fix(skills): match skills by install name in preview command#13249
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The preview command's selectSkill function only matched skills by DisplayName() and Name. For plugins-convention skills, the install hint outputs InstallName() (namespace/name), which matched neither - DisplayName() includes a [plugins] prefix and Name is just the base name. This caused 'skill not found' errors when users ran the suggested preview command after install. Add InstallName() as an additional match criterion so that namespaced skill identifiers produced by the install hint are accepted. Closes #13248 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Fixes gh skill preview failing when users paste the post-install hint for plugins-convention skills by allowing selection by InstallName() (e.g., aws-common/aws-mcp-setup).
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- Update
selectSkillingh skill previewto also match skills byInstallName(). - Add a regression test ensuring plugins-convention skills can be previewed via their install name.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| pkg/cmd/skills/preview/preview.go | Extends skill selection to accept install-name identifiers. |
| pkg/cmd/skills/preview/preview_test.go | Adds a test case covering plugins-convention install-name matching. |
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Use a two-pass search so exact DisplayName and Name matches are preferred over InstallName. This avoids incorrectly selecting a plugins-convention skill via InstallName when a standard namespaced skill with a matching DisplayName exists later in the sorted slice. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Fixes #13248
After
gh skill install, the output suggests agh skill previewcommand using the skill'sInstallName()(e.g.,aws-common/aws-mcp-setupfor plugins-convention skills). However, the preview command'sselectSkillfunction only matched againstDisplayName()andName, neither of which matched:DisplayName()for plugins convention =[plugins] aws-common/aws-mcp-setupName=aws-mcp-setupInstallName()=aws-common/aws-mcp-setup(what the install hint outputs)Changes
pkg/cmd/skills/preview/preview.go: Addeds.InstallName()as an additional match criterion inselectSkill, so namespaced skill identifiers from the install hint are accepted.pkg/cmd/skills/preview/preview_test.go: Added test case for plugins-convention skills matched by install name.End-to-end verification
Before fix:
After fix: