From f56217b3e4dba69bc8bde4bb38221145bacd94da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakko Yang <jakko@umich.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:11:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix vSkip.ical_value returning the enum name

Part of #876.

AI: Claude Opus 5.5

Prompt (summary): help find why vSkip.ical_value returns 'vSkip.OMIT' and plan a fix and tests.

Output: Guidance only. I wrote the fix, tests, and news entry myself and ran the full test suite locally.
---
 news/876.bugfix                        |  1 +
 src/icalendar/prop/recur/skip.py       | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/icalendar/tests/prop/test_vSkip.py | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 news/876.bugfix
 create mode 100644 src/icalendar/tests/prop/test_vSkip.py

diff --git a/news/876.bugfix b/news/876.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17fb780fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/876.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed :attr:`vSkip.ical_value <icalendar.prop.recur.skip.vSkip.ical_value>` returning ``vSkip.OMIT`` instead of the :rfc:`7529` value ``OMIT``. I used Claude Opus 5.5 to help locate the bug. @jakkoyang
diff --git a/src/icalendar/prop/recur/skip.py b/src/icalendar/prop/recur/skip.py
index 157cafdc9..805d121d8 100644
--- a/src/icalendar/prop/recur/skip.py
+++ b/src/icalendar/prop/recur/skip.py
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ class vSkip(vText, Enum):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self._name_!r})"
 
+    @property
+    def ical_value(self) -> str:
+        """The :rfc:`7529` SKIP value, for example ``OMIT``.
+
+        Example:
+            .. code-block:: pycon
+
+                >>> from icalendar import vSkip
+                >>> vSkip.FORWARD.ical_value
+                'FORWARD'
+        """
+        return self.name
+
     @classmethod
     def parse_jcal_value(cls, value: Any) -> Self:
         """Parse a jCal value for vSkip.
diff --git a/src/icalendar/tests/prop/test_vSkip.py b/src/icalendar/tests/prop/test_vSkip.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b8ea8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/icalendar/tests/prop/test_vSkip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""Tests for vSkip.ical_value (issue #876)."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from icalendar.prop import vSkip
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("skip", "expected"),
+    [
+        (vSkip.OMIT, "OMIT"),
+        (vSkip.FORWARD, "FORWARD"),
+        (vSkip.BACKWARD, "BACKWARD"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_ical_value_is_the_rfc_7529_token(skip, expected):
+    """ical_value returns the RFC 7529 SKIP token, not the enum name."""
+    assert skip.ical_value == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("skip", list(vSkip))
+def test_ical_value_is_a_plain_str(skip):
+    """ical_value is a plain str, not a vText (isinstance would accept both)."""
+    assert type(skip.ical_value) is str