From cdd96e5b575278047f8b28736fc5a7189cf0ff43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:47:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: chat title shows raw skill syntax when it is named after
 the first message (#32176)

When a chat is named after its first message (title generation off, or the automatic title is blank), a message that starts with a skill picked by typing $ in the message box gave the chat a title like `<$tides-1234|Tides> when is high tide`. The title now shows each picked skill by its name, so the sidebar reads "Tides when is high tide".

Fixes #32019
---
 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py | 5 +++--
 backend/open_webui/utils/skills.py     | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 6b39e46763..abdfa62f09 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ from open_webui.utils.skills import (
     apply_skills_create_prompt,
     extract_skill_ids_from_messages,
     has_prior_user_message,
+    replace_skill_mentions_with_labels,
     strip_skill_mentions,
 )
 from open_webui.utils.task import (
@@ -3943,7 +3944,7 @@ async def background_tasks_handler(ctx):
                                 title = ''
 
                             if not title:
-                                title = messages[0].get('content', user_message)
+                                title = replace_skill_mentions_with_labels(messages[0].get('content', user_message))
 
                             await Chats.update_chat_title_by_id(metadata['chat_id'], title)
 
@@ -3955,7 +3956,7 @@ async def background_tasks_handler(ctx):
                             )
 
                     if title == None and len(messages) == 2 and (not messages_map or len(messages_map) <= 2):
-                        title = messages[0].get('content', user_message)
+                        title = replace_skill_mentions_with_labels(messages[0].get('content', user_message))
 
                         await Chats.update_chat_title_by_id(metadata['chat_id'], title)
 
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/skills.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/skills.py
index 1e7414705d..a895e09107 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/skills.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/skills.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ def extract_skill_ids_from_messages(messages: list[dict]) -> set[str]:
 SKILL_MENTION_STRIP_RE = re.compile(rf'<(?:\$({SKILL_ID_RE})(?:\|([^>]*))?|/({SKILL_ID_RE})\|([^>]*))>')
 
 
+def replace_skill_mentions_with_labels(text: str) -> str:
+    """Show labelled skill mentions as their label, for plain text such as chat titles."""
+    return SKILL_MENTION_STRIP_RE.sub(lambda match: match.group(2) or match.group(4) or match.group(0), text)
+
+
 SKILLS_CREATE_RE = re.compile(r'^/skills:create(?:\s+(.*))?$', re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL)
 
 OPEN_WEBUI_SKILL_AUTHORING_STANDARDS = """\