[FEATURE] Slash command picker: allow truncation as an option for long skill descriptions
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
In 2.1.119, the slash command picker changed from truncating long descriptions to wrapping them onto a second line. I'd prefer to have truncation back, or at minimum a way to control it.
Skill descriptions serve double duty: they're shown in the autocomplete UI, but they're also read by the model to decide when to auto-invoke a skill. This means keeping descriptions short for display purposes directly reduces triggering accuracy — they need to be verbose to work well.
Truncation was fine because the autocomplete is just a visual hint; I know what my own skills do. Wrapping to two lines makes the picker feel cluttered when I have many skills.
Proposed Solution
Add a config option (e.g. slashCommandDescriptionWrap: false) to restore truncation behavior, or support a separate short display label in SKILL.md frontmatter (e.g. display_description) distinct from the full description used for model triggering.
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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