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Custom skills let you teach your agent reusable capabilities tailored to your workflow. Instead of repeating detailed instructions each session, package them into a skill your agent can use automatically.

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Creating a skill

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Ask your agent to create a skill

In a chat session, tell your agent what you need: “Create a skill for [purpose].” The built-in skill creator activates and guides you through the process.
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Define the purpose and triggers

The skill creator asks you about the skill’s purpose, when it should trigger, and how it should behave. Be as specific as possible — clear descriptions lead to better results.
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Review the generated SKILL.md

A SKILL.md file is generated in your agent’s workspace skills/ directory. This file contains the full skill definition. Review it and request changes if needed.
4

Start a new session to use it

Your skill becomes available starting with your next chat session. Open a new conversation and the agent will have access to the skill.
Skills are not available in the session where they’re created. You must start a new session for the agent to pick up the new skill.

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Tips for effective skills

  • Be specific about triggers — Describe exactly when the skill should activate (e.g., “when the user asks for a competitive analysis” rather than “when researching”)
  • Keep instructions concise — Aim for under 500 lines in your SKILL.md file. Shorter, focused skills perform better than broad ones.
  • Include example inputs and outputs — Show the agent what a good result looks like so it has a clear target
  • Test with varied queries — Try different phrasings to make sure the skill triggers reliably

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Skill ideas

Research report template

Standardize how your agent formats and structures research findings

Competitive analysis framework

Define the dimensions and format for comparing competitors

Content brief generator

Have the agent produce content briefs from Reddit research in a consistent format

Weekly metrics tracker

Create a repeatable format for tracking community engagement over time

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Editing and removing skills

You can manually edit any SKILL.md file in your workspace’s skills/ directory to refine behavior. You can also add supporting scripts or reference files alongside the skill definition. To remove a skill, delete its SKILL.md file from the skills/ directory. The change takes effect in your next session. For more on how skills work under the hood, see Skills.