[Skills] UX Polishing: Transparent feedback and CLI refinements (#15954)

packages/cli/src/commands/skills/disable.test.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe('skills disable command', () => {
       const mockSettings = {
         forScope: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
           settings: { skills: { disabled: [] } },
+          path: '/user/settings.json',
         }),
         setValue: vi.fn(),
       };
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ describe('skills disable command', () => {
       );
       expect(emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'log',
-        'Skill "skill1" disabled by adding it to the disabled list in user settings.',
+        'Skill "skill1" disabled by adding it to the disabled list in user (/user/settings.json) settings. Restart required to take effect.',
       );
     });
 

packages/cli/src/commands/skills/disable.ts

@@ -5,19 +5,16 @@
  */
 
 import type { CommandModule } from 'yargs';
-import {
-  loadSettings,
-  SettingScope,
-  type LoadableSettingScope,
-} from '../../config/settings.js';
+import { loadSettings, SettingScope } from '../../config/settings.js';
 import { debugLogger } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { exitCli } from '../utils.js';
 import { disableSkill } from '../../utils/skillSettings.js';
 import { renderSkillActionFeedback } from '../../utils/skillUtils.js';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 interface DisableArgs {
   name: string;
-  scope: LoadableSettingScope;
+  scope: SettingScope;
 }
 
 export async function handleDisable(args: DisableArgs) {
@@ -26,7 +23,14 @@ export async function handleDisable(args: DisableArgs) {
   const settings = loadSettings(workspaceDir);
 
   const result = disableSkill(settings, name, scope);
-  debugLogger.log(renderSkillActionFeedback(result, (label, _path) => label));
+  let feedback = renderSkillActionFeedback(
+    result,
+    (label, path) => `${chalk.bold(label)} (${chalk.dim(path)})`,
+  );
+  if (result.status === 'success') {
+    feedback += ' Restart required to take effect.';
+  }
+  debugLogger.log(feedback);
 }
 
 export const disableCommand: CommandModule = {
@@ -43,11 +47,11 @@ export const disableCommand: CommandModule = {
         alias: 's',
         describe: 'The scope to disable the skill in (user or project).',
         type: 'string',
-        default: 'user',
+        default: 'project',
         choices: ['user', 'project'],
       }),
   handler: async (argv) => {
-    const scope: LoadableSettingScope =
+    const scope =
       argv['scope'] === 'project' ? SettingScope.Workspace : SettingScope.User;
     await handleDisable({
       name: argv['name'] as string,

packages/cli/src/commands/skills/enable.test.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('skills enable command', () => {
       );
       expect(emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'log',
-        'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in user and project settings.',
+        'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in user (/user/settings.json) and project (/project/settings.json) settings. Restart required to take effect.',
       );
     });
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('skills enable command', () => {
       );
       expect(emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'log',
-        'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project and user settings.',
+        'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project (/workspace/settings.json) and user (/user/settings.json) settings. Restart required to take effect.',
       );
     });
 

packages/cli/src/commands/skills/enable.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { debugLogger } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { exitCli } from '../utils.js';
 import { enableSkill } from '../../utils/skillSettings.js';
 import { renderSkillActionFeedback } from '../../utils/skillUtils.js';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 interface EnableArgs {
   name: string;
@@ -21,7 +22,14 @@ export async function handleEnable(args: EnableArgs) {
   const settings = loadSettings(workspaceDir);
 
   const result = enableSkill(settings, name);
-  debugLogger.log(renderSkillActionFeedback(result, (label, _path) => label));
+  let feedback = renderSkillActionFeedback(
+    result,
+    (label, path) => `${chalk.bold(label)} (${chalk.dim(path)})`,
+  );
+  if (result.status === 'success') {
+    feedback += ' Restart required to take effect.';
+  }
+  debugLogger.log(feedback);
 }
 
 export const enableCommand: CommandModule = {

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/skillsCommand.test.ts

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('skillsCommand', () => {
       expect(context.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'Skill "skill1" disabled by adding it to the disabled list in project settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
+          text: 'Skill "skill1" disabled by adding it to the disabled list in project (/workspace) settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
         }),
         expect.any(Number),
       );
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('skillsCommand', () => {
       expect(context.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project and user settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
+          text: 'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project (/workspace) and user (/user/settings.json) settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
         }),
         expect.any(Number),
       );
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('skillsCommand', () => {
       expect(context.ui.addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project and user settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
+          text: 'Skill "skill1" enabled by removing it from the disabled list in project (/workspace) and user (/user/settings.json) settings. Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.',
         }),
         expect.any(Number),
       );

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/skillsCommand.ts

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async function disableAction(
 
   let feedback = renderSkillActionFeedback(
     result,
-    (label, _path) => `${label}`,
+    (label, path) => `${label} (${path})`,
   );
   if (result.status === 'success') {
     feedback += ' Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.';
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async function enableAction(
 
   let feedback = renderSkillActionFeedback(
     result,
-    (label, _path) => `${label}`,
+    (label, path) => `${label} (${path})`,
   );
   if (result.status === 'success') {
     feedback += ' Use "/skills reload" for it to take effect.';