diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/README.md b/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/README.md
index e5b5529db5..f15d904b05 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/README.md
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Install them explicitly before local Fabric smoke tests:
 uv pip install -e "plugins/nemo-agents[fabric]"
 ```
 
+Top-level `skills`, `mcp`, and `tools` are Platform-owned shared fields that
+translate into `FabricConfig`. Prompt settings are harness-specific for now and
+should be configured under `harnesses.<name>.settings`.
+
 ## Codex
 
 Authenticate Codex, leave `default_harness: codex` in `agent.yaml`, and run:
diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/agent.yaml b/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/agent.yaml
index e009ebe953..eb15cf8a28 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/agent.yaml
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/examples/nemo-agent-config/agent.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ harnesses:
     kind: codex
     settings:
       sandbox: workspace-write
+      system_prompt: You are a concise test assistant.
       config_overrides:
         model_reasoning_effort: high
 
@@ -33,10 +34,14 @@ models:
     provider: openai
     model: openai/gpt-5.4
 
-prompts:
-  system: prompts/system.md
-
 skills:
+  paths: []
+
+mcp:
+  servers: {}
+
+tools:
+  blocked: []
 
 environment:
   workspace: ./workspace
diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/agent_config.py b/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/agent_config.py
index 45a78eb326..9c1319f404 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/agent_config.py
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/agent_config.py
@@ -62,6 +62,32 @@ class TelemetryConfig(BaseModel):
     atof: dict[str, Any] | None = None
 
 
+class SkillsConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    paths: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+class McpServerConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    transport: str
+    url: str
+    exposure: Literal["harness_native", "fabric_managed"] = "harness_native"
+
+
+class McpConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    servers: dict[str, McpServerConfig] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+
+
+class ToolsConfig(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
+
+    blocked: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+
 class AgentConfig(BaseModel):
     """Platform-owned agent.yaml config for nemo-agents-spec-v1."""
 
@@ -74,7 +100,9 @@ class AgentConfig(BaseModel):
     harnesses: dict[str, HarnessConfig]
     models: dict[str, ModelConfig] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     prompts: dict[str, str] = Field(default_factory=dict)
-    skills: dict[str, Any] | list[Any] | None = None
+    skills: SkillsConfig | None = None
+    mcp: McpConfig | None = None
+    tools: ToolsConfig | None = None
     environment: EnvironmentConfig = Field(default_factory=EnvironmentConfig)
     telemetry: TelemetryConfig = Field(default_factory=TelemetryConfig)
 
diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/fabric/translator.py b/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/fabric/translator.py
index 17f3ecd841..0920db83b8 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/fabric/translator.py
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/src/nemo_agents_plugin/fabric/translator.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def translate_agent_config(config: AgentConfig, harness_name: str | None = None)
     """Translate Platform-owned agent config into a typed in-memory FabricConfig."""
     selected_harness_name, harness = _select_harness(config, harness_name)
     model = _resolve_model(config, selected_harness_name, harness)
+    _validate_untranslated_shared_fields(config)
 
     fabric_config = fabric.FabricConfig(
         metadata=fabric.MetadataConfig(name=config.name, description=config.description or None),
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ def translate_agent_config(config: AgentConfig, harness_name: str | None = None)
             artifacts=config.environment.artifacts,
             settings=config.environment.settings,
         ),
+        skills=_skills_config(config),
+        mcp=_mcp_config(config),
+        tools=_tools_config(config),
     )
 
     _apply_telemetry(fabric_config, config, model)
@@ -85,6 +89,33 @@ def _model_payload(model: ModelConfig) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return model.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
 
 
+def _validate_untranslated_shared_fields(config: AgentConfig) -> None:
+    if config.prompts:
+        raise FabricTranslationError(
+            "Top-level prompts are not translated yet. Configure prompt settings under the selected harness instead."
