diff --git a/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts b/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
index 852560980..ee042274d 100644
--- a/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/tools/skill/tools.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,45 @@ const mockContext = {
   abort: new AbortController().signal,
 }
 
+describe("skill tool - synchronous description", () => {
+  it("includes available_skills immediately when skills are pre-provided", () => {
+    // #given
+    const loadedSkills = [createMockSkill("test-skill")]
+
+    // #when
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // #then
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("<available_skills>")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("test-skill")
+  })
+
+  it("includes all pre-provided skills in available_skills immediately", () => {
+    // #given
+    const loadedSkills = [
+      createMockSkill("playwright"),
+      createMockSkill("frontend-ui-ux"),
+      createMockSkill("git-master"),
+    ]
+
+    // #when
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: loadedSkills })
+
+    // #then
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("playwright")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("frontend-ui-ux")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("git-master")
+  })
+
+  it("shows no-skills message immediately when empty skills are pre-provided", () => {
+    // #given / #when
+    const tool = createSkillTool({ skills: [] })
+
+    // #then
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("No skills are currently available")
+  })
+})
+
 describe("skill tool - agent restriction", () => {
   it("allows skill without agent restriction to any agent", async () => {
     // #given
diff --git a/src/tools/skill/tools.ts b/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
index 1c4db6999..3a2eca1f3 100644
--- a/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/skill/tools.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,14 @@ export function createSkillTool(options: SkillLoadOptions = {}): ToolDefinition
     return cachedDescription
   }
 
-  getDescription()
+  if (options.skills) {
+    const skillInfos = options.skills.map(loadedSkillToInfo)
+    cachedDescription = skillInfos.length === 0
+      ? TOOL_DESCRIPTION_NO_SKILLS
+      : TOOL_DESCRIPTION_PREFIX + formatSkillsXml(skillInfos)
+  } else {
+    getDescription()
+  }
 
   return tool({
     get description() {
diff --git a/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.test.ts b/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..256a087da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test"
+import { createSlashcommandTool } from "./tools"
+import type { CommandInfo } from "./types"
+import type { LoadedSkill } from "../../features/opencode-skill-loader"
+
+function createMockCommand(name: string, description = ""): CommandInfo {
+  return {
+    name,
+    metadata: {
+      name,
+      description: description || `Test command ${name}`,
+    },
+    scope: "builtin",
+  }
+}
+
+function createMockSkill(name: string, description = ""): LoadedSkill {
+  return {
+    name,
+    path: `/test/skills/${name}/SKILL.md`,
+    resolvedPath: `/test/skills/${name}`,
+    definition: {
+      name,
+      description: description || `Test skill ${name}`,
+      template: "Test template",
+    },
+    scope: "opencode-project",
+  }
+}
+
+describe("slashcommand tool - synchronous description", () => {
+  it("includes available_skills immediately when commands and skills are pre-provided", () => {
+    // #given
+    const commands = [createMockCommand("commit", "Create a git commit")]
+    const skills = [createMockSkill("playwright", "Browser automation via Playwright MCP")]
+
+    // #when
+    const tool = createSlashcommandTool({ commands, skills })
+
+    // #then
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("<available_skills>")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("commit")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("playwright")
+  })
+
+  it("includes all pre-provided commands and skills in description immediately", () => {
+    // #given
+    const commands = [
+      createMockCommand("commit", "Git commit"),
+      createMockCommand("plan", "Create plan"),
+    ]
+    const skills = [
+      createMockSkill("playwright", "Browser automation"),
+      createMockSkill("frontend-ui-ux", "Frontend design"),
+      createMockSkill("git-master", "Git operations"),
+    ]
+
+    // #when
+    const tool = createSlashcommandTool({ commands, skills })
+
+    // #then
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("commit")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("plan")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("playwright")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("frontend-ui-ux")
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("git-master")
+  })
+
+  it("shows prefix-only description when both commands and skills are empty", () => {
+    // #given / #when
+    const tool = createSlashcommandTool({ commands: [], skills: [] })
+
+    // #then - even with no items, description should be built synchronously (not just prefix)
+    expect(tool.description).toContain("Load a skill")
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.ts b/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.ts
index 6719fa6ac..b45695b7e 100644
--- a/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/slashcommand/tools.ts
@@ -210,8 +210,12 @@ export function createSlashcommandTool(options: SlashcommandToolOptions = {}): T
     return cachedDescription
   }
 
-  // Pre-warm the cache immediately
-  buildDescription()
+  if (options.commands !== undefined && options.skills !== undefined) {
+    const allItems = [...options.commands, ...options.skills.map(skillToCommandInfo)]
+    cachedDescription = buildDescriptionFromItems(allItems)
+  } else {
+    buildDescription()
+  }
 
   return tool({
     get description() {