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AGENT SKILLS(7)Protocol ReferenceAGENT SKILLS(7)

NAME

agent-skills — The Agent Skills Specification defines a file-based standard for declaring reusable, modular agent capabilities.

METADATA

VERSION1.0

VENDORAnthropic (open standard)

TRANSPORTFile-based (SKILL.md)

STATUSACTIVE

VERIFIED2026-03-16

LINKS

Specification Documentation

CONFIG FILES

Filename	Location	Format	Scope
SKILL.md	./	MARKDOWN	directory

CAPABILITIES

Skill definition
Progressive disclosure
Modular capabilities
Cross-tool portability

DESCRIPTION

The Agent Skills Specification defines a file-based standard for declaring reusable, modular agent capabilities. Each skill is described by a SKILL.md file containing YAML frontmatter for machine-readable metadata and a markdown body for progressive human-readable documentation. Skills are portable across tools that support the standard.

IMPLEMENTED BY

Coding tools:

claude-code cursor copilot

Agent frameworks:

claude-agent-sdk

EXAMPLES

SKILL.md

markdown

---
name: code-review
version: 1.0.0
description: Reviews code changes for quality, security, and style
inputs:
  - name: diff
    type: string
    description: The code diff to review
  - name: language
    type: string
    description: Programming language of the code
outputs:
  - name: review
    type: string
    description: Structured review with findings and suggestions
dependencies:
  tools:
    - read_file
    - grep
tags:
  - code-quality
  - review
---

# Code Review Skill

Reviews code changes and provides structured feedback on quality, security vulnerabilities, and style consistency.

## Usage

Provide a code diff and the skill will analyze it for:
- **Security**: Common vulnerability patterns (injection, auth issues)
- **Quality**: Code smells, complexity, error handling
- **Style**: Consistency with project conventions

## Examples

### Basic Review
Invoke with a git diff to get a structured review with severity-ranked findings.