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YAML parser crashes on ": " pattern in skill description #6858

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@ElwinLiu

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If the description part contains ": ", then yaml parser will crash. As a result, opencode can't respond or load properly

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1.0.220

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  1. Create or edit a skill file
  2. Description field contains ": " pattern (a colon with a space)
    • Example: description: Use when writing emails including: Cold outreach, Follow-ups
  3. Run opencode run hello --print-logs
  4. Parser throws ConfigFrontmatterError

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  1. rekram1-node commented on Jan 4, 2026

    @rekram1-node
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    try wrapping the string in quotes

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