diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93e95efbe..7bd01944d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 - Skills/Web: centralize public visibility checks and keep `globalStats` skill counts in sync incrementally; remove duplicate `/skills` default-sort fallback and share browse test mocks (thanks @rknoche6, #76).
 - Moderation: clear stale `flagged.suspicious` flags when VirusTotal rescans improve to clean verdicts (#418) (thanks @Phineas1500).
 - CLI: respect `HTTPS_PROXY`/`HTTP_PROXY`/`NO_PROXY` env vars for outbound registry requests, with troubleshooting docs (#363) (thanks @kerrypotter).
+- CLI: preserve registry base paths when composing API URLs for search/inspect/moderation commands (#486) (thanks @Liknox).
 
 ## 0.6.1 - 2026-02-13
 
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.test.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.test.ts
index 9ebeb697e..04a73f931 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ import type { GlobalOpts } from '../types'
 
 const mockApiRequest = vi.fn()
 const mockFetchText = vi.fn()
+const mockRegistryUrl = vi.fn((path: string, registry: string) => {
+  const base = registry.endsWith('/') ? registry : `${registry}/`
+  const relative = path.startsWith('/') ? path.slice(1) : path
+  return new URL(relative, base)
+})
 vi.mock('../../http.js', () => ({
   apiRequest: (...args: unknown[]) => mockApiRequest(...args),
   fetchText: (...args: unknown[]) => mockFetchText(...args),
+  registryUrl: (...args: [string, string]) => mockRegistryUrl(...args),
 }))
 
 const mockGetRegistry = vi.fn(async () => 'https://clawhub.ai')
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.ts
index bbbe58e62..5adf0968d 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/inspect.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { apiRequest, fetchText } from '../../http.js'
+import { apiRequest, fetchText, registryUrl } from '../../http.js'
 import {
   ApiRoutes,
   ApiV1SkillResponseSchema,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export async function cmdInspect(opts: GlobalOpts, slug: string, options: Inspec
     let versionsList: { items?: unknown[]; nextCursor?: string | null } | null = null
     if (options.versions) {
       const limit = clampLimit(options.limit ?? 25, 25)
-      const url = new URL(`${ApiRoutes.skills}/${encodeURIComponent(trimmed)}/versions`, registry)
+      const url = registryUrl(`${ApiRoutes.skills}/${encodeURIComponent(trimmed)}/versions`, registry)
       url.searchParams.set('limit', String(limit))
       spinner.text = `Fetching versions (${limit})`
       versionsList = await apiRequest(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export async function cmdInspect(opts: GlobalOpts, slug: string, options: Inspec
 
     let fileContent: string | null = null
     if (options.file) {
-      const url = new URL(`${ApiRoutes.skills}/${encodeURIComponent(trimmed)}/file`, registry)
+      const url = registryUrl(`${ApiRoutes.skills}/${encodeURIComponent(trimmed)}/file`, registry)
       url.searchParams.set('path', options.file)
       if (options.version) {
         url.searchParams.set('version', options.version)
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.test.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.test.ts
index 9d7e29699..fd74eb3e6 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.test.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ vi.mock('../registry.js', () => ({
 }))
 
 const mockApiRequest = vi.fn()
+const mockRegistryUrl = vi.fn((path: string, registry: string) => {
+  const base = registry.endsWith('/') ? registry : `${registry}/`
+  const relative = path.startsWith('/') ? path.slice(1) : path
+  return new URL(relative, base)
+})
 vi.mock('../../http.js', () => ({
   apiRequest: (registry: unknown, args: unknown, schema?: unknown) =>
     mockApiRequest(registry, args, schema),
+  registryUrl: (...args: [string, string]) => mockRegistryUrl(...args),
 }))
 
