diff --git a/tests/tools/test_search_hidden_dirs.py b/tests/tools/test_search_hidden_dirs.py
index 0c214c1583a4..6e3bde0cffff 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_search_hidden_dirs.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_search_hidden_dirs.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 directories, matching ripgrep's default behavior.
 """
 
+import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ def searchable_tree(tmp_path):
     return tmp_path / "skills"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="find is not available on Windows")
 class TestFindExcludesHiddenDirs:
     """_search_files uses find, which should exclude hidden directories."""
 
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ def test_find_still_returns_visible_files(self, searchable_tree):
         assert "SKILL.md" in result.stdout
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="grep is not available on Windows")
 class TestGrepExcludesHiddenDirs:
     """_search_with_grep should exclude hidden directories."""
 
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ class TestRipgrepAlreadyExcludesHidden:
     """Verify ripgrep's default behavior is to skip hidden directories."""
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        subprocess.run(["which", "rg"], capture_output=True).returncode != 0,
+        shutil.which("rg") is None,
         reason="ripgrep not installed",
     )
     def test_rg_skips_hub_by_default(self, searchable_tree):
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ def test_rg_skips_hub_by_default(self, searchable_tree):
         assert "catalog.json" not in result.stdout
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        subprocess.run(["which", "rg"], capture_output=True).returncode != 0,
+        shutil.which("rg") is None,
         reason="ripgrep not installed",
     )
     def test_rg_finds_visible_content(self, searchable_tree):