diff --git a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
index 68221498f3b7..559403d1af97 100644
--- a/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
+++ b/gateway/platforms/api_server.py
@@ -2705,11 +2705,7 @@ async def _handle_skills(self, request: "web.Request") -> "web.Response":
         category), the same set ``/skills list`` shows."""
         try:
             from tools.skills_tool import _find_all_skills, _sort_skills
-            skills = _sort_skills(
-                _find_all_skills(
-                    skip_disabled=False, include_editorial=True
-                )
-            )
+            skills = _sort_skills(_find_all_skills(skip_disabled=False))
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("GET /v1/skills failed")
             return _error_response("Failed to enumerate skills", 500, err_type="server_error")
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py b/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
index f1dc90c74038..aa6a2f7e2145 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_api_server.py
@@ -1034,8 +1034,12 @@ async def test_skills_returns_list_envelope(self, adapter):
             {"name": "github", "description": "GitHub workflow skill", "category": "github"},
             {"name": "ascii-art", "description": "ASCII art generation", "category": "creative"},
         ]
+        # autospec=True enforces the real _find_all_skills signature. Without it the
+        # kwargs-blind MagicMock swallowed a stale keyword argument and this test stayed
+        # green while the live route raised TypeError and answered 500 on every request.
         with patch(
             "tools.skills_tool._find_all_skills",
+            autospec=True,
             return_value=list(fake_skills),
         ):
             app = _create_app(adapter)