 vi.mock('../ui.js', () => ({
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ describe('cmdBanUser', () => {
       expect.anything(),
       expect.objectContaining({
         method: 'GET',
-        path: expect.stringContaining('/api/v1/users?'),
+        url: expect.stringContaining('/api/v1/users?'),
       }),
       expect.anything(),
     )
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.ts
index 637efb665..179a24f12 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/moderation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { isCancel, select } from '@clack/prompts'
-import { apiRequest } from '../../http.js'
+import { apiRequest, registryUrl } from '../../http.js'
 import {
   ApiRoutes,
   ApiV1BanUserResponseSchema,
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ async function resolveUserIdentifier(
 }
 
 async function searchUsers(registry: string, token: string, query: string) {
-  const url = new URL(ApiRoutes.users, registry)
+  const url = registryUrl(ApiRoutes.users, registry)
   url.searchParams.set('q', query.trim())
   url.searchParams.set('limit', '10')
   const result = await apiRequest(
     registry,
-    { method: 'GET', path: `${url.pathname}?${url.searchParams.toString()}`, token },
+    { method: 'GET', url: url.toString(), token },
     ApiV1UserSearchResponseSchema,
   )
   return parseArk(ApiV1UserSearchResponseSchema, result, 'User search response')
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.test.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.test.ts
index b3e701734..ad327cafc 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ import type { GlobalOpts } from '../types'
 
 const mockApiRequest = vi.fn()
 const mockDownloadZip = vi.fn()
+const mockRegistryUrl = vi.fn((path: string, registry: string) => {
+  const base = registry.endsWith('/') ? registry : `${registry}/`
+  const relative = path.startsWith('/') ? path.slice(1) : path
+  return new URL(relative, base)
+})
 vi.mock('../../http.js', () => ({
   apiRequest: (...args: unknown[]) => mockApiRequest(...args),
   downloadZip: (...args: unknown[]) => mockDownloadZip(...args),
+  registryUrl: (...args: [string, string]) => mockRegistryUrl(...args),
 }))
 
 const mockGetRegistry = vi.fn(async () => 'https://clawhub.ai')
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.ts
index bd8d6617a..b3e89be63 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/cli/commands/skills.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { mkdir, rm, stat } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 import semver from 'semver'
-import { apiRequest, downloadZip } from '../../http.js'
+import { apiRequest, downloadZip, registryUrl } from '../../http.js'
 import {
   ApiRoutes,
   ApiV1SearchResponseSchema,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function cmdSearch(opts: GlobalOpts, query: string, limit?: number)
   const registry = await getRegistry(opts, { cache: true })
   const spinner = createSpinner('Searching')
   try {
-    const url = new URL(ApiRoutes.search, registry)
+    const url = registryUrl(ApiRoutes.search, registry)
     url.searchParams.set('q', query)
     if (typeof limit === 'number' && Number.isFinite(limit)) {
       url.searchParams.set('limit', String(limit))
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export async function cmdExplore(
   const registry = await getRegistry(opts, { cache: true })
   const spinner = createSpinner('Fetching latest skills')
   try {
-    const url = new URL(ApiRoutes.skills, registry)
+    const url = registryUrl(ApiRoutes.skills, registry)
     const boundedLimit = clampLimit(options.limit ?? 25)
     const { apiSort } = resolveExploreSort(options.sort)
     url.searchParams.set('limit', String(boundedLimit))
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ function resolveExploreSort(raw?: string): { sort: ExploreSort; apiSort: ApiExpl
 }
 
 async function resolveSkillVersion(registry: string, slug: string, hash: string, token?: string) {
-  const url = new URL(ApiRoutes.resolve, registry)
+  const url = registryUrl(ApiRoutes.resolve, registry)
   url.searchParams.set('slug', slug)
   url.searchParams.set('hash', hash)
   return apiRequest(
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/http.test.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/http.test.ts
index eea3ff959..310c6a5d3 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/http.test.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/http.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 /* @vitest-environment node */
 
