diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agent/core.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agent/core.py
index f21a5838d..1931c8168 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agent/core.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/agent/core.py
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
         """Resolve skill paths into loaded Skill objects.
 
         Path entries trigger discovery and activation. Skill entries pass through.
-        Crew-level skill paths are merged in.
+        Crew-level skill paths are merged in. Skips work when all items are
+        already resolved and there are no crew-level paths to merge.
         """
         crew_skills: list[Path] | None = (
             self.crew.skills
@@ -310,6 +311,10 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
         if not self.skills and not crew_skills:
             return
 
+        has_unresolved = self.skills and any(isinstance(s, Path) for s in self.skills)
+        if not has_unresolved and not crew_skills:
+            return
+
         seen: set[str] = set()
         resolved: list[Path | SkillModel] = []
         items: list[Path | SkillModel] = list(self.skills) if self.skills else []