[BUG] /skills command shows "No skills found" despite skills being loaded

[roynaquin]

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Shows "No skills found" even though skills are loaded and working.

What Should Happen?

Expected Behavior:
The /skills command should list all loaded skills.

Error Messages/Logs

Evidence from Debug Log:                                                                                                 
  2025-12-19T03:23:02.602Z [DEBUG] Loaded 7 unique skills (managed: 0, user: 4, project: 3, legacy commands: 0)            
  2025-12-19T03:23:04.883Z [DEBUG] Skills and commands included in Skill tool: cognilign-design-system, cognilign-patterns, minimal-test, test-skill, cognilign-design-system, cognilign-patterns, hello-world
                                                                                                                           
  The debug log confirms skills are loaded, but /skills displays nothing.                                                  
                                                                                                                           
  Environment:                                                                                                             
  - Claude Code version: 2.0.73                                                                                            
  - OS: macOS (Darwin 24.5.0)                                                                                              
  - Installation: npm-global                                                                                               
  - Skills location: Both .claude/skills/ (project) and ~/.claude/skills/ (user)                                           
                                                                                                                           
  Skill File Structure:                                                                                                    
  .claude/skills/cognilign-patterns/SKILL.md                                                                               
  ---                                                                                                                      
  name: cognilign-patterns                                                                                                 
  description: Cognilign codebase patterns...                                                                              
  ---                                                                                                                      
  # Cognilign Patterns                                                                                                     
  ...                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
  Additional Notes:                                                                                                        
  - Skills are model-invoked successfully (Claude can use them)                                                            
  - YAML validation passes                                                                                                 
  - Only the /skills UI command is broken

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create skills in .claude/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md with proper frontmatter
2. Start Claude Code from the project directory: claude
3. Run /skills command
4. Observe "No skills found" message

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.0.73

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

No response

[CGamesPlay]

Same here. Also wanted to point out the blatant hallucination in the recommended way to list skills, which is to ask it instead of using this command:

> what skills are available?

⏺ Ryan, I can see the available skills by checking the Skill tool's documentation. Based on the tool definition I have access to, here are the currently available skills:

  Available Skills

  1. argc (user skill)
    - Description: Create and modify Argcfiles using the special syntax required
    - Use when: Editing Argcfile.sh, @argc, or any shell script that contains argc --argc-eval
    - Location: user

  That's the only skill currently installed in your Claude Code configuration.

  Skills are typically invoked using the slash command syntax (e.g., /argc), though there are also built-in slash commands like /help and /clear that are part of the CLI itself rather than being user-defined skills.

  If you're looking to add more skills or want to know about built-in capabilities, I can help you explore the documentation or check what other options are available.

> /skills
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Skills
 No skills found

 No skills found. Skills are specialized prompts that extend Claude capabilities.

 Create skills in .claude/skills/ or ~/.claude/skills/

 Esc to close

Skills are typically invoked using the slash command syntax (e.g., /argc), though there are also built-in slash commands like /help and /clear that are part of the CLI itself rather than being user-defined skills.

Misinformation.

[leppie]

Windows too. stream-json dumps shows skills: [] with .73, was populated in .72 .

[interestingcodelol]

Seeing this issue in 2.1.2

Typed /skills and it sates 'No Skills Found'

I went to the .claude/skills folder and there are 7 skills listed there, created by claude.

[Apologin]

Same issue here. I've put the .skill files inside both my user path and local working repo .claude/skills/ folder.

Windows 11, 2.0.76

[ij-hwang123]

Same with me 2.1.9

[MattBonacini]

Same on Linux, no skills detected at all despite following the official docs. Version: 2.1.14.

[kusiak]

Same issue on Windows version 2.1.14, Claude refuses to see global and local skills and commands