[FEATURE] Allow invoking built-in skills with a prefix
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Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 18, 2026
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
I could not find a duplicate but would be very unsurprised if one exists.
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills says
A skill at any of these levels also overrides a bundled skill with the same name. For example, acode-reviewskill in your project’s.claude/skills/replaces the bundled/code-review.
In case of a project I'm working with, the code-review skill there predates the bundled one; but this means I have no way to invoke the bundled one other than temporarily deleting/renaming the project skill. I have tried explicitly asking for the bundled skill, but it didn't work for me either.
Proposed Solution
- Allow
/{builtin,personal,project}:code-reviewto invoke the skill on one of those levels explicitly without overriding. - Teach Claude to recognize prompts like "Use the bundled code review skill to ..." if it doesn't already.
Alternative Solutions
Deleting/renaming the overriding skill, reloading skills, using the desired one and restoring the previous state.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
Interactive mode (TUI)
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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