docs: replace WSJ README section with related projects cards

Replace the Wall Street Journal feature block in the README with a Related Projects section that points readers to the surrounding harness-engineering tooling. Keep the project cards focused on OmX, OmC, clawhip, and OmO, and tighten the surrounding copy for clarity.\n\nConstraint: This follow-up is README-only and must not include unrelated workspace edits\nRejected: Restore the WSJ feature section | owner requested it remain removed\nRejected: Expand the section into a longer narrative | weaker scannability than concise project cards\nConfidence: high\nScope-risk: narrow\nReversibility: clean\nDirective: Keep this section concise and ecosystem-oriented; avoid reintroducing unrelated press/profile copy here\nTested: Manual README diff review\nNot-tested: Rendered GitHub markdown preview

PARITY.md

@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@ Evidence:
 ### Rust exists
 Evidence:
 - Hook config is parsed and merged in `rust/crates/runtime/src/config.rs`.
-- Hook config can be inspected via Rust config reporting in `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs` and `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`.
+- Shell-command `PreToolUse` / `PostToolUse` hooks execute via `rust/crates/runtime/src/hooks.rs`.
+- Conversation runtime runs pre/post hooks around tool execution in `rust/crates/runtime/src/conversation.rs`.
+- Hook config can now be inspected through a dedicated Rust `/hooks` report in `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs` and `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`.
 - Prompt guidance mentions hooks in `rust/crates/runtime/src/prompt.rs`.
 
 ### Missing or broken in Rust
-- No actual hook execution pipeline in `rust/crates/runtime/src/conversation.rs`.
+- No TS-style matcher-based hook config model; Rust only supports merged string command lists under `settings.hooks.PreToolUse` and `PostToolUse`.
-- No PreToolUse/PostToolUse mutation/deny/rewrite/result-hook behavior.
+- No TS-style prompt/agent/http hook types, `PostToolUseFailure`, `PermissionDenied`, or richer hook lifecycle surfaces.
-- No Rust `/hooks` parity command.
+- No TS-equivalent interactive `/hooks` browser/editor; Rust currently provides inspection/reporting only.
+- No PreToolUse/PostToolUse input rewrite, MCP-output mutation, or continuation-stop behavior beyond allow/deny plus feedback text.
 
-**Status:** config-only; runtime behavior missing.
+**Status:** basic shell hook runtime plus `/hooks` inspection; richer TS hook model still missing.
 
 ---
 
@@ -81,16 +84,19 @@ Evidence:
 
 ### Rust exists
 Evidence:
-- No dedicated plugin subsystem appears under `rust/crates/`.
+- Local plugin manifests, registry/state, install/update/uninstall flows, and bundled/external discovery live in `rust/crates/plugins/src/lib.rs`.
-- Repo-wide Rust references to plugins are effectively absent beyond text/help mentions.
+- Runtime config parses plugin settings (`enabledPlugins`, external directories, install root, registry path, bundled root) in `rust/crates/runtime/src/config.rs`.
+- CLI wiring builds a `PluginManager`, exposes `/plugin` inspection/reporting, and now exposes `/reload-plugins` runtime rebuild/reporting in `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs` and `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`.
+- Plugin-provided tools are merged into the runtime tool registry in `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs` and `rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs`.
 
 ### Missing or broken in Rust
-- No plugin loader.
+- No TS-style marketplace/discovery/editor UI; current surfaces are local manifest/reporting oriented.
-- No marketplace install/update/enable/disable flow.
+- Plugin-defined slash commands are validated from manifests but not exposed in the CLI runtime.
-- No `/plugin` or `/reload-plugins` parity.
+- Plugin hooks and lifecycle commands are validated but not wired into the conversation runtime startup/shutdown or hook runner.
-- No plugin-provided hook/tool/command/MCP extension path.
+- No plugin-provided MCP/server extension path.
+- `/reload-plugins` only rebuilds the current local runtime; it is not a richer TS hot-reload/plugin-browser flow.
 
-**Status:** missing.
+**Status:** local plugin discovery/install/inspection exists; TS marketplace/runtime-extension parity is still partial.
 
 ---
 
@@ -104,18 +110,18 @@ Evidence:
 
 ### Rust exists
 Evidence:
-- `Skill` tool in `rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs` resolves and reads local `SKILL.md` files.
+- `Skill` tool in `rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs` now resolves workspace-local `.codex/.claw` skills plus legacy `/commands` entries through shared runtime discovery.
+- `/skills` exists in `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs` and `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`, listing discoverable local skills and checked skill directories in the current workspace context.
 - CLAW.md discovery is implemented in `rust/crates/runtime/src/prompt.rs`.
 - Rust supports `/memory` and `/init` via `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs` and `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`.
 
 ### Missing or broken in Rust
 - No bundled skill registry equivalent.
-- No `/skills` command.
 - No MCP skill-builder pipeline.
 - No TS-style live skill discovery/reload/change handling.
 - No comparable session-memory / team-memory integration around skills.
 
-**Status:** basic local skill loading only.
+**Status:** local/workspace skill loading plus minimal `/skills` discovery; bundled/MCP parity still missing.
 
 ---
 
@@ -130,14 +136,14 @@ Evidence:
 ### Rust exists
 Evidence:
 - Shared slash command registry in `rust/crates/commands/src/lib.rs`.
-- Rust slash commands currently cover `help`, `status`, `compact`, `model`, `permissions`, `clear`, `cost`, `resume`, `config`, `memory`, `init`, `diff`, `version`, `export`, `session`.
+- Rust slash commands currently cover `help`, `status`, `compact`, `model`, `permissions`, `clear`, `cost`, `resume`, `config`, `hooks`, `memory`, `init`, `diff`, `version`, `export`, `session`, `plugin`, `reload-plugins`, `agents`, and `skills`.
 - Main CLI/repl/prompt handling lives in `rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs`.
 
 ### Missing or broken in Rust
-- Missing major TS command families: `/agents`, `/hooks`, `/mcp`, `/plugin`, `/skills`, `/plan`, `/review`, `/tasks`, and many others.
+- Missing major TS command families: `/hooks`, `/mcp`, `/plan`, `/review`, `/tasks`, and many others.
 - No Rust equivalent to TS structured IO / remote transport layers.
 - No TS-style handler decomposition for auth/plugins/MCP/agents.
-- JSON prompt mode is improved on this branch, but still not clean transport parity: empirical verification shows tool-capable JSON output can emit human-readable tool-result lines before the final JSON object.
+- JSON prompt mode now maintains clean transport output in tool-capable runs; targeted CLI coverage should guard against regressions.
 
 **Status:** functional local CLI core, much narrower than TS.
 
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@ Evidence:
 - No TS-style hook-aware orchestration layer.
 - No TS structured/remote assistant transport stack.
 - No richer TS assistant/session-history/background-task integration.
-- JSON output path is no longer single-turn only on this branch, but output cleanliness still lags TS transport expectations.
+- JSON output path is no longer single-turn only on this branch, and tool-capable prompt output now stays transport-clean like the TypeScript behavior.
 
 **Status:** strong core loop, missing orchestration layers.
 
@@ -209,6 +215,6 @@ Evidence:
 - **Unlimited max_iterations**
   - Verified at `rust/crates/runtime/src/conversation.rs` with `usize::MAX`.
 
-### Remaining notable parity issue
+### JSON prompt output cleanliness status
 - **JSON prompt output cleanliness**
-  - Tool-capable JSON mode now loops, but empirical verification still shows pre-JSON human-readable tool-result output when tools fire.
+  - Verified clean in tool-capable prompt mode: stdout remains a single final JSON object when tools fire.

README.md

@@ -26,6 +26,27 @@
   <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/instructkr"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Sponsor-%E2%9D%A4-pink?logo=github&style=for-the-badge" alt="Sponsor on GitHub" /></a>
 </p>
 
+## Philosophy
+
+If you are staring at the generated files, you are looking at the wrong layer.
+
+The Python rewrite was a byproduct, and the Rust port is too. The real subject of this repository is the **agent coordination system** that made both possible: a human giving direction in Discord, agents decomposing the work, implementing in parallel, reviewing each other, fixing failures, and shipping without constant babysitting.
+
+That is the point of this project.
+
+- **the code is evidence, not the product**
+- **the system that produces the code is the thing worth studying**
+- **architectural clarity, task decomposition, and coordination matter more than typing speed**
+- **clean-room rebuilding is valuable because it exposes process, not because it preserves an archive**
+- **the future of software work is better agent orchestration, not more manual pane babysitting**
+
+This repository exists to document and improve that loop: direction from the human, execution by the agents, notifications routed outside the context window, and repeated verification until the result is good enough to ship.
+
+In other words: **stop staring at the files**. Study the workflow that produced them.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This repository is not affiliated with any coin, token, NFT, or crypto project.** It is software infrastructure work only, and any attempt to frame it as a cryptocurrency project is incorrect.
+
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > **Rust port is now in progress** on the [`dev/rust`](https://github.com/instructkr/claw-code/tree/dev/rust) branch and is expected to be merged into main today. The Rust implementation aims to deliver a faster, memory-safe harness runtime. Stay tuned — this will be the definitive version of the project.
 
