Skills

A Skill is a named bundle that groups related Tools and injects a skill-level description into an agent’s system prompt. Assigning a skill to an agent gives it all the tools in that bundle plus additional context about when and how to use them.

Role in the configuration model:


Agent
  ├── 1 Persona  →  WHO the agent is
  ├── N Skills   →  named capability bundles  ← this page
  └── M Tools    →  individual executable functions

See Tools and Personas for the other two building blocks.

Skills page (`/skills`)

Skills page showing 16 built-in skills with category filter chips

Header shows “Skills” with subtitle “16 built-in · 0 custom”. Two buttons top-right:

Import ZIP — import a packaged custom skill from a .zip file
Add Skill — open the creation form

Category filter chips

Category	Skills
All	All 16
ai	Agent Spawn, Summarize
code	Bash Shell
git	Git, GitHub Read, GitHub Write, GitLab Read, GitLab Write
integration	Platform Management
file	Read File
web	Read URL
automation	Schedule Manager
custom	User-created skills

Skill card anatomy

Each card shows: name · ID badge (e.g. agent_spawn) · category tag · built-in badge · description · tool count.

Built-in skills

ai

Agent Spawn (agent_spawn) Spawn sub-agents to handle parallel workstreams. Enables an agent to create and dispatch specialised child agents at runtime, collecting and synthesising results. Core skill of the Project Manager agent.

Summarize (summarize) Summarize long documents or conversations. Condenses chat history, documents, or external content into concise output.

code

Bash Shell (bash) Execute shell commands in a sandboxed environment. Gives the agent the ability to run arbitrary shell commands, install packages, compile code, and inspect the filesystem.

Bash Shell grants significant system access. Only assign it to agents used by trusted operators. Review the shell sandbox configuration in your deployment settings.

git

Git (git) Run git commands: clone, commit, push, diff, log. General-purpose git skill for repositories not hosted on GitHub or GitLab.

GitHub Read (github_read) Read issues, PRs, and code from GitHub repositories. Read-only — safe to assign broadly.

GitHub Write (github_write) Create issues, PRs, and push code to GitHub. Requires a GitHub token in Settings → Integrations.

GitLab Read (gitlab_read) Read issues, MRs, and code from GitLab repositories. Read-only.

GitLab Write (gitlab_write) Create issues, MRs, and push code to GitLab. Requires a GitLab token in Settings → Integrations.

integration

Platform Management (platform_management) Operational control over Nexora platform services: audit source files, apply edits, view logs, restart containers. Used exclusively by the Infrastructure Manager agent.

Platform Management provides write access to Nexora source files and the Docker daemon. Assign only to dedicated DevOps agents used by admin-level operators.

file

Read File (read_file) Read the contents of any accessible file from the host filesystem within the agent’s permitted path scope.

web

Read URL (read_url) Fetch and parse the content of any public URL. Retrieves web pages, REST API responses, or any public HTTP resource.

automation

Schedule Manager (schedule_manage) Create, list, activate, and trigger recurring background schedules. Powers the Scrum Master agent’s automated standup and sprint planning capabilities.

Creating a custom skill

Click Add Skill and fill in:

Field	Description
Name	Display name (e.g. `Stripe Billing`)
ID	Slug for API references (e.g. `stripe_billing`) — auto-generated, editable
Category	Existing or new category name
Description	What this skill does and when an agent should use it
Tools	Select the tools to bundle

Importing from ZIP

Click Import ZIP to upload a packaged skill. The ZIP contains a skill definition JSON and associated tool definitions — the standard distribution format for community-contributed skills.

Decision guide

Goal	Layer to modify
Give an agent a new named capability	Create a Skill and assign it
Bundle several related tools for reuse	Create a Skill
Add a single new API call	Create a Tool directly
Change how an agent communicates	Modify the Persona