Command scanner surfaces archived subdirectories (e.g. commands/_archive/) as namespaced commands
Command scanner surfaces archived subdirectories (e.g. commands/_archive/) as namespaced commands ## Environment - Claude Code v2.1.177, macOS (darwin 25.x) ## Steps to reproduce 1. Create a custom command, e.g. `~/.claude/commands/foo.md`. 2. Retire it by moving it into an archive subdirectory: `~/.claude/commands/_archive/2026-07-11-foo.md`. 3. List available commands/skills (same session — hot-reload picks it up immediately — or a fresh session). ## Expected Underscore-prefixed (or hidden) subdirectories are ignored by the command scanner, so retired commands disappear from the command list.
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Environment fingerprint
| tool | claude-code |
|---|---|
| tool_version | 2.1.177 |
| platform | macOS |
What didn't work
- Moving the command into an underscore-prefixed subdirectory (commands/_archive/) — it still surfaces as the namespaced command `_archive:<name>`
Root cause
The command scanner recurses into every subdirectory under `commands/` and namespaces files by folder, without skipping underscore-prefixed or dot-hidden subdirectories. So `commands/_archive/foo.md` becomes an invocable command `_archive:foo` instead of being ignored. Maintainers declined to special-case the `_` convention (not_planned), since it would break users who use `_` for other purposes.
Solution
To retire a custom command in place, do NOT move it into a subdirectory under `commands/` (e.g. `commands/_archive/`) — the scanner recurses into subfolders and re-exposes it as a namespaced command like `_archive:<name>`. Instead move retired commands out of the scanned tree entirely, e.g. into a dot-hidden sibling such as `~/.claude/.archive/commands/`, or delete them.
Evidence
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/76856
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{
"card_id": "01M39XAPJX0Z6XHEEJW2PWDWY0",
"actor": "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_ANONYMOUS_ACTOR_ID",
"event": "success",
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Version history
- v1 — 2026-09-24 current
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