diff --git a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_agent.py b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_agent.py
index 2d71bb5c..26e854b1 100644
--- a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_agent.py
+++ b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_agent.py
@@ -388,11 +388,18 @@ async def run_browser_agent(
         if m:
             replay_host = browser_skills.host_of(m.group(0))
     skill = browser_skills.find_skill(replay_host, task) if replay_host else None
-    if skill:
-        logger.info(f"[browser-skills] REPLAY attempt: {len(skill['steps'])} steps on {replay_host}")
+    # Fill any parameter slots from THIS task's quoted values (so one learned
+    # skill serves "do the same thing with a different input"). If a slot can't
+    # be filled, concrete_steps is None and we run the full agent instead.
+    concrete_steps = browser_skills.rehydrate(skill, task) if skill else None
+    if skill and not concrete_steps:
+        logger.info(f"[browser-skills] skill matched on {replay_host} but slots unfillable from task; running full agent")
+        skill = None
+    if skill and concrete_steps:
+        logger.info(f"[browser-skills] REPLAY attempt: {len(concrete_steps)} steps on {replay_host}")
         replay_log: list[dict] = []
         replay_ok = True
-        for step in skill["steps"]:
+        for step in concrete_steps:
             if cancel_event.is_set():
                 replay_ok = False
                 break
@@ -440,7 +447,7 @@ async def run_browser_agent(
             })
             return {
                 "session_id": session_id, "browser_id": browser_id,
-                "summary": f"Completed via learned skill replay ({len(skill['steps'])} steps, no LLM).",
+                "summary": f"Completed via learned skill replay ({len(concrete_steps)} steps, no LLM).",
                 "action_log": replay_log, "final_screenshot": final_screenshot,
                 "replayed": True,
             }
diff --git a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_skills.py b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_skills.py
index 2e85d5f6..914c92e7 100644
--- a/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_skills.py
+++ b/backend/apps/agents/browser/browser_skills.py
@@ -111,6 +111,72 @@ def normalize_task(task: str) -> str:
     return " ".join(toks)
 
 
+# --- parameterization (reuse one skill for "the same task, different input") ---
+# A quoted value in the task is treated as a SLOT: it's abstracted out of the
+# skill key (so `search "shoes"` and `search "hats"` share one skill) and the
+# value is filled from the LIVE task at replay (so the value is never stored on
+# disk, a redaction win, and the skill generalizes). Quoting is the explicit,
+# high-precision signal that this token is a parameter; we never guess.
+_QUOTE_RE = re.compile(r'["“”‘’\']([^"“”‘’\']{1,200})["“”‘’\']')
+_SLOT_TOKEN = " slotvalue "
+
+
+def template_task(task: str) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
+    """Replace each quoted span with a fixed token; return (templated, [values])."""
+    values: list[str] = []
+
+    def _repl(m):
+        values.append(m.group(1))
+        return _SLOT_TOKEN
+
+    return _QUOTE_RE.sub(_repl, task or ""), values
+
+
+def _sig(task: str) -> str:
+    """Skill key signature: template out quoted values, then normalize, so the
+    same task with different quoted inputs maps to the same key."""
+    templated, _ = template_task(task)
+    return normalize_task(templated)
+
+
+def _parameterize(steps: list[dict], task: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """Convert any BrowserType whose text is a quoted task value into a slot
+    step (value_slot index), so the value is sourced live at replay, not stored."""
+    _, values = template_task(task)
+    if not values:
+        return steps
+    vlower = [v.strip().lower() for v in values]
+    out = []
+    for s in steps:
+        if s["tool"] == "BrowserType":
+            t = (s["params"].get("text") or "").strip().lower()
+            if t and t in vlower:
+                out.append({"tool": "BrowserType", "params": {"selector": s["params"].get("selector"), "value_slot": vlower.index(t)}})
+                continue
+        out.append(s)
+    return out
+
+
+def rehydrate(skill: dict | None, task: str) -> list[dict] | None:
+    """Fill a skill's value_slot steps from the current task's quoted values.
+    Returns runnable steps, or None if any slot can't be filled (caller then
+    falls back to the full LLM agent, never a wrong value)."""
