diff --git a/skills/paseo-chat/bin/chat.sh b/skills/paseo-chat/bin/chat.sh
index 6ccb81bb0..5fe54655a 100755
--- a/skills/paseo-chat/bin/chat.sh
+++ b/skills/paseo-chat/bin/chat.sh
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ room_participant_ids() {
     awk 'NF && $0 != "manual" && !seen[$0]++'
 }
 
+agent_is_archived() {
+  local target_agent_id="$1"
+  local archived_at
+
+  archived_at="$("$paseo_bin" inspect "$target_agent_id" --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.ArchivedAt // empty' 2>/dev/null)" || archived_at=""
+  [[ -n "$archived_at" ]]
+}
+
 notify_agent() {
   local target_agent_id="$1"
   local room="$2"
@@ -224,6 +232,10 @@ notify_agent() {
     return
   fi
 
+  if agent_is_archived "$target_agent_id"; then
+    return
+  fi
+
   local sender_label
   if [[ -n "$sender_agent_name" ]]; then
     sender_label="$sender_agent_name ($sender_agent_id)"