Agent Discovery Failure: Markdown Files Not Recognized in /agent Directory
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Aug 14, 2025 by JanisVirtualEntity Closed Aug 14, 2025
Bug Description
I have .md files in /agent but claude code says i have no agents... Even if i do it in claude code and generate a agent, it still does not appear in my agents list.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 1.0.80
- Feedback ID: 75e6f11a-142f-4947-a85d-d0cc2a2e5d1d
Errors
[{"error":"Error: Agent file /Users/janisjankewitz/.claude/agents/README.md is missing required 'name' in frontmatter\n at _W8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:1724)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:282\n at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:212\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3354:3325)","timestamp":"2025-08-14T13:01:39.884Z"},{"error":"ReferenceError: location is not defined\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:424\n at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:212\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3354:3325)","timestamp":"2025-08-14T13:01:39.890Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent file /Users/janisjankewitz/.claude/agents/README.md is missing required 'name' in frontmatter\n at _W8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:1724)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:282\n at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:212\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3350:25528)","timestamp":"2025-08-14T13:02:17.241Z"},{"error":"ReferenceError: location is not defined\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:424\n at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2344:212\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3350:25528)","timestamp":"2025-08-14T13:02:17.243Z"}]This issue has 4 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