diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 39ae3de..cb404ed 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ repos:
               fi
             done
 
+      - id: vale-audit-prefilter
+        stages: ['pre-commit']
+        name: Vale audit prefilter
+        description: Run Vale against skill/agent markdown files as a deterministic prefilter for skill-audit/agent-audit
+        entry: vale --config .vale.ini
+        language: unsupported
+        files: '^plugins/.*/(skills/.*/SKILL\.md|agents/.*\.md)$'
+        pass_filenames: true
+
   - repo: meta
     hooks:
       - id: check-hooks-apply