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+{
+    "name": "mixed-skills-marketplace",
+    "description": "Example marketplace that combines local skills with remote skills from OpenHands/extensions",
+    "owner": {
+        "name": "OpenHands SDK Examples",
+        "email": "examples@openhands.dev"
+    },
+    "metadata": {
+        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "pluginRoot": "./skills"
+    },
+    "plugins": [
+        {
+            "name": "greeting-helper",
+            "source": "./greeting-helper",
+            "description": "A local skill that helps generate creative greetings"
+        }
+    ],
+    "dependencies": {
+        "OpenHands/extensions": [
+            {
+                "name": "github",
+                "source": "OpenHands/extensions/skills/github",
+                "description": "GitHub best practices and workflow guidance"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/README.md b/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/README.md
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+# Mixed Marketplace Skills Example
+
+This example demonstrates how to create a **marketplace that combines local and remote skills**, showing how teams can maintain their own custom skills while also leveraging the public OpenHands skills repository.
+
+## Overview
+
+The example includes:
+- A **local skill** (`greeting-helper`) hosted in the `skills/` directory
+- Access to **remote skills** from the [OpenHands/extensions](https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions) repository
+
+This pattern is useful for:
+- Teams that want to maintain their own custom skills
+- Projects that need to combine public skills with internal workflows
+- Creating curated skill sets for specific use cases
+
+## Directory Structure
+
+```
+43_mixed_marketplace_skills/
+├── .plugin/
+│   └── marketplace.json     # Marketplace definition (includes local + remote)
+├── skills/
+│   └── greeting-helper/
+│       └── SKILL.md         # Local skill following AgentSkills format
+├── main.py                  # Main example script
+└── README.md                # This file
+```
+
+## Marketplace Definition
+
+The `.plugin/marketplace.json` file defines the marketplace:
+
+```json
+{
+    "name": "mixed-skills-marketplace",
+    "description": "Example marketplace combining local and remote skills",
+    "owner": {"name": "OpenHands SDK Examples"},
+    "metadata": {
+        "pluginRoot": "./skills"
+    },
+    "plugins": [
+        {"name": "greeting-helper", "source": "./greeting-helper"}
+    ],
+    "dependencies": {
+        "OpenHands/extensions": [
+            {"name": "github", "source": "OpenHands/extensions/skills/github"}
+        ]
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## How It Works
+
+1. **Local Skills Loading**: Skills from `skills/` are loaded using `load_skills_from_dir()`
+2. **Remote Skills Loading**: Skills from OpenHands/extensions are loaded using `load_public_skills()`
+3. **Skill Merging**: Both are combined with local skills taking precedence
+4. **Agent Context**: The combined skill set is provided to the agent
+
+## Running the Example
+
+### Dry Run (No LLM Required)
+```bash
+python main.py --dry-run
+```
+This will show the skill loading without making LLM calls.
+
+### Full Run (Requires LLM API Key)
+```bash
+export LLM_API_KEY=your-api-key
+python main.py
+```
+
+### Expected Output (Dry Run)
+```
+================================================================================
+Part 1: Loading Local Skills from Directory
+================================================================================
+
+Loading local skills from: /path/to/skills
+
+Loaded local skills:
+  - greeting-helper: A local skill that helps generate creative greetings
+
+================================================================================
+Part 2: Loading Remote Skills from OpenHands/extensions
+================================================================================
+
+Loading public skills from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions...
+
+Loaded 33 public skills from OpenHands/extensions:
+  - add-skill: Add an external skill from a GitHub repository...
+  - agent-memory: Persist and retrieve repository-specific knowledge...
+  ...
