After installing gstack for Codex, Codex shows duplicate skill entries in the $ skill picker/autocomplete.
What I observed:
Browse appeared twiceReview, QA, and several other gstack skills also appeared twice- The duplicates showed up even when I was working in other repositories, so this was not just a single-project
.agents/skills vs global install conflict
Environment:
- gstack
0.9.0
- Codex CLI
0.116.0
Repro:
- Install or reinstall gstack for Codex with:
- Open Codex and type
$ to open the skill picker/autocomplete
- Notice that some gstack skills appear twice, especially
Browse
Why this seems to happen:
- The Codex install creates top-level skills such as:
~/.codex/skills/gstack-browse/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack-review/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack-qa/SKILL.md
- But it also installs a runtime sidecar at
~/.codex/skills/gstack/
- In the buggy layout, that sidecar also exposed nested skill directories/files such as:
~/.codex/skills/gstack/browse/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack/review/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack/qa/SKILL.md
- So Codex ends up discovering the same logical skill from two different paths
Expected:
- Each gstack skill should appear exactly once in the Codex skill picker
Actual:
- Codex discovers duplicate gstack skills because the sidecar directory under
~/.codex/skills/gstack contains nested SKILL.md files in addition to the top-level gstack-* skills
Suggested fix:
- Keep
~/.codex/skills/gstack as a runtime sidecar only
- Do not link whole
browse/, qa/, or review/ directories into it if they contain SKILL.md
- Expose only the runtime assets the generated skills actually need, for example:
bin/browse/dist/review/checklist.mdreview/design-checklist.mdreview/greptile-triage.mdreview/TODOS-format.md
- Keep user-facing discoverable skills at the top level only, e.g.
gstack-browse, gstack-review, gstack-qa, etc.
This looks like an installation-layout bug in gstack rather than a Codex UI bug.
After installing gstack for Codex, Codex shows duplicate skill entries in the
$skill picker/autocomplete.What I observed:
Browseappeared twiceReview,QA, and several other gstack skills also appeared twice.agents/skillsvs global install conflictEnvironment:
0.9.00.116.0Repro:
$to open the skill picker/autocompleteBrowseWhy this seems to happen:
~/.codex/skills/gstack-browse/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack-review/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack-qa/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack/~/.codex/skills/gstack/browse/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack/review/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/gstack/qa/SKILL.mdExpected:
Actual:
~/.codex/skills/gstackcontains nestedSKILL.mdfiles in addition to the top-levelgstack-*skillsSuggested fix:
~/.codex/skills/gstackas a runtime sidecar onlybrowse/,qa/, orreview/directories into it if they containSKILL.mdbin/browse/dist/review/checklist.mdreview/design-checklist.mdreview/greptile-triage.mdreview/TODOS-format.mdgstack-browse,gstack-review,gstack-qa, etc.This looks like an installation-layout bug in gstack rather than a Codex UI bug.