Fix #1658: --ai-skills flag not working for GitHub Copilot and other agents

AGENTS.md

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ AGENT_CONFIG = {
     "new-agent-cli": {  # Use the ACTUAL CLI tool name (what users type in terminal)
         "name": "New Agent Display Name",
         "folder": ".newagent/",  # Directory for agent files
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",  # Subdirectory name for command files (default: "commands")
         "install_url": "https://example.com/install",  # URL for installation docs (or None if IDE-based)
         "requires_cli": True,  # True if CLI tool required, False for IDE-based agents
     },
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ This eliminates the need for special-case mappings throughout the codebase.
 
 - `name`: Human-readable display name shown to users
 - `folder`: Directory where agent-specific files are stored (relative to project root)
+- `commands_subdir`: Subdirectory name within the agent folder where command/prompt files are stored (default: `"commands"`)
+  - Most agents use `"commands"` (e.g., `.claude/commands/`)
+  - Some agents use alternative names: `"agents"` (copilot), `"workflows"` (windsurf, kilocode, agy), `"prompts"` (codex, q), `"command"` (opencode - singular)
+  - This field enables `--ai-skills` to locate command templates correctly for skill generation
 - `install_url`: Installation documentation URL (set to `None` for IDE-based agents)
 - `requires_cli`: Whether the agent requires a CLI tool check during initialization
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ All notable changes to the Specify CLI and templates are documented here.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.5] - Unreleased
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **AI Skills Installation Bug (#1658)**: Fixed `--ai-skills` flag not generating skill files for GitHub Copilot and other agents with non-standard command directory structures
+  - Added `commands_subdir` field to `AGENT_CONFIG` to explicitly specify the subdirectory name for each agent
+  - Affected agents now work correctly: copilot (`.github/agents/`), opencode (`.opencode/command/`), windsurf (`.windsurf/workflows/`), codex (`.codex/prompts/`), kilocode (`.kilocode/workflows/`), q (`.amazonq/prompts/`), and agy (`.agent/workflows/`)
+  - The `install_ai_skills()` function now uses the correct path for all agents instead of assuming `commands/` for everyone
+
 ## [0.1.4] - Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "specify-cli"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 description = "Specify CLI, part of GitHub Spec Kit. A tool to bootstrap your projects for Spec-Driven Development (SDD)."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -123,119 +123,138 @@ def _format_rate_limit_error(status_code: int, headers: httpx.Headers, url: str)
 
     return "\n".join(lines)
 
-# Agent configuration with name, folder, install URL, and CLI tool requirement
+# Agent configuration with name, folder, install URL, CLI tool requirement, and commands subdirectory
 AGENT_CONFIG = {
     "copilot": {
         "name": "GitHub Copilot",
         "folder": ".github/",
+        "commands_subdir": "agents",  # Special: uses agents/ not commands/
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based, no CLI check needed
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "claude": {
         "name": "Claude Code",
         "folder": ".claude/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/setup",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "gemini": {
         "name": "Gemini CLI",
         "folder": ".gemini/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "cursor-agent": {
         "name": "Cursor",
         "folder": ".cursor/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "qwen": {
         "name": "Qwen Code",
         "folder": ".qwen/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "opencode": {
         "name": "opencode",
         "folder": ".opencode/",
+        "commands_subdir": "command",  # Special: singular 'command' not 'commands'
         "install_url": "https://opencode.ai",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "codex": {
         "name": "Codex CLI",
         "folder": ".codex/",
+        "commands_subdir": "prompts",  # Special: uses prompts/ not commands/
         "install_url": "https://github.com/openai/codex",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "windsurf": {
         "name": "Windsurf",
         "folder": ".windsurf/",
+        "commands_subdir": "workflows",  # Special: uses workflows/ not commands/
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "kilocode": {
         "name": "Kilo Code",
         "folder": ".kilocode/",
+        "commands_subdir": "workflows",  # Special: uses workflows/ not commands/
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "auggie": {
         "name": "Auggie CLI",
         "folder": ".augment/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/setup-auggie/install-auggie-cli",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "codebuddy": {
         "name": "CodeBuddy",
         "folder": ".codebuddy/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://www.codebuddy.ai/cli",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "qodercli": {
         "name": "Qoder CLI",
         "folder": ".qoder/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://qoder.com/cli",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "roo": {
         "name": "Roo Code",
         "folder": ".roo/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "q": {
         "name": "Amazon Q Developer CLI",
         "folder": ".amazonq/",
+        "commands_subdir": "prompts",  # Special: uses prompts/ not commands/
         "install_url": "https://aws.amazon.com/developer/learning/q-developer-cli/",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "amp": {
         "name": "Amp",
         "folder": ".agents/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://ampcode.com/manual#install",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "shai": {
         "name": "SHAI",
         "folder": ".shai/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": "https://github.com/ovh/shai",
         "requires_cli": True,
     },
     "agy": {
         "name": "Antigravity",
         "folder": ".agent/",
+        "commands_subdir": "workflows",  # Special: uses workflows/ not commands/
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "bob": {
         "name": "IBM Bob",
         "folder": ".bob/",
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": None,  # IDE-based
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
     "generic": {
         "name": "Generic (bring your own agent)",
         "folder": None,  # Set dynamically via --ai-commands-dir
+        "commands_subdir": "commands",
         "install_url": None,
         "requires_cli": False,
     },
@@ -1056,10 +1075,11 @@ def install_ai_skills(project_path: Path, selected_ai: str, tracker: StepTracker
     # download_and_extract_template() already placed the .md files here.
     agent_config = AGENT_CONFIG.get(selected_ai, {})
     agent_folder = agent_config.get("folder", "")
+    commands_subdir = agent_config.get("commands_subdir", "commands")
     if agent_folder:
-        templates_dir = project_path / agent_folder.rstrip("/") / "commands"
+        templates_dir = project_path / agent_folder.rstrip("/") / commands_subdir
     else:
-        templates_dir = project_path / "commands"
+        templates_dir = project_path / commands_subdir
 
     if not templates_dir.exists() or not any(templates_dir.glob("*.md")):
         # Fallback: try the repo-relative path (for running from source checkout)