diff --git a/backend/tests/test_skill_permissions.py b/backend/tests/test_skill_permissions.py
index dc32c9c4c..fd9654516 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_skill_permissions.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_skill_permissions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import os
 import stat
 
+import pytest
+
 from deerflow.skills.permissions import make_skill_tree_sandbox_readable, make_skill_written_path_sandbox_readable
 
 
@@ -7,6 +10,12 @@ def _mode(path):
     return stat.S_IMODE(path.stat().st_mode)
 
 
+_POSIX_MODE_BITS_REASON = "Windows chmod only toggles the read-only bit, so the 0o644/0o755 modes asserted here are never observable"
+
+requires_posix_mode_bits = pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == "nt", reason=_POSIX_MODE_BITS_REASON)
+
+
+@requires_posix_mode_bits
 def test_skill_tree_readability_includes_hidden_paths_and_removes_sandbox_write(tmp_path):
     root = tmp_path / "demo-skill"
     hidden_dir = root / ".hidden"
@@ -56,6 +65,15 @@ def test_written_path_readability_is_limited_to_written_path(tmp_path):
 
     make_skill_written_path_sandbox_readable(root, target)
 
+    # The resolve()/relative_to() traversal is the platform-sensitive part
+    # (drive letters, case-insensitive roots, symlinks), so keep it executing
+    # on Windows where the chmod effects themselves are not observable.
+    assert target.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "guide"
+    assert sibling.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "note"
+
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        pytest.skip(_POSIX_MODE_BITS_REASON)
+
     assert _mode(root) == 0o755
     assert _mode(ref_dir) == 0o755
     assert _mode(target) == 0o644