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Claude Code v2.1.169

disableBundledSkills Setting

What

A new settings option that removes all skills and workflows that ship bundled with Claude Code. Built-in slash commands remain typable but are hidden from the model. Your own plugins, .claude/skills/, and .claude/commands/ are unaffected.

Usage
// In settings.json or settings.local.json:
{
  "disableBundledSkills": true
}

Or via environment variable:

CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BUNDLED_SKILLS=1 claude
Details
  • Equivalent to setting CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_BUNDLED_SKILLS=1
  • Affects skills like /review, /init, /deep-research, and now /design-sync, but NOT user-created commands in .claude/
  • The setting is documented inline: "Disable the skills and workflows that ship with Claude Code: bundled skills and workflows are removed entirely; built-in slash commands stay typable but are hidden from the model."
Evidence

Settings schema addition (search for "disableBundledSkills") — added to settings schema at line ~11677

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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