diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b4ab9aa..aa6c75cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pretty_assertions",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "serde_yaml",
  "sha2 0.11.0",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "ts-rs",
diff --git a/crates/config-source/Cargo.toml b/crates/config-source/Cargo.toml
index d86dc5d5..ead1f4ce 100644
--- a/crates/config-source/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/config-source/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ decodal-language-service.workspace = true
 decodal-language-tools.workspace = true
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json.workspace = true
+serde_yaml.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 ts-rs = "12.0.1"
diff --git a/crates/config-source/src/lib.rs b/crates/config-source/src/lib.rs
index 4a10f183..084da87e 100644
--- a/crates/config-source/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/config-source/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 
 use decodal::{
     Data, Diagnostic, DiagnosticKind, Engine, HostEnvironment, ImportCandidate, ImportLoader,
-    LoadedImport, Span,
+    LoadedImport, Span, Value,
 };
 use decodal_language_service::{CompletionResult, LanguageService};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -91,6 +91,151 @@ impl ConfigContentType {
     }
 }
 
+/// Stable value projection used when a virtual config source imports Markdown.
+///
+/// Frontmatter delimiters are transport syntax and are intentionally absent from
+/// `content`; unknown frontmatter keys stay in `frontmatter` without a
+/// domain-specific parser interpreting them.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MarkdownDocumentProjection {
+    pub frontmatter: serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
+    pub content: String,
+}
+
+/// Parse one Markdown source into the common virtual-config import shape.
+///
+/// Files without a leading YAML frontmatter delimiter produce an empty
+/// frontmatter object and preserve the complete file as `content`.
+pub fn project_markdown_document(source: &str) -> Result<MarkdownDocumentProjection, String> {
+    let Some(after_opening) = source
+        .strip_prefix("---\n")
+        .or_else(|| source.strip_prefix("---\r\n"))
+    else {
+        return Ok(MarkdownDocumentProjection {
+            frontmatter: serde_json::Map::new(),
+            content: source.to_string(),
+        });
+    };
+
+    let mut frontmatter_end = None;
+    let mut offset = 0usize;
+    for line_with_ending in after_opening.split_inclusive('\n') {
+        let line = line_with_ending.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']);
+        if line == "---" {
+            frontmatter_end = Some((offset, offset + line_with_ending.len()));
+            break;
+        }
+        offset += line_with_ending.len();
+    }
+    if frontmatter_end.is_none() && after_opening.ends_with("---") {
+        let start = after_opening.len() - 3;
+        if start == 0 || after_opening[..start].ends_with('\n') {
+            frontmatter_end = Some((start, after_opening.len()));
+        }
+    }
+    let Some((frontmatter_end, content_start)) = frontmatter_end else {
+        return Err("opening YAML frontmatter delimiter has no closing delimiter".to_string());
+    };
+
+    let frontmatter_source = &after_opening[..frontmatter_end];
+    let frontmatter = if frontmatter_source.trim().is_empty() {
+        serde_json::Map::new()
+    } else {
+        let yaml = serde_yaml::from_str::<serde_yaml::Value>(frontmatter_source)
+            .map_err(|error| format!("invalid YAML frontmatter: {error}"))?;
+        let value = yaml_to_json(yaml)?;
+        value
+            .as_object()
+            .cloned()
+            .ok_or_else(|| "YAML frontmatter must be a mapping".to_string())?
