diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
index 1230eaf6e63..d3fc00b00e6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		[PromptsConfig.USE_AGENT_SKILLS]: {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			title: nls.localize('chat.useAgentSkills.title', "Use Agent skills",),
-			markdownDescription: nls.localize('chat.useAgentSkills.description', "Controls whether Agent skills found at `.github/skills`, `.claude/skills`, `~/.claude/skills` are listed in all chat requests. The language model can load these skills on-demand if the `read` tool is available.",),
+			markdownDescription: nls.localize('chat.useAgentSkills.description', "Controls whether skills are provided as specialized capabilities to the chat requests. Skills are loaded from `.github/skills`, `.claude/skills`, and `~/.claude/skills`. The language model can load these skills on-demand if the `read` tool is available. Learn more about [Agent Skills](https://aka.ms/vscode-agent-skills).",),
 			default: false,
 			restricted: true,
 			disallowConfigurationDefault: true,