diff --git a/crates/skilld-command/src/remote.rs b/crates/skilld-command/src/remote.rs
index a9c71785..00865d99 100644
--- a/crates/skilld-command/src/remote.rs
+++ b/crates/skilld-command/src/remote.rs
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ impl SkilldRemote {
             body: vec![],
             response_limit: limit,
         };
-        self.execute(request, AllowedOrigin::Service(self.endpoint.clone()))
+        self.execute(request, AllowedOrigin::Artifact(self.endpoint.clone()))
             .map(|response| response.body)
     }
 
@@ -2371,9 +2371,29 @@ fn invalid_update_response() -> RemoteError {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 enum AllowedOrigin {
     Service(Url),
+    /// Artifact bytes come from the service origin or from one of its
+    /// subdomains, such as `artifacts.skilld.dev` for `skilld.dev`.
+    Artifact(Url),
     Github,
 }
 
+fn same_origin(url: &Url, base: &Url) -> bool {
+    url.scheme() == base.scheme()
+        && url.host_str() == base.host_str()
+        && url.port_or_known_default() == base.port_or_known_default()
+}
+
+fn is_https_subdomain_of(url: &Url, base: &Url) -> bool {
+    let (Some(host), Some(base_host)) = (url.host_str(), base.host_str()) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    url.scheme() == "https"
+        && url.port().is_none()
+        && host
+            .strip_suffix(base_host)
+            .is_some_and(|prefix| prefix.len() > 1 && prefix.ends_with('.'))
+}
+
 fn validate_request_url(value: &str, allowed: &AllowedOrigin) -> Result<(), RemoteError> {
     let url = Url::parse(value)
         .map_err(|_| RemoteError::new("INVALID_REMOTE_URL", "a remote URL is invalid"))?;
@@ -2388,11 +2408,8 @@ fn validate_url(url: &Url, allowed: &AllowedOrigin) -> Result<(), RemoteError> {
         ));
     }
     let allowed = match allowed {
-        AllowedOrigin::Service(base) => {
-            url.scheme() == base.scheme()
-                && url.host_str() == base.host_str()
-                && url.port_or_known_default() == base.port_or_known_default()
-        }
+        AllowedOrigin::Service(base) => same_origin(url, base),
+        AllowedOrigin::Artifact(base) => same_origin(url, base) || is_https_subdomain_of(url, base),
         AllowedOrigin::Github => {
             url.scheme() == "https"
                 && url.host_str() == Some("api.github.com")
diff --git a/crates/skilld-command/tests/remote.rs b/crates/skilld-command/tests/remote.rs
index 6df761e1..ed8c148a 100644
--- a/crates/skilld-command/tests/remote.rs
+++ b/crates/skilld-command/tests/remote.rs
@@ -1745,6 +1745,60 @@ fn a_verified_remote_install_uses_resolution_root_grant_and_content_in_order() {
     assert!(requests[3].url.ends_with("/content"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn a_public_grant_may_serve_content_from_a_service_subdomain() {
+    let (pin, mut responses) = verified_remote_responses();
+    let mut grant: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&responses[2].body).unwrap();
+    grant["contentUrl"] = json!("https://artifacts.skilld.dev/sha256/example");
+    responses[2] = response(200, serde_json::to_vec(&grant).unwrap());
+    let http = Arc::new(FakeHttp::with(responses));
+    let remote = SkilldRemote::new(
+        http.clone(),
+        Arc::new(NoTokenProvider),
+        NativeRemoteConfig::Pinned(pin),
+    )
+    .with_endpoint("https://skilld.dev")
+    .unwrap()
+    .with_sleeper(Arc::new(NoSleep));
+    let selector = RemoteSelector::parse("skilld:skilld-dev/skills/example").unwrap();
+
+    let prepared = remote.prepare(&selector, false).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        prepared.source_status,
+        SourceStatus::Verified { .. }
+    ));
+    let requests = http.requests.lock().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(requests.len(), 4);
+    assert_eq!(
+        requests[3].url,
+        "https://artifacts.skilld.dev/sha256/example"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_public_grant_on_an_unrelated_origin_is_rejected_before_download() {
+    let (pin, mut responses) = verified_remote_responses();
+    let mut grant: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&responses[2].body).unwrap();
+    grant["contentUrl"] = json!("https://example.com/sha256/example");
+    responses[2] = response(200, serde_json::to_vec(&grant).unwrap());
+    let http = Arc::new(FakeHttp::with(responses));
+    let remote = SkilldRemote::new(
+        http.clone(),
+        Arc::new(NoTokenProvider),
+        NativeRemoteConfig::Pinned(pin),
+    )
+    .with_endpoint("https://skilld.dev")
+    .unwrap()
+    .with_sleeper(Arc::new(NoSleep));
+    let selector = RemoteSelector::parse("skilld:skilld-dev/skills/example").unwrap();
+
+    let error = remote.prepare(&selector, false).unwrap_err();
+
+    assert_eq!(error.code, "REMOTE_ORIGIN_REJECTED");
+    assert_eq!(http.requests.lock().unwrap().len(), 3);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn a_private_artifact_download_sends_the_account_and_one_time_grant() {
     let (pin, mut responses) = verified_remote_responses();