+
+================================================================================
+Part 3: Combining Local and Remote Skills
+================================================================================
+
+Total combined skills: 34
+  - Local skills: 1
+  - Public skills: 33
+```
+
+## Creating Your Own Mixed Marketplace
+
+1. Create a `skills/` directory with your custom skills
+2. Add a `.plugin/marketplace.json` to define the marketplace
+3. Use `load_skills_from_dir()` for local skills
+4. Use `load_public_skills()` for remote skills
+5. Combine them in your `AgentContext`
+
+## See Also
+
+- [01_loading_agentskills](../../05_skills_and_plugins/01_loading_agentskills/) - Loading skills from disk
+- [03_activate_skill.py](../03_activate_skill.py) - Basic skill activation
+- [AgentSkills Specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) - Skill format standard
diff --git a/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/main.py b/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/main.py
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+"""Example: Mixed Marketplace with Local and Remote Skills
+
+This example demonstrates how to create a marketplace that includes both:
+1. Local skills hosted in your project directory
+2. Remote skills from the OpenHands/extensions repository
+
+This pattern is useful for teams that want to:
+- Maintain their own custom skills locally
+- Leverage the public OpenHands skills repository
+- Create a curated skill set for their specific workflows
+
+The marketplace is defined in .plugin/plugin.json and includes:
+- greeting-helper: A local skill in ./skills/greeting-helper/
+- github: A remote skill from OpenHands/extensions
+
+Directory Structure:
+    43_mixed_marketplace_skills/
+    ├── .plugin/
+    │   └── marketplace.json     # Marketplace definition
+    ├── skills/
+    │   └── greeting-helper/
+    │       └── SKILL.md         # Local skill content
+    ├── main.py                  # This file
+    └── README.md                # Documentation
+
+Usage:
+    # With LLM_API_KEY set
+    python main.py
+
+    # Or run without LLM to just see the skill loading
+    python main.py --dry-run
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pydantic import SecretStr
+
+from openhands.sdk import LLM, Agent, AgentContext, Conversation
+from openhands.sdk.context.skills import (
+    Skill,
+    load_public_skills,
+    load_skills_from_dir,
+)
+from openhands.sdk.tool import Tool
+from openhands.tools.file_editor import FileEditorTool
+from openhands.tools.terminal import TerminalTool
+
+
+def main():
+    # Get the directory containing this script
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    skills_dir = script_dir / "skills"
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Part 1: Loading Local Skills
+    # =========================================================================
+    print("=" * 80)
+    print("Part 1: Loading Local Skills from Directory")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    print(f"\nLoading local skills from: {skills_dir}")
+
+    # Load skills from the local directory
+    # This loads any SKILL.md files following the AgentSkills standard
+    repo_skills, knowledge_skills, skills = load_skills_from_dir(skills_dir)
+
+    print("\nLoaded local skills:")
+    for name, skill in skills.items():
+        print(f"  - {name}: {skill.description or 'No description'}")
+        if skill.trigger:
+            # KeywordTrigger has 'keywords', TaskTrigger has 'triggers'
+            trigger_values = getattr(skill.trigger, "keywords", None) or getattr(
+                skill.trigger, "triggers", None
+            )
+            if trigger_values:
+                print(f"    Triggers: {trigger_values}")
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Part 2: Loading Remote Skills from OpenHands/extensions
+    # =========================================================================
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("Part 2: Loading Remote Skills from OpenHands/extensions")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    print("\nLoading public skills from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions...")
