You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SkillsArea: what it touches
Bug FixesKind: in v2.1.277,
Bug FixesSection of the release
What
When Claude Code looks for available skills and commands and it's running inside a linked git worktree (a secondary working copy that shares history with a primary repository checkout), it now also checks the .claude/skills folder in the primary worktree if the current worktree doesn't have its own accessible one.
Why
Previously, skills defined only in a project's primary worktree could be invisible when working from a linked worktree. This change means skills set up for a project are found regardless of which worktree you're currently working in.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed /plugin → Installed and /skills crashing when a skill or legacy command is named like a built-in Object property such as constructor…