diff --git a/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte b/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte
index 5a28b377..a8f5e06e 100644
--- a/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import { Paperclip } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import type { SkillInputDef } from './types';
 
 	let {
@@ -28,19 +29,41 @@
 			: typeof v === 'number'
 				? Number.isFinite(v)
 				: v != null;
+
+	/** "perspective" / "doc_type" → "Perspective" / "Doc Type" — the visible field label. */
+	const fieldLabel = (name: string) =>
+		name.replace(/[_-]+/g, ' ').replace(/(^|\s)\S/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
+
+	/** Many corpus skills encode their options in the description as "a | b | c. …" —
+	 *  a pipe-separated list before the first period. Parse that into select options so
+	 *  users pick instead of guessing free text; null ⇒ not an enum-shaped description. */
+	function enumFromDescription(def: SkillInputDef): string[] | null {
+		if (def.type === 'enum' || def.type === 'boolean' || def.type === 'integer') return null;
+		const head = (def.description ?? '').split('.', 1)[0];
+		if (!head.includes('|')) return null;
+		const opts = head
+			.split('|')
+			.map((s) => s.trim())
+			.filter(Boolean);
+		return opts.length >= 2 ? opts : null;
+	}
+
+	/** Help text shown under the label: the full description, minus the option list
+	 *  when it was parsed into a select (no point showing "a | b | c" twice). */
+	function helpText(def: SkillInputDef): string {
+		const desc = (def.description ?? '').trim();
+		if (!desc) return '';
+		if (!enumFromDescription(def)) return desc;
+		const dot = desc.indexOf('.');
+		return dot === -1 ? '' : desc.slice(dot + 1).trim();
+	}
 </script>
 
 <div class="rounded-mlq-control border border-mlq-subtle bg-mlq-surface/50 p-2">
 	<div class="mb-1 text-xs font-medium text-mlq-muted">{skillTitle} — inputs</div>
 
 	{#each req as def (def.name)}
-		<label class="mb-1.5 flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-			<span class="text-xs text-mlq-muted">
-				{def.description || def.name}
-				{#if !provided(values[def.name])}<span class="text-mlq-error"> ⚠ required</span>{/if}
-			</span>
-			{@render widget(def)}
-		</label>
+		{@render field(def, true)}
 	{/each}
 
 	{#if opt.length}
@@ -54,15 +77,50 @@
 		</button>
 		{#if showOptional}
 			{#each opt as def (def.name)}
-				<label class="mt-1 mb-1.5 flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-					<span class="text-xs text-mlq-muted">{def.description || def.name}</span>
-					{@render widget(def)}
-				</label>
+				{@render field(def, false)}
 			{/each}
 		{/if}
 	{/if}
 </div>
 
+{#snippet labelLine(def: SkillInputDef, isRequired: boolean)}
+	<span class="text-xs text-mlq-text">
+		<span class="font-medium">{fieldLabel(def.name)}</span>{#if isRequired}<span
+				class="text-mlq-error"
+				title="Required">*</span
+			>{/if}
+		{#if isRequired && def.type !== 'document' && !provided(values[def.name])}<span
+				class="text-mlq-error"
+			>
+				⚠ required</span
+			>{/if}
+	</span>
+	{#if helpText(def)}
+		<span class="text-[11px] leading-snug text-mlq-muted">{helpText(def)}</span>
+	{/if}
+{/snippet}
+
+{#snippet field(def: SkillInputDef, isRequired: boolean)}
+	{#if def.type === 'document'}
+		<!-- Documents travel as message attachments, never as a typed value — no text box. -->
+		<div class="mb-1.5 flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+			{@render labelLine(def, isRequired)}
+			<span
+				data-testid={`doc-hint-${def.name}`}
+				class="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 rounded-full border border-mlq-subtle bg-mlq-subtle/40 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-mlq-muted"
+			>
+				<Paperclip size={11} aria-hidden="true" />
+				Attach the document to the message — the clip button
+			</span>
+		</div>
+	{:else}
+		<label class="mb-1.5 flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+			{@render labelLine(def, isRequired)}
+			{@render widget(def)}
+		</label>
+	{/if}
+{/snippet}
+
 {#snippet widget(def: SkillInputDef)}
 	{#if def.type === 'enum' && def.enum}
 		<select
@@ -94,6 +152,17 @@
 				)}
 			class="rounded-mlq-control border border-mlq-subtle bg-transparent px-2 py-1 text-sm text-mlq-text outline-none focus:border-mlq-workflow"
 		/>
+	{:else if enumFromDescription(def)}
+		<select
+			aria-label={def.name}
+			value={(values[def.name] as string) ?? ''}
+			onchange={(e) =>
+				onchange(def.name, e.currentTarget.value === '' ? undefined : e.currentTarget.value)}
+			class="rounded-mlq-control border border-mlq-subtle bg-transparent px-2 py-1 text-sm text-mlq-text outline-none focus:border-mlq-workflow"
+		>
+			<option value=""></option>
+			{#each enumFromDescription(def) ?? [] as o (o)}<option value={o}>{o}</option>{/each}
+		</select>
 	{:else}
 		<input
 			type="text"
diff --git a/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte.test.ts b/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte.test.ts
index ec4761fc..7c6393c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/skills/SkillInputForm.svelte.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,123 @@ describe('SkillInputForm', () => {
 		expect(screen.queryByLabelText('doc')).toBeNull();
 	});
 