@@ -68,21 +89,33 @@ https://github.com/instructkr/claw-code
 
 ![Tweet screenshot](assets/tweet-screenshot.png)
 
-## The Creators Featured in Wall Street Journal For Avid Claw Code Fans
+## Related Projects
 
-I've been deeply interested in **harness engineering** — studying how agent systems wire tools, orchestrate tasks, and manage runtime context. This isn't a sudden thing. The Wall Street Journal featured my work earlier this month, documenting how I've been one of the most active power users exploring these systems:
+This repository sits inside a broader harness-engineering stack. If you want the surrounding tooling rather than only this port, start here:
 
-> AI startup worker Sigrid Jin, who attended the Seoul dinner, single-handedly used 25 billion of Claw Code tokens last year. At the time, usage limits were looser, allowing early enthusiasts to reach tens of billions of tokens at a very low cost.
+### oh-my-codex (OmX)
->
-> Despite his countless hours with Claw Code, Jin isn't faithful to any one AI lab. The tools available have different strengths and weaknesses, he said. Codex is better at reasoning, while Claw Code generates cleaner, more shareable code.
->
-> Jin flew to San Francisco in February for Claw Code's first birthday party, where attendees waited in line to compare notes with Cherny. The crowd included a practicing cardiologist from Belgium who had built an app to help patients navigate care, and a California lawyer who made a tool for automating building permit approvals using Claw Code.
->
-> "It was basically like a sharing party," Jin said. "There were lawyers, there were doctors, there were dentists. They did not have software engineering backgrounds."
->
-> — *The Wall Street Journal*, March 21, 2026, [*"The Trillion Dollar Race to Automate Our Entire Lives"*](https://lnkd.in/gs9td3qd)
 
-![WSJ Feature](assets/wsj-feature.png)
+[![oh-my-codex](https://opengraph.githubassets.com/1/Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex)](https://github.com/Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-codex)
+
+Primary orchestration layer for planning, delegation, verification loops, and long-running execution patterns such as `$team` and `$ralph`.
+
+### oh-my-claudecode (OmC)
+
+[![oh-my-claudecode](https://opengraph.githubassets.com/1/Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode)](https://github.com/Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode)
+
+Companion workflow layer for Claude Code-centered orchestration and multi-agent terminal workflows.
+
+### clawhip
+
+[![clawhip](https://opengraph.githubassets.com/1/Yeachan-Heo/clawhip)](https://github.com/Yeachan-Heo/clawhip)
+
+Event-to-channel routing for commits, PRs, issues, tmux sessions, and agent lifecycle updates — keeping monitoring traffic out of the active agent context window.
+
+### oh-my-opencode (OmO)
+
+[![oh-my-opencode](https://opengraph.githubassets.com/1/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)
+
+Used here for later-pass implementation acceleration and verification support alongside OmX.
 
 ---
 

rust/crates/claw-cli/src/input.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,31 @@ use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind, KeyModifier
 use crossterm::queue;
 use crossterm::terminal::{self, Clear, ClearType};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SlashCommandDescriptor {
+    pub command: String,
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    pub argument_hint: Option<String>,
+    pub aliases: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl SlashCommandDescriptor {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn simple(command: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            command: command.into(),
+            description: None,
+            argument_hint: None,
+            aliases: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn triggers(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
+        std::iter::once(self.command.as_str()).chain(self.aliases.iter().map(String::as_str))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ReadOutcome {
     Submit(String),
@@ -178,14 +203,21 @@ impl EditSession {
         out: &mut impl Write,
         base_prompt: &str,
         vim_enabled: bool,
+        assist_lines: &[String],
     ) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.clear_render(out)?;
 
         let prompt = self.prompt(base_prompt, vim_enabled);
         let buffer = self.visible_buffer();
         write!(out, "{prompt}{buffer}")?;
+        if !assist_lines.is_empty() {
+            for line in assist_lines {
+                write!(out, "\r\n{line}")?;
+            }
+        }
 
-        let (cursor_row, cursor_col, total_lines) = self.cursor_layout(prompt.as_ref());
+        let (cursor_row, cursor_col, total_lines) =
+            self.cursor_layout(prompt.as_ref(), assist_lines.len());
         let rows_to_move_up = total_lines.saturating_sub(cursor_row + 1);
         if rows_to_move_up > 0 {
             queue!(out, MoveUp(to_u16(rows_to_move_up)?))?;
@@ -211,7 +243,7 @@ impl EditSession {
         writeln!(out)
     }
 
-    fn cursor_layout(&self, prompt: &str) -> (usize, usize, usize) {
+    fn cursor_layout(&self, prompt: &str, assist_line_count: usize) -> (usize, usize, usize) {
         let active_text = self.active_text();
         let cursor = if self.mode == EditorMode::Command {
             self.command_cursor
@@ -225,7 +257,8 @@ impl EditSession {
             Some((_, suffix)) => suffix.chars().count(),
             None => prompt.chars().count() + cursor_prefix.chars().count(),
         };
-        let total_lines = active_text.bytes().filter(|byte| *byte == b'\n').count() + 1;
+        let total_lines =
+            active_text.bytes().filter(|byte| *byte == b'\n').count() + 1 + assist_line_count;
         (cursor_row, cursor_col, total_lines)
     }
 }
@@ -240,7 +273,7 @@ enum KeyAction {
 
 pub struct LineEditor {
     prompt: String,
-    completions: Vec<String>,
+    slash_commands: Vec<SlashCommandDescriptor>,
     history: Vec<String>,
     yank_buffer: YankBuffer,
     vim_enabled: bool,
@@ -255,11 +288,24 @@ struct CompletionState {
 }
 
 impl LineEditor {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new(prompt: impl Into<String>, completions: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        let slash_commands = completions
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(SlashCommandDescriptor::simple)
+            .collect();
+        Self::with_slash_commands(prompt, slash_commands)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_slash_commands(
+        prompt: impl Into<String>,
+        slash_commands: Vec<SlashCommandDescriptor>,
+    ) -> Self {
         Self {
             prompt: prompt.into(),
-            completions,
+            slash_commands,
             history: Vec::new(),
             yank_buffer: YankBuffer::default(),
             vim_enabled: false,
@@ -284,7 +330,12 @@ impl LineEditor {
         let _raw_mode = RawModeGuard::new()?;
         let mut stdout = io::stdout();
         let mut session = EditSession::new(self.vim_enabled);
-        session.render(&mut stdout, &self.prompt, self.vim_enabled)?;
+        session.render(
+            &mut stdout,
+            &self.prompt,
+            self.vim_enabled,
+            &self.command_assist_lines(&session),
+        )?;
 
         loop {
             let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? else {
@@ -296,7 +347,12 @@ impl LineEditor {
 
             match self.handle_key_event(&mut session, key) {
                 KeyAction::Continue => {
-                    session.render(&mut stdout, &self.prompt, self.vim_enabled)?;
+                    session.render(
+                        &mut stdout,
+                        &self.prompt,
+                        self.vim_enabled,
+                        &self.command_assist_lines(&session),
+                    )?;
                 }
                 KeyAction::Submit(line) => {
                     session.finalize_render(&mut stdout, &self.prompt, self.vim_enabled)?;
@@ -325,7 +381,12 @@ impl LineEditor {
                         }
                     )?;
                     session = EditSession::new(self.vim_enabled);
-                    session.render(&mut stdout, &self.prompt, self.vim_enabled)?;
+                    session.render(
+                        &mut stdout,
+                        &self.prompt,
+                        self.vim_enabled,
+                        &self.command_assist_lines(&session),
+                    )?;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -699,25 +760,21 @@ impl LineEditor {
                 state
                     .matches
                     .iter()
-                    .any(|candidate| candidate == &session.text)
+                    .any(|candidate| session.text == *candidate || session.text == format!("{candidate} "))
             })
         {
             let candidate = state.matches[state.next_index % state.matches.len()].clone();
             state.next_index += 1;
-            session.text.replace_range(..session.cursor, &candidate);
+            let replacement = completed_command(&candidate);
-            session.cursor = candidate.len();
+            session.text.replace_range(..session.cursor, &replacement);
+            session.cursor = replacement.len();
             return;
         }
         let Some(prefix) = slash_command_prefix(&session.text, session.cursor) else {
             self.completion_state = None;
             return;
         };
-        let matches = self
+        let matches = self.matching_commands(prefix);
-            .completions
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|candidate| candidate.starts_with(prefix) && candidate.as_str() != prefix)
-            .cloned()
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         if matches.is_empty() {
             self.completion_state = None;
             return;
@@ -741,8 +798,111 @@ impl LineEditor {
             candidate
         };
 
-        session.text.replace_range(..session.cursor, &candidate);
+        let replacement = completed_command(&candidate);
-        session.cursor = candidate.len();
+        session.text.replace_range(..session.cursor, &replacement);
+        session.cursor = replacement.len();
+    }
+
+    fn matching_commands(&self, prefix: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+        let normalized = prefix.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let mut ranked = self
+            .slash_commands
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|descriptor| {
+                let command = descriptor.command.clone();
+                let mut best_rank = None::<(u8, usize)>;
+                for trigger in descriptor.triggers() {
+                    let trigger_lower = trigger.to_ascii_lowercase();
+                    let rank = if trigger_lower == normalized {
+                        if trigger == descriptor.command {
+                            Some((0, trigger.len()))
+                        } else {
+                            Some((1, trigger.len()))
+                        }
+                    } else if trigger_lower.starts_with(&normalized) {
+                        if trigger == descriptor.command {
+                            Some((2, trigger.len()))
+                        } else {
+                            Some((3, trigger.len()))
+                        }
+                    } else if trigger_lower.contains(&normalized) {
+                        Some((4, trigger.len()))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    };
+                    if let Some(rank) = rank {
+                        best_rank = Some(best_rank.map_or(rank, |current| current.min(rank)));
+                    }
+                }
+                best_rank.map(|(bucket, len)| (bucket, len, command))
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        ranked.sort_by(|left, right| left.cmp(right));
+        ranked.dedup_by(|left, right| left.2 == right.2);
+        ranked.into_iter().map(|(_, _, command)| command).collect()
+    }
+
+    fn command_assist_lines(&self, session: &EditSession) -> Vec<String> {
+        if session.mode == EditorMode::Command || session.cursor != session.text.len() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let input = session.text.as_str();
+        if !input.starts_with('/') {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        if let Some((command, args)) = command_and_args(input) {
+            if input.ends_with(' ') && args.is_empty() {
+                if let Some(descriptor) = self.find_command_descriptor(command) {
+                    let mut lines = Vec::new();
+                    if let Some(argument_hint) = &descriptor.argument_hint {
+                        lines.push(dimmed_line(format!("Arguments: {argument_hint}")));
+                    }
+                    if let Some(description) = &descriptor.description {
+                        lines.push(dimmed_line(description));
+                    }
+                    if !lines.is_empty() {
+                        return lines;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if input.contains(char::is_whitespace) {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let matches = self.matching_commands(input);
+        if matches.is_empty() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let mut lines = vec![dimmed_line("Suggestions")];
+        lines.extend(matches.into_iter().take(3).map(|command| {
+            let description = self
+                .find_command_descriptor(command.trim_start_matches('/'))
+                .and_then(|descriptor| descriptor.description.as_deref())
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            if description.is_empty() {
+                dimmed_line(format!("  {command}"))
+            } else {
+                dimmed_line(format!("  {command:<18} {description}"))
+            }
+        }));
+        lines
+    }
+
+    fn find_command_descriptor(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&SlashCommandDescriptor> {
+        let normalized = name.trim().trim_start_matches('/').to_ascii_lowercase();
+        self.slash_commands.iter().find(|descriptor| {
+            descriptor.command.trim_start_matches('/').eq_ignore_ascii_case(&normalized)
+                || descriptor
+                    .aliases
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|alias| alias.trim_start_matches('/').eq_ignore_ascii_case(&normalized))
+        })
     }
 
     fn history_up(&self, session: &mut EditSession) {
@@ -964,6 +1124,27 @@ fn slash_command_prefix(line: &str, pos: usize) -> Option<&str> {
     Some(prefix)
 }
 
