Skill picker should sort skills alphabetically
Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.119
Maintainer reply None cached
Workaround ✓ Mentioned in description ↑
Activity 3 comments · opened Apr 26, 2026 · closed Apr 26, 2026
Summary
The skill picker (shown when typing / in the Claude Code input) displays skills in a non-alphabetical, seemingly arbitrary order. Skills from plugins (e.g. superpowers) and user-defined skills from ~/.claude/skills/ are interleaved without sorting.
Expected behavior
Skills should be sorted alphabetically within each category (built-in / plugin / user), or globally alphabetically across all skills.
Current behavior
Skills appear in load order — a mix of plugin registration order and file system discovery order. With 30+ skills installed, finding a specific skill requires scanning the entire list.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.119
- Platform: macOS (darwin arm64)
- Skills sources:
~/.claude/skills/(37 user skills) + superpowers plugin
Workaround
None currently available — the order is not configurable via settings.json or skill manifests.
3 Comments
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Closing as duplicate of #32141 which covers the same issue with more detail. Upvoted that one.
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