chore: version up to v2.80.30 and package vsix

src/sidebarProvider.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { handleChatMessage } from './sidebar/chatHandlers';
 import { handleBrainMessage } from './sidebar/brainHandlers';
 import { handleChronicleMessage } from './sidebar/chronicleHandlers';
 import { handleAgentMessage } from './sidebar/agentHandlers';
+import { getOrCreateAgentEntry } from './skills/agentKnowledgeMap';
+import { loadExternalSkills, formatSkillsAsPromptBlock } from './skills/externalSkillLoader';
 
 export interface SidebarLmStudioDeps {
     lifecycle: ModelLifecycleManager;
@@ -1709,6 +1711,21 @@ export class SidebarChatProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider, BridgeIn
         let agentSkillContext = undefined;
         if (agentFile && fs.existsSync(agentFile)) {
             agentSkillContext = fs.readFileSync(agentFile, 'utf8');
+
+            // Merge in any external skill .md files the user has mapped to this
+            // agent. We concatenate into the same agentSkillContext blob so the
+            // rest of the pipeline (agent.ts, agent-mode override) treats them
+            // identically to the agent's own .md — no further changes needed.
+            try {
+                const entry = getOrCreateAgentEntry(agentFile);
+                const bundle = loadExternalSkills(entry.skillFolders);
+                const block = formatSkillsAsPromptBlock(bundle);
+                if (block) {
+                    agentSkillContext = `${agentSkillContext.trim()}\n\n${block}`;
+                }
+            } catch (e: any) {
+                logError('External skill load failed.', { error: e?.message || String(e) });
+            }
         }
 
         const designerContext = designerGuard !== false ? this._buildDesignerGuardContext() : undefined;