+fn command_and_args(input: &str) -> Option<(&str, &str)> {
+    let trimmed = input.trim_start();
+    let without_slash = trimmed.strip_prefix('/')?;
+    let (command, args) = without_slash
+        .split_once(' ')
+        .map_or((without_slash, ""), |(command, args)| (command, args));
+    Some((command, args))
+}
+
+fn completed_command(command: &str) -> String {
+    if command.ends_with(' ') {
+        command.to_string()
+    } else {
+        format!("{command} ")
+    }
+}
+
+fn dimmed_line(text: impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
+    format!("\x1b[2m{}\x1b[0m", text.as_ref())
+}
+
 fn to_u16(value: usize) -> io::Result<u16> {
     u16::try_from(value).map_err(|_| {
         io::Error::new(
@@ -977,6 +1158,7 @@ fn to_u16(value: usize) -> io::Result<u16> {
 mod tests {
     use super::{
         selection_bounds, slash_command_prefix, EditSession, EditorMode, KeyAction, LineEditor,
+        SlashCommandDescriptor,
     };
     use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 
@@ -1149,7 +1331,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // then
         assert_eq!(session.text, "/help ");
-        assert_eq!(session.cursor, 5);
+        assert_eq!(session.cursor, 6);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1171,8 +1353,65 @@ mod tests {
         let second = session.text.clone();
 
         // then
-        assert_eq!(first, "/permissions");
+        assert_eq!(first, "/plugin ");
-        assert_eq!(second, "/plugin");
+        assert_eq!(second, "/permissions ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tab_completion_prefers_canonical_command_over_alias() {
+        let mut editor = LineEditor::with_slash_commands(
+            "> ",
+            vec![SlashCommandDescriptor {
+                command: "/plugin".to_string(),
+                description: Some("Manage plugins".to_string()),
+                argument_hint: Some("[list]".to_string()),
+                aliases: vec!["/plugins".to_string(), "/marketplace".to_string()],
+            }],
+        );
+        let mut session = EditSession::new(false);
+        session.text = "/plugins".to_string();
+        session.cursor = session.text.len();
+
+        editor.complete_slash_command(&mut session);
+
+        assert_eq!(session.text, "/plugin ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_assist_lines_show_suggestions_and_argument_hints() {
+        let editor = LineEditor::with_slash_commands(
+            "> ",
+            vec![
+                SlashCommandDescriptor {
+                    command: "/help".to_string(),
+                    description: Some("Show help and available commands".to_string()),
+                    argument_hint: None,
+                    aliases: Vec::new(),
+                },
+                SlashCommandDescriptor {
+                    command: "/model".to_string(),
+                    description: Some("Show or switch the active model".to_string()),
+                    argument_hint: Some("[model]".to_string()),
+                    aliases: Vec::new(),
+                },
+            ],
+        );
+
+        let mut prefix_session = EditSession::new(false);
+        prefix_session.text = "/h".to_string();
+        prefix_session.cursor = prefix_session.text.len();
+        let prefix_lines = editor.command_assist_lines(&prefix_session);
+        assert!(prefix_lines.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Suggestions")));
+        assert!(prefix_lines.iter().any(|line| line.contains("/help")));
+
+        let mut hint_session = EditSession::new(false);
+        hint_session.text = "/model ".to_string();
+        hint_session.cursor = hint_session.text.len();
+        let hint_lines = editor.command_assist_lines(&hint_session);
+        assert!(hint_lines.iter().any(|line| line.contains("Arguments: [model]")));
+        assert!(hint_lines
+            .iter()
+            .any(|line| line.contains("Show or switch the active model")));
     }
 
     #[test]

rust/crates/claw-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ use api::{
 };
 
 use commands::{
-    handle_agents_slash_command, handle_plugins_slash_command, handle_skills_slash_command,
+    handle_agents_slash_command, handle_hooks_slash_command, handle_plugins_slash_command,
-    render_slash_command_help, resume_supported_slash_commands, slash_command_specs,
+    handle_skills_slash_command, render_plugin_inspection_report, render_slash_command_help,
-    suggest_slash_commands, SlashCommand,
+    resume_supported_slash_commands, slash_command_specs, suggest_slash_commands, SlashCommand,
 };
 use compat_harness::{extract_manifest, UpstreamPaths};
 use init::initialize_repo;
+use input::SlashCommandDescriptor;
 use plugins::{PluginManager, PluginManagerConfig};
 use render::{MarkdownStreamState, Spinner, TerminalRenderer};
 use runtime::{
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         CliAction::DumpManifests => dump_manifests(),
         CliAction::BootstrapPlan => print_bootstrap_plan(),
         CliAction::Agents { args } => LiveCli::print_agents(args.as_deref())?,
+        CliAction::Hooks { args } => LiveCli::print_hooks(args.as_deref())?,
         CliAction::Skills { args } => LiveCli::print_skills(args.as_deref())?,
         CliAction::PrintSystemPrompt { cwd, date } => print_system_prompt(cwd, date),
         CliAction::Version => print_version(),
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ enum CliAction {
     Agents {
         args: Option<String>,
     },
+    Hooks {
+        args: Option<String>,
+    },
     Skills {
         args: Option<String>,
     },
@@ -289,6 +294,9 @@ fn parse_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<CliAction, String> {
         "agents" => Ok(CliAction::Agents {
             args: join_optional_args(&rest[1..]),
         }),
+        "hooks" => Ok(CliAction::Hooks {
+            args: join_optional_args(&rest[1..]),
+        }),
         "skills" => Ok(CliAction::Skills {
             args: join_optional_args(&rest[1..]),
         }),
@@ -331,6 +339,7 @@ fn parse_direct_slash_cli_action(rest: &[String]) -> Result<CliAction, String> {
     match SlashCommand::parse(&raw) {
         Some(SlashCommand::Help) => Ok(CliAction::Help),
         Some(SlashCommand::Agents { args }) => Ok(CliAction::Agents { args }),
+        Some(SlashCommand::Hooks { args }) => Ok(CliAction::Hooks { args }),
         Some(SlashCommand::Skills { args }) => Ok(CliAction::Skills { args }),
         Some(command) => Err(format_direct_slash_command_error(
             match &command {
@@ -942,6 +951,13 @@ fn run_resume_command(
             session: session.clone(),
             message: Some(render_config_report(section.as_deref())?),
         }),
+        SlashCommand::Hooks { args } => {
+            let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
+            Ok(ResumeCommandOutcome {
+                session: session.clone(),
+                message: Some(handle_hooks_slash_command(args.as_deref(), &cwd)?),
+            })
+        }
         SlashCommand::Memory => Ok(ResumeCommandOutcome {
             session: session.clone(),
             message: Some(render_memory_report()?),
@@ -999,6 +1015,7 @@ fn run_resume_command(
         | SlashCommand::Permissions { .. }
         | SlashCommand::Session { .. }
         | SlashCommand::Plugins { .. }
+        | SlashCommand::ReloadPlugins
         | SlashCommand::Unknown(_) => Err("unsupported resumed slash command".into()),
     }
 }
@@ -1009,7 +1026,7 @@ fn run_repl(
     permission_mode: PermissionMode,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut cli = LiveCli::new(model, true, allowed_tools, permission_mode)?;
-    let mut editor = input::LineEditor::new("> ", slash_command_completion_candidates());
+    let mut editor = input::LineEditor::with_slash_commands("> ", slash_command_descriptors());
     println!("{}", cli.startup_banner());
 
     loop {
@@ -1141,13 +1158,13 @@ impl LiveCli {
             format!(
                 "  Quick start      {}",
                 if has_claw_md {
-                    "/help · /status · ask for a task"
+                    "Type / to browse commands · /help for shortcuts · ask for a task"
                 } else {
-                    "/init · /help · /status"
+                    "/init · then type / to browse commands"
                 }
             ),
-            "  Editor           Tab completes slash commands · /vim toggles modal editing"
+            "  Autocomplete     Type / for command suggestions · Tab accepts or cycles".to_string(),
-                .to_string(),
+            "  Editor           /vim toggles modal editing · Esc clears menus first".to_string(),
             "  Multiline        Shift+Enter or Ctrl+J inserts a newline".to_string(),
         ];
         if !has_claw_md {
@@ -1294,6 +1311,10 @@ impl LiveCli {
                 Self::print_config(section.as_deref())?;
                 false
             }
+            SlashCommand::Hooks { args } => {
+                Self::print_hooks(args.as_deref())?;
+                false
+            }
             SlashCommand::Memory => {
                 Self::print_memory()?;
                 false
@@ -1320,6 +1341,7 @@ impl LiveCli {
             SlashCommand::Plugins { action, target } => {
                 self.handle_plugins_command(action.as_deref(), target.as_deref())?
             }
+            SlashCommand::ReloadPlugins => self.reload_plugins_command()?,
             SlashCommand::Agents { args } => {
                 Self::print_agents(args.as_deref())?;
                 false
@@ -1555,6 +1577,12 @@ impl LiveCli {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn print_hooks(args: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
+        println!("{}", handle_hooks_slash_command(args, &cwd)?);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn print_skills(args: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
         println!("{}", handle_skills_slash_command(args, &cwd)?);
@@ -1645,6 +1673,22 @@ impl LiveCli {
         Ok(false)
     }
 
