Agents window doesn't load global skills when no workspace is selected

Type: Bug

I opened my VScode with no workspace folder selected.

Agents window shows MCP servers configured, but not the skills from ~/.copilot/skills.

Once I select a workspace, it shows the global skills.

I think this should be fixed because user can still use agent window without a workspace and converse with agents. global skills should be available to Agent Window by default.

VS Code version: Code 1.131.0 (Universal) (e4c7e7b1d6d060162f4aa7f8225271b67ce1df75, 2026-07-28T10:51:25Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Modes:

System Info

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|---|---|
|CPUs|Apple M3 Pro (12 x 2400)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x106b [Google Inc. (Apple)], DEVICE=0x0000 [ANGLE (Apple, ANGLE Metal Renderer: Apple M3 Pro, Version 15.7.7 (Build 24G720))], DRIVER_VENDOR=Apple, DRIVER_VERSION=15.7.7 *ACTIVE*
Machine model name: Mac
Machine model version: 15.7
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|3, 6, 6|
|Memory (System)|36.00GB (0.08GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 486f4131-3989-4e71-b66e-12a89fb38ec3|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
Extensions (14)

Name|Identifier|Author|Version
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Gemini CLI Companion|google.gemini-cli-vscode-ide-companion|google|0.20.0
Gemini Code Assist|google.geminicodeassist|google|2.93.0
Google Cloud Data Agent Kit|googlecloudtools.datacloud|googlecloudtools|99.99.99
Postman Collection Explorer|mrcodingb.postman-collection-explorer|MrCodingB|0.4.0
Python Debugger|ms-python.debugpy|ms-python|2026.6.0
Python|ms-python.python|ms-python|2026.4.0
Pylance|ms-python.vscode-pylance|ms-python|2026.3.1
Python Environments|ms-python.vscode-python-envs|ms-python|1.36.0
Jupyter|ms-toolsai.jupyter|ms-toolsai|2025.9.1
Jupyter Keymap|ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap|ms-toolsai|1.1.2
Jupyter Notebook Renderers|ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers|ms-toolsai|1.3.0
Jupyter Cell Tags|ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-cell-tags|ms-toolsai|0.1.9
Jupyter Slide Show|ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow|ms-toolsai|0.1.6

A/B Experiments

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```