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
- Create custom skills in
~/.claude/skills/(with corresponding commands generated in~/.claude/commands/) - Open a session in the terminal CLI — type
/w— custom commands like/wf-start,/wc-planappear in autocomplete ✅ - 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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