| name | example |
| description | Example skill demonstrating the SKILL.md format |
This is an example skill that demonstrates the format for creating custom skills.
Skills extend the agent's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and instructions for specific tasks or domains.
Each skill is a directory in skills/ containing:
SKILL.md (required): Main documentation with frontmatter metadataThe SKILL.md file must start with YAML frontmatter:
---
name: skill-name
description: Brief description of what the skill does
---
The agent automatically loads all skills from skills/ and includes their content in the context. You can:
create_skill toollist_skills toolread_skill tooldelete_skill tool