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Skills are reusable workflows that extend what the agent can do. Each skill contains a set of instructions, tools, and templates for a specific type of task. When you enable a skill, the agent can use it in your conversations. The agent already knows how to build presentations, websites, videos, images, audio, reports, and other core content types. Those are built-in workflows that run automatically. Skills are add-ons that you create or upload to give the agent new capabilities or custom processes specific to your work.

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What a skill looks like

A skill is a ZIP file containing a SKILL.md file. The SKILL.md defines what the skill does, what questions to ask before starting, and how to execute the task. The SKILL.md file must include YAML frontmatter with a name and description:
SKILL.md
---
name: weekly-report
description: Generate a branded weekly client report with metrics, completed tasks, and next steps.
---

# Weekly Report Skill

When the user asks for a weekly report, follow these steps...

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Two ways to add skills

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Create with Runable

Ask the agent to build a skill for you. Describe what you want the skill to do, and the agent creates the SKILL.md file, saves it to your sandbox, and makes it available immediately.This is the fastest way to create a skill. No ZIP files, no manual setup.

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Upload a ZIP file

If you already have a skill as a ZIP file, upload it from the Agent Skills settings panel. Click Upload Skill, drag and drop your ZIP, and it appears in your skills list.ZIP requirements:
  • Must contain a SKILL.md at the root or inside a single top-level directory
  • SKILL.md must have YAML frontmatter with name and description
  • Name must be lowercase, letters/numbers/hyphens only, max 64 characters
  • Max ZIP size: 50 MB
Agent Skills panel showing Your Skills section with skill cards, toggle switches, Upload Skill button, and Create with Runable button

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How to use a skill

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Type / in the input bar

Type / in the input bar and a dropdown appears with all your enabled skills. Each skill shows its name, an Official badge if it is a Runable skill, and a short description. Click one to select it, then type your prompt after the skill name.
Input bar showing a / character with a dropdown listing skills like remotion-best-practices, stock-analysis, and plan-ceo-review, each with an Official badge and description
The format is /skill-name followed by your instructions. For example:

Run the stock-analysis skill with a specific request (copy full prompt)

The agent reads the skill file from your sandbox, then executes the workflow. You see milestones, tool calls, and results in real time.

Run a weekly-report skill for a client (copy full prompt)

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From the + button

You can also click the + button next to the input bar → Use Agent Skills to browse the same list.

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Automatically

You do not need to select a skill manually every time. If your prompt matches a skill’s description, the agent loads it automatically.

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Manage your skills

Go to Settings → Agent Skills to manage all your skills. You can also get there from the skills dropdown by clicking Manage Skills at the bottom of the list. You see two sections:
  • Your Skills — skills available in the Runable skill library, marked with an Official badge. Each one has a toggle to enable or disable it.
  • Custom Skills — skills you created or uploaded yourself.

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Example: create a skill for your business

Create a skill for weekly client reporting (copy full prompt)

Create a skill for product listing pages (copy full prompt)

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Next steps

Enable and disable skills

Control which skills the agent can use in your conversations.

Official vs community skills

Understand the difference between library skills and your custom skills.