diff --git a/docs/governance.md b/docs/governance.md
index d7b3b077..f8e0e121 100644
--- a/docs/governance.md
+++ b/docs/governance.md
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ etc.) since workstream templates were merged into the skills system in v0.8.0.
     Discovery view has search bar, result cards, and "Import from GitHub" modal.
   - SDK: `discover_skills(q)` and `install_skill(source, skill_id=..., url=...)`
     on both Python and TypeScript console clients.
+- **Runtime config on installed skills**: Installed (readonly) skills can have
+  their runtime configuration edited — model, temperature, reasoning effort,
+  token budget, max tokens, agent max turns, auto-approve, allowed tools,
+  and enabled flag. The server restricts updates to these fields only via
+  `_SKILL_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FIELDS` filtering; spec/content fields (name,
+  description, tags, license, compatibility, content, activation) remain
+  immutable. The admin UI shows "Save Config" instead of "Save" for these
+  skills. Audit action: `skill.update.config`.
+- **Admin UI**: Create/Edit skill modals use a two-column spec manifest layout
+  (left: Identity / Manifest / Deployment; right: Skill Content editor with
+  monospace font). Runtime Config is a collapsible 3-column grid below.
+  License uses an SPDX identifier dropdown (MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, etc.).
+  Installed skills show a cyan origin badge with source URL, spec fields are
+  disabled, and all collapsible sections auto-expand in view mode.
 
 ### Usage Tracking
 
diff --git a/tests/test_skill_parser.py b/tests/test_skill_parser.py
index 77068314..b166d36f 100644
--- a/tests/test_skill_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_skill_parser.py
@@ -394,6 +394,36 @@ Content.
         result = parse_skill_md(raw)
         assert result.version == "1.0.0"
 
+    def test_null_description_falls_back_to_body(self) -> None:
+        """YAML null description must not produce 'None' string."""
+        raw = """\
+---
+name: null-desc
+description:
+---
+
+First paragraph here.
+"""
+        result = parse_skill_md(raw)
+        assert result.description == "First paragraph here."
+        assert "None" not in result.description
+
+    def test_null_license_and_compatibility(self) -> None:
+        """YAML null license/compatibility must not produce 'None' string."""
+        raw = """\
+---
+name: null-fields
+description: Test
+license:
+compatibility:
+---
+
+Content.
+"""
+        result = parse_skill_md(raw)
+        assert result.license == ""
+        assert result.compatibility == ""
+
 
 class TestStandardFieldLengths:
     """Spec caps: description <= 1024, compatibility <= 500."""
diff --git a/turnstone/core/session.py b/turnstone/core/session.py
index 1b891abb..33727f02 100644
--- a/turnstone/core/session.py
+++ b/turnstone/core/session.py
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ class ChatSession:
         try:
             search_skills = list_skills_by_activation("search", enabled_only=True, limit=30)
         except Exception:
+            log.warning("session.skill_catalog_failed", exc_info=True)
             search_skills = []
         if search_skills:
             catalog_lines = ["<available-skills>"]
diff --git a/turnstone/core/skill_parser.py b/turnstone/core/skill_parser.py
index 17a7bd53..ed19d17d 100644
--- a/turnstone/core/skill_parser.py
+++ b/turnstone/core/skill_parser.py
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ def parse_skill_md(raw: str, *, lenient: bool = False) -> ParsedSkill | None:
             raise ValueError(name_err)
 
     # Description — frontmatter or first paragraph of body
-    description = str(meta.get("description", "")).strip()
+    raw_desc = meta.get("description")
+    description = str(raw_desc).strip() if raw_desc is not None else ""
     if not description and body:
         first_line = body.split("\n")[0].strip()
         # Skip markdown headings
@@ -220,7 +221,8 @@ def parse_skill_md(raw: str, *, lenient: bool = False) -> ParsedSkill | None:
         )
         description = description[:_MAX_DESCRIPTION_LEN]
 
-    compatibility = str(meta.get("compatibility", "")).strip()
+    raw_compat = meta.get("compatibility")
+    compatibility = str(raw_compat).strip() if raw_compat is not None else ""
     if len(compatibility) > _MAX_COMPATIBILITY_LEN:
         log.warning(
             "skill_parser.compatibility_truncated",
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ def parse_skill_md(raw: str, *, lenient: bool = False) -> ParsedSkill | None:
         version=_extract_str(meta, "version", default="1.0.0"),
         # Standard uses "allowed-tools" (hyphenated); stored internally as allowed_tools
         allowed_tools=_extract_list(meta, "allowed-tools"),
-        license=str(meta.get("license", "")).strip(),
+        license=_extract_str(meta, "license"),
         compatibility=compatibility,
         raw_frontmatter=meta,
     )
diff --git a/turnstone/core/storage/_postgresql.py b/turnstone/core/storage/_postgresql.py
index 2c729a9d..3b796dc3 100644
--- a/turnstone/core/storage/_postgresql.py
+++ b/turnstone/core/storage/_postgresql.py
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ class PostgreSQLBackend:
                 .order_by(prompt_templates.c.name)
             )
             if enabled_only:
-                q = q.where(prompt_templates.c.enabled == True)  # noqa: E712
+                q = q.where(prompt_templates.c.enabled == 1)
             if limit > 0:
                 q = q.limit(limit)
             rows = conn.execute(q).fetchall()
diff --git a/turnstone/core/storage/_sqlite.py b/turnstone/core/storage/_sqlite.py
index 90dda897..c20cc72c 100644
--- a/turnstone/core/storage/_sqlite.py
+++ b/turnstone/core/storage/_sqlite.py
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ class SQLiteBackend:
                 .order_by(prompt_templates.c.name)
             )
             if enabled_only:
-                q = q.where(prompt_templates.c.enabled == True)  # noqa: E712
+                q = q.where(prompt_templates.c.enabled == 1)
             if limit > 0:
                 q = q.limit(limit)
             rows = conn.execute(q).fetchall()