Custom skills not visible in slash commands or Settings > Skills UI

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 20, 2026 by block-s-dev Closed Apr 17, 2026

Description

Custom skills installed at ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md are loaded by Claude Code (appear in system prompt, auto-trigger works), but do NOT appear in:

  1. Slash command autocomplete (/<skill-name>)
  2. Settings > Custom > Skills UI

Expected Behavior

Valid custom skills should be discoverable in both slash command autocomplete and the Skills settings panel.

Actual Behavior

  • Skill IS recognized internally (listed in system prompt, auto-trigger works correctly)
  • Skill is NOT visible in slash command list
  • Skill is NOT listed in Settings > Skills

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install a custom skill at ~/.claude/skills/kuma-picker/SKILL.md
  2. Start Claude Code
  3. Confirm skill loads (it appears in system prompt and auto-triggers)
  4. Type / — skill does not appear in autocomplete
  5. Open Settings > Skills — skill is not listed

Environment

  • Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
  • Claude Code (latest)
  • Shell: bash

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