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I want to add a default command across claude instances called "debrief" which creates a brief bullet point list of the changes in the current branch to the
   main branch.

⏺ I'll add a global slash command at ~/.claude/commands/debrief.md — that's the standard location for user-wide custom commands in Claude Code.

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⏺ Bash(mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands)
  ⎿  Done

⏺ ★ Insight ─────────────────────────────────────
  Claude Code resolves custom slash commands from two locations: ~/.claude/commands/ (global, available in every project) and .claude/commands/
  (project-local). The filename becomes the command name — debrief.md → /debrief. The markdown content is the prompt sent to Claude when the command is
  invoked.
  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

⏺ Write(~/.claude/commands/debrief.md)
  ⎿  Wrote 1 lines to ../../../../.claude/commands/debrief.md
      1 Run `git log main..HEAD --oneline` and `git diff main...HEAD --stat` to summarize what has changed on the current branch versus main. Output a
        concise bullet-point list grouped by type (features, fixes, refactors, config/docs). Keep each bullet to one line. No preamble, no trailing sum
        mary — just the list.

⏺ /debrief is now available globally. It diffs the current branch against main and outputs a grouped bullet list — features, fixes, refactors, config/docs.
  Try it now if you like.

❯ Unknown command: /debrief

❯ I did try it and it said Unknown command: /debrief

⏺ claude-code-guide(Research Claude Code custom slash commands)
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⏺ Let me verify by checking what actually exists and how other built-in commands are structured.

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⏺ Bash(cat ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json | python3 -m json.tool 2>/dev/null | head -40)
  ⎿  {
         "version": 2,
         "plugins": {
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⏺ Bash(cat ~/.claude/settings.json | python3 -m json.tool 2>/dev/null | grep -i "command\|skill\|slash" | head -20)
  ⎿          "huggingface-skills@claude-plugins-official": true,
             "anthropic-agent-skills": {
                     "repo": "anthropics/skills"

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⏺ The command file needs frontmatter with a description field. Let me fix that.

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⏺ Write(~/.claude/commands/debrief.md)
  ⎿  Added 5 lines
      1 +---
      2 +description: Bullet-point summary of changes on current branch vs main
      3 +allowed-tools: Bash
      4 +---
      5 +
      6  Run `git log main..HEAD --oneline` and `git diff main...HEAD --stat` to summarize what has changed on the current branch versus main. Output a
          concise bullet-point list grouped by type (features, fixes, refactors, config/docs). Keep each bullet to one line. No preamble, no trailing s
         ummary — just the list.

⏺ ★ Insight ─────────────────────────────────────
  Claude Code command files require a YAML frontmatter block — the description field is what the harness uses to register and surface the command. Without it,
   the file is ignored. allowed-tools is optional but good practice: it scopes what the command can call, which also avoids unnecessary permission prompts.
  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────

  The file now has the required frontmatter. Give /debrief another try — if it still doesn't register, a restart of the Claude Code session may be needed to
  pick up the new command.

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❯ Unknown command: /debrief

❯ "Unknown command: /debrief"

⏺ claude-code-guide(Research Claude Code custom slash command setup)
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⏺ Let me check an existing SKILL.md to match the exact format before creating ours.

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⏺ Bash(mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/debrief)
  ⎿  Done

⏺ Write(~/.claude/skills/debrief/SKILL.md)
  ⎿  Wrote 7 lines to ../../../../.claude/skills/debrief/SKILL.md
      1 ---
      2 name: debrief
      3 description: Bullet-point summary of changes on the current branch vs main. Use when the user types /debrief or asks for a branch summary.
      4 version: 1.0.0
      5 ---
      6
      7 Run `git log main..HEAD --oneline` and `git diff main...HEAD --stat` to summarize what has changed on the current branch versus main. Output a
        concise bullet-point list grouped by type (features, fixes, refactors, config/docs). Keep each bullet to one line. No preamble, no trailing sum
        mary — just the list.

⏺ The skill is now at ~/.claude/skills/debrief/SKILL.md in the correct structure. You'll need to restart the Claude Code session for it to discover the new
  ~/.claude/skills/ directory — after that /debrief should work in any project.

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