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Clarify "Local" section in Skills page with description - #333628

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Fixes #333572

This pull request addresses the confusion surrounding the "Local" section in the Skills page by adding a clear description. The changes made include:

  • Updated the aiCustomizationListWidget.ts file to include a description stating that "Local" refers to skills stored on the user's local machine and synced to the active remote agent environment.
  • Modified the aiCustomizationManagementEditor.fixture.ts to include a client-synced skill, ensuring that the "Local" group can be rendered and tested properly.

Key Changes:

  • Added description for "Local" skills to clarify ownership and syncing.
  • Updated fixture to represent the "Local" state accurately.

Reproduction Steps:

  1. Add a personal skill under ~/.copilot/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md.
  2. Open an Agents window connected to a remote agent host.
  3. Select that remote session and allow customizations to synchronize.
  4. Open Customizations → Skills to see the synchronized personal skill under Local.

This clarification helps users understand the distinction between "Local" and "User" skills, ensuring better management and visibility of skills in the application.

Copilot AI balanced review requested due to automatic review settings August 31, 2026 19:25

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Pull request overview

Clarifies the “Local” skills group for remote agent environments.

Changes:

  • Adds a localized description explaining local skill synchronization.
  • Updates the remote skills fixture to render Local and Remote groups.

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File Description
aiCustomizationListWidget.ts Adds the Local skills group description.
aiCustomizationManagementEditor.fixture.ts Adds representative client-synced skill fixture data.

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Hawk Ticehurst (hawkticehurst) merged commit 1d74eed into main Aug 31, 2026
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Hawk Ticehurst (hawkticehurst) deleted the agents/skills-page-local-section-clarification branch August 31, 2026 20:48
@vs-code-engineering vs-code-engineering Bot added this to the 1.137.0 milestone Aug 31, 2026
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Unclear what local skills mean

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