diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5477d222..21f35fe5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ Stable graduation of the 2.0 line: control-pane substrate, worktree lifecycle se
 ```text
 ECC/
 |-- agents/           # 71 specialized subagents for delegation
-|-- skills/           # 293 reusable workflows loaded on demand
-|-- commands/         # 94 maintained slash-command shims
+|-- skills/           # 302 reusable workflows loaded on demand
+|-- commands/         # 95 maintained slash-command shims
 |-- rules/            # opt-in common and language standards
 |-- hooks/            # runtime automation and enforcement
 |-- scripts/          # install, repair, sync, orchestration, and checks
diff --git a/scripts/ci/catalog.js b/scripts/ci/catalog.js
index a7834349f..566178f5c 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/catalog.js
+++ b/scripts/ci/catalog.js
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ function replaceOrThrow(content, regex, replacer, source) {
   return content.replace(regex, replacer);
 }
 
+function countMarkers(content, regex) {
+  return [...content.matchAll(regex)].length;
+}
+
+function replaceAllOrThrow(content, regex, replacer, source, expectedCount) {
+  const found = countMarkers(content, regex);
+  if (found === 0) {
+    throw new Error(`${source} is missing the expected catalog marker`);
+  }
+
+  if (expectedCount !== undefined && found !== expectedCount) {
+    throw new Error(`${source} expected ${expectedCount} marker(s), found ${found}`);
+  }
+
+  return content.replace(regex, replacer);
+}
+
 function parseReadmeExpectations(readmeContent) {
   const expectations = [];
 
@@ -103,17 +120,28 @@ function parseReadmeExpectations(readmeContent) {
     { category: 'commands', mode: 'exact', expected: Number(quickStartMatch[3]), source: 'README.md quick-start summary' }
   );
 
-  const projectTreeAgentsMatches = [...readmeContent.matchAll(/^\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*$/gim)];
-  if (!projectTreeAgentsMatches.length) {
-    throw new Error('README.md project tree is missing the agents count');
-  }
+  const projectTreePatterns = [
+    { category: 'agents', regex: /^\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*$/gim, source: 'README.md project tree (agents)' },
+    { category: 'commands', regex: /^\|\s*--\s*commands\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+maintained slash-command shims\s*$/gim, source: 'README.md project tree (commands)' },
+    { category: 'skills', regex: /^\|\s*--\s*skills\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+reusable workflows loaded on demand\s*$/gim, source: 'README.md project tree (skills)' }
+  ];
 
-  for (const [index, match] of projectTreeAgentsMatches.entries()) expectations.push({
-    category: 'agents',
-    mode: 'exact',
-    expected: Number(match[1]),
-    source: `README.md project tree ${index + 1} (agents)`
-  });
+  for (const pattern of projectTreePatterns) {
+    const matches = [...readmeContent.matchAll(pattern.regex)];
+
+    if (matches.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error(`${pattern.source} is missing the ${pattern.category} count`);
+    }
+
+    for (const match of matches) {
+      expectations.push({
+        category: pattern.category,
+        mode: 'exact',
+        expected: Number(match[1]),
+        source: `${pattern.source} block ${readmeContent.slice(0, match.index).split('\n').length}`
+      });
+    }
+  }
 
   const tablePatterns = [
     { category: 'agents', regex: /\|\s*(?:\*\*)?Agents(?:\*\*)?\s*\|\s*(?:(?:PASS:|\u2705)\s*)?(\d+)\s+agents\s*\|/i, source: 'README.md comparison table' },
@@ -409,12 +437,24 @@ function syncEnglishReadme(content, catalog) {
       `${prefix}${catalog.agents.count}${agentsSuffix}${catalog.skills.count}${skillsSuffix}${catalog.commands.count} legacy command shims`,
     'README.md quick-start summary'
   );
-  nextContent = replaceOrThrow(
+  nextContent = replaceAllOrThrow(
     nextContent,
     /^(\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*)(\d+)(\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*)$/gim,
     (_, prefix, __, suffix) => `${prefix}${catalog.agents.count}${suffix}`,
     'README.md project tree (agents)'
   );
+  nextContent = replaceAllOrThrow(
+    nextContent,
+    /^(\|\s*--\s*commands\/\s*#\s*)(\d+)(\s+maintained slash-command shims\s*)$/gim,
+    (_, prefix, __, suffix) => `${prefix}${catalog.commands.count}${suffix}`,
+    'README.md project tree (commands)'
+  );
+  nextContent = replaceAllOrThrow(
+    nextContent,
+    /^(\|\s*--\s*skills\/\s*#\s*)(\d+)(\s+reusable workflows loaded on demand\s*)$/gim,
+    (_, prefix, __, suffix) => `${prefix}${catalog.skills.count}${suffix}`,
+    'README.md project tree (skills)'
+  );
   nextContent = replaceOrThrow(
     nextContent,
     /(\|\s*(?:\*\*)?Agents(?:\*\*)?\s*\|\s*(?:(?:PASS:|\u2705)\s*)?)(\d+)(\s+agents\s*\|)/i,
diff --git a/tests/ci/catalog.test.js b/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
index 9fac1c021..4fddd4702 100644
--- a/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ function writeEnglishReadme(root, counts, options = {}) {
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'README.md'), `Access to ${counts.agents} agents, ${counts.skills} skills, and ${counts.commands} commands.
