diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-run/SKILL.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-run/SKILL.md
index e12d2802e..066b92d47 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-run/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-run/SKILL.md
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ If no orchestrator name is provided, list available orchestrators and ask which
 Find the plugin's install location:
 
 ```bash
-PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/orchestrators" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/orchestrators$||')
+# Prefer the active Claude profile ($CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR) over a global search
+if [ -n "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" -path "*/compound-engineering/*/orchestrators" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/orchestrators$||')
+fi
+# Fall back to searching all Claude profiles if not found via CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
+if [ -z "$PLUGIN_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/orchestrators" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/orchestrators$||')
+fi
 ```
 
 Fall back to relative path if not found:
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-user-scenarios/SKILL.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-user-scenarios/SKILL.md
index f8899e236..cce600c0b 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-user-scenarios/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-user-scenarios/SKILL.md
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ If no stage is specified, use these heuristics:
 Find the plugin's install location:
 
 ```bash
-PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/user" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/user$||')
+# Prefer the active Claude profile ($CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR) over a global search
+if [ -n "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/user" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/user$||')
+fi
+# Fall back to searching all Claude profiles if not found via CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
+if [ -z "$PLUGIN_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/user" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/user$||')
+fi
 ```
 
 Fall back to relative path if not found:
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/refresh/SKILL.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/refresh/SKILL.md
index 1aab87837..1da13a825 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/refresh/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/skills/refresh/SKILL.md
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ Syncs reviewer persona files, orchestrator definitions, and user persona files f
 Find the plugin's install location in the Claude plugin cache:
 
 ```bash
-PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/review" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/review$||')
+# Prefer the active Claude profile ($CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR) over a global search
+if [ -n "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR" -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/review" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/review$||')
+fi
+# Fall back to searching all Claude profiles if not found via CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR
+if [ -z "$PLUGIN_DIR" ]; then
+  PLUGIN_DIR=$(find "$HOME/.claude" "$HOME/.claude-"* -path "*/compound-engineering/*/agents/review" -type d 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|/agents/review$||')
+fi
 ```
 
 Fall back to relative path if not found (e.g., running from source repo):