+    };
+
+    Ok(MarkdownDocumentProjection {
+        frontmatter,
+        content: after_opening[content_start..].to_string(),
+    })
+}
+
+fn yaml_to_json(value: serde_yaml::Value) -> Result<serde_json::Value, String> {
+    match value {
+        serde_yaml::Value::Null => Ok(serde_json::Value::Null),
+        serde_yaml::Value::Bool(value) => Ok(serde_json::Value::Bool(value)),
+        serde_yaml::Value::Number(value) => {
+            if let Some(value) = value.as_i64() {
+                Ok(serde_json::Value::Number(value.into()))
+            } else if let Some(value) = value.as_u64() {
+                Ok(serde_json::Value::Number(value.into()))
+            } else if let Some(value) = value.as_f64() {
+                serde_json::Number::from_f64(value)
+                    .map(serde_json::Value::Number)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| "YAML frontmatter contains a non-finite number".to_string())
+            } else {
+                Err("YAML frontmatter contains an unsupported number".to_string())
+            }
+        }
+        serde_yaml::Value::String(value) => Ok(serde_json::Value::String(value)),
+        serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(values) => values
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(yaml_to_json)
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+            .map(serde_json::Value::Array),
+        serde_yaml::Value::Mapping(values) => {
+            let mut object = serde_json::Map::new();
+            for (key, value) in values {
+                let serde_yaml::Value::String(key) = key else {
+                    return Err("YAML frontmatter mapping keys must be strings".to_string());
+                };
+                object.insert(key, yaml_to_json(value)?);
+            }
+            Ok(serde_json::Value::Object(object))
+        }
+        serde_yaml::Value::Tagged(_) => Err("YAML frontmatter tags are not supported".to_string()),
+    }
+}
+
+fn markdown_projection_to_value(projection: MarkdownDocumentProjection) -> Result<Value, String> {
+    Ok(Value::object([
+        (
+            "frontmatter",
+            json_to_decodal_value(serde_json::Value::Object(projection.frontmatter))?,
+        ),
+        ("content", Value::string(projection.content)),
+    ]))
+}
+
+fn json_to_decodal_value(value: serde_json::Value) -> Result<Value, String> {
+    match value {
+        serde_json::Value::Null => Err(
+            "YAML null values cannot be represented as concrete Decodal import values".to_string(),
+        ),
+        serde_json::Value::Bool(value) => Ok(Value::bool(value)),
+        serde_json::Value::Number(value) => {
+            if let Some(value) = value.as_i64() {
+                Ok(Value::int(value))
+            } else if let Some(value) = value.as_u64() {
+                i64::try_from(value)
+                    .map(Value::int)
+                    .map_err(|_| "YAML integer exceeds the Decodal i64 range".to_string())
+            } else if let Some(value) = value.as_f64() {
+                Ok(Value::float(value))
+            } else {
+                Err("JSON number cannot be represented as a Decodal value".to_string())
+            }
+        }
+        serde_json::Value::String(value) => Ok(Value::string(value)),
+        serde_json::Value::Array(values) => values
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(json_to_decodal_value)
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+            .map(Value::array),
+        serde_json::Value::Object(values) => values
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(name, value)| Ok((name, json_to_decodal_value(value)?)))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+            .map(Value::object),
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, ts_rs::TS)]
 pub struct ConfigEntry {
     pub path: VirtualPath,
@@ -853,6 +998,23 @@ impl ImportLoader for SnapshotImportLoader {
                 format!("virtual config import is missing: {path}"),
             )
         })?;
+        if path.as_str().ends_with(".md") {
+            let projection = project_markdown_document(&entry.content).map_err(|message| {
+                Diagnostic::new(
+                    DiagnosticKind::Import,
+                    Span::default(),
+                    format!("failed to import Markdown `{path}`: {message}"),
+                )
+            })?;
+            let value = markdown_projection_to_value(projection).map_err(|message| {
+                Diagnostic::new(
+                    DiagnosticKind::Import,
+                    Span::default(),
+                    format!("failed to import Markdown `{path}`: {message}"),
+                )
+            })?;
+            return Ok(LoadedImport::value(path.as_str(), value));
+        }
         Ok(LoadedImport::source(
             path.as_str(),
             path.as_str(),
@@ -1147,6 +1309,10 @@ mod tests {
         ConfigEntry::new(path(path_value), ConfigContentType::Decodal, content).unwrap()
     }
 
+    fn text_entry(path_value: &str, content: &str) -> ConfigEntry {
+        ConfigEntry::new(path(path_value), ConfigContentType::Text, content).unwrap()
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn virtual_paths_reject_ambiguous_or_escaping_forms() {
         for invalid in ["", "/root.dcdl", "a//b", "a/./b", "a/../b", "a\\b", "a\0b"] {
@@ -1522,6 +1688,97 @@ mod tests {
         assert_ne!(empty.fingerprint, configured.fingerprint);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn markdown_import_projects_frontmatter_and_content_as_a_value() {
+        let markdown = concat!(
+            "---\n",
+            "name: debug-rust\n",
+            "description: Debug Rust failures\n",
+            "custom-authority: no\n",
+            "allowed-tools: Read Grep\n",
+            "metadata:\n  owner: platform\n",
+            "---\n",
+            "# Debug Rust\n",
+        );
+        let snapshot = ConfigTreeSnapshot::from_entries(
+            3,
+            [
+                entry(
