diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46ae8b7..6561dce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@orkait-ai/hyperstack",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 11 plugins, 79 tools, 21 skills with adversarial enforcement. Designer/DESIGN.md pipeline, shadcn/ui, React Flow, Motion, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, Rust, design tokens, UI/UX.",
   "bin": {
     "hyperstack": "bin/hyperstack.mjs"
diff --git a/tests/skills-index-behaviour.test.ts b/tests/skills-index-behaviour.test.ts
index 8f5f676..986633a 100644
--- a/tests/skills-index-behaviour.test.ts
+++ b/tests/skills-index-behaviour.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { resolve, join } from "node:path";
 const SKILLS_DIR = resolve("skills");
 const INDEX_PATH = resolve("skills/INDEX.md");
 
+function normalize(str: string): string {
+  return str.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+}
+
 function getSkillDirs(): string[] {
   return readdirSync(SKILLS_DIR, { withFileTypes: true })
     .filter((d) => d.isDirectory())
@@ -15,17 +19,17 @@ function getSkillDirs(): string[] {
 
 function getSkillCategory(skillName: string): string | null {
   const skillFile = join(SKILLS_DIR, skillName, "SKILL.md");
-  const content = readFileSync(skillFile, "utf8");
+  const content = normalize(readFileSync(skillFile, "utf8"));
   const match = content.match(/^category:\s*(.+)$/m);
   return match ? match[1].trim() : null;
 }
 
 test("skills/INDEX.md stays in sync with actual skill directories", () => {
-  const currentIndex = readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8");
+  const currentIndex = normalize(readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8"));
 
   execSync("bash scripts/generate-skills-index.sh", { stdio: "pipe" });
 
-  const regenerated = readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8");
+  const regenerated = normalize(readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8"));
   expect(currentIndex).toBe(regenerated);
 });
 
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ test("every skill directory has a SKILL.md with required frontmatter fields", ()
 
   for (const skillName of skillDirs) {
     const skillFile = join(SKILLS_DIR, skillName, "SKILL.md");
-    const content = readFileSync(skillFile, "utf8");
+    const content = normalize(readFileSync(skillFile, "utf8"));
 
     expect(content).toMatch(/^---\n/m);
     expect(content).toMatch(/^name:\s*.+$/m);
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ test("every skill has a valid category (core | domain | meta)", () => {
 });
 
 test("skills/INDEX.md references every skill directory that has a SKILL.md", () => {
-  const indexContent = readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8");
+  const indexContent = normalize(readFileSync(INDEX_PATH, "utf8"));
   const skillDirs = getSkillDirs();
 
   for (const skillName of skillDirs) {