diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallDialog.tsx
index cc0ee06b198..b3ba10d8abe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallDialog.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { useSkillInstallProgress } from './skill-install-progress-state'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { resolveSkillShareForInstall } from './skill-warning-preview-gate'
 import { useSkillInstallRisk } from './use-skill-install-risk'
+import { getSkillInstallErrorMessage } from './skill-install-error-copy'
 
 export function SkillInstallDialog({
   open,
@@ -91,12 +92,7 @@ export function SkillInstallDialog({
   const resolveLink = useCallback(async (value: string): Promise<void> => {
     const shareId = parseSkillShareId(value)
     if (!shareId) {
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.enterShareLink',
-          'Enter an Orca skill share link.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('enterShareLink'))
       return
     }
     setBusy(true)
@@ -108,22 +104,14 @@ export function SkillInstallDialog({
         setError(
           operation.status === 'unconfigured'
             ? operation.message
-            : translate(
-                'auto.components.skills.install.shareUnavailable',
-                'This share is unavailable. The link may be invalid, expired, or revoked.'
-              )
+            : getSkillInstallErrorMessage('shareUnavailable')
         )
         return
       }
       setPreview({ shareId, version: operation.value.version })
     } catch (cause) {
       console.warn('[skills] share resolution failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.shareUnavailable',
-          'This share is unavailable. The link may be invalid, expired, or revoked.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('shareUnavailable'))
     } finally {
       setBusy(false)
     }
@@ -217,10 +205,7 @@ export function SkillInstallDialog({
       if (operation.status !== 'ok') {
         setError(
           operation.status === 'reconnect-required'
-            ? translate(
-                'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectBeforeInstalling',
-                'Reconnect your Orca account before installing.'
-              )
+            ? getSkillInstallErrorMessage('reconnectBeforeInstalling')
             : operation.message
         )
         return
@@ -231,12 +216,7 @@ export function SkillInstallDialog({
       }
     } catch (cause) {
       console.warn('[skills] install failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.requestedVersionVerificationFailed',
-          'Installation failed before Orca could verify the requested version.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('requestedVersionVerificationFailed'))
     } finally {
       installProgress.finish()
       setBusy(false)
@@ -252,12 +232,7 @@ export function SkillInstallDialog({
       ...(environmentId === 'local' || environmentId.startsWith('ssh:') ? {} : { environmentId })
     })
     if (!cancelled.cancelled) {
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.destinationAlreadyFinished',
-          'The destination had already finished this installation.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('destinationAlreadyFinished'))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallManagementDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallManagementDialog.tsx
index 0479aae20fd..c90be97c2fe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallManagementDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/SkillInstallManagementDialog.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from './skill-managed-install-groups'
 import { SkillInstallMachineSelect } from './SkillInstallMachineSelect'
 import { SkillInstallManagementStatus } from './SkillInstallManagementStatus'
-import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import { getSkillInstallErrorMessage } from './skill-install-error-copy'
 
