Fix skill sync skipping when .ai/skills exists but skills not in config

Author: pushpak1300

src/Console/AddSkillCommand.php

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Laravel\Boost\Concerns\DisplayHelper;
 use Laravel\Boost\Skills\Remote\GitHubRepository;
-use Laravel\Boost\Support\Config;
 use Laravel\Boost\Skills\Remote\GitHubSkillProvider;
 use Laravel\Boost\Skills\Remote\RemoteSkill;
 use Laravel\Prompts\Terminal;
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ protected function installSkills(): int
 
             grid($results['installedNames']);
 
-            $this->registerInstalledSkills($results['installedNames']);
             $this->runBoostUpdate();
             $this->showOutro();
         }
@@ -275,23 +273,6 @@ protected function addSkills(Collection $skills, string $absoluteSkillsPath, boo
         return $results;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Register newly installed skill names in boost.json so that
-     * boost:update knows skills are enabled and syncs them to
-     * agent-specific directories (.claude/skills/, .cursor/skills/, etc.).
-     *
-     * @param  array<int, string>  $installedNames
-     */
-    protected function registerInstalledSkills(array $installedNames): void
-    {
-        $config = app(Config::class);
-
-        $existing = $config->getSkills();
-        $merged = array_values(array_unique(array_merge($existing, $installedNames)));
-
-        $config->setSkills($merged);
-    }
-
     protected function runBoostUpdate(): void
     {
         $this->callSilently(UpdateCommand::class);

src/Console/UpdateCommand.php

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function handle(Config $config): int
         }
 
         $guidelines = $config->getGuidelines();
-        $hasSkills = $config->hasSkills();
+        $hasSkills = $config->hasSkills() || is_dir(base_path('.ai/skills'));
 
         if (! $guidelines && ! $hasSkills) {
             return self::SUCCESS;

tests/Feature/Console/UpdateCommandTest.php

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
     if (file_exists(base_path('CLAUDE.md'))) {
         unlink(base_path('CLAUDE.md'));
     }
+
+    if (is_dir(base_path('.ai/skills'))) {
+        rmdir(base_path('.ai/skills'));
+    }
 });
 
 it('it shows an error when boost.json does not exist', function (): void {
@@ -212,6 +216,32 @@
         ->and($config->getSail())->toBeTrue();
 });
 
+it('calls install command with skills flag when .ai/skills directory exists but skills are not in config', function (): void {
+    $config = new Config;
+    $config->setAgents(['claude_code']);
+    $config->setGuidelines(false);
+
+    mkdir(base_path('.ai/skills'), 0755, true);
+
+    $command = Mockery::mock(UpdateCommand::class)->makePartial();
+    $command->shouldReceive('callSilently')
+        ->once()
+        ->with(InstallCommand::class, [
+            '--no-interaction' => true,
+            '--guidelines' => false,
+            '--skills' => true,
+        ])
+        ->andReturn(0);
+
+    $input = new ArrayInput([]);
+    $output = new OutputStyle($input, new BufferedOutput);
+
+    $command->setLaravel($this->app);
+    $command->setOutput($output);
+
+    expect($command->handle($config))->toBe(0);
+});
+
 it('defaults to non-sail when config is missing', function (): void {
     file_put_contents(base_path('boost.json'), json_encode([
         'agents' => ['claude_code'],