fix: do not gate the skills modal on runtime readiness (#1122)

__tests__/components/modals/skills/skill-modal.test.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { renderWithProviders } from "test-utils";
 import { SkillsModal } from "#/components/features/conversation-panel/skills-modal";
 import SkillsService from "#/api/skills-service";
-import { AgentState } from "#/types/agent-state";
-import { useAgentState } from "#/hooks/use-agent-state";
-
-vi.mock("#/hooks/use-agent-state", () => ({
-  useAgentState: vi.fn(),
-}));
 
 describe("SkillsModal", () => {
   const mockOnClose = vi.fn();
@@ -39,10 +33,6 @@ describe("SkillsModal", () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
 
     vi.spyOn(SkillsService, "getSkills").mockResolvedValue(mockSkills);
-
-    vi.mocked(useAgentState).mockReturnValue({
-      curAgentState: AgentState.AWAITING_USER_INPUT,
-    });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -94,33 +84,31 @@ describe("SkillsModal", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("Runtime waiting state", () => {
-    it("shows the warning, refresh button, and spinner while the runtime is starting", async () => {
-      vi.mocked(useAgentState).mockReturnValue({
-        curAgentState: AgentState.LOADING,
-      });
-
-      renderWithProviders(<SkillsModal {...defaultProps} />);
-
-      expect(await screen.findByTestId("refresh-skills")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText("SKILLS_MODAL$WARNING")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("skills-runtime-waiting")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("loading-spinner")).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(
-        screen.getByText("DIFF_VIEWER$WAITING_FOR_RUNTIME"),
-      ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("Skills Display", () => {
-    it("should display skills correctly", async () => {
+    it("displays the skills catalog when opened with no active conversation (home page)", async () => {
+      // Arrange: the catalog fetch succeeds; no conversation exists in this
+      // render, so no runtime ever starts (the original infinite-spinner bug)
       vi.spyOn(SkillsService, "getSkills").mockResolvedValue(mockSkills);
 
+      // Act
       renderWithProviders(<SkillsModal {...defaultProps} />);
 
-      await screen.findByText("Test Skill 1");
-      expect(screen.getByText("Test Skill 1")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      // Assert: the list renders instead of waiting for a runtime
+      expect(await screen.findByText("Test Skill 1")).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.getByText("Test Skill 2")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    it("surfaces a fetch error message when the skills catalog cannot be loaded", async () => {
+      // Arrange: the catalog fetch fails (e.g. agent server unreachable)
+      vi.spyOn(SkillsService, "getSkills").mockRejectedValue(
+        new Error("network error"),
+      );
+
+      // Act
+      renderWithProviders(<SkillsModal {...defaultProps} />);
+
+      // Assert: a clear failure message is shown instead of an endless spinner
+      expect(await screen.findByText("COMMON$FETCH_ERROR")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
   });
 });

src/components/features/conversation-panel/skills-modal.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ModalBody } from "#/components/shared/modals/modal-body";
 import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
 import { getAgentServerWorkingDir } from "#/api/agent-server-config";
 import { useConversationSkills } from "#/hooks/query/use-conversation-skills";
-import { AgentState } from "#/types/agent-state";
 import {
   groupSkillsByScope,
   SKILL_SCOPE_ORDER,
@@ -13,11 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from "#/utils/skill-scope";
 import { SkillsModalHeader } from "./skills-modal-header";
 import { SkillsModalSection } from "./skills-modal-section";
-import { SkillsRuntimeWaitingState } from "./skills-runtime-waiting-state";
 import { SkillsLoadingState } from "./skills-loading-state";
 import { SkillsEmptyState } from "./skills-empty-state";
 import { SkillItem } from "./skill-item";
-import { useAgentState } from "#/hooks/use-agent-state";
 
 interface SkillsModalProps {
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ const SECTION_TITLE_KEY: Record<SkillScope, I18nKey> = {
 
 export function SkillsModal({ onClose }: SkillsModalProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation("openhands");
-  const { curAgentState } = useAgentState();
   const projectDir = getAgentServerWorkingDir();
   const [expandedAgents, setExpandedAgents] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>(
     {},
@@ -58,10 +54,6 @@ export function SkillsModal({ onClose }: SkillsModalProps) {
     }));
   };
 
-  const isAgentReady = ![AgentState.LOADING, AgentState.INIT].includes(
-    curAgentState,
-  );
-
   return (
     <ModalBackdrop onClose={onClose}>
       <ModalBody
@@ -77,9 +69,7 @@ export function SkillsModal({ onClose }: SkillsModalProps) {
         />
 
         <div className="w-full h-[60vh] overflow-auto rounded-md border border-[var(--oh-border)] bg-surface-raised custom-scrollbar-always">
-          {!isAgentReady ? (
-            <SkillsRuntimeWaitingState />
-          ) : isLoading ? (
+          {isLoading ? (
             <SkillsLoadingState />
           ) : isError || !skills || skills.length === 0 ? (
             <SkillsEmptyState isError={isError} />

src/components/features/conversation-panel/skills-runtime-waiting-state.tsx

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { LoadingSpinner } from "#/components/shared/loading-spinner";
-import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
-import { Typography } from "#/ui/typography";
-
-export function SkillsRuntimeWaitingState() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation("openhands");
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      data-testid="skills-runtime-waiting"
-      className="flex h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 py-8 text-center"
-    >
-      <LoadingSpinner size="small" />
-      <Typography.Text className="text-sm text-[var(--oh-muted)]">
-        {t(I18nKey.DIFF_VIEWER$WAITING_FOR_RUNTIME)}
-      </Typography.Text>
-    </div>
-  );
-}