diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/File/AgentFileSkillsSource.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/File/AgentFileSkillsSource.cs
index 54a5dec10c..c66dedea4f 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/File/AgentFileSkillsSource.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/Skills/File/AgentFileSkillsSource.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI;
 internal sealed partial class AgentFileSkillsSource : AgentSkillsSource
 {
     private const string SkillFileName = "SKILL.md";
-    private const int DefaultSearchDepth = 2;
+    private const int DefaultSearchDepth = 10;
     private const int MaxSkillDirectorySearchDepth = 2;
 
     private static readonly string[] s_defaultScriptExtensions = [".py", ".js", ".sh", ".ps1", ".cs", ".csx"];