 - **Public surface synced to the live repo** - metadata, catalog counts, plugin manifests, and install-facing docs now match the actual OSS surface: ${counts.agents} agents, ${counts.skills} skills, and ${counts.commands} legacy command shims.
 |-- agents/           # ${counts.agents} specialized subagents for delegation
-|-- agents/           # ${counts.agents + 1} specialized subagents for delegation
+|-- skills/           # ${counts.skills} reusable workflows loaded on demand
+|-- commands/         # ${counts.commands} maintained slash-command shims
+${options.extraTreeBlock === undefined ? `|-- agents/           # ${counts.agents + 1} specialized subagents for delegation` : options.extraTreeBlock}
 | Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Agents | PASS: ${tableCounts.agents} agents |
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ function writeCatalogFixture(root, options = {}) {
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'commands', 'notes.txt'), 'not counted\n');
   fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, 'skills', 'missing-skill-file'), { recursive: true });
 
-  writeEnglishReadme(root, documentedCounts, { unrelatedSkillsCount });
+  writeEnglishReadme(root, documentedCounts, { unrelatedSkillsCount, extraTreeBlock: options.extraTreeBlock });
   writeEnglishAgents(root, documentedCounts, { skillsMinimum });
   writeCrossHarnessIdentityDocs(root, documentedCounts);
   writeZhRootReadme(root, documentedCounts);
@@ -294,6 +296,76 @@ function runTests() {
     }
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('flags a stale count hidden in a second project-tree block', () => {
+    const testDir = createTestDir();
+    try {
+      writeCatalogFixture(testDir, {
+        actualCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+        documentedCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+        extraTreeBlock: '|-- agents/           # 1 specialized subagents for delegation',
+      });
+
+      const result = runCatalogCheck({ root: testDir });
+      const failing = result.checks.filter(check => !check.ok && check.source.includes('project tree'));
+
+      assert.strictEqual(failing.length, 1);
+      assert.match(failing[0].source, /project tree \(agents\) block \d+/);
+      assert.strictEqual(failing[0].expected, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(failing[0].actual, 2);
+    } finally {
+      cleanupTestDir(testDir);
+    }
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
+  if (test('write mode repairs every project-tree block, not just the first', () => {
+    const testDir = createTestDir();
+    try {
+      writeCatalogFixture(testDir, {
+        actualCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+        documentedCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+        extraTreeBlock: [
+          '|-- agents/           # 1 specialized subagents for delegation',
+          '|-- skills/           # 1 reusable workflows loaded on demand',
+        ].join('\n'),
+      });
+
+      const result = runCatalogCheck({ root: testDir, writeMode: true });
+
+      assert.strictEqual(result.checks.filter(check => !check.ok).length, 0);
+
+      const readme = fs.readFileSync(path.join(testDir, 'README.md'), 'utf8');
+      assert.ok(!readme.includes('# 1 specialized subagents for delegation'));
+      assert.ok(!readme.includes('# 1 reusable workflows loaded on demand'));
+      assert.strictEqual(readme.split('# 2 specialized subagents for delegation').length - 1, 2);
+    } finally {
+      cleanupTestDir(testDir);
+    }
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
+  if (test('throws when a project-tree count entry is missing entirely', () => {
+    const testDir = createTestDir();
+    try {
+      writeCatalogFixture(testDir, {
+        actualCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+        documentedCounts: { agents: 2, skills: 3, commands: 4 },
+      });
+
+      const readmePath = path.join(testDir, 'README.md');
+      const withoutSkills = fs.readFileSync(readmePath, 'utf8')
+        .split('\n')
+        .filter(line => !line.includes('reusable workflows loaded on demand'))
+        .join('\n');
+      fs.writeFileSync(readmePath, withoutSkills);
+
+      assert.throws(
+        () => runCatalogCheck({ root: testDir }),
+        /README\.md project tree \(skills\) is missing the skills count/
+      );
+    } finally {
+      cleanupTestDir(testDir);
+    }
