diff --git a/web/.gitignore b/web/.gitignore
index 990f12d561..117628070c 100644
--- a/web/.gitignore
+++ b/web/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ node_modules
 optimization_results/
 optimizations/
 filestorage/
+.agents/skills/kaizen-ui/
 
 # SDK output is generated on `pnpm install` (see packages/sdk/generateAll.ts).
 packages/sdk/generated/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/AGENTS.md b/web/AGENTS.md
index 8e616fb902..b3f14b1a53 100644
--- a/web/AGENTS.md
+++ b/web/AGENTS.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 Cursor/Claude skills for this monorepo live under **`web/.agents/skills/`** (for example `unit-test`, `e2e-test`, `feature-flags`, `ux-guidelines`, `visual-dev`, `test-coverage-improvement`).
 
+The `kaizen-ui` skill is not committed — it is synced from the `@nvidia/foundations-react-core` design system package on `pnpm install` (root `sync-skills` script) and is gitignored. To refresh it after upgrading the package, run `pnpm sync-skills` from `web/`.
+
 ## Package Overview
 
 - **packages/studio** — Main React frontend application
diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md
index 424c42b8e5..c916fc94eb 100644
--- a/web/README.md
+++ b/web/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ NeMo Studio is a UI built on the NeMo Platform, which is aimed at improving agen
      cp packages/studio/env/.env.e2e packages/studio/env/.env.e2e.local
    ```
 
+   `pnpm install` also syncs the KUI `kaizen-ui` agent skill from the `@nvidia/foundations-react-core` design system package into `web/.agents/skills/` (via the root `sync-skills` script). The synced skill is gitignored; re-run `pnpm sync-skills` from `web/` to refresh it after upgrading the package.
+
 ## Running Studio Locally
 
 Run the following script from `web/`:
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index b7b1709a95..0d7f088385 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "description": "A monorepo comprising the packages for nemo studio.",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
-    "postinstall": "pnpm --filter @nemo/sdk gen:all",
+    "postinstall": "pnpm --filter @nemo/sdk gen:all && pnpm run sync-skills",
+    "sync-skills": "pnpm --filter nemo-studio-ui exec kui-sync-skills --dir .agents || true",
     "test": "pnpm run -r test",
     "test:e2e": "pnpm run -r test:e2e",
     "build": "pnpm run -r build",