/agents command not displaying agents stored in ~/.claude/agents/

[emilydrue]

Bug Description

The /agents slash command returns no output even when agent markdown files are properly stored in ~/.claude/agents/.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create agent markdown files with proper YAML frontmatter in ~/.claude/agents/
2. Run the /agents command in Claude Code
3. Command returns "(no content)" instead of listing available agents

Expected Behavior

The /agents command should display a list of available agents stored in ~/.claude/agents/

Actual Behavior

The command returns no output, showing "(no content)"

Current Workaround

Agents can still be invoked directly using the Task tool with "Use the [agent-name] agent to..." syntax, so functionality is preserved but discovery is broken.

Environment

• Platform: macOS Darwin 24.5.0
• Claude Code version: Latest as of 2025-08-06
• Agent files location: ~/.claude/agents/
• Agent files present:
  • blockchain-engineer.md
  • pr-reviewer.md
  • pr-reviewer-monitor.md
  • product-manager.md
  • qa-tester.md
  • security-reviewer.md
  • senior-dev.md
  • ux-designer.md

Additional Context

• All agent files have proper YAML frontmatter with name: and description: fields
• Tried creating an agents.json manifest file in ~/.claude/ but this didn't resolve the issue
• Agents work when invoked directly through the Task tool

[github-actions]

Found 2 possible duplicate issues:

1. Custom agents not appearing in /agents interface despite being properly configured #5185
2. [BUG] Custom agents in project-local .claude/agents/ directory not discovered by /agents command #4773

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[sid374]

Closing as duplicate. Let's track this here: #5185