+        )
+
+
+def _skills_config(config: AgentConfig) -> Any:
+    if config.skills is None:
+        return None
+    return fabric.SkillConfig(paths=config.skills.paths)
+
+
+def _mcp_config(config: AgentConfig) -> Any:
+    if config.mcp is None:
+        return None
+    return fabric.McpConfig(
+        servers={name: fabric.McpServerConfig(**server.model_dump()) for name, server in config.mcp.servers.items()}
+    )
+
+
+def _tools_config(config: AgentConfig) -> Any:
+    if config.tools is None:
+        return None
+    return fabric.ToolsConfig(blocked=config.tools.blocked)
+
+
 def _apply_telemetry(fabric_config: Any, config: AgentConfig, model: ModelConfig) -> None:
     telemetry = config.telemetry
     if not telemetry.enabled:
diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_agent_config.py b/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_agent_config.py
index fcd446df76..08c68af8ce 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_agent_config.py
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_agent_config.py
@@ -114,11 +114,37 @@ def test_defaults_fill_optional_sections(self) -> None:
         assert config.description == ""
         assert config.models == {}
         assert config.prompts == {}
+        assert config.skills is None
+        assert config.mcp is None
+        assert config.tools is None
         assert config.environment.provider == "local"
         assert config.environment.workspace == "./workspace"
         assert config.environment.artifacts == "./artifacts"
         assert config.telemetry.enabled is False
 
+    def test_shared_capability_sections_validate(self) -> None:
+        payload = _example_yaml_config()
+        payload["skills"] = {"paths": ["skills/review"]}
+        payload["mcp"] = {
+            "servers": {
+                "repo": {
+                    "transport": "stdio",
+                    "url": "repo-mcp --root .",
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        payload["tools"] = {"blocked": ["shell", "browser"]}
+
+        config = AgentConfig.model_validate(payload)
+
+        assert config.skills is not None
+        assert config.skills.paths == ["skills/review"]
+        assert config.mcp is not None
+        assert config.mcp.servers["repo"].transport == "stdio"
+        assert config.mcp.servers["repo"].exposure == "harness_native"
+        assert config.tools is not None
+        assert config.tools.blocked == ["shell", "browser"]
+
     def test_default_harness_must_reference_configured_harness(self) -> None:
         with pytest.raises(ValidationError, match="default_harness must reference one of harnesses: codex"):
             AgentConfig.model_validate(
diff --git a/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_fabric_translator.py b/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_fabric_translator.py
index c9f3883bac..4cb86fb63b 100644
--- a/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_fabric_translator.py
+++ b/plugins/nemo-agents/tests/unit/test_fabric_translator.py
@@ -111,6 +111,37 @@ def test_selected_harness_uses_default_model(self) -> None:
         assert fabric_config.models["default"].provider == "openai"
         assert fabric_config.models["default"].model == "openai/gpt-5.4"
 
+    def test_translates_shared_capability_sections(self) -> None:
+        payload = copy.deepcopy(_example_yaml_config())
+        payload["skills"] = {"paths": ["skills/review"]}
+        payload["mcp"] = {
+            "servers": {
+                "repo": {
+                    "transport": "stdio",
+                    "url": "repo-mcp --root .",
+                    "exposure": "fabric_managed",
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        payload["tools"] = {"blocked": ["shell", "browser"]}
+        config = AgentConfig.model_validate(payload)
+
+        fabric_config = translate_agent_config(config)
+
+        assert fabric_config.skills.paths == ["skills/review"]
+        assert fabric_config.mcp.servers["repo"].transport == "stdio"
+        assert fabric_config.mcp.servers["repo"].url == "repo-mcp --root ."
+        assert fabric_config.mcp.servers["repo"].exposure == "fabric_managed"
+        assert fabric_config.tools.blocked == ["shell", "browser"]
+
+    def test_top_level_prompts_rejected_until_shared_prompt_contract_exists(self) -> None:
+        payload = copy.deepcopy(_example_yaml_config())
+        payload["prompts"] = {"system": "prompts/system.md"}
+        config = AgentConfig.model_validate(payload)
+
+        with pytest.raises(FabricTranslationError, match="Top-level prompts are not translated yet"):
+            translate_agent_config(config)
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("kind", "adapter_id"),
         [