Description
The Desktop app's Customize → Skills panel only displays skills registered via the anthropic-skills: namespace (e.g., skills installed through official channels). It does not show any of the local custom skills stored in ~/.claude/skills/.
Steps to Reproduce
- Have custom skills in
~/.claude/skills/ (in my case, 40 skills)
- Open the Desktop app → Customize → Skills
- Only 7 skills are shown (all from
anthropic-skills: namespace)
Expected Behavior
The Skills panel should also scan and display skills from ~/.claude/skills/, since these are fully functional and can be invoked in conversations.
Actual Behavior
Only anthropic-skills:* prefixed skills appear in the UI. The 40 local skills in ~/.claude/skills/ are invisible in the panel, even though they work correctly when triggered in chat.
Environment
- Claude Code Desktop App (macOS)
- 40 skills in
~/.claude/skills/
- 7 displayed in UI (all
anthropic-skills: namespace)
Impact
Users with many custom local skills have no way to browse, manage, or verify them from the desktop UI. They have to use the terminal to list what's available.
Description
The Desktop app's Customize → Skills panel only displays skills registered via the
anthropic-skills:namespace (e.g., skills installed through official channels). It does not show any of the local custom skills stored in~/.claude/skills/.Steps to Reproduce
~/.claude/skills/(in my case, 40 skills)anthropic-skills:namespace)Expected Behavior
The Skills panel should also scan and display skills from
~/.claude/skills/, since these are fully functional and can be invoked in conversations.Actual Behavior
Only
anthropic-skills:*prefixed skills appear in the UI. The 40 local skills in~/.claude/skills/are invisible in the panel, even though they work correctly when triggered in chat.Environment
~/.claude/skills/anthropic-skills:namespace)Impact
Users with many custom local skills have no way to browse, manage, or verify them from the desktop UI. They have to use the terminal to list what's available.