[DOCS] Agent view dispatch input slash-command autocomplete matching behavior is undocumented
Documentation Type
Missing documentation (feature not documented)
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-view
Section/Topic
"Dispatch new agents" section, specifically the dispatch input prefix table.
Current Documentation
The dispatch input prefix table at https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-view#dispatch-new-agents documents the /<command> prefix:
/<command> — Suggest skills and commands to dispatch as the prompt
No further description of autocomplete matching behavior (prefix match, substring match, or otherwise) appears anywhere on the page.
What's Wrong or Missing?
The dispatch input in agent view supports slash-command autocomplete starting in v2.1.153 (suggesting native slash commands and bundled skills in addition to project skills), and starting in v2.1.157 the autocomplete matches substrings rather than only prefix matches. Neither behavior is documented.
The /<command> table row only states that suggestions appear — it does not explain what gets suggested, how matching works, or how the autocomplete differs from the main interactive prompt's / behavior.
Suggested Improvement
After the /<command> row in the dispatch input prefix table, add a paragraph or note describing the autocomplete behavior:
Typing/in the dispatch input shows an autocomplete menu of available slash commands: native commands like/compactand/model, bundled skills, and project skills from.claude/skills/. The menu filters as you type, matching substrings anywhere in the command name —/bugfinds both/fix-bugand/bug-reportwithout requiring the prefix to match from the start.
Impact
Low - Minor confusion or inconvenience
Additional Context
This behavior arrived across two releases:
- v2.1.153: autocomplete in the dispatch input began suggesting native slash commands and bundled skills, not just project skills
- v2.1.157: the autocomplete matching changed from prefix-only to substring matching
Affected Pages:
| Page | Context |
|------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-view | Primary documentation location — "Dispatch new agents" section |
Total scope: 1 page affected
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