diff --git a/docs/INTEGRATION-LAYERED-SOUL.md b/docs/INTEGRATION-LAYERED-SOUL.md
index bc446da..35966b2 100644
--- a/docs/INTEGRATION-LAYERED-SOUL.md
+++ b/docs/INTEGRATION-LAYERED-SOUL.md
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Reviewed **skills** import into Colibri's existing `skills` catalog:
 
     scripts/import-layered-soul.sh <layered-soul-dir> <colibri.sqlite>
 
-It reads `skills/**/*.md` (frontmatter `name` / `description`; category derived
-from the skill's parent dir), and `INSERT OR IGNORE`s rows into the `skills`
-table. Same mechanism and table as `clawdie-iso/scripts/import-clawdie-skills.sh`;
-idempotent, safe to re-run.
+It reads each `skills/**/SKILL.md` (frontmatter `name` / `description`; category
+`soul`) and `INSERT OR IGNORE`s a row into the `skills` table. `references/` and
+`templates/` under a skill are supporting material, not separate skills. Same
+table as `clawdie-iso/scripts/import-clawdie-skills.sh`; idempotent, safe to re-run.
 
 ## What's deferred (planned, not built)
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ only a single flat `skills` table exists; the rest is **design only**
 
 | Layered Soul source          | Target (planned) | Status                                                     |
 | ---------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `skills/**/*.md`             | `system_skills`  | imported into the flat `skills` table today                |
+| `skills/**/SKILL.md`         | `system_skills`  | imported into the flat `skills` table today                |
 | `memories/curated/**/*.md`   | `system_brain`   | NOT imported — no store yet (the importer reports a count) |
 | converted task/job manifests | `system_ops`     | NOT implemented                                            |
 
diff --git a/scripts/import-layered-soul.sh b/scripts/import-layered-soul.sh
index 22caa1c..160d90a 100755
--- a/scripts/import-layered-soul.sh
+++ b/scripts/import-layered-soul.sh
@@ -36,26 +36,22 @@ sqlite3 "$DB" "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS skills (
 
 NOW=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 
-# Reviewed skills: skills/**/*.md (skip READMEs). find|while runs in a subshell,
-# so keep the counters + summary together inside one { } group.
-find "$SOUL/skills" -type f -name '*.md' ! -iname 'README.md' 2>/dev/null | sort | {
+# Reviewed skills: each skills/**/SKILL.md is one skill. Its references/ and
+# templates/ are supporting material, not separate skills. find|while runs in a
+# subshell, so keep the counters + summary together inside one { } group.
+find "$SOUL/skills" -type f -name 'SKILL.md' 2>/dev/null | sort | {
     imported=0
     skipped=0
     while IFS= read -r skill_md; do
         [ -f "$skill_md" ] || continue
         frontmatter=$(sed -n '/^---$/,/^---$/p' "$skill_md" | sed '1d;$d')
         name=$(printf '%s\n' "$frontmatter" | grep -m1 '^name:' | sed 's/^name: *//' | tr -d '"')
-        # Fall back to the file's basename when there is no frontmatter name.
-        [ -n "$name" ] || name=$(basename "$skill_md" .md)
+        # Fall back to the skill directory name when there is no frontmatter name.
+        [ -n "$name" ] || name=$(basename "$(dirname "$skill_md")")
         [ -n "$name" ] || { skipped=$((skipped + 1)); continue; }
         description=$(printf '%s\n' "$frontmatter" | grep -m1 '^description:' | sed 's/^description: *//' | tr -d '"')
         [ -n "$description" ] || description="Layered Soul skill: $name"
-        # Category = the skill's parent dir under skills/, else "soul".
-        rel=${skill_md#"$SOUL"/skills/}
-        case "$rel" in
-            */*) category=$(printf '%s' "$rel" | cut -d/ -f1) ;;
-            *)   category="soul" ;;
-        esac
+        category="soul"
         id=$(uuidgen 2>/dev/null || python3 -c 'import uuid;print(uuid.uuid4())' 2>/dev/null || echo "soul-skill-$name")
         if sqlite3 "$DB" "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO skills (id, name, description, category, created_at)
             VALUES ('$id', '$(printf '%s' "$name" | sed "s/'/''/g")', '$(printf '%s' "$description" | sed "s/'/''/g")', '$(printf '%s' "$category" | sed "s/'/''/g")', '$NOW');" 2>/dev/null; then