+                    "main.dcdl",
+                    r#"{ skill = import "./skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md" as { frontmatter = { name = String; description = String; ...Unknown }; content = String; }; }"#,
+                ),
+                text_entry("skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md", markdown),
+            ],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let result = SnapshotEnvironment::new(snapshot.clone())
+            .evaluate_contract(&ToolchainContract::new(1, vec![path("main.dcdl")], 1))
+            .unwrap();
+        let skill = &result.projections[0].data_json["skill"];
+        assert_eq!(skill["frontmatter"]["name"], "debug-rust");
+        assert_eq!(skill["frontmatter"]["custom-authority"], "no");
+        assert_eq!(skill["frontmatter"]["allowed-tools"], "Read Grep");
+        assert_eq!(skill["frontmatter"]["metadata"]["owner"], "platform");
+        assert_eq!(skill["content"], "# Debug Rust\n");
+        assert_eq!(
+            snapshot.entries[&path("skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md")].content_digest,
+            digest_bytes(markdown.as_bytes())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn markdown_import_without_frontmatter_preserves_the_whole_body() {
+        let source = "# Plain skill\nKeep --- inside the body.\n";
+        assert_eq!(
+            project_markdown_document(source).unwrap(),
+            MarkdownDocumentProjection {
+                frontmatter: serde_json::Map::new(),
+                content: source.to_string(),
+            }
+        );
+        let snapshot = ConfigTreeSnapshot::from_entries(
+            1,
+            [
+                entry("main.dcdl", r#"import "./skills/plain/SKILL.md""#),
+                text_entry("skills/plain/SKILL.md", source),
+            ],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let result = SnapshotEnvironment::new(snapshot)
+            .evaluate_contract(&ToolchainContract::new(1, vec![path("main.dcdl")], 1))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.projections[0].data_json["frontmatter"],
+            serde_json::json!({})
+        );
+        assert_eq!(result.projections[0].data_json["content"], source);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_markdown_frontmatter_is_an_import_diagnostic() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            project_markdown_document("---\nname: missing-close\nbody\n").unwrap_err(),
+            "opening YAML frontmatter delimiter has no closing delimiter"
+        );
+        let snapshot = ConfigTreeSnapshot::from_entries(
+            1,
+            [
+                entry("main.dcdl", r#"import "./skills/broken/SKILL.md""#),
+                text_entry(
+                    "skills/broken/SKILL.md",
+                    "---\nname: [unterminated\n---\nbody\n",
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let diagnostics = SnapshotEnvironment::new(snapshot)
+            .evaluate_contract(&ToolchainContract::new(1, vec![path("main.dcdl")], 1))
+            .unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(diagnostics[0].kind, "import");
+        assert!(diagnostics[0].message.contains("invalid YAML frontmatter"));
+        assert!(diagnostics[0].message.contains("skills/broken/SKILL.md"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn host_environment_evaluation_uses_only_snapshot_imports() {
         let snapshot = ConfigTreeSnapshot::from_entries(
diff --git a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/config-source/generated/config_source_wasm_bg.wasm b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/config-source/generated/config_source_wasm_bg.wasm
index f492dbba..98a0c035 100644
Binary files a/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/config-source/generated/config_source_wasm_bg.wasm and b/web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/config-source/generated/config_source_wasm_bg.wasm differ
diff --git a/web/workspace/test/config-source/wasm-parity.test.ts b/web/workspace/test/config-source/wasm-parity.test.ts
index 34e5ea5c..41df078b 100644
--- a/web/workspace/test/config-source/wasm-parity.test.ts
+++ b/web/workspace/test/config-source/wasm-parity.test.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,48 @@ const schemaContract: ToolchainContract = {
   fingerprint: await toolchainFingerprint(["main.dcdl"], schemaBundle),
 };
 
+const markdownSnapshot: ConfigTreeSnapshot = {
+  revision: 8,
+  digest: "sha256:markdown-tree",
+  entries: {
+    "main.dcdl": {
+      path: "main.dcdl",
+      content_type: "decodal",
+      content:
+        `{ skill = import "./skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md" as { frontmatter = { name = String; description = String; ...Unknown }; content = String; }; }`,
+      content_digest: "sha256:markdown-main",
+    },
+    "skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md": {
+      path: "skills/debug-rust/SKILL.md",
+      content_type: "text",
+      content:
+        "---\nname: debug-rust\ndescription: Debug Rust\ncustom-authority: no\n---\n# Debug Rust\n",
+      content_digest: "sha256:markdown-skill",
+    },
+  },
+};
+const markdownContract: ToolchainContract = {
+  ...contract,
+  entrypoints: ["main.dcdl"],
+  fingerprint: await toolchainFingerprint(["main.dcdl"], emptySchemaBundle),
+};
+
+Deno.test("generated WASM evaluates Markdown with the shared Skill projection", () => {
+  const result = evaluate_snapshot(markdownSnapshot, markdownContract) as {
+    projections: Array<{ data_json: Record<string, unknown> }>;
+  };
+  assertEquals(result.projections[0].data_json, {
+    skill: {
+      frontmatter: {
+        "custom-authority": "no",
+        description: "Debug Rust",
+        name: "debug-rust",
+      },
+      content: "# Debug Rust\n",
+    },
+  });
+});
+
 Deno.test("generated WASM applies Decodal 0.4 typed maps and explicit object rest", () => {
   const result = evaluate_snapshot(
     schemaSnapshot(