diff --git a/Sources/ManagerCore/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcher/GitRepositorySkillFetcher.swift b/Sources/ManagerCore/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcher/GitRepositorySkillFetcher.swift
index 97ea033..241f7e8 100644
--- a/Sources/ManagerCore/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcher/GitRepositorySkillFetcher.swift
+++ b/Sources/ManagerCore/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcher/GitRepositorySkillFetcher.swift
@@ -80,7 +80,22 @@ actor GitRepositorySkillFetcher: SkillRepositoryFetching {
 
     func downloadSkill(repository: String, path: String, ref: String?) async throws -> Data {
         let cloneDir = try await clone(repository, ref: ref)
-        let fileURL = cloneDir.resolvingSymlinksInPath().appendingPathComponent(path)
+        let baseDir = cloneDir.resolvingSymlinksInPath()
+        let fileURL = baseDir.appendingPathComponent(path)
+
+        // A malicious skill repository must not be able to make Luca read files outside the clone
+        // (e.g. a symlink pointing at ~/.ssh/id_rsa). Reject the read if the final component is a
+        // symbolic link, or if resolving the path escapes the clone directory.
+        let resourceValues = try? fileURL.resourceValues(forKeys: [.isSymbolicLinkKey])
+        if resourceValues?.isSymbolicLink == true {
+            throw GitRepositorySkillFetcherError.fileReadFailed(path: path)
+        }
+        let resolvedPath = fileURL.resolvingSymlinksInPath().standardizedFileURL.path
+        let basePath = baseDir.standardizedFileURL.path
+        guard resolvedPath == basePath || resolvedPath.hasPrefix(basePath + "/") else {
+            throw GitRepositorySkillFetcherError.fileReadFailed(path: path)
+        }
+
         do {
             return try Data(contentsOf: fileURL)
         } catch {
@@ -184,14 +199,11 @@ actor GitRepositorySkillFetcher: SkillRepositoryFetching {
             let isDir = resourceValues?.isDirectory ?? false
             if isDir { continue }
             
-            // Skip symbolic links that point to directories, since they cannot be read as files
-            // and we rely on deduplication to find the original directory if it's within the skill scope.
+            // Skip all symbolic links. Following them risks reading files outside the cloned
+            // repository (e.g. a link pointing at ~/.ssh), and the GitHub tree client excludes
+            // symlinks too, so this keeps both fetchers consistent.
             let isSymlink = resourceValues?.isSymbolicLink ?? false
-            if isSymlink {
-                let resolved = fileURL.resolvingSymlinksInPath()
-                let isResolvedDir = (try? resolved.resourceValues(forKeys: [.isDirectoryKey]))?.isDirectory ?? false
-                if isResolvedDir { continue }
-            }
+            if isSymlink { continue }
 
             let fileComponents = fileURL.resolvingSymlinksInPath().pathComponents
             let relativePath = fileComponents.dropFirst(baseComponents.count).joined(separator: "/")
diff --git a/Tests/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcherTests.swift b/Tests/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcherTests.swift
index d6fcefe..870b6f4 100644
--- a/Tests/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcherTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Core/GitRepositorySkillFetcherTests.swift
@@ -329,6 +329,39 @@ struct GitRepositorySkillFetcherTests {
         #expect(!paths.contains("skills/foo/link-to-dir"))
     }
 
+    // MARK: - test_skillPaths_skipsFileSymlinks
+
+    @Test
+    func test_skillPaths_skipsFileSymlinks() async throws {
+        let runner = SeedingSubprocessRunnerMock()
+        runner.exitCodes = [0]
+        runner.filesToCreate = ["skills/foo/SKILL.md": "# Foo"]
+        // Symlink inside the skill directory that resolves to a file outside the clone.
+        runner.symlinksToCreate = ["skills/foo/leak": "/etc/passwd"]
+        let sut = GitRepositorySkillFetcher(subprocessRunner: runner)
+
+        let paths = try await sut.skillPaths(repository: "owner/repo", ref: nil)
+
+        #expect(paths.contains("skills/foo/SKILL.md"))
+        #expect(!paths.contains("skills/foo/leak"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - test_downloadSkill_symlink_throwsFileReadFailed
+
+    @Test
+    func test_downloadSkill_symlink_throwsFileReadFailed() async throws {
+        let runner = SeedingSubprocessRunnerMock()
+        runner.exitCodes = [0]
+        runner.filesToCreate = ["skills/foo/SKILL.md": "# Foo"]
+        // A symlink pointing outside the clone must not be readable through downloadSkill.
+        runner.symlinksToCreate = ["skills/foo/leak": "/etc/passwd"]
+        let sut = GitRepositorySkillFetcher(subprocessRunner: runner)
+
+        await #expect(throws: GitRepositorySkillFetcherError.fileReadFailed(path: "skills/foo/leak")) {
+            try await sut.downloadSkill(repository: "owner/repo", path: "skills/foo/leak", ref: nil)
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: - test_skillPaths_sameRepoDifferentRef_clonesAgain
 
     @Test