Skill tool does not search ~/.claude/skills/ or <project>/.claude/skills/
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 9, 2026 by jacktannenbaum-elise Closed Mar 13, 2026
Bug Description
The Skill tool only resolves skills registered in a plugin registry. It does not search:
~/.claude/skills/— the documented default location for personal skills<project>/.claude/skills/— the documented default location for project-level skills
When a user runs /resolve-bugbot (stored in ~/.claude/skills/resolve-bugbot.md) or /new-router (stored in <project>/.claude/skills/new-router.md), the Skill tool returns Unknown skill: <name> instead of finding and loading the file.
Expected Behavior
The Skill tool should search in order:
~/.claude/skills/<project>/.claude/skills/- Plugin registries (e.g. superpowers)
Actual Behavior
Only plugin-registered skills resolve. Personal and project-level skills always return Unknown skill: <name>.
Workaround
Claude can read the skill file directly via Read and follow it manually — but this requires the user to point Claude to the file, defeating the purpose of the slash command UX.
Environment
- Platform: macOS (darwin 25.2.0)
- Shell: zsh
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