memories/skills/<skill-name>. The skill’s name and description is loaded when the agent starts. Based on this info the agent can decide to use the skill. The full skill file is only loaded when the agent determines it is relevant to the current task. Any referenced additional resources may be loaded by the agent if they become relevant.
Using skills can help:
- Save on token usage by only providing context relevant to the current task.
- Prevent the agent from having too much context in the system prompt, which can lead to hallucinations and incorrect responses.
Fleet skills are built on Deep Agents and follow the Agent Skills specification. For details on skill structure, the
SKILL.md format, and authoring best practices, see the Deep Agents skills documentation.Create a skill
You can create a skill two ways:- With AI: Use natural language to describe the skill and the agent will create it for you. You can also add additional resources. Any additional files must be referenced in
SKILL.mdfor the agent to be aware of them. - Manually: Create a skill with a
SKILL.mdfile.
Skills are private to the agent they belong to. Each agent has its own set of skills stored in its long-term memory, and no other agent can access them.
- With AI
- Manually
In Fleet, select the agent to which you want to add the skill. In the chat, prompt the agent to create a skill. For example:
Create a skill that helps the agent use the web to research a topic.
Edit a skill
- In Fleet, select the agent to edit.
- Click the Edit Agent icon.
- In the graph view, navigate to the Skills section and select the skill you want to edit.
- Update the skill name, description, or instructions.
- Click Save Changes.
Delete a skill
- In Fleet, select the agent to which the skill belongs.
- Click the Edit Agent icon.
- In the graph view, navigate to the Skills section.
- For the skill you want to delete, click the Delete skill icon.
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