Merge PR #1389

pkg/agent/context.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type ContextBuilder struct {
 	memory             *MemoryStore
 	toolDiscoveryBM25  bool
 	toolDiscoveryRegex bool
+	skillsFilter       []string
 
 	// Cache for system prompt to avoid rebuilding on every call.
 	// This fixes issue #607: repeated reprocessing of the entire context.
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) WithToolDiscovery(useBM25, useRegex bool) *ContextBuil
 	return cb
 }
 
+// WithSkillsFilter restricts which skills appear in the system prompt to the
+// named list. An empty or nil filter means all available skills are included.
+func (cb *ContextBuilder) WithSkillsFilter(filter []string) *ContextBuilder {
+	cb.skillsFilter = filter
+	return cb
+}
+
 func getGlobalConfigDir() string {
 	if home := os.Getenv("PICOCLAW_HOME"); home != "" {
 		return home
@@ -141,7 +149,7 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) BuildSystemPrompt() string {
 	}
 
 	// Skills - show summary, AI can read full content with read_file tool
-	skillsSummary := cb.skillsLoader.BuildSkillsSummary()
+	skillsSummary := cb.skillsLoader.BuildSkillsSummaryFiltered(cb.skillsFilter)
 	if skillsSummary != "" {
 		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf(`# Skills
 
@@ -718,16 +726,27 @@ func (cb *ContextBuilder) AddAssistantMessage(
 	return messages
 }
 
-// GetSkillsInfo returns information about loaded skills.
+// GetSkillsInfo returns information about loaded skills, respecting any active filter.
 func (cb *ContextBuilder) GetSkillsInfo() map[string]any {
 	allSkills := cb.skillsLoader.ListSkills()
+
+	var allowed map[string]bool
+	if len(cb.skillsFilter) > 0 {
+		allowed = make(map[string]bool, len(cb.skillsFilter))
+		for _, n := range cb.skillsFilter {
+			allowed[n] = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	skillNames := make([]string, 0, len(allSkills))
 	for _, s := range allSkills {
+		if allowed == nil || allowed[s.Name] {
 			skillNames = append(skillNames, s.Name)
 		}
+	}
 	return map[string]any{
 		"total":     len(allSkills),
-		"available": len(allSkills),
+		"available": len(skillNames),
 		"names":     skillNames,
 	}
 }

pkg/agent/instance.go

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ func NewAgentInstance(
 		skillsFilter = agentCfg.Skills
 	}
 
+	contextBuilder.WithSkillsFilter(skillsFilter)
+
 	maxIter := defaults.MaxToolIterations
 	if maxIter == 0 {
 		maxIter = 20

pkg/skills/loader.go

@@ -192,19 +192,36 @@ func (sl *SkillsLoader) LoadSkillsForContext(skillNames []string) string {
 }
 
 func (sl *SkillsLoader) BuildSkillsSummary() string {
+	return sl.BuildSkillsSummaryFiltered(nil)
+}
+
+// BuildSkillsSummaryFiltered builds the XML skills summary, restricted to
+// allowedNames if non-empty. An empty/nil allowedNames includes all skills.
+func (sl *SkillsLoader) BuildSkillsSummaryFiltered(allowedNames []string) string {
 	allSkills := sl.ListSkills()
 	if len(allSkills) == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
 
+	var allowed map[string]bool
+	if len(allowedNames) > 0 {
+		allowed = make(map[string]bool, len(allowedNames))
+		for _, n := range allowedNames {
+			allowed[n] = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	var lines []string
 	lines = append(lines, "<skills>")
 	for _, s := range allSkills {
+		if allowed != nil && !allowed[s.Name] {
+			continue
+		}
 		escapedName := escapeXML(s.Name)
 		escapedDesc := escapeXML(s.Description)
 		escapedPath := escapeXML(s.Path)
 
-		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  <skill>"))
+		lines = append(lines, "  <skill>")
 		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("    <name>%s</name>", escapedName))
 		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("    <description>%s</description>", escapedDesc))
 		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("    <location>%s</location>", escapedPath))
@@ -213,6 +230,10 @@ func (sl *SkillsLoader) BuildSkillsSummary() string {
 	}
 	lines = append(lines, "</skills>")
 
+	if len(lines) == 2 {
+		// Only open/close tags — filter excluded everything
+		return ""
+	}
 	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
 }