{
  "id": 6634354,
  "title": "PowerShell completions installed by Scoop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/powershell-completions-installed-by-scoop",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T20:05:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/awsomesawce/powershell-completions-installed-by-scoop-1pnd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PowerShell completions can be installed by the Scoop package manager for Windows, a clean and no-admin-required installer. Some apps bundled with Scoop contain tab-completion scripts, but there's no built-in way to discover them. The Get-ScoopCompletions PowerShell function searches the Scoop apps directory for completion scripts by convention, which are typically named with an underscore prefix (_*.ps1). This function returns the paths to all the discovery scripts found. Then, the Enable-ScoopCompletions function sources the returned scripts to make the completions available. The function handles permission quirks and half-installed packages gracefully. This solution addresses the gap left by Scoop's lack of a built-in way to index every file inside installed packages.",
  "summary": "Finding Scoop's Hidden Completion Scripts with PowerShell I like Scoop . It's a clean, no-admin-required package manager for Windows, and it stays out of your way. One thing I ran into, though: some apps ship a tab-completion script alongside the binary, and there's currently no built-in way to know it's there. The itch Some Scoop packages bundle a completion script alongside the binary. Once…",
  "key_points": [
    "Scoop package manager installs PowerShell completions via no-admin-required installer.",
    "Get-ScoopCompletions PowerShell function discovers completion scripts in Scoop apps directory.",
    "Enable-ScoopCompletions sources discovered scripts for available completions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}