fix(cli): ensure skills list outputs to stdout in non-interactive environments (#24566)

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

@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import {
-import { coreEvents, type Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+  vi,
+  describe,
+  it,
+  expect,
+  beforeEach,
+  afterEach,
+  type MockInstance,
+} from 'vitest';
+import { type Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { handleList, listCommand } from './list.js';
 import { loadSettings, type LoadedSettings } from '../../config/settings.js';
 import { loadCliConfig } from '../../config/config.js';
@@ -32,12 +40,16 @@ vi.mock('../utils.js', () => ({
 describe('skills list command', () => {
   const mockLoadSettings = vi.mocked(loadSettings);
   const mockLoadCliConfig = vi.mocked(loadCliConfig);
+  let stdoutWriteSpy: MockInstance<typeof process.stdout.write>;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     mockLoadSettings.mockReturnValue({
       merged: {},
     } as unknown as LoadedSettings);
+    stdoutWriteSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(process.stdout, 'write')
+      .mockImplementation(() => true);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -56,10 +68,7 @@ describe('skills list command', () => {
 
       await handleList({});
 
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('No skills discovered.\n');
-        'log',
-        'No skills discovered.',
-      );
     });
 
     it('should list all discovered skills', async () => {
@@ -87,24 +96,19 @@ describe('skills list command', () => {
 
       await handleList({});
 
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
+        chalk.bold('Discovered Agent Skills:') + '\n\n',
-        chalk.bold('Discovered Agent Skills:'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('skill1'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining(chalk.green('[Enabled]')),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('skill2'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining(chalk.red('[Disabled]')),
       );
     });
@@ -135,12 +139,10 @@ describe('skills list command', () => {
 
       // Default
       await handleList({ all: false });
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('regular'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('builtin'),
       );
 
@@ -148,16 +150,13 @@ describe('skills list command', () => {
 
       // With all: true
       await handleList({ all: true });
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('regular'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining('builtin'),
       );
-      expect(coreEvents.emitConsoleLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect(stdoutWriteSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'log',
         expect.stringContaining(chalk.gray(' [Built-in]')),
       );
     });

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

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import type { CommandModule } from 'yargs';
-import { debugLogger } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { loadSettings } from '../../config/settings.js';
 import { loadCliConfig, type CliArgs } from '../../config/config.js';
 import { exitCli } from '../utils.js';
@@ -42,12 +41,11 @@ export async function handleList(args: { all?: boolean }) {
   });
 
   if (skills.length === 0) {
-    debugLogger.log('No skills discovered.');
+    process.stdout.write('No skills discovered.\n');
     return;
   }
 
-  debugLogger.log(chalk.bold('Discovered Agent Skills:'));
+  process.stdout.write(chalk.bold('Discovered Agent Skills:') + '\n\n');
-  debugLogger.log('');
 
   for (const skill of skills) {
     const status = skill.disabled
@@ -56,10 +54,11 @@ export async function handleList(args: { all?: boolean }) {
 
     const builtinSuffix = skill.isBuiltin ? chalk.gray(' [Built-in]') : '';
 
-    debugLogger.log(`${chalk.bold(skill.name)} ${status}${builtinSuffix}`);
+    process.stdout.write(
-    debugLogger.log(`  Description: ${skill.description}`);
+      `${chalk.bold(skill.name)} ${status}${builtinSuffix}\n`,
-    debugLogger.log(`  Location:    ${skill.location}`);
+    );
-    debugLogger.log('');
+    process.stdout.write(`  Description: ${skill.description}\n`);
+    process.stdout.write(`  Location:    ${skill.location}\n\n`);
   }
 }