diff --git a/.mandatory b/.mandatory
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9eb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mandatory
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git-hangman-lab
+keycloak-hangman-lab
diff --git a/learn.sh b/learn.sh
index 6b5eeec..ba2af44 100755
--- a/learn.sh
+++ b/learn.sh
@@ -9,24 +9,41 @@ fi
 SKILL_LIST="${AGENT_WORKSPACE}/.skill-list"
 TARGET_DIR="${AGENT_WORKSPACE}/skills"
 CLAW_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+MANDATORY_FILE="${CLAW_DIR}/.mandatory"
 
-if [[ ! -f "$SKILL_LIST" ]]; then
+mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"
+
+# First: install mandatory skills from .mandatory (one per line)
+if [[ -f "$MANDATORY_FILE" ]]; then
+  while IFS= read -r skill_name || [[ -n "$skill_name" ]]; do
+    [[ -z "$skill_name" || "$skill_name" == \#* ]] && continue
+
+    skill_dir="${CLAW_DIR}/${skill_name}"
+    if [[ -d "$skill_dir" ]]; then
+      echo "Installing (mandatory): $skill_name"
+      cp -r "$skill_dir" "${TARGET_DIR}/"
+    else
+      echo "Skipping (not found): $skill_name"
+    fi
+  done < "$MANDATORY_FILE"
+fi
+
+# Then: install skills from .skill-list
+if [[ -f "$SKILL_LIST" ]]; then
+  while IFS= read -r skill_name || [[ -n "$skill_name" ]]; do
+    [[ -z "$skill_name" || "$skill_name" == \#* ]] && continue
+
+    skill_dir="${CLAW_DIR}/${skill_name}"
+    if [[ -d "$skill_dir" ]]; then
+      echo "Installing: $skill_name"
+      cp -r "$skill_dir" "${TARGET_DIR}/"
+    else
+      echo "Skipping (not found): $skill_name"
+    fi
+  done < "$SKILL_LIST"
+else
   echo "Error: .skill-list not found at $SKILL_LIST"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"
-
-while IFS= read -r skill_name || [[ -n "$skill_name" ]]; do
-  [[ -z "$skill_name" || "$skill_name" == \#* ]] && continue
-
-  skill_dir="${CLAW_DIR}/${skill_name}"
-  if [[ -d "$skill_dir" ]]; then
-    echo "Installing: $skill_name"
-    cp -r "$skill_dir" "${TARGET_DIR}/"
-  else
-    echo "Skipping (not found): $skill_name"
-  fi
-done < "$SKILL_LIST"
-
-echo "Done."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/sync-skills.sh b/sync-skills.sh
index d7d5769..800e2ae 100755
--- a/sync-skills.sh
+++ b/sync-skills.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Sync all skill folders from ClawSkills to ~/.openclaw/skills
+# Sync skills listed in .mandatory from ClawSkills to ~/.openclaw/skills
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 SKILLS_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw/skills"
+MANDATORY_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/.mandatory"
 
 mkdir -p "$SKILLS_DIR"
 
-for folder in "$SCRIPT_DIR"/*/; do
-    folder_name=$(basename "$folder")
-    # Skip this script itself
-    if [[ "$folder_name" == "sync-skills.sh" ]]; then
-        continue
+if [[ ! -f "$MANDATORY_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: .mandatory not found at $MANDATORY_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+while IFS= read -r skill_name || [[ -n "$skill_name" ]]; do
+    [[ -z "$skill_name" || "$skill_name" == \#* ]] && continue
+
+    skill_dir="${SCRIPT_DIR}/${skill_name}"
+    if [[ -d "$skill_dir" ]]; then
+        echo "Copying $skill_name to $SKILLS_DIR..."
+        cp -rf "$skill_dir" "$SKILLS_DIR/"
+    else
+        echo "Skipping (not found): $skill_name"
     fi
-    echo "Copying $folder_name to $SKILLS_DIR..."
-    cp -rf "$folder" "$SKILLS_DIR/"
-done
+done < "$MANDATORY_FILE"
 
 echo "Done!"