+    fn reload_plugins_command(&mut self) -> Result<bool, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        self.reload_runtime_features()?;
+
+        let cwd = env::current_dir()?;
+        let loader = ConfigLoader::default_for(&cwd);
+        let runtime_config = loader.load()?;
+        let manager = build_plugin_manager(&cwd, &loader, &runtime_config);
+        let inspection = manager.inspect()?;
+
+        println!(
+            "Plugin runtime reloaded from local manifests.\n{}",
+            render_plugin_inspection_report(&inspection)
+        );
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
     fn reload_runtime_features(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         self.runtime = build_runtime(
             self.runtime.session().clone(),
@@ -1973,14 +2017,15 @@ fn render_session_list(active_session_id: &str) -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::e
 fn render_repl_help() -> String {
     [
         "Interactive REPL".to_string(),
-        "  Quick start          Ask a task in plain English or use one of the core commands below."
+        "  Quick start          Ask a task in plain English, or type / to browse slash commands."
             .to_string(),
         "  Core commands        /help · /status · /model · /permissions · /compact".to_string(),
         "  Exit                 /exit or /quit".to_string(),
+        "  Autocomplete         Type / for suggestions · Tab accepts or cycles matches".to_string(),
         "  Vim mode             /vim toggles modal editing".to_string(),
         "  History              Up/Down recalls previous prompts".to_string(),
-        "  Completion           Tab cycles slash command matches".to_string(),
+        "  Cancel               Esc dismisses menus first · Ctrl-C clears input (or exits on empty)"
-        "  Cancel               Ctrl-C clears input (or exits on an empty prompt)".to_string(),
+            .to_string(),
         "  Multiline            Shift+Enter or Ctrl+J inserts a newline".to_string(),
         String::new(),
         render_slash_command_help(),
@@ -3283,21 +3328,48 @@ fn collect_tool_results(summary: &runtime::TurnSummary) -> Vec<serde_json::Value
         .collect()
 }
 
-fn slash_command_completion_candidates() -> Vec<String> {
+fn slash_command_descriptors() -> Vec<SlashCommandDescriptor> {
-    let mut candidates = slash_command_specs()
+    let mut descriptors = slash_command_specs()
         .iter()
-        .flat_map(|spec| {
+        .map(|spec| SlashCommandDescriptor {
-            std::iter::once(spec.name)
+            command: format!("/{}", spec.name),
-                .chain(spec.aliases.iter().copied())
+            description: Some(spec.summary.to_string()),
-                .map(|name| format!("/{name}"))
+            argument_hint: spec.argument_hint.map(ToOwned::to_owned),
+            aliases: spec
+                .aliases
+                .iter()
+                .map(|alias| format!("/{alias}"))
+                .collect(),
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    descriptors.extend([
+        SlashCommandDescriptor {
+            command: "/vim".to_string(),
+            description: Some("Toggle modal editing".to_string()),
+            argument_hint: None,
+            aliases: Vec::new(),
+        },
+        SlashCommandDescriptor {
+            command: "/exit".to_string(),
+            description: Some("Exit the interactive REPL".to_string()),
+            argument_hint: None,
+            aliases: vec!["/quit".to_string()],
+        },
+    ]);
+    descriptors.sort_by(|left, right| left.command.cmp(&right.command));
+    descriptors.dedup_by(|left, right| left.command == right.command);
+    descriptors
+}
+
+fn slash_command_completion_candidates() -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut candidates = slash_command_descriptors()
+        .into_iter()
+        .flat_map(|descriptor| {
+            std::iter::once(descriptor.command)
+                .chain(descriptor.aliases)
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    candidates.extend([
-        String::from("/vim"),
-        String::from("/exit"),
-        String::from("/quit"),
-    ]);
     candidates.sort();
     candidates.dedup();
     candidates
@@ -3986,6 +4058,10 @@ fn print_help_to(out: &mut impl Write) -> io::Result<()> {
         out,
         "  /help                                 Browse the full slash command map"
     )?;
+    writeln!(
+        out,
+        "  /                                     Open slash suggestions in the REPL"
+    )?;
     writeln!(
         out,
         "  /status                               Inspect session + workspace state"
@@ -4000,7 +4076,7 @@ fn print_help_to(out: &mut impl Write) -> io::Result<()> {
     )?;
     writeln!(
         out,
-        "  Tab                                   Complete slash commands"
+        "  Tab                                   Accept or cycle slash command suggestions"
     )?;
     writeln!(
         out,
@@ -4026,7 +4102,11 @@ fn print_help_to(out: &mut impl Write) -> io::Result<()> {
     )?;
     writeln!(
         out,
-        "  claw skills                           List installed skills"
+        "  claw hooks                            Inspect configured tool hooks"
+    )?;
+    writeln!(
+        out,
+        "  claw skills                           List discoverable local skills"
     )?;
     writeln!(out, "  claw system-prompt [--cwd PATH] [--date YYYY-MM-DD]")?;
     writeln!(
@@ -4095,6 +4175,7 @@ fn print_help_to(out: &mut impl Write) -> io::Result<()> {
         "  claw --resume session.json /status /diff /export notes.txt"
     )?;
     writeln!(out, "  claw agents")?;
+    writeln!(out, "  claw hooks")?;
     writeln!(out, "  claw /skills")?;
     writeln!(out, "  claw login")?;
     writeln!(out, "  claw init")?;
@@ -4115,9 +4196,10 @@ mod tests {
         normalize_permission_mode, parse_args, parse_git_status_metadata, permission_policy,
         print_help_to, push_output_block, render_config_report, render_memory_report,
         render_repl_help, render_unknown_repl_command, resolve_model_alias, response_to_events,
-        resume_supported_slash_commands, slash_command_completion_candidates, status_context,
+        resume_supported_slash_commands, slash_command_completion_candidates,
-        CliAction, CliOutputFormat, InternalPromptProgressEvent, InternalPromptProgressState,
+        slash_command_descriptors, status_context, CliAction, CliOutputFormat,
-        SlashCommand, StatusUsage, DEFAULT_MODEL,
+        InternalPromptProgressEvent, InternalPromptProgressState, SlashCommand, StatusUsage,
+        DEFAULT_MODEL,
     };
     use api::{MessageResponse, OutputContentBlock, Usage};
     use plugins::{PluginTool, PluginToolDefinition, PluginToolPermission};
@@ -4321,6 +4403,10 @@ mod tests {
             parse_args(&["agents".to_string()]).expect("agents should parse"),
             CliAction::Agents { args: None }
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_args(&["hooks".to_string()]).expect("hooks should parse"),
+            CliAction::Hooks { args: None }
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             parse_args(&["skills".to_string()]).expect("skills should parse"),
             CliAction::Skills { args: None }
@@ -4340,6 +4426,10 @@ mod tests {
             parse_args(&["/agents".to_string()]).expect("/agents should parse"),
             CliAction::Agents { args: None }
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_args(&["/hooks".to_string()]).expect("/hooks should parse"),
+            CliAction::Hooks { args: None }
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             parse_args(&["/skills".to_string()]).expect("/skills should parse"),
             CliAction::Skills { args: None }
@@ -4439,6 +4529,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn repl_help_includes_shared_commands_and_exit() {
         let help = render_repl_help();
         assert!(help.contains("Interactive REPL"));
+        assert!(help.contains("type / to browse slash commands"));
         assert!(help.contains("/help"));
         assert!(help.contains("/status"));
         assert!(help.contains("/model [model]"));
@@ -4447,6 +4538,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(help.contains("/cost"));
         assert!(help.contains("/resume <session-path>"));
         assert!(help.contains("/config [env|hooks|model|plugins]"));
+        assert!(help.contains("/hooks"));
         assert!(help.contains("/memory"));
         assert!(help.contains("/init"));
         assert!(help.contains("/diff"));
@@ -4454,13 +4546,15 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(help.contains("/export [file]"));
         assert!(help.contains("/session [list|switch <session-id>]"));
         assert!(help.contains(
-            "/plugin [list|install <path>|enable <name>|disable <name>|uninstall <id>|update <id>]"
+            "/plugin [inspect|list|install <path>|enable <name>|disable <name>|uninstall <id>|update <id>]"
         ));
+        assert!(help.contains("/reload-plugins"));
         assert!(help.contains("aliases: /plugins, /marketplace"));
         assert!(help.contains("/agents"));
         assert!(help.contains("/skills"));
         assert!(help.contains("/exit"));
-        assert!(help.contains("Tab cycles slash command matches"));
+        assert!(help.contains("Type / for suggestions"));
+        assert!(help.contains("Tab accepts or cycles matches"));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -4472,6 +4566,36 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(candidates.contains(&"/quit".to_string()));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn slash_command_descriptors_include_descriptions_and_aliases() {
+        let descriptors = slash_command_descriptors();
+        let plugin = descriptors
+            .iter()
+            .find(|descriptor| descriptor.command == "/plugin")
+            .expect("plugin descriptor should exist");
+        assert_eq!(
+            plugin.description.as_deref(),
+            Some("Inspect and manage local Claw Code plugins")
+        );
+        assert!(plugin.aliases.contains(&"/plugins".to_string()));
+        assert!(plugin.aliases.contains(&"/marketplace".to_string()));
+
+        let reload = descriptors
+            .iter()
+            .find(|descriptor| descriptor.command == "/reload-plugins")
+            .expect("reload plugins descriptor should exist");
+        assert_eq!(
+            reload.description.as_deref(),
+            Some("Reload plugin-derived runtime features and print current support")
+        );
+
+        let exit = descriptors
+            .iter()
+            .find(|descriptor| descriptor.command == "/exit")
+            .expect("exit descriptor should exist");
+        assert!(exit.aliases.contains(&"/quit".to_string()));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn unknown_repl_command_suggestions_include_repl_shortcuts() {
         let rendered = render_unknown_repl_command("exi");
@@ -4489,8 +4613,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(
             names,
             vec![
-                "help", "status", "compact", "clear", "cost", "config", "memory", "init", "diff",
+                "help", "status", "compact", "clear", "cost", "config", "hooks", "memory", "init",
-                "version", "export", "agents", "skills",
+                "diff", "version", "export", "agents", "skills",
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -4559,7 +4683,9 @@ mod tests {
         print_help_to(&mut help).expect("help should render");
         let help = String::from_utf8(help).expect("help should be utf8");
         assert!(help.contains("claw init"));
+        assert!(help.contains("Open slash suggestions in the REPL"));
         assert!(help.contains("claw agents"));
+        assert!(help.contains("claw hooks"));
         assert!(help.contains("claw skills"));
         assert!(help.contains("claw /skills"));
     }
@@ -4762,7 +4888,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn repl_help_mentions_history_completion_and_multiline() {
         let help = render_repl_help();
         assert!(help.contains("Up/Down"));
-        assert!(help.contains("Tab cycles"));
+        assert!(help.contains("Tab accepts or cycles"));
         assert!(help.contains("Shift+Enter or Ctrl+J"));
     }
 

