diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index e2af87f..2f74ea8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export { marketplaceEnv } from "./skill-market/ingest/env.js";
 // search + the enumeration seam
 export { searchSkills, listUnlockable } from "./search/index.js";
 export type { SearchFilters, SortBy, SearchOptions, UnlockableWorkflow, UnlockOptions } from "./search/index.js";
-export { dasSource, indexerSource, ownedSkills } from "./core/skillSource.js";
+export { dasSource, indexerSource, ownedSkills, workflowMintsAmong } from "./core/skillSource.js";
 export type { SkillSource } from "./core/skillSource.js";
 // reputation (derived live from supply + reviews)
 export { getReputation, getLeaderboard } from "./reputation/index.js";
diff --git a/surfaces/localhost/src/index.ts b/surfaces/localhost/src/index.ts
index 7fbda02..8a8d525 100644
--- a/surfaces/localhost/src/index.ts
+++ b/surfaces/localhost/src/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {
   maskedGithubToken,
   loadGithubToken,
   registerVerifiedWork,
+  workflowMintsAmong,
 } from "@iqlabs-official/agent-sdk";
 
 const PORT = Number(process.env.AGENTNET_PORT ?? 4317);
@@ -470,7 +471,13 @@ function attachMarketHandlers(c: Client) {
     ]);
     const names = cards.map((card) => card.name);
     const mints = Object.fromEntries(cards.map((card) => [card.name, card.id]));
-    c.send({ type: "ownedSkills", names, mints, disposedMints, cards });
+    // Ground-truth which owned mints are workflows (not `card.type`: a mint missing from
+    // the indexer catalog falls back to type "skill" even when it's actually a workflow —
+    // see ownedSkillCards). The workflow-publish picker needs this to keep owned workflows
+    // out of the required-skills checklist (a workflow can't require another workflow).
+    const allMints = [...Object.values(mints), ...Object.values(disposedMints)];
+    const workflowMints = allMints.length ? await workflowMintsAmong(allMints).catch(() => [] as string[]) : [];
+    c.send({ type: "ownedSkills", names, mints, disposedMints, cards, workflowMints });
   }
   // `quiet` = expected transient (no wallet yet): answer reads with empty results and
   // skip every toast, so the market just shows clean empty states until the wallet lands.
diff --git a/surfaces/webview/src/market/MarketScreen.tsx b/surfaces/webview/src/market/MarketScreen.tsx
index 48e7484..384104b 100644
--- a/surfaces/webview/src/market/MarketScreen.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/webview/src/market/MarketScreen.tsx
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@ export function MarketScreen({ tab }: { tab: ShellTab }) {
     );
   }
 
-  // Publish form (market tab)
+  // Publish form (market tab) — opens pre-set to whichever kind you were browsing (skill
+  // or workflow tab), same as the VSCode builder.
   if (view === "publish") {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col h-full bg-zinc-950">
-        <PublishForm onBack={() => setView("browse")} />
+        <PublishForm initialKind={state.marketTab} onBack={() => setView("browse")} />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/surfaces/webview/src/market/PublishForm.tsx b/surfaces/webview/src/market/PublishForm.tsx
index 04767e9..f79f299 100644
--- a/surfaces/webview/src/market/PublishForm.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/webview/src/market/PublishForm.tsx
@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@ function PublishProgressView({ progress }: { progress: { phase: "store" | "mint"
 
 interface Props {
   onBack: () => void;
+  // Which kind the form opens to — e.g. hitting Publish from the Workflow browse tab should
+  // land straight in workflow mode, same as the VSCode builder. Defaults to "skill".
+  initialKind?: "skill" | "workflow";
 }
 
