diff --git a/src/agents/sandbox/capabilities/skills.py b/src/agents/sandbox/capabilities/skills.py
index 5d58c6703f..1af7d826f6 100644
--- a/src/agents/sandbox/capabilities/skills.py
+++ b/src/agents/sandbox/capabilities/skills.py
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@
 )
 from .capability import Capability
 
+
+def _unwrap_session_wrapper(session: BaseSandboxSession) -> BaseSandboxSession:
+    """
+    If `session` is the SDK SandboxSession wrapper that instruments operations,
+    return the underlying unwrapped session (`_inner`) so callers can perform
+    a raw operation without creating instrumented spans. Defensive: do not
+    import the wrapper type to avoid dependency cycles; detect by name/module.
+    """
+    cls = type(session)
+    if not (
+        cls.__name__ == "SandboxSession"
+        and cls.__module__ == "agents.sandbox.session.sandbox_session"
+    ):
+        return session
+    inner = getattr(session, "_inner", None)
+    return inner if isinstance(inner, BaseSandboxSession) else session
+
+
 _SKILLS_SECTION_INTRO = (
     "A skill is a set of local instructions to follow that is stored in a `SKILL.md` file. "
     "Below is the list of skills that can be used. Each entry includes a name, description, "
@@ -235,8 +253,14 @@ async def load_skill(
         workspace_root = Path(session.state.manifest.root)
         skill_dest = workspace_root / metadata.path
         skill_md_path = skill_dest / "SKILL.md"
+        # Probe for an existing SKILL.md. On first lazy load this is expected
+        # to raise a not-found error. Using the instrumented SandboxSession.read()
+        # records that as a failed trace span even though we handle the exception.
+        # Unwrap to the inner session implementation (when available) to avoid
+        # creating a noisy failed span for the expected probe.
+        probe_session = _unwrap_session_wrapper(session)
         try:
-            handle = await session.read(skill_md_path, user=user)
+            handle = await probe_session.read(skill_md_path, user=user)
         except Exception:
             handle = None
         if handle is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_lazy_skill_probe_unwrap.py b/tests/test_lazy_skill_probe_unwrap.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..334698d08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lazy_skill_probe_unwrap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from agents.sandbox.capabilities.skills import LocalDirLazySkillSource
+from agents.sandbox.entries import LocalDir
+from agents.sandbox.session.base_sandbox_session import BaseSandboxSession
+from agents.sandbox.workspace_paths import SandboxPathGrant
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_lazy_skill_probe_unwrap_and_materialize(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    # Prepare a simple host skill layout: skills_root/example-skill/SKILL.md
+    skills_root = tmp_path / "skills"
+    skill_dir = skills_root / "example-skill"
+    skill_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (skill_dir / "SKILL.md").write_text(
+        "---\nname: example-skill\n---\n\n# Example", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+    # Build the lazy source pointing at the host directory
+    source = LocalDir(src=skills_root)
+    lazy = LocalDirLazySkillSource(source=source)
+
+    # Minimal inner session stub (subclass BaseSandboxSession) whose read() raises FileNotFoundError
+    class MinimalInner(BaseSandboxSession):
+        async def read(self, path, *, user=None):
+            raise FileNotFoundError("simulated not found")
+
+        async def write(self, path, data, *, user=None):
+            return None
+
+        async def running(self):
+            return True
+
+        async def persist_workspace(self):
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
+        async def hydrate_workspace(self, data):
+            return None
+
+        async def _exec_internal(self, *command, timeout=None):
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
+    inner = MinimalInner()
+    # Create a wrapper-like object whose class name/module matches the detection logic,
+    # and expose the _inner attribute so _unwrap_session_wrapper() will return inner.
+    WrapperClass = type(
+        "SandboxSession",
+        (),
+        {"__module__": "agents.sandbox.session.sandbox_session"},
+    )
+    wrapper = WrapperClass()
+    wrapper._inner = inner
+
+    # Monkeypatch LocalDir.apply to a no-op so load_skill can complete without a real session.
+    async def _noop_apply(self, session, dest, base_dir=None, user=None):
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(LocalDir, "apply", _noop_apply)
+
+    # Provide .state.manifest.root and .extra_path_grants used by load_skill (minimal stand-in).
+    # Grant the host skills directory so the absolute source path resolves outside cwd.
+    class DummyManifest:
+        def __init__(self, root, extra_path_grants):
+            self.root = root
+            self.extra_path_grants = extra_path_grants
+
+    class DummyState:
+        def __init__(self, manifest):
+            self.manifest = manifest
+
+    dummy_root = Path("/workspace")
+    dummy_manifest = DummyManifest(
+        root=str(dummy_root),
+        extra_path_grants=(SandboxPathGrant(path=skills_root),),
+    )
+    wrapper.state = DummyState(manifest=dummy_manifest)
+    inner.state = dummy_manifest  # harmless placeholder
+
+    result = await lazy.load_skill(
+        skill_name="example-skill", session=wrapper, skills_path=".agents"
+    )
+    assert result["status"] in {"loaded", "already_loaded"}