rust/crates/claw-cli/tests/prompt_json_transport.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::net::TcpListener;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+
+#[test]
+fn prompt_json_with_tool_use_writes_clean_transport_output() {
+    let fixture_root = unique_temp_dir("claw-json-transport");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&fixture_root).expect("create fixture root");
+    fs::write(fixture_root.join("fixture.txt"), "fixture contents\n").expect("write fixture file");
+    fs::create_dir_all(fixture_root.join("config")).expect("create config dir");
+
+    let server = TestServer::spawn(vec![
+        sse_response(
+            "req_tool",
+            &tool_use_stream("read_file", json!({ "path": "fixture.txt" })),
+        ),
+        sse_response("req_done", &text_stream("done")),
+    ]);
+
+    let output = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_claw"))
+        .current_dir(&fixture_root)
+        .env("ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL", server.base_url())
+        .env("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "test-key")
+        .env("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME", fixture_root.join("config"))
+        .arg("--output-format")
+        .arg("json")
+        .arg("prompt")
+        .arg("use a tool")
+        .output()
+        .expect("run claw prompt json");
+
+    server.finish();
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).expect("stdout should be utf8");
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).expect("stderr should be utf8");
+
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "status: {:?}\nstderr:\n{stderr}",
+        output.status
+    );
+    assert!(stderr.trim().is_empty(), "unexpected stderr: {stderr}");
+    assert!(
+        stdout.trim_start().starts_with('{'),
+        "stdout should begin with JSON object, got:\n{stdout}"
+    );
+
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(stdout.trim())
+        .expect("full stdout should be a single parseable JSON object");
+
+    assert_eq!(parsed["message"], "done");
+    assert_eq!(parsed["iterations"], 2);
+    assert_eq!(parsed["tool_uses"].as_array().map(Vec::len), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(parsed["tool_results"].as_array().map(Vec::len), Some(1));
+    assert_eq!(parsed["tool_uses"][0]["name"], "read_file");
+    assert_eq!(parsed["tool_results"][0]["tool_name"], "read_file");
+    assert_eq!(parsed["tool_results"][0]["is_error"], false);
+
+    let tool_output = parsed["tool_results"][0]["output"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("tool result output string");
+    assert!(tool_output.contains("fixture contents"));
+    assert!(
+        !stdout.contains("📄 Read"),
+        "stdout leaked human-readable tool rendering:\n{stdout}"
+    );
+}
+
+struct TestServer {
+    base_url: String,
+    join_handle: thread::JoinHandle<()>,
+}
+
+impl TestServer {
+    fn spawn(responses: Vec<String>) -> Self {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind listener");
+        listener
+            .set_nonblocking(true)
+            .expect("set nonblocking listener");
+        let address = listener.local_addr().expect("listener addr");
+        let join_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+            let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(10);
+            let mut served = 0usize;
+
+            while served < responses.len() && Instant::now() < deadline {
+                match listener.accept() {
+                    Ok((mut stream, _)) => {
+                        drain_http_request(&mut stream);
+                        stream
+                            .write_all(responses[served].as_bytes())
+                            .expect("write response");
+                        served += 1;
+                    }
+                    Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                    }
+                    Err(error) => panic!("accept failed: {error}"),
+                }
+            }
+
+            assert_eq!(
+                served,
+                responses.len(),
+                "server did not observe expected request count"
+            );
+        });
+
+        Self {
+            base_url: format!("http://{address}"),
+            join_handle,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn base_url(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.base_url
+    }
+
+    fn finish(self) {
+        self.join_handle.join().expect("join server thread");
+    }
+}
+
+fn drain_http_request(stream: &mut std::net::TcpStream) {
+    stream
+        .set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5)))
+        .expect("set read timeout");
+    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+    let mut header_end = None;
+
+    while header_end.is_none() {
+        let mut chunk = [0_u8; 1024];
+        let read = stream.read(&mut chunk).expect("read request chunk");
+        if read == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        buffer.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..read]);
+        header_end = find_header_end(&buffer);
+    }
+
+    let header_end = header_end.expect("request should contain headers");
+    let headers = String::from_utf8(buffer[..header_end].to_vec()).expect("header utf8");
+    let content_length = headers
+        .lines()
+        .find_map(|line| {
+            line.split_once(':').and_then(|(name, value)| {
+                name.eq_ignore_ascii_case("content-length")
+                    .then(|| value.trim().parse::<usize>().expect("content length"))
+            })
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let mut body = buffer[(header_end + 4)..].to_vec();
+    while body.len() < content_length {
+        let mut chunk = vec![0_u8; content_length - body.len()];
+        let read = stream.read(&mut chunk).expect("read request body");
+        if read == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        body.extend_from_slice(&chunk[..read]);
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_header_end(buffer: &[u8]) -> Option<usize> {
+    buffer.windows(4).position(|window| window == b"\r\n\r\n")
+}
+
+fn sse_response(request_id: &str, body: &str) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: text/event-stream\r\nrequest-id: {request_id}\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n{body}",
+        body.len()
+    )
+}
+
+fn tool_use_stream(tool_name: &str, input: Value) -> String {
+    let mut body = String::new();
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "message_start",
+        json!({
+            "type": "message_start",
+            "message": {
+                "id": "msg_tool",
+                "type": "message",
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": [],
+                "model": "claude-opus-4-6",
+                "stop_reason": null,
+                "stop_sequence": null,
+                "usage": {"input_tokens": 8, "output_tokens": 0}
+            }
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_start",
+        json!({
+            "type": "content_block_start",
+            "index": 0,
+            "content_block": {
+                "type": "tool_use",
+                "id": "toolu_1",
+                "name": tool_name,
+                "input": {}
+            }
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_delta",
+        json!({
+            "type": "content_block_delta",
+            "index": 0,
+            "delta": {
+                "type": "input_json_delta",
+                "partial_json": input.to_string()
+            }
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_stop",
+        json!({"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "message_delta",
+        json!({
+            "type": "message_delta",
+            "delta": {"stop_reason": "tool_use", "stop_sequence": null},
+            "usage": {"input_tokens": 8, "output_tokens": 1}
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event("message_stop", json!({"type": "message_stop"})));
+    body.push_str("data: [DONE]\n\n");
+    body
+}
+
+fn text_stream(text: &str) -> String {
+    let mut body = String::new();
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "message_start",
+        json!({
+            "type": "message_start",
+            "message": {
+                "id": "msg_done",
+                "type": "message",
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": [],
+                "model": "claude-opus-4-6",
+                "stop_reason": null,
+                "stop_sequence": null,
+                "usage": {"input_tokens": 20, "output_tokens": 0}
+            }
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_start",
+        json!({
+            "type": "content_block_start",
+            "index": 0,
+            "content_block": {"type": "text", "text": ""}
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_delta",
+        json!({
+            "type": "content_block_delta",
+            "index": 0,
+            "delta": {"type": "text_delta", "text": text}
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "content_block_stop",
+        json!({"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0}),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event(
+        "message_delta",
+        json!({
+            "type": "message_delta",
+            "delta": {"stop_reason": "end_turn", "stop_sequence": null},
+            "usage": {"input_tokens": 20, "output_tokens": 2}
+        }),
+    ));
+    body.push_str(&sse_event("message_stop", json!({"type": "message_stop"})));
+    body.push_str("data: [DONE]\n\n");
+    body
+}
+
+fn sse_event(event_name: &str, payload: Value) -> String {
+    format!("event: {event_name}\ndata: {payload}\n\n")
+}
+
+fn unique_temp_dir(prefix: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let nanos = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("clock should be after epoch")
+        .as_nanos();
+    std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("{prefix}-{nanos}"))
+}

rust/crates/plugins/src/lib.rs

@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ pub struct PluginManifest {
     pub tools: Vec<PluginToolManifest>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub commands: Vec<PluginCommandManifest>,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub agents: Vec<String>,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub skills: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -232,10 +228,6 @@ struct RawPluginManifest {
     pub tools: Vec<RawPluginToolManifest>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub commands: Vec<PluginCommandManifest>,
-    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_list")]
-    pub agents: Vec<String>,
-    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_string_list")]
-    pub skills: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -254,24 +246,6 @@ struct RawPluginToolManifest {
     pub required_permission: String,
 }
 
-fn deserialize_string_list<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Vec<String>, D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-{
-    #[derive(Deserialize)]
-    #[serde(untagged)]
-    enum StringList {
-        One(String),
-        Many(Vec<String>),
-    }
-
-    Ok(match Option::<StringList>::deserialize(deserializer)? {
-        Some(StringList::One(value)) => vec![value],
-        Some(StringList::Many(values)) => values,
-        None => Vec::new(),
-    })
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct PluginTool {
     plugin_id: String,
@@ -674,6 +648,17 @@ pub struct PluginSummary {
     pub enabled: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PluginInspection {
+    pub install_root: PathBuf,
+    pub registry_path: PathBuf,
+    pub settings_path: PathBuf,
+    pub bundled_root: PathBuf,
+    pub external_dirs: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub discoverable_plugins: Vec<PluginSummary>,
+    pub installed_plugins: Vec<PluginSummary>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub struct PluginRegistry {
     plugins: Vec<RegisteredPlugin>,
@@ -960,6 +945,31 @@ impl PluginManager {
         self.config.config_home.join(SETTINGS_FILE_NAME)
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn bundled_root_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.config
+            .bundled_root
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(Self::bundled_root)
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn external_dirs(&self) -> &[PathBuf] {
+        &self.config.external_dirs
+    }
+
+    pub fn inspect(&self) -> Result<PluginInspection, PluginError> {
+        Ok(PluginInspection {
+            install_root: self.install_root(),
+            registry_path: self.registry_path(),
+            settings_path: self.settings_path(),
+            bundled_root: self.bundled_root_path(),
+            external_dirs: self.external_dirs().to_vec(),
+            discoverable_plugins: self.list_plugins()?,
+            installed_plugins: self.list_installed_plugins()?,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn plugin_registry(&self) -> Result<PluginRegistry, PluginError> {
         Ok(PluginRegistry::new(
             self.discover_plugins()?
@@ -1487,8 +1497,6 @@ fn build_plugin_manifest(
         "lifecycle command",
         &mut errors,
     );
-    let agents = build_manifest_paths(root, raw.agents, "agent", &mut errors);
-    let skills = build_manifest_paths(root, raw.skills, "skill", &mut errors);
     let tools = build_manifest_tools(root, raw.tools, &mut errors);
     let commands = build_manifest_commands(root, raw.commands, &mut errors);
 
