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If you retype an order like “description in third-person limited, leave the dialogue alone” every time, you can save it as a skill. A skill is a reusable instruction the agent calls when it needs it.

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Opening the screen

Pick Skills from the Plugins group in the settings list on the left. Pressing the Manage skills button at the bottom of the Settings → Agent screen goes to the same place.
Two or three skills are laid out as rows in the library, with a name, description, edit, delete, and switch visible on each row. The local folder area is caught below them.
Two or three skills are laid out as rows in the library, with a name, description, edit, delete, and switch visible on each row. The local folder area is caught below them.

The skills screen. Skills you turn on in the library are passed to the agent.

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Creating a new skill

Press New skill at the top right and the edit screen opens. There are three fields.
  • Name — letters, numbers, dot, dash, and underscore only. It is the id the agent calls.
  • Description — one line on when to use this skill. It is shown in the agent’s catalog and is what triggers the skill.
  • Instructions — write the steps and rules the agent follows.
If the empty screen leaves you stuck, press Use template beside the Instructions field. A skeleton is filled in. This button appears only when you are creating one. Once you have written it all, press Add and you return to the list.
The add skill screen. The name and description fields are filled in and the instructions field holds a template skeleton.
The add skill screen. The name and description fields are filled in and the instructions field holds a template skeleton.

The skill edit screen. You only fill in the three fields: name, description, and instructions.

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Importing SKILL.md

If you already have a skill file written, use Import SKILL.md and pick a .md file. It has to be in the form of frontmatter wrapped in --- with a name in it, then the body below. Otherwise a “Couldn’t read that SKILL.md” notice appears. If a skill with the same name already exists, that skill is updated.

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Turning them on and off

The library list is synced across devices. Turn off the switch at the right of a row and that skill is not passed to the agent. Press the name and the edit screen opens. The trash can is delete. The local folder is for skills you keep as files on this device. Press Reveal skills folder and the folder opens. Make a folder named after the skill inside it, put a SKILL.md in, refresh, and it is picked up in the list.

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Calling one from the manuscript

Type / in the chat composer and skills appear in the list with their name and description. Pick one and a /name chip is embedded in the message; write what you want done after it.