eternally loading skill part 2

### Describe the bug

see my just earlierbug report. this is just some additional info

### Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.73 is installed.

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

this is what copilot told me when I reported to it about the eternally loading skill 1. 2026-07-21 10:22 PM EDT — You’re right: it is genuinely stalling, but not actually loading the skill. The skill scanner completed immediately, and authentication is working. The logs show Copilot CLI 1.0.73 occasionally freezing later during startup while leaving the misleading “Loading: 1 skill” spinner displayed.

### Expected behavior

2026-07-21 10:22 PM EDT — You’re right: it is genuinely stalling, but not actually loading the skill. The skill scanner completed immediately, and authentication is working. The logs show Copilot CLI 1.0.73 occasionally freezing later during startup while leaving the misleading “Loading: 1 skill” spinner displayed.

### Additional context

_No response_

The issue points to GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.73 and an earlier bug report, but names no files, tests, or reproducible inputs. Start by locating that earlier report and collecting the startup logs; done means identifying and verifying the cause of the misleading “Loading: 1 skill” stall.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.