@@ -1506,8 +1514,6 @@ fn build_plugin_manifest(
         lifecycle: raw.lifecycle,
         tools,
         commands,
-        agents,
-        skills,
     })
 }
 
@@ -1623,47 +1629,6 @@ fn build_manifest_tools(
     validated
 }
 
-fn build_manifest_paths(
-    root: &Path,
-    paths: Vec<String>,
-    kind: &'static str,
-    errors: &mut Vec<PluginManifestValidationError>,
-) -> Vec<String> {
-    let mut seen = BTreeSet::new();
-    let mut validated = Vec::new();
-
-    for path in paths {
-        let trimmed = path.trim();
-        if trimmed.is_empty() {
-            errors.push(PluginManifestValidationError::EmptyEntryField {
-                kind,
-                field: "path",
-                name: None,
-            });
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let resolved = if Path::new(trimmed).is_absolute() {
-            PathBuf::from(trimmed)
-        } else {
-            root.join(trimmed)
-        };
-        if !resolved.exists() {
-            errors.push(PluginManifestValidationError::MissingPath {
-                kind,
-                path: resolved,
-            });
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if seen.insert(trimmed.to_string()) {
-            validated.push(trimmed.to_string());
-        }
-    }
-
-    validated
-}
-
 fn build_manifest_commands(
     root: &Path,
     commands: Vec<PluginCommandManifest>,
@@ -2298,38 +2263,6 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(root);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn load_plugin_from_directory_parses_agent_and_skill_paths() {
-        let root = temp_dir("manifest-component-paths");
-        write_file(
-            root.join("agents").join("ops").join("triage.md").as_path(),
-            "---\nname: triage\ndescription: triage agent\n---\n",
-        );
-        write_file(
-            root.join("skills")
-                .join("review")
-                .join("SKILL.md")
-                .as_path(),
-            "---\nname: review\ndescription: review skill\n---\n",
-        );
-        write_file(
-            root.join(MANIFEST_FILE_NAME).as_path(),
-            r#"{
-  "name": "component-paths",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "Manifest component paths",
-  "agents": "./agents/ops/triage.md",
-  "skills": ["./skills"]
-}"#,
-        );
-
-        let manifest = load_plugin_from_directory(&root).expect("manifest should load");
-        assert_eq!(manifest.agents, vec!["./agents/ops/triage.md"]);
-        assert_eq!(manifest.skills, vec!["./skills"]);
-
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(root);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn load_plugin_from_directory_defaults_optional_fields() {
         let root = temp_dir("manifest-defaults");

rust/crates/runtime/src/lib.rs

@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ mod prompt;
 mod remote;
 pub mod sandbox;
 mod session;
+mod skills;
 mod usage;
 
-pub use lsp::{
-    FileDiagnostics, LspContextEnrichment, LspError, LspManager, LspServerConfig,
-    SymbolLocation, WorkspaceDiagnostics,
-};
 pub use bash::{execute_bash, BashCommandInput, BashCommandOutput};
 pub use bootstrap::{BootstrapPhase, BootstrapPlan};
 pub use compact::{
@@ -28,8 +25,8 @@ pub use compact::{
     get_compact_continuation_message, should_compact, CompactionConfig, CompactionResult,
 };
 pub use config::{
-    ConfigEntry, ConfigError, ConfigLoader, ConfigSource, McpManagedProxyServerConfig,
+    ConfigEntry, ConfigError, ConfigLoader, ConfigSource, McpConfigCollection,
-    McpConfigCollection, McpOAuthConfig, McpRemoteServerConfig, McpSdkServerConfig,
+    McpManagedProxyServerConfig, McpOAuthConfig, McpRemoteServerConfig, McpSdkServerConfig,
     McpServerConfig, McpStdioServerConfig, McpTransport, McpWebSocketServerConfig, OAuthConfig,
     ResolvedPermissionMode, RuntimeConfig, RuntimeFeatureConfig, RuntimeHookConfig,
     RuntimePluginConfig, ScopedMcpServerConfig, CLAW_SETTINGS_SCHEMA_NAME,
@@ -44,12 +41,16 @@ pub use file_ops::{
     WriteFileOutput,
 };
 pub use hooks::{HookEvent, HookRunResult, HookRunner};
+pub use lsp::{
+    FileDiagnostics, LspContextEnrichment, LspError, LspManager, LspServerConfig, SymbolLocation,
+    WorkspaceDiagnostics,
+};
 pub use mcp::{
     mcp_server_signature, mcp_tool_name, mcp_tool_prefix, normalize_name_for_mcp,
     scoped_mcp_config_hash, unwrap_ccr_proxy_url,
 };
 pub use mcp_client::{
-    McpManagedProxyTransport, McpClientAuth, McpClientBootstrap, McpClientTransport,
+    McpClientAuth, McpClientBootstrap, McpClientTransport, McpManagedProxyTransport,
     McpRemoteTransport, McpSdkTransport, McpStdioTransport,
 };
 pub use mcp_stdio::{
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ pub use remote::{
     DEFAULT_SESSION_TOKEN_PATH, DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CA_BUNDLE, NO_PROXY_HOSTS, UPSTREAM_PROXY_ENV_KEYS,
 };
 pub use session::{ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, MessageRole, Session, SessionError};
+pub use skills::{
+    discover_skill_roots, resolve_skill_path, SkillDiscoveryRoot, SkillDiscoverySource,
+    SkillRootKind,
+};
 pub use usage::{
     format_usd, pricing_for_model, ModelPricing, TokenUsage, UsageCostEstimate, UsageTracker,
 };

rust/crates/runtime/src/skills.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub enum SkillDiscoverySource {
+    ProjectCodex,
+    ProjectClaw,
+    UserCodexHome,
+    UserCodex,
+    UserClaw,
+}
+
+impl SkillDiscoverySource {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::ProjectCodex => "Project (.codex)",
+            Self::ProjectClaw => "Project (.claw)",
+            Self::UserCodexHome => "User ($CODEX_HOME)",
+            Self::UserCodex => "User (~/.codex)",
+            Self::UserClaw => "User (~/.claw)",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum SkillRootKind {
+    SkillsDir,
+    LegacyCommandsDir,
+}
+
+impl SkillRootKind {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn detail_label(self) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        match self {
+            Self::SkillsDir => None,
+            Self::LegacyCommandsDir => Some("legacy /commands"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SkillDiscoveryRoot {
+    pub source: SkillDiscoverySource,
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+    pub kind: SkillRootKind,
+}
+
+pub fn discover_skill_roots(cwd: &Path) -> Vec<SkillDiscoveryRoot> {
+    let mut roots = Vec::new();
+
+    for ancestor in cwd.ancestors() {
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectCodex,
+            ancestor.join(".codex").join("skills"),
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectClaw,
+            ancestor.join(".claw").join("skills"),
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectCodex,
+            ancestor.join(".codex").join("commands"),
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectClaw,
+            ancestor.join(".claw").join("commands"),
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(codex_home) = env::var("CODEX_HOME") {
+        let codex_home = PathBuf::from(codex_home);
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserCodexHome,
+            codex_home.join("skills"),
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserCodexHome,
+            codex_home.join("commands"),
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let Some(home) = env::var_os("HOME") {
+        let home = PathBuf::from(home);
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserCodex,
+            home.join(".codex").join("skills"),
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserCodex,
+            home.join(".codex").join("commands"),
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserClaw,
+            home.join(".claw").join("skills"),
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        );
+        push_unique_skill_root(
+            &mut roots,
+            SkillDiscoverySource::UserClaw,
+            home.join(".claw").join("commands"),
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        );
+    }
+
+    roots
+}
+
+pub fn resolve_skill_path(skill: &str, cwd: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
+    let requested = normalize_requested_skill_name(skill)?;
+
+    for root in discover_skill_roots(cwd) {
+        match root.kind {
+            SkillRootKind::SkillsDir => {
+                let direct = root.path.join(&requested).join("SKILL.md");
+                if direct.is_file() {
+                    return Ok(direct);
+                }
+
+                if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&root.path) {
+                    for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                        let path = entry.path().join("SKILL.md");
+                        if !path.is_file() {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        if entry
+                            .file_name()
+                            .to_string_lossy()
+                            .eq_ignore_ascii_case(&requested)
+                        {
+                            return Ok(path);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir => {
+                let direct_markdown = root.path.join(format!("{requested}.md"));
+                if direct_markdown.is_file() {
+                    return Ok(direct_markdown);
+                }
+
+                let direct_skill_dir = root.path.join(&requested).join("SKILL.md");
+                if direct_skill_dir.is_file() {
+                    return Ok(direct_skill_dir);
+                }
+
+                if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(&root.path) {
+                    for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                        let path = entry.path();
+                        if path.is_dir() {
+                            let skill_path = path.join("SKILL.md");
+                            if !skill_path.is_file() {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if entry
+                                .file_name()
+                                .to_string_lossy()
+                                .eq_ignore_ascii_case(&requested)
+                            {
+                                return Ok(skill_path);
+                            }
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        if !path
+                            .extension()
+                            .is_some_and(|ext| ext.to_string_lossy().eq_ignore_ascii_case("md"))
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        let Some(stem) = path.file_stem() else {
+                            continue;
+                        };
+                        if stem.to_string_lossy().eq_ignore_ascii_case(&requested) {
+                            return Ok(path);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Err(format!("unknown skill: {requested}"))
+}
+
+fn normalize_requested_skill_name(skill: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let requested = skill.trim().trim_start_matches('/').trim_start_matches('$');
+    if requested.is_empty() {
+        return Err(String::from("skill must not be empty"));
+    }
+    Ok(requested.to_string())
+}
+
+fn push_unique_skill_root(
+    roots: &mut Vec<SkillDiscoveryRoot>,
+    source: SkillDiscoverySource,
+    path: PathBuf,
+    kind: SkillRootKind,
+) {
+    if path.is_dir() && !roots.iter().any(|existing| existing.path == path) {
+        roots.push(SkillDiscoveryRoot { source, path, kind });
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::fs;
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+    use super::{
+        discover_skill_roots, resolve_skill_path, SkillDiscoveryRoot, SkillDiscoverySource,
+        SkillRootKind,
+    };
+
+    fn temp_dir(label: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let nanos = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .expect("clock")
+            .as_nanos();
+        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("runtime-skills-{label}-{nanos}"))
+    }
+
+    fn write_skill(root: &Path, name: &str) {
+        let skill_root = root.join(name);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&skill_root).expect("skill root");
+        fs::write(skill_root.join("SKILL.md"), format!("# {name}\n")).expect("write skill");
+    }
+
+    fn write_legacy_markdown(root: &Path, name: &str) {
+        fs::create_dir_all(root).expect("legacy root");
+        fs::write(root.join(format!("{name}.md")), format!("# {name}\n")).expect("write command");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn discovers_workspace_and_user_skill_roots() {
+        let _guard = crate::test_env_lock();
+        let workspace = temp_dir("workspace");
+        let nested = workspace.join("apps").join("ui");
+        let user_home = temp_dir("home");
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(&nested).expect("nested cwd");
+        fs::create_dir_all(workspace.join(".codex").join("skills")).expect("project codex skills");
+        fs::create_dir_all(workspace.join(".claw").join("commands"))
+            .expect("project claw commands");
+        fs::create_dir_all(user_home.join(".codex").join("skills")).expect("user codex skills");
+
+        std::env::set_var("HOME", &user_home);
+        std::env::remove_var("CODEX_HOME");
+
+        let roots = discover_skill_roots(&nested);
+
+        assert!(roots.contains(&SkillDiscoveryRoot {
+            source: SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectCodex,
+            path: workspace.join(".codex").join("skills"),
+            kind: SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        }));
+        assert!(roots.contains(&SkillDiscoveryRoot {
+            source: SkillDiscoverySource::ProjectClaw,
+            path: workspace.join(".claw").join("commands"),
+            kind: SkillRootKind::LegacyCommandsDir,
+        }));
+        assert!(roots.contains(&SkillDiscoveryRoot {
+            source: SkillDiscoverySource::UserCodex,
+            path: user_home.join(".codex").join("skills"),
+            kind: SkillRootKind::SkillsDir,
+        }));
+
+        std::env::remove_var("HOME");
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(workspace);
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(user_home);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_workspace_skills_and_legacy_commands() {
+        let _guard = crate::test_env_lock();
+        let workspace = temp_dir("resolve");
+        let nested = workspace.join("apps").join("ui");
+        let original_dir = std::env::current_dir().expect("cwd");
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(&nested).expect("nested cwd");
+        write_skill(&workspace.join(".claw").join("skills"), "review");
+        write_legacy_markdown(&workspace.join(".codex").join("commands"), "deploy");
+
+        std::env::set_current_dir(&nested).expect("set cwd");
+        let review = resolve_skill_path("review", &nested).expect("workspace skill");
+        let deploy = resolve_skill_path("/deploy", &nested).expect("legacy command");
+        std::env::set_current_dir(&original_dir).expect("restore cwd");
+
+        assert!(review.ends_with(".claw/skills/review/SKILL.md"));
+        assert!(deploy.ends_with(".codex/commands/deploy.md"));
+
+        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(workspace);
+    }
+}

