diff --git a/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.test.ts b/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.test.ts
index 2db5a863..fad8de6e 100644
--- a/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.test.ts
+++ b/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ describe("deriveSkillCapabilityTags", () => {
     expect(tags).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("does not treat generic pay attention wording as a purchase signal", () => {
+    const tags = deriveSkillCapabilityTags({
+      slug: "alon-fact-check",
+      displayName: "Alon Fact Check",
+      frontmatter: {},
+      readmeText: "Pay attention to dates — a source from 2020 may not be current.",
+      fileContents: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(tags).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("still detects token swap wording as a crypto signal", () => {
     const tags = deriveSkillCapabilityTags({
       slug: "token-router",
diff --git a/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.ts b/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.ts
index db0ca4fe..2d1bd888 100644
--- a/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.ts
+++ b/convex/lib/skillCapabilityTags.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ const WALLET_PATTERNS = [
 ] satisfies RegExp[];
 
 const PURCHASE_PATTERNS = [
-  /\bpay(?:ment|ments)?\b/,
+  /\bpayments?\b/,
+  /\bpay\s+(?:for|with|using|via|in)\b/,
   /\bpaid automatically\b/,
   /\bpay per call\b/,
   /\bmicro-?payments?\b/,