: {
+                  "application/json": {
+                    schema: resolver(z.boolean()),
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              ...errors(400),
+            },
+          }),
+          validator(
+            "query",
+            z.object({
+              location: z.string(),
+            }),
+          ),
+          async (c) => {
+            const { location } = c.req.valid("query")
+            await Skill.remove(location)
+            return c.json(true)
+          },
+        )
+        // kilocode_change end
         .get(
           "/lsp",
           describeRoute({
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/skill/skill.ts b/packages/opencode/src/skill/skill.ts
index d0b4eddeb87..aebac03faf4 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/skill/skill.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/skill/skill.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import z from "zod"
 import path from "path"
 import os from "os"
+import { rm } from "fs/promises"
 import { Config } from "../config/config"
 import { Instance } from "../project/instance"
 import { NamedError } from "@opencode-ai/util/error"
@@ -213,4 +214,17 @@ export namespace Skill {
   export async function dirs() {
     return state().then((x) => x.dirs)
   }
+
+  // kilocode_change start
+  export async function remove(location: string) {
+    const dir = path.dirname(location)
+    await rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+    const s = await state()
+    const name = Object.keys(s.skills).find((k) => s.skills[k].location === location)
+    if (name) {
+      delete s.skills[name]
+      s.dirs = s.dirs.filter((d) => d !== dir)
+    }
+  }
+  // kilocode_change end
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
index 9104c813c2e..b7ff65c3cf7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import type {
   AppAgentsResponses,
   AppLogErrors,
   AppLogResponses,
+  AppRemoveSkillErrors,
+  AppRemoveSkillResponses,
   AppSkillsResponses,
   Auth as Auth3,
   AuthRemoveErrors,
@@ -4330,6 +4332,38 @@ export class App extends HeyApiClient {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Remove a skill
+   *
+   * Remove a skill by deleting its directory from disk and clearing it from cache.
+   */
+  public removeSkill<ThrowOnError extends boolean = false>(
+    parameters: {
+      directory?: string
+      workspace?: string
+      location: string
+    },
+    options?: Options<never, ThrowOnError>,
+  ) {
+    const params = buildClientParams(
+      [parameters],
+      [
+        {
+          args: [
+            { in: "query", key: "directory" },
+            { in: "query", key: "workspace" },
+            { in: "query", key: "location" },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    )
+    return (options?.client ?? this.client).delete<AppRemoveSkillResponses, AppRemoveSkillErrors, ThrowOnError>({
+      url: "/skill",
+      ...options,
+      ...params,
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * List skills
    *
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
index 5c724d3621f..83dbdbf153b 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
@@ -5483,6 +5483,35 @@ export type AppAgentsResponses = {
 
 export type AppAgentsResponse = AppAgentsResponses[keyof AppAgentsResponses]
 
+export type AppRemoveSkillData = {
+  body?: never
+  path?: never
+  query: {
+    directory?: string
+    workspace?: string
+    location: string
+  }
+  url: "/skill"
+}
+
+export type AppRemoveSkillErrors = {
+  /**
+   * Bad request
+   */
+  400: BadRequestError
+}
+
+export type AppRemoveSkillError = AppRemoveSkillErrors[keyof AppRemoveSkillErrors]
+
+export type AppRemoveSkillResponses = {
+  /**
+   * Skill removed
+   */
+  200: boolean
+}
+
+export type AppRemoveSkillResponse = AppRemoveSkillResponses[keyof AppRemoveSkillResponses]
+
 export type AppSkillsData = {
   body?: never
   path?: never
diff --git a/packages/sdk/openapi.json b/packages/sdk/openapi.json
index 45dd0752210..66adf212510 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/openapi.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/openapi.json
@@ -7935,6 +7935,63 @@
             "source": "import { createKiloClient } from \"@kilocode/sdk\n\nconst client = createKiloClient()\nawait client.app.skills({\n  ...\n})"
           }
         ]
+      },
+      "delete": {
+        "operationId": "app.removeSkill",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "in": "query",
+            "name": "directory",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "in": "query",
+            "name": "workspace",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "in": "query",
+            "name": "location",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "summary": "Remove a skill",
+        "description": "Remove a skill by deleting its directory from disk and clearing it from cache.",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Skill removed",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "400": {
+            "description": "Bad request",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BadRequestError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "x-codeSamples": [
+          {
+            "lang": "js",
+            "source": "import { createKiloClient } from \"@kilocode/sdk\n\nconst client = createKiloClient()\nawait client.app.removeSkill({\n  ...\n})"
+          }
+        ]
       }
     },
     "/lsp": {