rust/crates/tools/src/lib.rs

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ use api::{
     MessageRequest, MessageResponse, OutputContentBlock, ProviderClient,
     StreamEvent as ApiStreamEvent, ToolChoice, ToolDefinition, ToolResultContentBlock,
 };
-use plugins::{
+use plugins::PluginTool;
-    load_plugin_from_directory, PluginManager, PluginManagerConfig, PluginSummary, PluginTool,
-};
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 use runtime::{
-    edit_file, execute_bash, glob_search, grep_search, load_system_prompt, read_file, write_file,
+    edit_file, execute_bash, glob_search, grep_search, load_system_prompt, read_file,
-    ApiClient, ApiRequest, AssistantEvent, BashCommandInput, ConfigLoader, ContentBlock,
+    resolve_skill_path as resolve_runtime_skill_path, write_file, ApiClient, ApiRequest,
-    ConversationMessage, ConversationRuntime, GrepSearchInput, MessageRole, PermissionMode,
+    AssistantEvent, BashCommandInput, ContentBlock, ConversationMessage, ConversationRuntime,
-    PermissionPolicy, RuntimeError, Session, TokenUsage, ToolError, ToolExecutor,
+    GrepSearchInput, MessageRole, PermissionMode, PermissionPolicy, RuntimeError, Session,
+    TokenUsage, ToolError, ToolExecutor,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
@@ -1465,391 +1464,9 @@ fn todo_store_path() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
     Ok(cwd.join(".claw-todos.json"))
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-enum SkillRootKind {
-    Skills,
-    LegacyCommands,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-struct SkillCandidate {
-    name: String,
-    path: PathBuf,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-struct SkillCandidateRoot {
-    path: PathBuf,
-    kind: SkillRootKind,
-    name_prefix: Option<String>,
-}
-
 fn resolve_skill_path(skill: &str) -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, String> {
-    let requested = skill.trim().trim_start_matches('/').trim_start_matches('$');
+    let cwd = std::env::current_dir().map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    if requested.is_empty() {
+    resolve_runtime_skill_path(skill, &cwd)
-        return Err(String::from("skill must not be empty"));
-    }
-
-    let candidates = discover_skill_candidates().map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-
-    if let Some(candidate) = candidates
-        .iter()
-        .find(|candidate| candidate.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(requested))
-    {
-        return Ok(candidate.path.clone());
-    }
-
-    let suffix = format!(":{requested}");
-    let suffix_matches = candidates
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|candidate| candidate.name.ends_with(&suffix))
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    match suffix_matches.as_slice() {
-        [candidate] => Ok(candidate.path.clone()),
-        [] => Err(format!("unknown skill: {requested}")),
-        matches => Err(format!(
-            "ambiguous skill `{requested}`; use one of: {}",
-            matches
-                .iter()
-                .map(|candidate| candidate.name.as_str())
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .join(", ")
-        )),
-    }
-}
-
-fn discover_skill_candidates() -> std::io::Result<Vec<SkillCandidate>> {
-    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
-    let mut roots = local_skill_candidate_roots(&cwd);
-    extend_plugin_skill_candidate_roots(&cwd, &mut roots);
-
-    let mut candidates = Vec::new();
-    for root in &roots {
-        collect_skill_candidates(root, &root.path, &mut candidates)?;
-    }
-    Ok(candidates)
-}
-
-fn local_skill_candidate_roots(cwd: &Path) -> Vec<SkillCandidateRoot> {
-    let mut roots = Vec::new();
-
-    for ancestor in cwd.ancestors() {
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            ancestor.join(".codex").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            ancestor.join(".claw").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            ancestor.join(".codex").join("commands"),
-            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            ancestor.join(".claw").join("commands"),
-            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands,
-            None,
-        );
-    }
-
-    if let Ok(codex_home) = std::env::var("CODEX_HOME") {
-        let codex_home = PathBuf::from(codex_home);
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            codex_home.join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            codex_home.join("commands"),
-            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands,
-            None,
-        );
-    }
-    if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
-        let home = PathBuf::from(home);
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".agents").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".config").join("opencode").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".codex").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".claw").join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".codex").join("commands"),
-            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands,
-            None,
-        );
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            &mut roots,
-            home.join(".claw").join("commands"),
-            SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands,
-            None,
-        );
-    }
-    push_skill_candidate_root(
-        &mut roots,
-        PathBuf::from("/home/bellman/.codex/skills"),
-        SkillRootKind::Skills,
-        None,
-    );
-
-    roots
-}
-
-fn extend_plugin_skill_candidate_roots(cwd: &Path, roots: &mut Vec<SkillCandidateRoot>) {
-    for plugin in enabled_plugins_for_cwd(cwd) {
-        let Some(root) = &plugin.metadata.root else {
-            continue;
-        };
-
-        push_skill_candidate_root(
-            roots,
-            root.join("skills"),
-            SkillRootKind::Skills,
-            Some(plugin.metadata.name.clone()),
-        );
-
-        if let Ok(manifest) = load_plugin_from_directory(root) {
-            for relative in manifest.skills {
-                let path = resolve_plugin_component_path(root, &relative);
-                let kind = if path
-                    .extension()
-                    .is_some_and(|ext| ext.to_string_lossy().eq_ignore_ascii_case("md"))
-                {
-                    SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands
-                } else {
-                    SkillRootKind::Skills
-                };
-                push_skill_candidate_root(roots, path, kind, Some(plugin.metadata.name.clone()));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn push_skill_candidate_root(
-    roots: &mut Vec<SkillCandidateRoot>,
-    path: PathBuf,
-    kind: SkillRootKind,
-    name_prefix: Option<String>,
-) {
-    if path.exists() && !roots.iter().any(|existing| existing.path == path) {
-        roots.push(SkillCandidateRoot {
-            path,
-            kind,
-            name_prefix,
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-fn collect_skill_candidates(
-    root: &SkillCandidateRoot,
-    path: &Path,
-    candidates: &mut Vec<SkillCandidate>,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    if path.is_file() {
-        if let Some(candidate) = load_skill_candidate(root, path, &root.path)? {
-            candidates.push(candidate);
-        }
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    let skill_md = path.join("SKILL.md");
-    if skill_md.is_file() {
-        if let Some(candidate) = load_skill_candidate(root, &skill_md, &root.path)? {
-            candidates.push(candidate);
-        }
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    let mut entries = std::fs::read_dir(path)?.collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
-    entries.sort_by_key(|entry| entry.file_name());
-    for entry in entries {
-        let entry_path = entry.path();
-        if entry_path.is_dir() {
-            collect_skill_candidates(root, &entry_path, candidates)?;
-        } else if root.kind == SkillRootKind::LegacyCommands {
-            if let Some(candidate) = load_skill_candidate(root, &entry_path, &root.path)? {
-                candidates.push(candidate);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-fn load_skill_candidate(
-    root: &SkillCandidateRoot,
-    path: &Path,
-    base_root: &Path,
-) -> std::io::Result<Option<SkillCandidate>> {
-    if !path
-        .extension()
-        .is_some_and(|ext| ext.to_string_lossy().eq_ignore_ascii_case("md"))
-    {
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
-
-    let is_skill_file = path
-        .file_name()
-        .is_some_and(|name| name.to_string_lossy().eq_ignore_ascii_case("SKILL.md"));
-    if root.kind == SkillRootKind::Skills && !is_skill_file {
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
-
-    let name = skill_candidate_name(root, path, base_root, is_skill_file);
-    Ok(Some(SkillCandidate {
-        name,
-        path: path.to_path_buf(),
-    }))
-}
-
-fn skill_candidate_name(
-    root: &SkillCandidateRoot,
-    path: &Path,
-    base_root: &Path,
-    is_skill_file: bool,
-) -> String {
-    let base_name = if is_skill_file {
-        path.parent().and_then(Path::file_name).map_or_else(
-            || fallback_file_stem(path),
-            |segment| segment.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        )
-    } else {
-        fallback_file_stem(path)
-    };
-
-    prefixed_definition_name(
-        root.name_prefix.as_deref(),
-        namespace_for_file(path, base_root, is_skill_file),
-        &base_name,
-    )
-}
-
-fn namespace_for_file(path: &Path, base_root: &Path, is_skill_file: bool) -> Option<String> {
-    let relative_parent = if is_skill_file {
-        path.parent()
-            .and_then(Path::parent)
-            .and_then(|parent| parent.strip_prefix(base_root).ok())
-    } else {
-        path.parent()
-            .and_then(|parent| parent.strip_prefix(base_root).ok())
-    }?;
-
-    let segments = relative_parent
-        .iter()
-        .map(|segment| segment.to_string_lossy())
-        .filter(|segment| !segment.is_empty())
-        .map(|segment| segment.to_string())
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    (!segments.is_empty()).then(|| segments.join(":"))
-}
-
-fn prefixed_definition_name(
-    prefix: Option<&str>,
-    namespace: Option<String>,
-    base_name: &str,
-) -> String {
-    let mut parts = Vec::new();
-    if let Some(prefix) = prefix.filter(|prefix| !prefix.is_empty()) {
-        parts.push(prefix.to_string());
-    }
-    if let Some(namespace) = namespace.filter(|namespace| !namespace.is_empty()) {
-        parts.push(namespace);
-    }
-    parts.push(base_name.to_string());
-    parts.join(":")
-}
-
-fn fallback_file_stem(path: &Path) -> String {
-    path.file_stem()
-        .map_or_else(String::new, |stem| stem.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-}
-
-fn enabled_plugins_for_cwd(cwd: &Path) -> Vec<PluginSummary> {
-    let Some(manager) = plugin_manager_for_cwd(cwd) else {
-        return Vec::new();
-    };
-
-    manager
-        .list_installed_plugins()
-        .map(|plugins| {
-            plugins
-                .into_iter()
-                .filter(|plugin| plugin.enabled)
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-        })
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-}
-
-fn plugin_manager_for_cwd(cwd: &Path) -> Option<PluginManager> {
-    let loader = ConfigLoader::default_for(cwd);
-    let runtime_config = loader.load().ok()?;
-    let plugin_settings = runtime_config.plugins();
-    let mut plugin_config = PluginManagerConfig::new(loader.config_home().to_path_buf());
-    plugin_config.enabled_plugins = plugin_settings.enabled_plugins().clone();
-    plugin_config.external_dirs = plugin_settings
-        .external_directories()
-        .iter()
-        .map(|path| resolve_plugin_path(cwd, loader.config_home(), path))
-        .collect();
-    plugin_config.install_root = plugin_settings
-        .install_root()
-        .map(|path| resolve_plugin_path(cwd, loader.config_home(), path));
-    plugin_config.registry_path = plugin_settings
-        .registry_path()
-        .map(|path| resolve_plugin_path(cwd, loader.config_home(), path));
-    plugin_config.bundled_root = plugin_settings
-        .bundled_root()
-        .map(|path| resolve_plugin_path(cwd, loader.config_home(), path));
-    Some(PluginManager::new(plugin_config))
-}
-
-fn resolve_plugin_path(cwd: &Path, config_home: &Path, value: &str) -> PathBuf {
-    let path = Path::new(value);
-    if path.is_absolute() {
-        path.to_path_buf()
-    } else if value.starts_with('.') {
-        cwd.join(path)
-    } else {
-        config_home.join(path)
-    }
-}
-
-fn resolve_plugin_component_path(root: &Path, value: &str) -> PathBuf {
-    let path = Path::new(value);
-    if path.is_absolute() {
-        path.to_path_buf()
-    } else {
-        root.join(path)
-    }
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_AGENT_MODEL: &str = "claude-opus-4-6";
@@ -3446,27 +3063,6 @@ mod tests {
         std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("claw-tools-{unique}-{name}"))
     }
 
