diff --git a/convex/httpApiV1.handlers.test.ts b/convex/httpApiV1.handlers.test.ts
index 98beeac2..1baaf052 100644
--- a/convex/httpApiV1.handlers.test.ts
+++ b/convex/httpApiV1.handlers.test.ts
@@ -2114,6 +2114,7 @@ describe("httpApiV1 handlers", () => {
         source: "skills-sh",
         slug: "find-skills",
         score: 5_095,
+        downloads: 3_062,
         canonicalUrl: "/skills-sh/vercel-labs/skills/find-skills",
       },
     ];
diff --git a/convex/search.test.ts b/convex/search.test.ts
index b7043591..e93a44df 100644
--- a/convex/search.test.ts
+++ b/convex/search.test.ts
@@ -1365,6 +1365,7 @@ describe("search helpers", () => {
       install: { reference: "skills-sh:acme/skills/calendar" },
       icon: null,
       sourceIdentity: { lifetimeInstalls: 10_000_000 },
+      downloads: 10_000_000,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/convex/search.ts b/convex/search.ts
index 1d8bccbf..ba702aa8 100644
--- a/convex/search.ts
+++ b/convex/search.ts
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ type CanonicalSkillSearchResult = {
   // Compatibility fields retained for existing CLI/OpenClaw parsers.
   ownerHandle: string | null;
   version: string | null;
-  downloads: number | null;
+  downloads: number;
   updatedAt: number;
 };
 
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ function buildExternalCanonicalResult(
     native: null,
     ownerHandle: sourceOwner,
     version: null,
-    downloads: null,
+    downloads: digest.upstreamInstalls,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/clawhub/src/schema/schemas.test.ts b/packages/clawhub/src/schema/schemas.test.ts
index 0b086ffa..e21f790c 100644
--- a/packages/clawhub/src/schema/schemas.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clawhub/src/schema/schemas.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ describe("packages/clawhub skill metadata schema", () => {
             displayName: "Calendar",
             summary: "Calendar workflows",
             score: 6_110,
+            // The canonical downloads field normalizes the source-owned count:
+            // ClawHub downloads for native rows, skills.sh installs for mirrors.
+            version: null,
+            downloads: 99_000,
+            ownerHandle: "acme",
+            updatedAt: 10,
             canonicalUrl: "/skills-sh/acme/skills/calendar",
             official: false,
             featured: false,
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ describe("packages/clawhub skill metadata schema", () => {
     ]);
     expect(parsed.results[0]?.install?.reference).toBe("skills-sh:acme/skills/calendar");
     expect(parsed.results[0]?.trust?.sourceFreshness).toBe("observed-only");
+    expect(parsed.results[0]?.downloads).toBe(99_000);
   });
 
   it("parses pending package publish responses with legacy IDs", () => {
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/schemas.test.ts b/packages/schema/src/schemas.test.ts
index 1c0543e9..9626f412 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/schemas.test.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/schemas.test.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,22 @@ describe("clawhub-schema", () => {
     expect(parsed.results[0]?.owner?.displayName).toBe("OpenClaw");
   });
 
+  it("parses canonical skills.sh download counters", () => {
+    // Search normalizes skills.sh installs into the canonical downloads field,
+    // so already-released clients can parse mixed-source results unchanged.
+    const parsed = parseArk(
+      ApiV1SearchResponseSchema,
+      {
+        results: [
+          { slug: "humanizer", score: 6_110, version: null, downloads: 2_190, ownerHandle: "acme" },
+        ],
+      },
+      "Search",
+    );
+
+    expect(parsed.results[0]?.downloads).toBe(2_190);
+  });
+
   it("parses flattened skill verification envelopes", () => {
     const parsed = parseArk(
       ApiV1SkillVerifyResponseSchema,
diff --git a/src/routes/skills/-types.ts b/src/routes/skills/-types.ts
index 3a94834e..1ecef0b9 100644
--- a/src/routes/skills/-types.ts
+++ b/src/routes/skills/-types.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export type SkillSearchEntry = {
   } | null;
   ownerHandle: string | null;
   version: string | null;
-  downloads: number | null;
+  downloads: number;
   updatedAt: number;
 };