diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/detection.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/detection.ts
index 0afbcdf68..1141fefac 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/detection.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/detection.ts
@@ -371,6 +371,24 @@ export function detectProjectSignals(basePath: string): ProjectSignals {
     // unreadable root — skip extension scan
   }
 
+  // Python framework detection — scan dependency files for framework-specific packages.
+  // Adds synthetic markers (e.g. "dep:fastapi") so skill catalog matchFiles can reference them.
+  if (detectedFiles.includes("requirements.txt") || detectedFiles.includes("pyproject.toml")) {
+    try {
+      const depContent: string[] = [];
+      const reqPath = join(basePath, "requirements.txt");
+      if (existsSync(reqPath)) depContent.push(readBounded(reqPath, 64 * 1024));
+      const pyprojectPath = join(basePath, "pyproject.toml");
+      if (existsSync(pyprojectPath)) depContent.push(readBounded(pyprojectPath, 64 * 1024));
+      const combined = depContent.join("\n").toLowerCase();
+      if (/\bfastapi\b/.test(combined)) {
+        detectedFiles.push("dep:fastapi");
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // unreadable dependency files — skip framework scan
+    }
+  }
+
   // Git repo detection
   const isGitRepo = existsSync(join(basePath, ".git"));
 
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts
index 231b15b29..3771e217d 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts
@@ -394,14 +394,14 @@ export const SKILL_CATALOG: SkillPack[] = [
     matchLanguages: ["python"],
     matchFiles: ["pyproject.toml", "setup.py", "requirements.txt"],
   },
-  // FastAPI — no brownfield auto-detection (generic Python markers can't
-  // distinguish FastAPI from other frameworks). Available via greenfield
-  // stack selection or manual install: npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill fastapi-templates
+  // FastAPI — detected by scanning requirements.txt / pyproject.toml for the
+  // "fastapi" dependency. Uses the "dep:fastapi" synthetic marker from detection.ts.
   {
     label: "FastAPI",
     description: "Production-ready FastAPI projects with async patterns and error handling",
     repo: "wshobson/agents",
     skills: ["fastapi-templates"],
+    matchFiles: ["dep:fastapi"],
   },
   // ── Go ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   {
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/detection.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/detection.test.ts
index ccb41a48d..f76740cc0 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/detection.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/detection.test.ts
@@ -667,3 +667,38 @@ test("detectProjectSignals: Tailwind via tailwind.config.ts", () => {
     cleanup(dir);
   }
 });
+
+test("detectProjectSignals: FastAPI detected via requirements.txt dependency", () => {
+  const dir = makeTempDir("signals-fastapi-req");
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "requirements.txt"), "fastapi==0.115.0\nuvicorn[standard]\n", "utf-8");
+    const signals = detectProjectSignals(dir);
+    assert.ok(signals.detectedFiles.includes("dep:fastapi"), "should add dep:fastapi marker");
+    assert.equal(signals.primaryLanguage, "python");
+  } finally {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  }
+});
+
+test("detectProjectSignals: FastAPI detected via pyproject.toml dependency", () => {
+  const dir = makeTempDir("signals-fastapi-pyproject");
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "pyproject.toml"), '[project]\ndependencies = ["fastapi>=0.100"]\n', "utf-8");
+    const signals = detectProjectSignals(dir);
+    assert.ok(signals.detectedFiles.includes("dep:fastapi"), "should add dep:fastapi marker");
+  } finally {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  }
+});
+
+test("detectProjectSignals: Django project does NOT get dep:fastapi marker", () => {
+  const dir = makeTempDir("signals-django-no-fastapi");
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "requirements.txt"), "django==5.0\ncelery\n", "utf-8");
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "manage.py"), "#!/usr/bin/env python", "utf-8");
+    const signals = detectProjectSignals(dir);
+    assert.ok(!signals.detectedFiles.includes("dep:fastapi"), "should NOT add dep:fastapi for Django");
+  } finally {
+    cleanup(dir);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/skill-catalog.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/skill-catalog.test.ts
index 6f51e495d..8c6d194ef 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/skill-catalog.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/skill-catalog.test.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ test("matchPacksForProject: FastAPI does not match generic Python", () => {
   assert.ok(!labels.includes("FastAPI"), "FastAPI should NOT match generic Python projects");
 });
 
+test("matchPacksForProject: FastAPI matches when dep:fastapi detected", () => {
+  const labels = packLabels(makeSignals({ primaryLanguage: "python", detectedFiles: ["pyproject.toml", "dep:fastapi"] }));
+  assert.ok(labels.includes("FastAPI"), "FastAPI should match when dep:fastapi is in detectedFiles");
+});
+
 test("matchPacksForProject: Spring Boot does not match via language alone", () => {
   // Simulate Android project: has java/kotlin language but no root pom.xml/build.gradle
   const labels = packLabels(makeSignals({ primaryLanguage: "java/kotlin", detectedFiles: ["app/build.gradle"] }));