+	it('renders the input name as a title-cased label with a required marker and the description as help text', () => {
+		render(SkillInputForm, {
+			props: {
+				skillTitle: 'NDA',
+				required: [
+					def({
+						name: 'perspective',
+						type: 'text',
+						required: true,
+						description: 'The vantage point to review from'
+					})
+				],
+				optional: [],
+				values: {},
+				onchange: vi.fn()
+			}
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Perspective')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByText('*')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByText('The vantage point to review from')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		// The raw name still drives the control's accessible name.
+		expect(screen.getByLabelText('perspective')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('does not render a required marker for optional inputs', async () => {
+		render(SkillInputForm, {
+			props: {
+				skillTitle: 'NDA',
+				required: [],
+				optional: [def({ name: 'extra_notes', type: 'text' })],
+				values: {},
+				onchange: vi.fn()
+			}
+		});
+		await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /optional \(1\)/i }));
+		expect(screen.getByText('Extra Notes')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.queryByText('*')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('renders a select with parsed options for a pipe-enum description', async () => {
+		const onchange = vi.fn();
+		render(SkillInputForm, {
+			props: {
+				skillTitle: 'NDA',
+				required: [
+					def({
+						name: 'depth',
+						type: 'text',
+						required: true,
+						description: 'quick | standard | deep. How thorough the review should be.'
+					})
+				],
+				optional: [],
+				values: {},
+				onchange
+			}
+		});
+		const select = screen.getByLabelText('depth') as HTMLSelectElement;
+		expect(select.tagName).toBe('SELECT');
+		expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'quick' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'standard' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'deep' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+		// An empty choice exists so the value can be left unset.
+		expect((select.options[0] as HTMLOptionElement).value).toBe('');
+		// The option list is not repeated in the help text; the remainder is.
+		expect(screen.getByText('How thorough the review should be.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.queryByText(/quick \| standard \| deep/)).toBeNull();
+		await fireEvent.change(select, { target: { value: 'deep' } });
+		expect(onchange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('depth', 'deep');
+	});
+
+	it('keeps a free-text input when the description has no pipe-enum head', () => {
+		render(SkillInputForm, {
+			props: {
+				skillTitle: 'NDA',
+				required: [
+					def({
+						name: 'focus',
+						type: 'text',
+						required: true,
+						description: 'What to focus on. E.g. liability or IP.'
+					})
+				],
+				optional: [],
+				values: {},
+				onchange: vi.fn()
+			}
+		});
+		expect((screen.getByLabelText('focus') as HTMLInputElement).tagName).toBe('INPUT');
+	});
+
+	it('renders an attach hint instead of a text box for a document input', () => {
+		render(SkillInputForm, {
+			props: {
+				skillTitle: 'NDA',
+				required: [
+					def({
+						name: 'contract',
+						type: 'document',
+						required: true,
+						description: 'The contract to review'
+					})
+				],
+				optional: [],
+				values: {},
+				onchange: vi.fn()
+			}
+		});
+		expect(screen.getByText('Contract')).toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(screen.queryByRole('textbox')).toBeNull();
+		expect(screen.getByTestId('doc-hint-contract')).toHaveTextContent(
+			'Attach the document to the message — the clip button'
+		);
+		// Not fillable inline, so it must not warn as missing.
+		expect(screen.queryByText(/⚠ required/)).toBeNull();
+	});
+
 	it('pre-fills a text input from values', () => {
 		render(SkillInputForm, {
 			props: {
diff --git a/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.test.ts b/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.test.ts
index 22f9d634..5f753aa4 100644
--- a/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.test.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ describe('createSkillAttach', () => {
 		expect(s.allRequiredFilled).toBe(true);
 	});
 
+	it('does not let a required document-type input block sending (documents travel as attachments)', async () => {
+		const s = createSkillAttach();
+		const f = vi
+			.fn()
+			.mockImplementation(() =>
+				inputsRes([{ name: 'contract', type: 'document', required: true }])
+			);
+		await s.attach(NDA, f);
+		expect(s.allRequiredFilled).toBe(true);
+	});
+
 	it('blocks sending while a skill is still loading its inputs', () => {
 		const s = createSkillAttach();
 		let resolveFetch: (r: Response) => void = () => {};
diff --git a/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.ts b/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.ts
index 49290bb7..763b0a29 100644
--- a/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/skills/attach.svelte.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ export function createSkillAttach() {
 			return out;
 		},
 		/** True when no skill is still loading inputs and every attached skill's required
-		 *  (non-file) inputs are provided. File-type inputs are never rendered (separate
-		 *  channel), so they must not block sending. */
+		 *  (non-file) inputs are provided. File- and document-type inputs are never rendered
+		 *  as typed fields (they travel as message attachments), so they must not block sending. */
 		get allRequiredFilled() {
 			return attached.every(
 				(a) =>
 					!a.inputsLoading &&
-					a.required.filter((d) => d.type !== 'file').every((d) => provided(a.values[d.name]))
+					a.required
+						.filter((d) => d.type !== 'file' && d.type !== 'document')
+						.every((d) => provided(a.values[d.name]))
 			);
 		},
 		open: (fetchFn: typeof fetch = fetch) => fetchResults('', fetchFn),