Bug Report

Description

The OpenClaw agent context is not loading all available skills from ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ directory. Only a subset of skills appear in the initial context under <available_skills>, causing agents to be unaware of existing skills.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create multiple skills in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/
2. Start an agent session
3. Check the <available_skills> section in agent context
4. Compare with actual directory contents: ls ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/

Expected Behavior

All skills with valid SKILL.md files in the workspace skills directory should be loaded and listed in the agent's initial context.

Actual Behavior

Only a partial subset of skills are loaded. In my case:

Loaded in context (partial list):

• design-md
• react-components
• shadcn-ui
• asc
• astro-mcp
• etc.

Missing from context but present in filesystem:

• colegio-vizcaya
• alexia
• athletic-club
• bob-bizkaia
• cafeterapp
• irakai-facturas
• irakai-sync
• myfooderplan-build
• whatsapp
• etc.

Impact

Agents are unaware of available skills, leading to:

• Manual directory scanning required (ls ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/)
• Poor user experience when asking about available tools
• Inconsistent skill discovery

Environment

• OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92)
• macOS (Darwin 25.3.0 arm64)
• Runtime: agent=main
• All missing skills have valid SKILL.md files

Workaround

Manually scan the skills directory when needed:

ls ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/

Suggestion

The skill loading mechanism should:

1. Scan all subdirectories in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/
2. Validate each has a SKILL.md file
3. Load descriptions into agent context
4. Or provide a dynamic skill discovery command