diff --git a/internal/scoring/scoring.go b/internal/scoring/scoring.go
index c8666806..dfea8f2d 100644
--- a/internal/scoring/scoring.go
+++ b/internal/scoring/scoring.go
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ func (h HeuristicScorer) Score(sk *skill.Skill) *ScoreResult {
 	desc := sk.Frontmatter.Description
 	name := sk.Frontmatter.Name
 	trimmedDesc := strings.TrimSpace(desc)
+	trimmedBody := strings.TrimSpace(sk.Body)
+	searchText := strings.TrimSpace(trimmedDesc + "\n" + trimmedBody)
 	result.DescriptionLen = utf8.RuneCountInString(trimmedDesc)
 
 	// Short-circuit: description >1024 chars is Invalid
@@ -147,12 +149,15 @@ func (h HeuristicScorer) Score(sk *skill.Skill) *ScoreResult {
 		return result
 	}
 
-	result.HasTriggers = containsAny(trimmedDesc, triggerPatterns)
+	result.HasTriggers = containsAny(searchText, triggerPatterns)
 	result.TriggerCount = countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedDesc, "USE FOR:") +
-		countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedDesc, "WHEN:")
+		countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedDesc, "WHEN:") +
+		countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedBody, "USE FOR:") +
+		countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedBody, "WHEN:")
 
-	result.HasAntiTriggers = containsAny(trimmedDesc, antiTriggerPatterns)
-	result.AntiTriggerCount = countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedDesc, "DO NOT USE FOR:")
+	result.HasAntiTriggers = containsAny(searchText, antiTriggerPatterns)
+	result.AntiTriggerCount = countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedDesc, "DO NOT USE FOR:") +
+		countPhrasesAfterPattern(trimmedBody, "DO NOT USE FOR:")
 
 	// Context-dependent anti-trigger risk (Issue #78)
 	// Severity scales with catalog size: High (≥15) → error, Moderate (6-14) → warning.
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ func (h HeuristicScorer) Score(sk *skill.Skill) *ScoreResult {
 		}
 	}
 
-	result.HasRoutingClarity = containsAny(trimmedDesc, routingClarityPatterns)
+	result.HasRoutingClarity = containsAny(searchText, routingClarityPatterns)
 
 	validateName(name, result)
 	validateDescriptionLength(result.DescriptionLen, result)
diff --git a/internal/scoring/scoring_test.go b/internal/scoring/scoring_test.go
index d309a941..13f7728e 100644
--- a/internal/scoring/scoring_test.go
+++ b/internal/scoring/scoring_test.go
@@ -526,6 +526,29 @@ DO NOT USE FOR: deployments.`
 	require.Equal(t, 4, result.TriggerCount)
 }
 
+func TestHeuristicScorer_DetectsSectionsInBody(t *testing.T) {
+	desc := strings.Repeat("This skill documents compliance behavior for authoring checks. ", 4)
+	sk := mkSkill("test-skill", desc)
+	sk.Body = `
+**UTILITY SKILL** - Test skill for compliance scoring.
+
+USE FOR: testing waza compliance scoring, reproducing trigger detection bugs.
+
+DO NOT USE FOR: production use, unrelated tasks.
+
+INVOKES: internal validators.
+`
+
+	result := (&HeuristicScorer{}).Score(sk)
+
+	require.Equal(t, AdherenceHigh, result.Level)
+	require.True(t, result.HasTriggers)
+	require.True(t, result.HasAntiTriggers)
+	require.True(t, result.HasRoutingClarity)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, result.TriggerCount)
+	require.Equal(t, 2, result.AntiTriggerCount)
+}
+
 // Test #74: Invalid adherence level for >1024 char descriptions
 func TestInvalidAdherenceLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that Invalid level exists and ranks below Low