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { apiRequest, apiRequestForm, downloadZip, fetchText, shouldUseProxyFromEnv } from './http'
+import {
+  apiRequest,
+  apiRequestForm,
+  downloadZip,
+  fetchText,
+  registryUrl,
+  shouldUseProxyFromEnv,
+} from './http'
 import { ApiV1WhoamiResponseSchema } from './schema/index.js'
 
 function mockImmediateTimeouts() {
@@ -65,6 +72,42 @@ describe('shouldUseProxyFromEnv', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('registryUrl', () => {
+  it('works with a plain-origin registry (no base path)', () => {
+    expect(registryUrl('/api/v1/skills', 'https://clawhub.ai').toString()).toBe(
+      'https://clawhub.ai/api/v1/skills',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('preserves the registry base path', () => {
+    const base = 'http://localhost:8081/custom/registry/path'
+    expect(registryUrl('/api/v1/skills', base).toString()).toBe(
+      'http://localhost:8081/custom/registry/path/api/v1/skills',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('handles a trailing slash on the registry', () => {
+    const base = 'http://localhost:8081/custom/registry/path/'
+    expect(registryUrl('/api/v1/skills', base).toString()).toBe(
+      'http://localhost:8081/custom/registry/path/api/v1/skills',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('handles paths without a leading slash', () => {
+    expect(registryUrl('api/v1/skills', 'https://clawhub.ai').toString()).toBe(
+      'https://clawhub.ai/api/v1/skills',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('handles compound paths with encoded segments', () => {
+    const base = 'http://localhost:8081/base'
+    const path = `/api/v1/skills/${encodeURIComponent('my-skill')}/versions`
+    expect(registryUrl(path, base).toString()).toBe(
+      'http://localhost:8081/base/api/v1/skills/my-skill/versions',
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('apiRequest', () => {
   it('adds bearer token and parses json', async () => {
     const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/packages/clawdhub/src/http.ts b/packages/clawdhub/src/http.ts
index 82581a1fd..bdd007c98 100644
--- a/packages/clawdhub/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/clawdhub/src/http.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.versions?.node) {
   }
 }
 
+export function registryUrl(path: string, registry: string): URL {
+  const base = registry.endsWith('/') ? registry : `${registry}/`
+  const relative = path.startsWith('/') ? path.slice(1) : path
+  return new URL(relative, base)
+}
+
 type RequestArgs =
   | { method: 'GET' | 'POST' | 'DELETE'; path: string; token?: string; body?: unknown }
   | { method: 'GET' | 'POST' | 'DELETE'; url: string; token?: string; body?: unknown }
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ export async function apiRequest<T>(
   args: RequestArgs,
   schema?: ArkValidator<T>,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : new URL(args.path, registry).toString()
+  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : registryUrl(args.path, registry).toString()
   const json = await runWithRetries(
     async () => {
       if (isBun) {
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ export async function apiRequestForm<T>(
   args: FormRequestArgs,
   schema?: ArkValidator<T>,
 ): Promise<T> {
-  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : new URL(args.path, registry).toString()
+  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : registryUrl(args.path, registry).toString()
   const json = await runWithRetries(
     async () => {
       if (isBun) {
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ export async function apiRequestForm<T>(
 type TextRequestArgs = { path: string; token?: string } | { url: string; token?: string }
 
 export async function fetchText(registry: string, args: TextRequestArgs): Promise<string> {
-  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : new URL(args.path, registry).toString()
+  const url = 'url' in args ? args.url : registryUrl(args.path, registry).toString()
   return runWithRetries(
     async () => {
       if (isBun) {
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ export async function downloadZip(
   registry: string,
   args: { slug: string; version?: string; token?: string },
 ) {
-  const url = new URL(ApiRoutes.download, registry)
+  const url = registryUrl(ApiRoutes.download, registry)
   url.searchParams.set('slug', args.slug)
   if (args.version) url.searchParams.set('version', args.version)
   return runWithRetries(