Command reference ยท Claude Code
/skills
Lists available skills.
The /skills command lists all available skills โ personal, project-wide, and the ones bundled with Claude Code like /doctor or /code-review. Since v2.1.121, the list can be filtered by typing a name; the t key sorts by token count, showing which skills cost the most context in the system prompt. The space bar toggles the visibility of an individual skill for Claude and the / menu, Enter saves the change permanently in the settings. Since custom commands and skills were merged, both are technically identical: a file at .claude/commands/deploy.md creates the same /deploy command as a skill folder at .claude/skills/deploy/SKILL.md. Bundled skills are available in every session but can be disabled globally via the disableBundledSkills setting (except /doctor, which stays visible specifically). /skills itself only shows the list; it doesn't install, repair, or create skills.
โ WHEN TO USE IT?
Getting an overview of which skills are currently loaded and how much context they cost
Call /skills and sort by token count with t
Specifically hiding rarely used skills to save context
In the /skills list, toggle a skill invisible with the space bar and save with Enter
โ WHEN NOT TO?
Diagnosing broken skill installations, duplicate skills, or loading errors
/skills only shows the list, it doesn't check for installation problems
Better: Use /doctor, which checks installation, duplicate or broken skills, and context cost
Wanting to use a newly created skill immediately without restarting the session
/skills shows the last scanned state; freshly created files on disk aren't automatically picked up
Better: Run /reload-skills to re-read the skill directories
SOURCES
- Claude Code docs (official) โ code.claude.com
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