Custom slash commands not discovered in CLI/SSH headless mode

Bug: Custom slash commands not discovered in CLI/SSH mode

Environment:

• Claude Code CLI version: 2.0.71
• OS: Linux (Raspberry Pi 5, Debian/Bookworm, aarch64)
• Mode: SSH/headless (no GUI)

Expected behavior:
Custom slash commands in ~/.claude/commands/*.md should be available via /command-name as documented.

Actual behavior:
/aios-help returns "Unknown slash command: aios-help"

Setup verified:

• Files exist in ~/.claude/commands/:

``
~/.claude/commands/
├── aios-archive.md
├── aios-config.md
├── aios-context.md
├── aios-help.md
├── aios-init.md
├── aios-restore.md
├── aios-save.md
├── aios-status.md
└── package-remote-context.md
``

• Permissions: -rw-rw-r-- (readable)
• Valid frontmatter verified:

``yaml
---
description: Display comprehensive help for all AIOS slash commands
---
``

Steps to reproduce:

1. SSH into a Linux machine
2. Create ~/.claude/commands/test-command.md with valid frontmatter
3. Run claude to start CLI
4. Type /test-command
5. Receive "Unknown slash command: test-command"

Workaround:
Using natural language requests instead of slash commands in headless mode.

Question:
Is this a known limitation of headless/SSH mode, or a bug in command discovery? The documentation suggests slash commands should work in CLI mode.

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