 export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
   open,
@@ -91,12 +91,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
         return
       }
       console.warn('[skills] managed install listing failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.inspectManagedFailed',
-          'Orca could not inspect managed installs on this machine.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('inspectManagedFailed'))
     } finally {
       if (generation === loadGeneration.current) {
         setBusy(false)
@@ -126,10 +121,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
       if (operation.status !== 'ok') {
         setError(
           operation.status === 'reconnect-required'
-            ? translate(
-                'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectForVersionHistory',
-                'Reconnect your Orca account to load version history.'
-              )
+            ? getSkillInstallErrorMessage('reconnectForVersionHistory')
             : operation.message
         )
         return
@@ -141,12 +133,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
         return
       }
       console.warn('[skills] package history failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.versionHistoryUnavailable',
-          'Version history is unavailable for this skill.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('versionHistoryUnavailable'))
     } finally {
       if (generation === detailGeneration.current) {
         setBusy(false)
@@ -182,12 +169,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
           installedNames.has(skill.name)
         )
         if (selectedSkills.length === 0) {
-          setError(
-            translate(
-              'auto.components.skills.install.bundleSkillsMissing',
-              'This version does not contain any of the installed bundle skills.'
-            )
-          )
+          setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('bundleSkillsMissing'))
           return
         }
         const operation = await window.api.skills.installBundlePackageVersion({
@@ -212,10 +194,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
         if (operation.status !== 'ok') {
           setError(
             operation.status === 'reconnect-required'
-              ? translate(
-                  'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectBeforeVersionChange',
-                  'Reconnect your Orca account before changing versions.'
-                )
+              ? getSkillInstallErrorMessage('reconnectBeforeVersionChange')
               : operation.message
           )
           return
@@ -241,10 +220,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
       if (operation.status !== 'ok') {
         setError(
           operation.status === 'reconnect-required'
-            ? translate(
-                'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectBeforeVersionChange',
-                'Reconnect your Orca account before changing versions.'
-              )
+            ? getSkillInstallErrorMessage('reconnectBeforeVersionChange')
             : operation.message
         )
         return
@@ -258,12 +234,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
       }
     } catch (cause) {
       console.warn('[skills] version installation failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.versionVerificationFailed',
-          'Orca could not verify the requested version.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('versionVerificationFailed'))
     } finally {
       installProgress.finish()
       setBusy(false)
@@ -279,12 +250,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
       ...(environmentId === 'local' || environmentId.startsWith('ssh:') ? {} : { environmentId })
     })
     if (!cancelled.cancelled) {
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.destinationAlreadyFinished',
-          'The destination had already finished this installation.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('destinationAlreadyFinished'))
     }
   }
 
@@ -329,12 +295,7 @@ export function SkillInstallManagementDialog({
       }
     } catch (cause) {
       console.warn('[skills] managed removal failed:', cause)
-      setError(
-        translate(
-          'auto.components.skills.install.removeFailed',
-          'Orca could not safely remove this skill.'
-        )
-      )
+      setError(getSkillInstallErrorMessage('removeFailed'))
     } finally {
       setBusy(false)
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/skills/skill-install-error-copy.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/skill-install-error-copy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2808271d205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/skills/skill-install-error-copy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+
+const ERROR_MESSAGES = {
+  enterShareLink: () =>
+    translate('auto.components.skills.install.enterShareLink', 'Enter an Orca skill share link.'),
+  shareUnavailable: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.shareUnavailable',
+      'This share is unavailable. The link may be invalid, expired, or revoked.'
+    ),
+  requestedVersionVerificationFailed: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.requestedVersionVerificationFailed',
+      'Installation failed before Orca could verify the requested version.'
+    ),
+  reconnectBeforeInstalling: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectBeforeInstalling',
+      'Reconnect your Orca account before installing.'
+    ),
+  destinationAlreadyFinished: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.destinationAlreadyFinished',
+      'The destination had already finished this installation.'
+    ),
+  inspectManagedFailed: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.inspectManagedFailed',
+      'Orca could not inspect managed installs on this machine.'
+    ),
+  reconnectForVersionHistory: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectForVersionHistory',
+      'Reconnect your Orca account to load version history.'
+    ),
+  versionHistoryUnavailable: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.versionHistoryUnavailable',
+      'Version history is unavailable for this skill.'
+    ),
+  bundleSkillsMissing: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.bundleSkillsMissing',
+      'This version does not contain any of the installed bundle skills.'
+    ),
+  reconnectBeforeVersionChange: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.reconnectBeforeVersionChange',
+      'Reconnect your Orca account before changing versions.'
+    ),
+  versionVerificationFailed: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.versionVerificationFailed',
+      'Orca could not verify the requested version.'
+    ),
+  removeFailed: () =>
+    translate(
+      'auto.components.skills.install.removeFailed',
+      'Orca could not safely remove this skill.'
+    )
+} as const
+
+export function getSkillInstallErrorMessage(name: keyof typeof ERROR_MESSAGES): string {
+  return ERROR_MESSAGES[name]()
+}