Desktop app: slash command autocomplete missing user-created commands

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 6, 2026 by lglance1 Closed May 17, 2026

Description

The desktop app (claude.ai/code, v2.1.87) slash command autocomplete dropdown does not show user-created commands from ~/.claude/commands/ or ~/.claude/skills/. The terminal CLI (v2.1.63) correctly shows these commands in the dropdown and prioritizes them above marketplace plugin skills.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create custom skills in ~/.claude/skills/ (with corresponding commands generated in ~/.claude/commands/)
  2. Open a session in the terminal CLI — type /w — custom commands like /wf-start, /wc-plan appear in autocomplete ✅
  3. Open a session in the desktop app — type /w — only marketplace plugin skills appear (brand-voice, sales, marketing, etc.) ❌

Expected behavior

Desktop app autocomplete should index ~/.claude/commands/ and ~/.claude/skills/ and show user-created commands, ideally before marketplace skills (matching terminal CLI behavior).

Observed behavior

  • User commands work when typed fully (the system prompt lists them as available skills, and the Skill tool can invoke them)
  • User commands are not discoverable via the / autocomplete dropdown in the desktop app
  • The desktop app appears to only read from its internal plugin runtime directory (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/local-agent-mode-sessions/.../rpm/plugin_*/commands/), not from ~/.claude/commands/

Environment

  • macOS Darwin 24.2.0
  • Terminal CLI: v2.1.63 (works correctly)
  • Desktop app: v2.1.87 (missing user commands in autocomplete)
  • 32 custom commands in ~/.claude/commands/

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