diff --git a/tests/unit/test_spec_driven_workflows.py b/tests/unit/test_spec_driven_workflows.py
index 3af7894..a7a81ee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_spec_driven_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_spec_driven_workflows.py
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ class TestSpecDrivenDevelopmentSkill:
 
     def test_skill_exists_in_shared_dir(self) -> None:
         skill_path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / ".devin" / "skills" / "spec-driven-development" / "SKILL.md"
+        if not skill_path.exists():
+            pytest.skip("Shared .devin/skills/ not found (CI only checks out devx repo)")
         assert skill_path.exists(), "SKILL.md not found in shared .devin/skills/"
 
 
@@ -549,27 +551,32 @@ class TestDevxWorkflowSkill:
 
     # Repo-specific content checks
     def test_infra_mentions_nightly_gate(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("infra")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "infra" / ".devin" / "skills" / "devx-workflow" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "nightly" in content.lower(), "infra devx-workflow skill must mention nightly gate"
         assert "nightly_gate" in content, "infra devx-workflow skill must mention devx.ci.nightly_gate module"
 
     def test_infra_mentions_fast_molecule(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("infra")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "infra" / ".devin" / "skills" / "devx-workflow" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "fast_molecule" in content, "infra devx-workflow skill must mention devx.ci.fast_molecule"
 
     def test_infra_mentions_auto_deploy_staging(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("infra")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "infra" / ".devin" / "skills" / "devx-workflow" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "staging" in content.lower(), "infra devx-workflow skill must mention staging auto-deploy"
 
     def test_grm_mentions_dependency_pr(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("grm")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "grm" / ".devin" / "skills" / "devx-workflow" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "create_dependency_pr" in content, "grm devx-workflow skill must mention create_dependency_pr"
 
     def test_sso_bridge_mentions_dependency_pr(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("sso-bridge")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "sso-bridge" / ".devin" / "skills" / "devx-workflow" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "create_dependency_pr" in content, "sso-bridge devx-workflow skill must mention create_dependency_pr"
@@ -611,11 +618,13 @@ class TestTestingAndDebuggingSkill:
         )
 
     def test_infra_mentions_nightly(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("infra")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "infra" / ".devin" / "skills" / "testing-and-debugging" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "nightly" in content.lower(), "infra testing-and-debugging skill must mention nightly tests"
 
     def test_infra_mentions_fast_molecule(self) -> None:
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("infra")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "infra" / ".devin" / "skills" / "testing-and-debugging" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         assert "fast" in content.lower() and "molecule" in content.lower(), (
@@ -624,6 +633,7 @@ class TestTestingAndDebuggingSkill:
 
     def test_mattermost_oidc_no_spec_mention(self) -> None:
         """mattermost-oidc has no spec-driven workflow — skill should NOT mention it."""
+        _skip_if_repo_missing("mattermost-oidc")
         path = _OBLACHNO_ROOT / "mattermost-oidc" / ".devin" / "skills" / "testing-and-debugging" / "SKILL.md"
         content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         # mattermost-oidc has no PR workflow, no spec validation