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Skills

Skills contain reusable instructions and optional scripts, references, and assets. Enabled skills are available for matching tasks.

1 min readUpdated: October 2026
Installed skills in Agent Hub. Captured in an isolated Metis test instance with fictional sample data (October 2026).
Installed skills in Agent Hub

Installed skills in Agent Hub. Captured in an isolated Metis test instance with fictional sample data (October 2026).

Step by step

  1. 01

    Open Agent Hub → Skills and choose Installed or Discover.

  2. 02

    Open a skill to review its description, source, and files.

  3. 03

    Turn on Enabled. Use Always on only if the skill should be included in every response.

  4. 04

    Use Try in chat, or import your own skill under Import.

Skills

  • Skill library and details

Installed

  • Installed skills
  • Search
  • Status

Discover

  • Discover skills
  • Details
  • Install

Import

  • Upload or manually import SKILL.md
  • Skill ID
  • Skill content

Skill details

  • Source
  • Skill files
  • SKILL.md
  • Try in chat

Enabled / Always on

  • Activation
  • Automatic selection
  • Include in every response

Create a skill with Metis

  • Start a skill creation request in chat

Share skill

The system marks this skill as shareable.

  • Create share link
  • Copy
  • Revoke
  • Files in the package

Good to know

  • A complete skill package can contain more than SKILL.md.
  • Project-specific skill settings are managed in the project as well.
  • Share skill appears only for shareable skills. Do not continue using a revoked link.

Troubleshooting

If a skill is not applied, check activation, its description, project permissions, and whether the task matches.

Troubleshooting guide

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Agent overviewCanvasPlansMemoryFilesTerminalBrowserDesktopsServer monitorArrange the workspaceExport workspaces
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Create a projectProject overviewChat visibilityProject picture, color, and iconProject instructionsProject memoryProject skillsProject filesProject notesAgent model defaultLet agents manage the teamMembers & invitationsAgent teamsTeam presetsTeam overview
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Agent Hub
SkillsConnections / MCPsCustom modes & rulesGlobal agent rules
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GeneralModels — ConnectionsAgent — Runtime & memoryDevices — Remote clientsAdmin / ChatsUpdatesSearch settingsAttachments and file sizeSubagent modelToken compressionPreview compressionSounds and notificationsNotification deliverySet up voice inputChoose a microphoneRecording and streamingDictionaryConfigure the browser previewManage website dataWebsite and source code
Models & providers
AgentDeep ResearchPlanAskGauntletCursorOpenAIAnthropicGoogle GeminixAI / GrokOpenRouterOllama / LocalOpenAI-compatibleOpenAI CodexClaude CodeGoogle AntigravityGrok BuildOpenCodeModel options
Account & sharing
ProfileNotificationsUsage & costsShare chatsPublic shares
Guides & operations
Charts, graphs & mediaAutomationsOperate your installationTroubleshootingSet up a complete projectWork on a connected PCResearch and produce a reportGlossary and scopes

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