fix(patterns): honor --patterns-dir in pluk patterns

README.md

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ tmux attach -t my-agent
 | `watch` | `--capture[=ms]` | Instead of reading stdin, poll `tmux capture-pane` and classify each whole rendered frame; useful for TUIs whose pipe-pane stream has no line feeds. Interval in milliseconds, default `1000` |
 | `watch` | `--pane=<target>` | tmux pane to poll in `--capture` mode (defaults to the session name) |
 | `watch` | `--patterns-dir=<dir>` | Load pattern files from this directory |
+| `patterns` | `--patterns-dir=<dir>` | Show the patterns loaded from this directory (same lookup as `watch`) |
 | `subscribe` | `--from-beginning` | Replay the existing log from the start instead of only new lines |
 | `subscribe` | `--verbose` | Show debug output |
 | `sessions`, `subscribe` | `--run-dir=<path>` | Run directory to read (overrides `PLUK_RUN_DIR`) |

changelog.d/fixed-256.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- `pluk patterns` now honors `--patterns-dir`, so a custom pattern set is shown (and its CLI names listed) instead of a false "no pattern set".

src/cli.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ${ANSI_CYAN}Usage:${ANSI_RESET}
   pluk subscribe <session> [--filter=type1,type2] [--from-beginning] [--verbose] [--diagnostics[=secs]]
   pluk watch <session> [--cli=claude] [--filter=type1,type2] [--include-raw] [--capture[=ms]] [--diagnostics[=secs]]
   pluk send <session> --text="<text>" [--enter] [--literal]
-  pluk patterns [--cli=claude]
+  pluk patterns [--cli=claude] [--patterns-dir=<dir>]
   pluk version
 
 ${ANSI_CYAN}Commands:${ANSI_RESET}
@@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ function cmdPatterns(args: string[]): void {
   const { flags } = parseArgs(args);
   const cli = flags['cli'] ?? 'claude';
 
-  const patterns = getPatterns(cli);
-  const available = listAvailableCLIs(bundledPatternsDir()).join(', ') || builtinCLIList();
+  const patternsDir = flags['patterns-dir'];
+  const patterns = getPatterns(cli, patternsDir);
+  const names = [
+    ...(patternsDir ? listAvailableCLIs(patternsDir) : []),
+    ...listAvailableCLIs(bundledPatternsDir()),
+  ];
+  const available = [...new Set(names)].join(', ') || builtinCLIList();
   if (!hasAnyPattern(patterns)) {
     log('info', `no pattern set for ${cli}; available CLIs: ${available}`);
   }

test/cli-branches.test.js

@@ -136,6 +136,24 @@ test('watch without a session labels events "stdin" and honors --patterns-dir',
   );
 });
 
+test('patterns honors --patterns-dir and lists its CLIs', () => {
+  const patternsDir = join(scratch, 'patterns-cmd');
+  mkdirSync(patternsDir, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(patternsDir, 'testcli.patterns'),
+    "WORKING_PATTERNS='CUSTOM_BUSY_MARKER'\n",
+  );
+  const { code, stdout, stderr } = runCli(
+    ['patterns', '--cli=testcli', `--patterns-dir=${patternsDir}`],
+  );
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+  const working = stdout.split('\n').find(l => l.includes('working'));
+  assert.ok(working && working.includes('CUSTOM_BUSY_MARKER'), `got: ${stdout}`);
+  assert.ok(!stdout.includes('no pattern set') && !stderr.includes('no pattern set'));
+  const avail = stdout.split('\n').find(l => l.includes('Available CLIs:'));
+  assert.ok(avail && avail.includes('testcli'), `got: ${stdout}`);
+});
+
 // --- watch: capture mode --pane target ------------------------------------------
 
 test('watch --capture polls the pane named by --pane, not the session', async () => {