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Skills & Agents

AI coding tools are powerful, but they don’t always have the right context for your project. Agent Skills solve this — they’re portable packages of instructions, scripts, and resources that agents can discover and use to work more accurately.

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What Are Agent Skills?

Agent Skills are folders containing instructions (typically a SKILL.md file) that your AI coding tool can load on demand. They give agents:
  • Domain expertise — specialized knowledge packaged as reusable instructions
  • New capabilities — tasks like code review, security audits, or documentation generation
  • Repeatable workflows — consistent, auditable multi-step processes
  • Interoperability — the same skill works across different AI tools
Skills are supported by Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Codex, Goose, Roo Code, and many more.

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Our Skill Library

This project maintains a shared skill library at /skill-library in the repo. These are general-purpose development skills that any project can use — not specific to Vibe Coder Docs. To use a skill from the library, copy the skill folder into your project or reference it from your agent’s configuration.

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Getting Started with Skills

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Browse Available Skills

Check out the Agent Skills example library for ready-to-use skills, or browse our own /skill-library.
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Add a Skill to Your Project

Copy a skill folder into your project’s .skills/ directory (or wherever your agent looks for skills).
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Let Your Agent Discover It

Most compatible agents will automatically discover skills in your project. When you start a task, the agent loads the relevant skill and follows its instructions.

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Learn More

The Agent Skills format is an open standard supported by a growing ecosystem of AI tools.

Agent Skills Spec

The official Agent Skills site — learn about the format, specification, and how to build your own skills.

Example Skills

Browse example skills on GitHub from Anthropic’s open-source collection.
If you’re building with AI coding tools, skills are one of the highest-leverage things you can set up. A good skill turns a generic AI assistant into a domain expert.