diff --git a/crates/acp_thread/src/acp_thread.rs b/crates/acp_thread/src/acp_thread.rs
index ff98888ca650bd..8d0ff27db8abd8 100644
--- a/crates/acp_thread/src/acp_thread.rs
+++ b/crates/acp_thread/src/acp_thread.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ use text::Bias;
 use ui::App;
 use util::markdown::MarkdownEscaped;
 use util::path_list::PathList;
-use util::{ResultExt, get_default_system_shell_preferring_bash, paths::PathStyle};
+use util::{
+    ResultExt, get_default_system_shell_preferring_bash,
+    paths::{PathStyle, is_absolute},
+};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// Returned when the model stops because it exhausted its output token budget.
@@ -550,9 +553,16 @@ impl ToolCall {
     ) -> Option<ResolvedLocation> {
         let buffer = project
             .update(cx, |project, cx| {
-                project
-                    .project_path_for_absolute_path(&location.path, cx)
-                    .map(|path| project.open_buffer(path, cx))
+                if let Some(path) = project.project_path_for_absolute_path(&location.path, cx) {
+                    Some(project.open_buffer(path, cx))
+                } else if is_absolute(
+                    location.path.to_string_lossy().as_ref(),
+                    project.path_style(cx),
+                ) {
+                    Some(project.open_local_buffer(&location.path, cx))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
             })
             .ok()??;
         let buffer = buffer.await.log_err()?;
@@ -4198,6 +4208,56 @@ mod tests {
         });
     }
 
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn test_tool_call_location_resolves_external_file(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+        init_test(cx);
+
+        let fs = FakeFs::new(cx.executor());
+        fs.insert_tree(
+            path!("/tmp/skills/test-skill"),
+            json!({ "SKILL.md": "skill body" }),
+        )
+        .await;
+        let project = Project::test(fs, [], cx).await;
+        let connection = Rc::new(FakeAgentConnection::new());
+        let thread = cx
+            .update(|cx| {
+                connection.new_session(project, PathList::new(&[Path::new(path!("/project"))]), cx)
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let skill_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(path!("/tmp/skills/test-skill/SKILL.md"));
+        thread
+            .update(cx, |thread, cx| {
+                thread.handle_session_update(
+                    acp::SessionUpdate::ToolCall(
+                        acp::ToolCall::new("write_file", "Write SKILL.md")
+                            .kind(acp::ToolKind::Edit)
+                            .status(acp::ToolCallStatus::Completed)
+                            .locations(vec![acp::ToolCallLocation::new(skill_path.clone())]),
+                    ),
+                    cx,
+                )
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+
+        cx.run_until_parked();
+
+        thread.read_with(cx, |thread, cx| {
+            let (tool_call_location, agent_location) = thread.entries[0]
+                .location(0)
+                .expect("external tool-call location should resolve");
+            assert_eq!(tool_call_location.path, skill_path);
+
+            let buffer = agent_location
+                .buffer
+                .upgrade()
+                .expect("resolved location should keep an open buffer");
+            assert_eq!(buffer.read(cx).text(), "skill body");
+        });
+    }
+
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn test_no_pending_edits_if_tool_calls_are_completed(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
         init_test(cx);
diff --git a/crates/agent_ui/src/conversation_view/thread_view.rs b/crates/agent_ui/src/conversation_view/thread_view.rs
index e704c864b2c691..6eb05d01705fb4 100644
--- a/crates/agent_ui/src/conversation_view/thread_view.rs
+++ b/crates/agent_ui/src/conversation_view/thread_view.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ use language_model::{
 };
 use settings::update_settings_file;
 use ui::{ButtonLike, SpinnerLabel, SpinnerVariant, SplitButton, SplitButtonStyle, Tab};
-use workspace::SERIALIZATION_THROTTLE_TIME;
 use workspace::notifications::NotificationId;
+use workspace::{OpenOptions, SERIALIZATION_THROTTLE_TIME};
 
 use super::*;
 
@@ -8296,12 +8296,24 @@ impl ThreadView {
             .project
             .upgrade()?
             .read(cx)
-            .find_project_path(&tool_call_location.path, cx)?;
+            .find_project_path(&tool_call_location.path, cx);
 
         let open_task = self
             .workspace
             .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                workspace.open_path(project_path, None, true, window, cx)
+                if let Some(project_path) = project_path {
+                    workspace.open_path(project_path, None, true, window, cx)
+                } else {
+                    workspace.open_abs_path(
+                        tool_call_location.path.clone(),
+                        OpenOptions {
+                            focus: Some(true),
+                            ..Default::default()
+                        },
+                        window,
+                        cx,
+                    )
+                }
             })
             .log_err()?;
         window