diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-agents.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-agents.yml
index 81245ff8..2cdd99ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-agents.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-agents.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Lint Agent Files
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
+      - 'academic/**'
       - 'design/**'
       - 'engineering/**'
       - 'game-development/**'
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         id: changed
         run: |
           FILES=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD -- \
-            'design/**/*.md' 'engineering/**/*.md' 'game-development/**/*.md' 'marketing/**/*.md' 'paid-media/**/*.md' 'sales/**/*.md' 'product/**/*.md' \
+            'academic/**/*.md' 'design/**/*.md' 'engineering/**/*.md' 'game-development/**/*.md' 'marketing/**/*.md' 'paid-media/**/*.md' 'sales/**/*.md' 'product/**/*.md' \
             'project-management/**/*.md' 'testing/**/*.md' 'support/**/*.md' \
             'spatial-computing/**/*.md' 'specialized/**/*.md')
           {
diff --git a/scripts/lint-agents.sh b/scripts/lint-agents.sh
index f5e3bb6f..fb9d6a29 100755
--- a/scripts/lint-agents.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint-agents.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 AGENT_DIRS=(
+  academic
   design
   engineering
   game-development
   marketing
   paid-media
+  sales
   product
   project-management
   testing