+    if not skill:
+        return None
+    _, values = template_task(task)
+    out = []
+    for s in skill["steps"]:
+        p = s.get("params", {})
+        if s["tool"] == "BrowserType" and "value_slot" in p:
+            idx = p["value_slot"]
+            if not isinstance(idx, int) or idx < 0 or idx >= len(values):
+                return None  # slot has no matching live value -> abort replay
+            out.append({"tool": "BrowserType", "params": {"selector": p.get("selector"), "text": values[idx]}})
+        else:
+            out.append({"tool": s["tool"], "params": dict(p)})
+    return out
+
+
 def host_of(url: str) -> str:
     """host:port of a url (so different sites/ports never share a skill)."""
     try:
@@ -312,9 +378,10 @@ def record_skill(host: str, task: str, action_log: list[dict]) -> bool:
         steps = distill_steps(action_log)
         if not steps:
             return False
-        sig = normalize_task(task)
+        sig = _sig(task)
         if not sig:
             return False
+        steps = _parameterize(steps, task)  # quoted values -> slots (not stored)
         persistable = steps_are_persistable(steps)
         skill = {
             "host": host, "task_sig": sig, "steps": steps,
@@ -340,7 +407,7 @@ def find_skill(host: str, task: str) -> dict | None:
     (no corpus scan). Returns the skill or None. Cheap + flat as the library grows."""
     if not host:
         return None
-    sig = normalize_task(task)
+    sig = _sig(task)
     if not sig:
         return None
     k = _key(host, sig)
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_browser_skills.py b/backend/tests/test_browser_skills.py
index e40521c4..2e6999b8 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_browser_skills.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_browser_skills.py
@@ -191,3 +191,54 @@ def test_format_version_mismatch_is_ignored(_isolated_skills, monkeypatch):
     sk.clear(wipe_disk=False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(sk, "_SKILL_FORMAT_VERSION", 999)  # pretend the format moved on
     assert sk.find_skill("v.com", "do a thing now") is None
+
+
+# --- parameterization: "same task, different input" -----------------------
+def test_quoted_value_becomes_a_slot_and_reuses_across_inputs(_isolated_skills):
+    # learn from a task with a quoted value
+    log = [
+        {"tool": "BrowserNavigate", "input": {"url": "https://shop.com/search"}, "ok": True},
+        {"tool": "BrowserType", "input": {"selector": "#q", "text": "running shoes"}, "ok": True},
+        {"tool": "BrowserClickIndex", "input": {}, "ok": True, "clicked_role": "button", "clicked_name": "Search"},
+    ]
+    assert sk.record_skill("shop.com", 'search for "running shoes"', log) is True
+    # a DIFFERENT quoted input matches the SAME skill (templated key)
+    found = sk.find_skill("shop.com", 'search for "winter boots"')
+    assert found is not None
+    concrete = sk.rehydrate(found, 'search for "winter boots"')
+    type_step = next(s for s in concrete if s["tool"] == "BrowserType")
+    assert type_step["params"]["text"] == "winter boots"   # filled from the NEW task
+
+
+def test_parameterized_value_is_not_persisted(_isolated_skills):
+    log = [
+        {"tool": "BrowserType", "input": {"selector": "#q", "text": "running shoes"}, "ok": True},
+        {"tool": "BrowserClickIndex", "input": {}, "ok": True, "clicked_role": "button", "clicked_name": "Search"},
+    ]
+    sk.record_skill("shop.com", 'search for "running shoes"', log)
+    path = sk._skill_path("shop.com", sk._sig('search for "running shoes"'))
+    blob = open(path).read()
+    assert "running shoes" not in blob   # the quoted value never hits disk
+    assert '"value_slot": 0' in blob or '"value_slot":0' in blob
+
+
+def test_rehydrate_aborts_when_slot_cannot_be_filled(_isolated_skills):
+    log = [
+        {"tool": "BrowserType", "input": {"selector": "#q", "text": "shoes"}, "ok": True},
+        {"tool": "BrowserClickIndex", "input": {}, "ok": True, "clicked_role": "button", "clicked_name": "Go"},
+    ]
+    sk.record_skill("shop.com", 'search for "shoes"', log)
+    found = sk.find_skill("shop.com", "search for shoes")  # no quotes -> no value to fill
+    # find still matches if signatures align; rehydrate must refuse (no ghost)
+    if found is not None:
+        assert sk.rehydrate(found, "search for shoes") is None
+
+
+def test_unquoted_text_stays_literal_backward_compatible(_isolated_skills):
+    # no quotes -> behaves exactly as before (literal text, exact-ish key)
+    assert sk.record_skill("localhost:8901", "type hello and click Send", _log()) is True
+    found = sk.find_skill("localhost:8901", "Please type hello and click Send")
+    assert found is not None
+    concrete = sk.rehydrate(found, "Please type hello and click Send")
+    type_step = next(s for s in concrete if s["tool"] == "BrowserType")
+    assert type_step["params"]["text"] == "hello world"   # literal, unchanged