diff --git a/www/document.html b/www/document.html
index db2e3e0..7a110a0 100644
--- a/www/document.html
+++ b/www/document.html
@@ -1803,13 +1803,21 @@ user:
     }
 
     function enforceDefaultSkillSelection() {
-      const convo = getCurrentConversation();
-      if (!convo) return;
       const defaultKey = getDefaultDocumentSkillKey();
       if (!defaultKey) return;
       const hasDefaultSkill = skills.some((s) => s.key === defaultKey);
       if (!hasDefaultSkill) return;
 
+      const convo = getCurrentConversation();
+      if (!convo) {
+        if (!selectedSkillKeys.includes(defaultKey)) {
+          selectedSkillKeys = [...selectedSkillKeys, defaultKey];
+          renderSkillsList();
+          renderSkillsEditor();
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
       const removed = new Set(getConversationRemovedSkillKeys(convo));
       const selected = new Set(getConversationSkillKeys(convo));
       if (!removed.has(defaultKey) && !selected.has(defaultKey)) {
@@ -4061,15 +4069,40 @@ user:
       });
     }
 
+    function upsertDefaultDocumentSkillDraft() {
+      if (!currentPubkey) return;
+      const key = getDefaultDocumentSkillKey();
+      if (!key) return;
+      if (skills.some((s) => s.key === key)) return;
+
+      const llm = String(aiConfig.model || 'default').trim() || 'default';
+      const temperature = Number(aiConfig.temperature ?? 0);
+      const maxTokens = Math.max(1, Math.floor(Number(aiConfig.max_tokens ?? 10000)));
+      const evt = {
+        kind: 31123,
+        created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+        pubkey: currentPubkey,
+        id: uid(),
+        tags: [
+          ['d', DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_SKILL_SLUG],
+          ['description', DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_SKILL_DESCRIPTION],
+          ['llm', llm],
+          ['temperature', String(temperature)],
+          ['max_tokens', String(maxTokens)]
+        ],
+        content: DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_SKILL_TEMPLATE
+      };
+      upsertSkillFromEvent(evt);
+    }
+
     async function ensureDefaultDocumentSkillExists() {
       if (!currentPubkey) return;
       const slug = DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_SKILL_SLUG;
       const key = getDefaultDocumentSkillKey();
-      const existingInMemory = skills.find((s) => s.key === key);
-      if (existingInMemory) {
-        enforceDefaultSkillSelection();
-        return;
-      }
+
+      // Ensure visibility/editability immediately, even before network round-trips.
+      upsertDefaultDocumentSkillDraft();
+      enforceDefaultSkillSelection();
 
       const filter = {
         kinds: [31123],
@@ -4128,13 +4161,18 @@ user:
       };
 
       const skillEvent = buildSkillEventFromEditor(draftSkill);
-      await publishEvent(skillEvent);
-      upsertSkillFromEvent({
-        ...skillEvent,
-        pubkey: currentPubkey,
-        id: uid()
-      });
-      setStatus('Created default-document-skill.');
+      try {
+        await publishEvent(skillEvent);
+        upsertSkillFromEvent({
+          ...skillEvent,
+          pubkey: currentPubkey,
+          id: uid()
+        });
+        setStatus('Created default-document-skill.');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('[document.html] failed to publish default-document-skill, keeping local draft:', error);
+        setStatus('Default document skill loaded locally (publish pending).');
+      }
       enforceDefaultSkillSelection();
     }
 
diff --git a/www/js/version.json b/www/js/version.json
index cd9d397..04439bd 100644
--- a/www/js/version.json
+++ b/www/js/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "VERSION": "v0.7.8",
-  "VERSION_NUMBER": "0.7.8",
-  "BUILD_DATE": "2026-04-28T14:39:51.733Z"
+  "VERSION": "v0.7.9",
+  "VERSION_NUMBER": "0.7.9",
+  "BUILD_DATE": "2026-04-28T14:44:22.682Z"
 }