+
+    # Load public skills from the OpenHands extensions repository
+    # This pulls from the default marketplace at OpenHands/extensions
+    public_skills = load_public_skills()
+
+    print(f"\nLoaded {len(public_skills)} public skills from OpenHands/extensions:")
+    for skill in public_skills[:5]:  # Show first 5
+        desc = skill.description[:50] + "..." if skill.description else "No description"
+        print(f"  - {skill.name}: {desc}")
+    if len(public_skills) > 5:
+        print(f"  ... and {len(public_skills) - 5} more")
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Part 3: Combining Local and Remote Skills
+    # =========================================================================
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("Part 3: Combining Local and Remote Skills")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    # Combine all skills for the agent context
+    # Local skills take precedence over public skills with the same name
+    combined_skills: list[Skill] = []
+
+    # Add public skills first (lower precedence)
+    public_skill_names = {s.name for s in public_skills}
+    combined_skills.extend(public_skills)
+
+    # Add local skills (higher precedence - will override if same name)
+    for name, skill in skills.items():
+        if name in public_skill_names:
+            # Remove the public skill and add the local one
+            combined_skills = [s for s in combined_skills if s.name != name]
+            print(f"  Local skill '{name}' overrides public skill")
+        combined_skills.append(skill)
+
+    print(f"\nTotal combined skills: {len(combined_skills)}")
+    print(f"  - Local skills: {len(skills)}")
+    print(f"  - Public skills: {len(public_skills)}")
+
+    # Show the combined skill set
+    local_names = set(skills.keys())
+    print("\nSkills by source:")
+    print(f"  Local: {list(local_names)}")
+    print(f"  Remote (first 5): {[s.name for s in public_skills[:5]]}")
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Part 4: Using Skills with an Agent (Optional)
+    # =========================================================================
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("Part 4: Using Skills with an Agent")
+    print("=" * 80)
+
+    # Check for dry-run mode
+    if "--dry-run" in sys.argv:
+        print("\n[Dry run mode - skipping agent interaction]")
+        print("To run with an agent, remove --dry-run and set LLM_API_KEY")
+        return
+
+    # Check for API key
+    api_key = os.getenv("LLM_API_KEY")
+    if not api_key:
+        print("\nSkipping agent demo (LLM_API_KEY not set)")
+        print("To run the full demo, set the LLM_API_KEY environment variable:")
+        print("  export LLM_API_KEY=your-api-key")
+        return
+
+    # Configure LLM
+    model = os.getenv("LLM_MODEL", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929")
+    print(f"\nUsing model: {model}")
+
+    llm = LLM(
+        usage_id="mixed-skills-demo",
+        model=model,
+        api_key=SecretStr(api_key),
+        base_url=os.getenv("LLM_BASE_URL"),
+    )
+
+    # Create agent context with combined skills
+    agent_context = AgentContext(
+        skills=combined_skills,
+        # Disable automatic public skills loading since we already loaded them
+        load_public_skills=False,
+    )
+
+    # Create agent with tools
+    tools = [
+        Tool(name=TerminalTool.name),
+        Tool(name=FileEditorTool.name),
+    ]
+    agent = Agent(llm=llm, tools=tools, agent_context=agent_context)
+
+    # Create conversation
+    conversation = Conversation(agent=agent, workspace=os.getcwd())
+
+    # Test the local skill (triggered by "greeting" keyword)
+    print("\n--- Testing Local Skill (greeting-helper) ---")
+    print("Sending: 'Hello! Can you help me greet someone?'")
+    conversation.send_message("Hello! Can you help me greet someone?")
+    conversation.run()
+
+    # Test the remote skill (triggered by "github" keyword)
+    print("\n--- Testing Remote Skill (github from OpenHands/extensions) ---")
+    print("Sending: 'Tell me about GitHub best practices'")
+    conversation.send_message("Tell me about GitHub best practices")
+    conversation.run()
+
+    print(f"\nTotal cost: ${llm.metrics.accumulated_cost:.4f}")
+    print(f"EXAMPLE_COST: {llm.metrics.accumulated_cost:.4f}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/skills/greeting-helper/SKILL.md b/examples/01_standalone_sdk/43_mixed_marketplace_skills/skills/greeting-helper/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: greeting-helper
+description: A local skill that helps generate creative greetings in different languages and styles.
+triggers:
+  - greeting
+  - hello
+  - salutation
+---
+
+# Greeting Helper Skill
+
+This is a **local skill** that demonstrates how skills can be loaded from a local directory
+that is part of your project.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+Use this skill when the user wants to:
+- Generate creative greetings
+- Say hello in different languages
+- Create personalized salutations
+
+## Greeting Styles
+
+### Formal Greetings
+- "Good morning/afternoon/evening"
+- "Greetings"
+- "Dear [Name]"
+
+### Casual Greetings
+- "Hey there!"
+- "Hi!"
+- "What's up?"
+
+### Multilingual Greetings
+- **Spanish**: "¡Hola!"
+- **French**: "Bonjour!"
+- **Japanese**: "こんにちは (Konnichiwa)!"
+- **German**: "Guten Tag!"
+- **Italian**: "Ciao!"
+
+## Instructions
+
+When helping with greetings:
+1. Ask about the context (formal vs casual)
+2. Ask about the target audience
+3. Suggest appropriate greetings
+4. Offer multilingual alternatives if appropriate