Skills

What it is

Skills define what AI agents can do within a program. Each skill is a structured prompt template that instructs Claude how to perform a specific task — analyzing documents, generating code, reviewing requirements, or any other delivery activity. Skills are versioned, so you can iterate on prompts while preserving history.

Why it matters

Skills are the bridge between human intent and AI execution. A well-crafted skill encapsulates domain expertise into a reusable template that any agent can execute consistently. Versioning ensures you can compare prompt changes and roll back if quality degrades.

Key concepts

• Skill editor: Rich text editor for authoring skill prompts with structured sections
• Templates: Pre-built skill templates to bootstrap common use cases via SkillTemplateModal
• Versions: Every save creates a new version; VersionHistory shows the full timeline
• Version diff: Side-by-side comparison of any two versions via VersionDiff / VersionDiffModal
• Version metrics: Execution success rates and performance data per version via VersionMetrics
• Execution: Skills are invoked by agents or manually through the Activity page

How to use it

1. Navigate to [Program] > Skills.
2. Click New Skill or select a template from the template modal.
3. Author the skill prompt in the editor — define the task, context requirements, and expected output format.
4. Save to create version 1.
5. View the detail page to see execution history, version timeline, and metrics.
6. Edit the skill to create new versions; use the diff view to compare changes.

Data model

This feature uses the following tables:

• skills — Skill definition with name, description, prompt content, and program scope
• skillVersions — Immutable version snapshots with prompt content and metadata
• skillTemplates — Pre-built templates for common skill patterns
• agentExecutions — Execution records linking a skill invocation to its results

Related

Agents

Activity

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