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   if (test('throws a clear error for missing tracked documents', () => {
     const testDir = createTestDir();
     try {
diff --git a/tests/ci/validators.test.js b/tests/ci/validators.test.js
index ea9c0b4a8..ace7ccbdb 100644
--- a/tests/ci/validators.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/validators.test.js
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ function writeCatalogFixture(testDir, options = {}) {
   const {
     readmeCounts = { agents: 1, skills: 1, commands: 1 },
     readmeProjectTreeAgents = readmeCounts.agents,
+    readmeProjectTreeSkills = readmeCounts.skills,
+    readmeProjectTreeCommands = readmeCounts.commands,
+    readmeExtraTreeBlock = '',
     readmeTableCounts = readmeCounts,
     readmeParityCounts = readmeCounts,
     readmeUnrelatedSkillsCount = 16,
@@ -306,7 +309,10 @@ function writeCatalogFixture(testDir, options = {}) {
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testDir, 'commands', 'plan.md'), '---\ndescription: Plan\n---\n# Plan');
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testDir, 'skills', 'demo-skill', 'SKILL.md'), '---\nname: demo-skill\ndescription: Demo skill\norigin: ECC\n---\n# Demo Skill');
 
-  fs.writeFileSync(readmePath, `Access to ${readmeCounts.agents} agents, ${readmeCounts.skills} skills, and ${readmeCounts.commands} commands.\n- **Public surface synced to the live repo** - metadata, catalog counts, plugin manifests, and install-facing docs now match the actual OSS surface: ${readmeCounts.agents} agents, ${readmeCounts.skills} skills, and ${readmeCounts.commands} legacy command shims.\n|-- agents/           # ${readmeProjectTreeAgents} specialized subagents for delegation\n| Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |\n|---------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|\n| Agents | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.agents} agents | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n| Commands | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.commands} commands | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n| Skills | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.skills} skills | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n\n| Feature | Count | Format |\n|-----------|-------|---------|\n| Skills | ${readmeUnrelatedSkillsCount} | .agents/skills/ |\n\n## Cross-Tool Feature Parity\n\n| Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |\n|---------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|\n| **Agents** | ${readmeParityCounts.agents} | Shared (AGENTS.md) | Shared (AGENTS.md) | 12 |\n| **Commands** | ${readmeParityCounts.commands} | Shared | Instruction-based | 31 |\n| **Skills** | ${readmeParityCounts.skills} | Shared | 10 (native format) | 37 |\n`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(readmePath, `Access to ${readmeCounts.agents} agents, ${readmeCounts.skills} skills, and ${readmeCounts.commands} commands.\n- **Public surface synced to the live repo** - metadata, catalog counts, plugin manifests, and install-facing docs now match the actual OSS surface: ${readmeCounts.agents} agents, ${readmeCounts.skills} skills, and ${readmeCounts.commands} legacy command shims.\n|-- agents/           # ${readmeProjectTreeAgents} specialized subagents for delegation
+|-- skills/           # ${readmeProjectTreeSkills} reusable workflows loaded on demand
+|-- commands/         # ${readmeProjectTreeCommands} maintained slash-command shims
+${readmeExtraTreeBlock}\n| Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |\n|---------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|\n| Agents | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.agents} agents | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n| Commands | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.commands} commands | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n| Skills | PASS: ${readmeTableCounts.skills} skills | Shared | Shared | 1 |\n\n| Feature | Count | Format |\n|-----------|-------|---------|\n| Skills | ${readmeUnrelatedSkillsCount} | .agents/skills/ |\n\n## Cross-Tool Feature Parity\n\n| Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |\n|---------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|\n| **Agents** | ${readmeParityCounts.agents} | Shared (AGENTS.md) | Shared (AGENTS.md) | 12 |\n| **Commands** | ${readmeParityCounts.commands} | Shared | Instruction-based | 31 |\n| **Skills** | ${readmeParityCounts.skills} | Shared | 10 (native format) | 37 |\n`);