-export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
+// A workflow can require at most 16 skills (MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS in the agent-workflow-nft
+// contract) and at least 1 — the on-chain gate that gives a workflow meaning.
+const MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS = 16;
+
+export function PublishForm({ onBack, initialKind = "skill" }: Props) {
   const { send, state, clearPublishResult } = useStore();
+  const [kind, setKind] = useState<"skill" | "workflow">(initialKind);
   const [name, setName] = useState("");
   const [description, setDescription] = useState("");
   const [text, setText] = useState("");
@@ -75,27 +83,59 @@ export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
   const [priceSol, setPriceSol] = useState("0");
   const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState(""); // http/on-chain link only — no file upload
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  // Required-skills picker (workflow mode only): mint -> selected.
+  const [reqSel, setReqSel] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
 
+  const t = PUBLISH_THEME[kind];
   const result = state.publishResult;
 
+  // Skills the wallet actually owns and can require: must have a resolvable mint, and must
+  // NOT itself be a workflow (the on-chain gate rejects a workflow as a required_skill).
+  const ownedSkillNames = state.marketOwned.filter((n) => {
+    const mint = state.marketOwnedMints[n];
+    return !!mint && !state.marketOwnedWorkflowMints.includes(mint);
+  });
+  const chosenReqMints = Object.keys(reqSel).filter((m) => reqSel[m]);
+
   // A result (success OR failure) ends the in-flight state so the form/button come back.
   useEffect(() => { if (result) setSubmitting(false); }, [result]);
 
   function handleSubmit() {
-    if (!name.trim() || !text.trim()) return;
+    if (!name.trim()) return;
+    if (kind === "skill" && !text.trim()) return;
+    if (kind === "workflow" && (chosenReqMints.length === 0 || chosenReqMints.length > MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS)) return;
     setSubmitting(true);
     clearPublishResult();
+    // Workflow mode: synthesize the SKILL.md frontmatter (type: workflow + requiredSkills) so
+    // the current backend's frontmatter sniff (env.ts) mints it as a workflow — same trick the
+    // VSCode webview builder uses. No SKILL.md body to author; the workflow IS its required skills.
+    const body = kind === "workflow"
+      ? [
+          "---",
+          `name: ${name.trim()}`,
+          `description: ${description.trim().replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, " ")}`,
+          "type: workflow",
+          `requiredSkills: [${chosenReqMints.join(", ")}]`,
+          "---",
+          "",
+          `# ${name.trim()}`,
+          "",
+          description.trim(),
+          "",
+        ].join("\n")
+      : text.trim();
     // Image is a link ONLY (http URL or on-chain address). The app can't attach/upload a
     // file, and a link stays tiny so the body doesn't chunk on-chain (keeps signatures low).
     send({
       type: "publishSkill",
       name: name.trim(),
       description: description.trim(),
-      text: text.trim(),
+      text: body,
       category: category.trim() || undefined,
       hashtags: hashtags.split(",").map((h) => h.trim()).filter(Boolean),
       priceSol: priceSol || "0",
       image: imageUrl.trim() || undefined,
+      ...(kind === "workflow" ? { kind: "workflow" as const, requiredSkills: chosenReqMints } : {}),
     });
     setTimeout(() => setSubmitting(false), 15000);
   }
@@ -105,13 +145,13 @@ export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
   if (result?.ok) {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-        <header className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-zinc-800 px-3 py-2 shrink-0">
+        <header className={`flex items-center gap-2 border-b ${t.border} px-3 py-2 shrink-0`}>
           <button onClick={() => { clearPublishResult(); onBack(); }} className="text-zinc-400 active:text-zinc-200 px-1 text-lg">←</button>
-          <span className="font-medium text-sm">Publish Skill</span>
+          <span className="font-medium text-sm">Publish {kind === "workflow" ? "Workflow" : "Skill"}</span>
         </header>
-        <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 text-center bg-gradient-to-b from-purple-900/25 to-transparent">
-          <SkillIcon className="h-10 w-10 text-purple-400" />
-          <p className="text-purple-300 font-semibold">Skill minted!</p>
+        <div className={`flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 text-center bg-gradient-to-b ${t.wash} to-transparent`}>
+          <SkillIcon className={`h-10 w-10 ${t.icon}`} />
+          <p className={`${t.label} font-semibold`}>{kind === "workflow" ? "Workflow minted!" : "Skill minted!"}</p>
           {result.mint && <p className="font-mono text-xs text-zinc-500">{result.mint}</p>}
           <button onClick={() => { clearPublishResult(); onBack(); }} className="mt-2 text-sm text-zinc-400 underline">Back to market</button>
         </div>
@@ -144,14 +184,33 @@ export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
         >
           <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.8"><path d="M15 6l-6 6 6 6" /></svg>
         </button>
-        <span className="an-term-title text-[16px]">Publish Skill</span>
+        <span className="an-term-title text-[16px]">Publish {kind === "workflow" ? "Workflow" : "Skill"}</span>
       </header>
 
