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
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.299,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Skills and commands are named instructions you can call in Claude Code. When some of their names are refused, Claude Code now shows a high-priority notice. It gives a count, such as "1 skill or command name", followed by:
refused: run with --debug to see which ([names]), rename, then restart
To find out which names were refused, start Claude Code with --debug (debug mode, which prints extra detail). Rename them, then restart.
Why
Names that were dropped without a word are now explained, so you can see why a skill or command is missing and fix it.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed memory growth under heavy debug logging (--debug, --debug-file), and a hang on exit when the debug log is on a disk or network mount…