diff --git a/skills/doc/SKILL.md b/skills/doc/SKILL.md
index aa93a51..341381f 100644
--- a/skills/doc/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/doc/SKILL.md
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ allowed-tools:
   - Bash
   - Grep
   - Glob
+  - Agent
 ---
 
-Load and follow strictly:
-- $HOME/.claude/agents/doc-syncer.md
+Dispatch the doc-syncer as a subagent so its `model: sonnet` pin takes
+effect (doc-sync = execution, not the session's big model):
 
-Execute the DOC SYNCER on this project.
+Agent(subagent_type="doc-syncer")
+prompt: "Audit + sync public docs for this project. Context from the user:
+  $ARGUMENTS. Report PATCHED_FILES and a summary — do NOT commit."
 
-Context from the user (if any):
-$ARGUMENTS
+Then commit the patched docs from THIS loop per `$HOME/.claude/lib/doc-commit.md`
+(surgical: only doc-syncer's PATCHED_FILES, never `.claude/`/`CLAUDE.md`,
+no-op if nothing patched).
diff --git a/skills/status/SKILL.md b/skills/status/SKILL.md
index 142f60b..b3ec18c 100644
--- a/skills/status/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/status/SKILL.md
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 name: status
 description: 'Consolidated project snapshot — plugins, token cost, git state, recent commits, GSD v2 milestone progress. Read-only. Run at session start or after a break. Open-work reconciliation (stale TODO vs real git) → /reconcile. Triggers: "status", "sitrep", "where are we", "project state", "after break".'
 argument-hint: (no arguments needed)
-allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Glob, Grep
+allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Glob, Grep, Agent
 ---
 
-Load and follow strictly:
-- `$HOME/.claude/agents/status-reporter.md`
+Dispatch the status-reporter as a subagent so its `model: haiku` pin takes
+effect (read-only collection = cheapest tier, off the big session model):
 
-Produce the full PROJECT STATUS report for the current working directory.
+Agent(subagent_type="status-reporter")
+prompt: "Produce the full PROJECT STATUS report for the current working
+  directory. $ARGUMENTS"
 
 ## Fallback when agent file missing