[BUG] Global skills not visible when project has .claude/skills/ directory

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Environment

• Claude Code version: 2.1.86
• OS: macOS

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a skill in ~/.claude/skills/
2. Open a project that has its own .claude/skills/ directory
3. Start a Claude Code session

Expected

Both global and project-level skills should be visible.

Actual

Only project-level skills appear. Global skills are silently omitted.

Workaround

Copy/symlink the global skill into the project's .claude/skills/ — but this defeats the purpose of global skills.

What Should Happen?

Expected

Both global and project-level skills should be visible.

Error Messages/Logs

Only project-level skills appear. Global skills are silently omitted.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a skill in ~/.claude/skills/
2. Open a project that has its own .claude/skills/ directory
3. Start a Claude Code session

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.86

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_