Skill picker should sort skills alphabetically

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 26, 2026 by TheMazzle 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.

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