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3.5 space-y-4">
+        {/* Skill/workflow toggle: a workflow is defined by the skills it requires (the
+            on-chain gate), so workflow mode swaps the SKILL.md box below for a checklist. */}
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          {(["skill", "workflow"] as const).map((k) => {
+            const active = kind === k;
+            const kt = PUBLISH_THEME[k];
+            return (
+              <button
+                key={k}
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setKind(k)}
+                className={`flex-1 rounded-lg border py-2 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-wider transition-colors ${active ? `${kt.border} ${kt.onText}` : "border-zinc-800 text-zinc-500"}`}
+                style={active ? { background: k === "skill" ? "rgba(139,92,246,0.12)" : "rgba(240,145,62,0.12)" } : undefined}
+              >
+                {k}
+              </button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
         <Field label="Name *">
           <input
             className="an-term-field"
-            placeholder="My Skill"
+            placeholder={kind === "workflow" ? "My Workflow" : "My Skill"}
             value={name}
             onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
           />
@@ -159,20 +218,57 @@ export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
         <Field label="Description">
           <input
             className="an-term-field"
-            placeholder="What does this skill do?"
+            placeholder={kind === "workflow" ? "What does this workflow do?" : "What does this skill do?"}
             value={description}
             onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
           />
         </Field>
-        <Field label="SKILL.md content *">
-          <textarea
-            className="an-term-field"
-            rows={8}
-            placeholder="# My Skill&#10;&#10;## Description&#10;…"
-            value={text}
-            onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
-          />
-        </Field>
+        {kind === "workflow" ? (
+          <Field label="Required skills *">
+            <p className="mb-1.5 text-[10px] leading-relaxed text-zinc-600">
+              Pick the skills you own that this workflow combines. Buyers must hold every one to unlock it (max {MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS}).
+            </p>
+            {ownedSkillNames.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-950 px-3 py-2.5 text-xs text-zinc-600">
+                You don&apos;t own any skills yet. Buy at least one before publishing a workflow.
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <div className="flex max-h-[220px] flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-950 p-2">
+                  {ownedSkillNames.map((n) => {
+                    const mint = state.marketOwnedMints[n];
+                    return (
+                      <label key={mint} className="flex items-center gap-2.5 py-1 text-[13px] text-zinc-300 active:opacity-80">
+                        <input
+                          type="checkbox"
+                          checked={!!reqSel[mint]}
+                          onChange={(e) => setReqSel((s) => ({ ...s, [mint]: e.target.checked }))}
+                          className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 accent-amber-500"
+                        />
+                        <span className="truncate">{n}</span>
+                      </label>
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </div>
+                {chosenReqMints.length > 0 && (
+                  <p className="mt-1.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-zinc-500">
+                    {chosenReqMints.length} selected{chosenReqMints.length > MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS ? ` — max ${MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS}, deselect some` : ""}
+                  </p>
+                )}
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Field>
+        ) : (
+          <Field label="SKILL.md content *">
+            <textarea
+              className="an-term-field"
+              rows={8}
+              placeholder="# My Skill&#10;&#10;## Description&#10;…"
+              value={text}