-    fn write_skill(root: &std::path::Path, name: &str, description: &str) {
-        let skill_root = root.join(name);
-        fs::create_dir_all(&skill_root).expect("skill root");
-        fs::write(
-            skill_root.join("SKILL.md"),
-            format!("---\nname: {name}\ndescription: {description}\n---\n\n# {name}\n"),
-        )
-        .expect("write skill");
-    }
-
-    fn write_plugin_manifest(root: &std::path::Path, name: &str, extra_fields: &str) {
-        fs::create_dir_all(root.join(".claw-plugin")).expect("manifest dir");
-        fs::write(
-            root.join(".claw-plugin").join("plugin.json"),
-            format!(
-                "{{\n  \"name\": \"{name}\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\n  \"description\": \"test plugin\"{extra_fields}\n}}"
-            ),
-        )
-        .expect("write plugin manifest");
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn exposes_mvp_tools() {
         let names = mvp_tool_specs()
@@ -3864,100 +3460,62 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn skill_resolves_namespaced_plugin_skill_by_unique_suffix() {
+    fn skill_resolves_workspace_skill_and_legacy_command() {
         let _guard = env_lock()
             .lock()
             .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
-        let workspace = temp_path("skill-plugin-workspace");
+        let root = temp_path("workspace-skills");
-        let config_home = temp_path("skill-plugin-home");
+        let cwd = root.join("apps").join("ui");
-        let install_root = config_home.join("plugins").join("installed");
+        let original_dir = std::env::current_dir().expect("cwd");
-        let plugin_root = install_root.join("demo-plugin");
 
-        fs::create_dir_all(&config_home).expect("config home");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join(".claw").join("skills").join("review"))
-        fs::write(
+            .expect("workspace skill dir");
-            config_home.join("settings.json"),
+        std::fs::write(
-            r#"{"plugins":{"enabled":{"demo-plugin@external":true}}}"#,
+            root.join(".claw")
+                .join("skills")
+                .join("review")
+                .join("SKILL.md"),
+            "---\ndescription: Workspace review guidance\n---\n# review\n",
         )
-        .expect("write settings");
+        .expect("write workspace skill");
-        write_plugin_manifest(&plugin_root, "demo-plugin", ",\n  \"defaultEnabled\": true");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join(".codex").join("commands")).expect("legacy root");
-        write_skill(
+        std::fs::write(
-            &plugin_root.join("skills").join("ops"),
+            root.join(".codex").join("commands").join("deploy.md"),
-            "review",
+            "---\ndescription: Deploy command guidance\n---\n# deploy\n",
-            "Plugin review guidance",
-        );
-        fs::create_dir_all(&workspace).expect("workspace");
-
-        let previous_cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("cwd");
-        let previous_claw_config_home = std::env::var_os("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME");
-        std::env::set_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME", &config_home);
-        std::env::set_current_dir(&workspace).expect("set cwd");
-
-        let result = execute_tool("Skill", &json!({ "skill": "review" }))
-            .expect("plugin skill should resolve");
-        let output: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&result).expect("valid json");
-        let expected_path = plugin_root
-            .join("skills/ops/review/SKILL.md")
-            .display()
-            .to_string();
-        assert_eq!(output["path"].as_str(), Some(expected_path.as_str()));
-
-        std::env::set_current_dir(previous_cwd).expect("restore cwd");
-        if let Some(value) = previous_claw_config_home {
-            std::env::set_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME", value);
-        } else {
-            std::env::remove_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME");
-        }
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(workspace);
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(config_home);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn skill_reports_ambiguous_bare_name_for_multiple_namespaced_matches() {
-        let _guard = env_lock()
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner);
-        let workspace = temp_path("skill-ambiguous-workspace");
-        let config_home = temp_path("skill-ambiguous-home");
-        let install_root = config_home.join("plugins").join("installed");
-        let plugin_root = install_root.join("demo-plugin");
-
-        fs::create_dir_all(&config_home).expect("config home");
-        fs::write(
-            config_home.join("settings.json"),
-            r#"{"plugins":{"enabled":{"demo-plugin@external":true}}}"#,
         )
-        .expect("write settings");
+        .expect("write legacy command");
-        write_skill(
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cwd).expect("cwd");
-            &workspace.join(".codex").join("skills").join("ops"),
+
-            "review",
+        std::env::set_current_dir(&cwd).expect("set cwd");
-            "Local review",
+
+        let workspace_skill = execute_tool("Skill", &json!({ "skill": "review" }))
+            .expect("workspace skill should resolve");
+        let workspace_output: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_str(&workspace_skill).expect("valid json");
+        assert_eq!(
+            workspace_output["description"].as_str(),
+            Some("Workspace review guidance")
         );
-        write_plugin_manifest(&plugin_root, "demo-plugin", ",\n  \"defaultEnabled\": true");
+        assert!(workspace_output["path"]
-        write_skill(
+            .as_str()
-            &plugin_root.join("skills").join("ops"),
+            .expect("path")
-            "review",
+            .ends_with(".claw/skills/review/SKILL.md"));
-            "Plugin review guidance",
+
+        let legacy_skill = execute_tool("Skill", &json!({ "skill": "/deploy" }))
+            .expect("legacy command should resolve");
+        let legacy_output: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_str(&legacy_skill).expect("valid json");
+        assert_eq!(
+            legacy_output["description"].as_str(),
+            Some("Deploy command guidance")
         );
+        assert!(legacy_output["path"]
+            .as_str()
+            .expect("path")
+            .ends_with(".codex/commands/deploy.md"));
 
-        let previous_cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("cwd");
+        std::env::set_current_dir(&original_dir).expect("restore cwd");
-        let previous_claw_config_home = std::env::var_os("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(root);
-        std::env::set_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME", &config_home);
-        std::env::set_current_dir(&workspace).expect("set cwd");
-
-        let error = execute_tool("Skill", &json!({ "skill": "review" }))
-            .expect_err("review should be ambiguous");
-        assert!(error.contains("ambiguous skill `review`"));
-        assert!(error.contains("ops:review"));
-        assert!(error.contains("demo-plugin:ops:review"));
-
-        std::env::set_current_dir(previous_cwd).expect("restore cwd");
-        if let Some(value) = previous_claw_config_home {
-            std::env::set_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME", value);
-        } else {
-            std::env::remove_var("CLAW_CONFIG_HOME");
-        }
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(workspace);
-        let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(config_home);
     }
 
     #[test]