   fs.writeFileSync(agentsPath, `This is a **production-ready AI coding plugin** providing ${summaryCounts.agents} specialized agents, ${summaryCounts.skills} skills, ${summaryCounts.commands} commands, and automated hook workflows for software development.\n\n\`\`\`\n${structureLines.join('\n')}\n\`\`\`\n`);
   fs.writeFileSync(zhRootReadmePath, `**完成！** 你现在可以使用 ${zhRootReadmeCounts.agents} 个代理、${zhRootReadmeCounts.skills} 个技能和 ${zhRootReadmeCounts.commands} 个命令。\n`);
   fs.writeFileSync(zhDocsReadmePath, `**搞定！** 你现在可以使用 ${zhDocsReadmeCounts.agents} 个智能体、${zhDocsReadmeCounts.skills} 项技能和 ${zhDocsReadmeCounts.commands} 个命令了。\n| 功能特性 | Claude Code | OpenCode | 状态 |\n|---------|-------------|----------|--------|\n| 智能体 | \u2705 ${zhDocsTableCounts.agents} 个 | \u2705 12 个 | **Claude Code 领先** |\n| 命令 | \u2705 ${zhDocsTableCounts.commands} 个 | \u2705 31 个 | **Claude Code 领先** |\n| 技能 | \u2705 ${zhDocsTableCounts.skills} 项 | \u2705 37 项 | **Claude Code 领先** |\n\n| 功能特性 | 数量 | 格式 |\n|-----------|-------|---------|\n| 技能 | ${zhDocsUnrelatedSkillsCount} | .agents/skills/ |\n\n## 跨工具功能对等\n\n| 功能特性 | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |\n|---------|------------|------------|-----------|----------|\n| **智能体** | ${zhDocsParityCounts.agents} | 共享 (AGENTS.md) | 共享 (AGENTS.md) | 12 |\n| **命令** | ${zhDocsParityCounts.commands} | 共享 | 基于指令 | 31 |\n| **技能** | ${zhDocsParityCounts.skills} | 共享 | 10 (原生格式) | 37 |\n`);
@@ -842,6 +848,77 @@ function runTests() {
     cleanupTestDir(testDir);
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('flags a stale count hidden in a second README project-tree block', () => {
+    const testDir = createTestDir();
+    const {
+      readmePath,
+      agentsPath,
+      zhRootReadmePath,
+      zhDocsReadmePath,
+      zhAgentsPath,
+      pluginJsonPath,
+      marketplaceJsonPath,
+    } = writeCatalogFixture(testDir, {
+      readmeExtraTreeBlock: '|-- agents/           # 9 specialized subagents for delegation',
+    });
+
+    const result = runCatalogValidator({
+      ROOT: testDir,
+      README_PATH: readmePath,
+      AGENTS_PATH: agentsPath,
+      README_ZH_CN_PATH: zhRootReadmePath,
+      DOCS_ZH_CN_README_PATH: zhDocsReadmePath,
+      DOCS_ZH_CN_AGENTS_PATH: zhAgentsPath,
+      PLUGIN_JSON_PATH: pluginJsonPath,
+      MARKETPLACE_JSON_PATH: marketplaceJsonPath,
+    });
+
+    const output = result.stdout + result.stderr;
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, 1, `Should fail on a stale second block, got ${output}`);
+    assert.ok(
+      output.includes('README.md project tree (agents) block'),
+      `Should name the offending block, got ${output}`
+    );
+    cleanupTestDir(testDir);
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
+  if (test('write mode repairs a stale second README project-tree block', () => {
+    const testDir = createTestDir();
+    const {
+      readmePath,
+      agentsPath,
+      zhRootReadmePath,
+      zhDocsReadmePath,
+      zhAgentsPath,
+      pluginJsonPath,
+      marketplaceJsonPath,
+    } = writeCatalogFixture(testDir, {
+      readmeExtraTreeBlock: '|-- agents/           # 9 specialized subagents for delegation',
+    });
+
+    const result = runCatalogValidator({
+      argv: ['--write', '--text'],
+      ROOT: testDir,
+      README_PATH: readmePath,
+      AGENTS_PATH: agentsPath,
+      README_ZH_CN_PATH: zhRootReadmePath,
+      DOCS_ZH_CN_README_PATH: zhDocsReadmePath,
+      DOCS_ZH_CN_AGENTS_PATH: zhAgentsPath,
+      PLUGIN_JSON_PATH: pluginJsonPath,
+      MARKETPLACE_JSON_PATH: marketplaceJsonPath,
+    });
+
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, 0, `Should sync every block, got ${result.stderr}`);
+    const readme = fs.readFileSync(readmePath, 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(!readme.includes('# 9 specialized subagents for delegation'), 'Should repair the second block too');
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      readme.split('# 1 specialized subagents for delegation').length - 1,
+      2,
+      'Should correct both blocks'
+    );
+    cleanupTestDir(testDir);
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   if (test('exits 0 when hooks.json does not exist', () => {
     const result = runValidatorWithDir('validate-hooks', 'HOOKS_FILE', '/nonexistent/hooks.json');
     assert.strictEqual(result.code, 0, 'Should skip when no hooks.json');