---
title: "Skills"
description: "Configure skill sources for agent sessions."
sidebarTitle: "Skills"
icon: "sparkles"
---

Skills are local instruction bundles stored in `SKILL.md` files.

## Configuring skills

Use `setSkillsConfig` / `getSkillsConfig` / `deleteSkillsConfig` to manage skill source config by directory + skill name.

```ts
import { SandboxAgent } from "sandbox-agent";

const sdk = await SandboxAgent.connect({
  baseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:2468",
});

// Add a skill
await sdk.setSkillsConfig(
  {
    directory: "/workspace",
    skillName: "default",
  },
  {
    sources: [
      { type: "github", source: "rivet-dev/skills", skills: ["sandbox-agent"] },
      { type: "local", source: "/workspace/my-custom-skill" },
    ],
  },
);

// Create a session using the configured skills
const session = await sdk.createSession({
  agent: "claude",
  sessionInit: {
    cwd: "/workspace",
  },
});

await session.prompt([
  { type: "text", text: "Use available skills to help with this task." },
]);

// List skills
const config = await sdk.getSkillsConfig({
  directory: "/workspace",
  skillName: "default",
});

console.log(config.sources.length);

// Delete skill
await sdk.deleteSkillsConfig({
  directory: "/workspace",
  skillName: "default",
});

```

## Skill sources

Each `skills.sources` entry describes where to find skills.

| Type | `source` value | Example |
|------|---------------|---------|
| `github` | `owner/repo` | `"rivet-dev/skills"` |
| `local` | filesystem path | `"/workspace/my-skill"` |
| `git` | git clone URL | `"https://git.example.com/skills.git"` |

Optional fields:

- `skills`: subset of skill directory names to include
- `ref`: branch/tag/commit (for `github` and `git`)
- `subpath`: subdirectory within repo to scan

## Custom skills

To write, upload, and configure your own skills inside the sandbox, see [Custom Tools](/custom-tools).
