diff --git a/semif_agent/skills.py b/semif_agent/skills.py
index 4e2a0e8..68d1752 100644
--- a/semif_agent/skills.py
+++ b/semif_agent/skills.py
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ def parse_skill_draft(raw: str) -> SkillDraft:
     if not title or not description:
         raise ValueError(f"skill draft missing title/description: {raw!r}")
     name = re.sub(r"\s+", "_", title.lower())
-    if not name.replace("_", "").isalnum():
-        raise ValueError(f"skill title must be snake_case alnum: {title!r}")
+    if not re.fullmatch(r"[a-z0-9_]+(?:\.[a-z0-9_]+)*", name):
+        raise ValueError(f"skill title must be snake_case alnum (dots allowed): {title!r}")
     return SkillDraft(name=name, description=description)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_skills.py b/tests/test_skills.py
index a8d6ab4..ef92742 100644
--- a/tests/test_skills.py
+++ b/tests/test_skills.py
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ def test_parse_skill_draft_normalizes_title():
     assert draft.name == "live_tracking"
 
 
+def test_parse_skill_draft_allows_dotted_name():
+    draft = parse_skill_draft(
+        '{"title": "tracking.status_lookup", "description": "Look up a package status."}'
+    )
+    assert draft.name == "tracking.status_lookup"
+
+
 def test_parse_skill_draft_missing_fields_raises():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         parse_skill_draft('{"title": "only_title"}')