diff --git a/src/cli/commands/skills/add.ts b/src/cli/commands/skills/add.ts
index c639c3b6..3a13bbf2 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/skills/add.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/skills/add.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export function createAddCommand(): Command {
         const result = await runSkillsCli(args, {
           cwd,
           timeoutMs: ADD_GIT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+          interactive,
           env: {
             GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT: '0',
             GCM_INTERACTIVE: 'never',
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ export function createAddCommand(): Command {
           return;
         }
 
+        if (!interactive && result.stderr) {
+          process.stderr.write(result.stderr);
+        }
+
         const errorCode = classifySkillError({ result });
         if (shouldShowGitAccessHelp(source, errorCode)) {
           process.stderr.write(formatGitAccessHelp(sanitizedSource, errorCode));