[Feature Request] Support configurable skills directory path
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by Eduardo-Damasio-da-Costa Closed Mar 17, 2026
Summary
The built-in /skills dialog only scans .claude/skills/ and ~/.claude/skills/ for skills. There is no way to configure a custom path for the skills directory.
Use case
I keep my skills in ~/skills/ (outside of ~/.claude/) and reference them via CLAUDE.md instructions. Claude can find and execute them fine through the CLAUDE.md config, but the built-in /skills UI dialog always shows "No skills found" because it doesn't look in my actual skills directory.
Symlinks from ~/.claude/skills/ -> ~/skills/ are also not followed by the scanner.
Proposed solution
Support one or both of:
- Follow symlinks when scanning
~/.claude/skills/— this would be the minimal fix - Configurable skills path in
settings.jsonorsettings.local.json, e.g.:
``json``
{
"skillsPath": "~/skills"
}
Environment
- Platform: macOS (Darwin 23.6.0)
- Claude Code CLI
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