+              onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
+            />
+          </Field>
+        )}
         <Field label="Category">
           <input
             className="an-term-field"
@@ -240,10 +336,15 @@ export function PublishForm({ onBack }: Props) {
         )}
         <button
           onClick={handleSubmit}
-          disabled={submitting || !name.trim() || !text.trim() || !imageValid}
-          className="an-btn an-btn-violet"
+          disabled={
+            submitting ||
+            !name.trim() ||
+            !imageValid ||
+            (kind === "skill" ? !text.trim() : chosenReqMints.length === 0 || chosenReqMints.length > MAX_REQUIRED_SKILLS)
+          }
+          className={`an-btn ${kind === "workflow" ? "an-btn-orange" : "an-btn-violet"}`}
         >
-          {submitting ? "Minting NFT…" : "Mint & Publish"}
+          {submitting ? "Minting NFT…" : `Mint & Publish${kind === "workflow" ? " Workflow" : ""}`}
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/surfaces/webview/src/state/store.tsx b/surfaces/webview/src/state/store.tsx
index dd435f3..e13bc51 100644
--- a/surfaces/webview/src/state/store.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/webview/src/state/store.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export interface State {
   marketOwned: string[];
   marketOwnedMints: Record<string, string>;
   marketOwnedCards: SkillCard[]; // wallet's on-chain owned skill cards (My Skills grid)
+  // Of the owned mints, which are workflows (ground-truth on-chain read, not `card.type`).
+  // The workflow-publish picker excludes these — a workflow can't require another workflow.
+  marketOwnedWorkflowMints: string[];
   marketDisposed: Record<string, string>;
   marketBalance: number | null;
   // Fund prompt (Get devnet SOL): opened when a buy fails for insufficient funds; `funding`
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ const initialState: State = {
   marketOwned: [],
   marketOwnedMints: {},
   marketOwnedCards: [],
+  marketOwnedWorkflowMints: [],
   marketDisposed: {},
   marketBalance: null,
   fundOpen: false,
@@ -522,6 +526,9 @@ function reducer(state: State, ev: Action): State {
         // Only chain-sourced emits carry `cards`; keep the existing grid on a names-only
         // emit (chat panel / post-buy refresh) instead of blanking My Skills.
         marketOwnedCards: ev.cards ?? state.marketOwnedCards,
+        // Only a chain-sourced emit carries workflowMints; keep the existing set on a
+        // names-only emit instead of wrongly clearing it back to [].
+        marketOwnedWorkflowMints: ev.workflowMints ?? state.marketOwnedWorkflowMints,
         marketDisposed: ev.disposedMints ?? {},
       };
     case "balance":
diff --git a/surfaces/webview/src/transport/protocol.ts b/surfaces/webview/src/transport/protocol.ts
index 1e8bc1d..d45e45a 100644
--- a/surfaces/webview/src/transport/protocol.ts
+++ b/surfaces/webview/src/transport/protocol.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ export type ClientMessage =
       hashtags?: string[];
       priceSol: string;
       image?: string;
+      // forward-compat with the newer contract path (#95): current backend ignores these
+      // and instead sniffs `type: workflow` / `requiredSkills` out of the frontmatter in `text`.
+      kind?: "skill" | "workflow";
+      requiredSkills?: string[];
     }
   | { type: "submitGithubToken"; token: string }
   | { type: "clearGithubToken" }
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ export type ServerMessage =
   | { type: "buyResult"; skillId: string; ok: boolean; slug?: string; error?: string; code?: "insufficient_funds" }
   | { type: "disposeResult"; skillId: string; ok: boolean; slug?: string; error?: string }
   | { type: "reEquipResult"; skillId: string; ok: boolean; slug?: string; error?: string }
-  | { type: "ownedSkills"; names: string[]; mints?: Record<string, string>; disposedMints?: Record<string, string>; cards?: import("@iqlabs-official/agent-sdk").SkillCard[] }
+  | { type: "ownedSkills"; names: string[]; mints?: Record<string, string>; disposedMints?: Record<string, string>; cards?: import("@iqlabs-official/agent-sdk").SkillCard[]; workflowMints?: string[] }
   | { type: "balance"; lamports: number | null }
   | { type: "airdropResult"; ok: boolean; lamports?: number; error?: string }
   | { type: "skillActive"; name: string }