Skills Guide
A skill is a reusable procedure the agent follows. Call it with
@skill:namein chat, or let the agent pick one when it fits.
Some skills ship with the app. Others you create and attach to this project, one assistant, or your whole account.
What is a Skill?
| Description | |
|---|---|
| What it is | Written steps for when and how to do a job (close to a playbook) |
| What it is not | Not a Settings screen and not an MCP server. It teaches how to use tools you already have |
| Who uses it | You via @skill:…, or the agent when the task matches |
Built-in and MCP tools do the work. Skills say how to run the job.
To install MCP tools, see Extensions and Custom MCP.
Who it applies to
When you place a skill (or ask deployer to place it), choose the audience.
| Audience | Meaning | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| This project (workspace) | Only this work folder / session side | Default. Try-outs and project-only procedures |
| This assistant | Only that assistant profile | Different roles (coding vs research) |
| Your whole account (global) | Available in almost every session | Personal procedures you want everywhere |
| Built into the app | Skills LibrAgent ships | You do not create these. See the catalog below |
If the same name exists in more than one place, the narrower audience wins (project → assistant → account → app built-in).
If the project already has IDE skills (for example Cursor), LibrAgent can discover those too.
Where to check in the UI
| Goal | Where |
|---|---|
| Browse and manage skills | Sidebar Extensions → Skills |
| Skills tied to an assistant | Assistants → Edit → Skills tab |
| Create and install | Create and deploy below (skill-deployer) |
Easy mix-ups
| You might think | What to do |
|---|---|
| “Put it in the system” | Use your whole account (global). Do not put custom skills in the app’s built-in area. |
| “Edit the skills that came with the app” | The app may overwrite them. Make your own skill and deploy it. |
| “I’ll just copy folders myself” | Easy to pick the wrong place. Prefer skill-deployer. |
How to use (@skill:)
- In Chat, type
@and choose@skill: - Pick a name, then say what you want done.
@skill:deep-research
Compare recent announcements from vendors A and B into a Markdown report.Attach files with @file:path. After a fresh deploy, the list often updates on the next message.
Create and deploy
You do not need to memorize disk paths. Use these two skills in order.
| Step | Call | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Draft and check | @skill:skill-creator | Writes the procedure and validates the format |
| 2. Install | @skill:skill-deployer | Installs it for the audience you choose |
@skill:skill-creator
Create a weekly-notes skill and validate it strictly.@skill:skill-deployer
Deploy weekly-notes to this project (workspace).You can also install a skill directly from a GitHub repository or subfolder URL:
@skill:skill-deployer
Install the skill from https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/my-skill for my whole account (global).- Unsure where it should live? Choose this project (workspace).
- Do not deploy into the app’s built-in area — the app may clear it.
- For an assistant-only skill, tell deployer which assistant.
Skills that ship with the app (summary)
Chat @skill: autocomplete is the freshest list. Common names:
Setup and environment
setup-wizard, mcp-installer, agent-init, computer-diagnosis
Multi-agent and orchestration
How to split work across child sessions: Sub-agents & orchestration.
delegate, teamwork, org, org-restructure, divide-conquer, hub-spoke, pipeline, consensus-delegation, gatekeeper, pair-programming, recruit, boost
Scheduling and wake-ups
schedule, loop (Session loops), call-me-back (Continue when done)
Session and context
context-recall — Recover earlier decisions or details after the chat was compacted or summarized
Research and documents
deep-research, science-search, knowledge-distiller, to-md, docx, pptx, visualize, workspace-indexer, repo-wiki, soul-awakening
science-search — Search scholarly papers, look up DOIs, similar works, and citations (free, no API key)
Development and integrations
git-workflow, bench, fine-tune, email-integration, calendar-mgmt, telegram-cli, x-cli, ig-cli, skill-creator, skill-deployer, tool-creator, playbook-creator
Common combinations
| Goal | Try |
|---|---|
| Install runtimes | @skill:setup-wizard + App Wizard |
| Recommended MCP | Extensions |
| Custom MCP | Custom MCP · @skill:mcp-installer |
| Turn a procedure into a skill | skill-creator → skill-deployer |
| Child sessions / teams | Sub-agents guide |
| Recover pre-compaction context | @skill:context-recall |
| Papers / DOIs | @skill:science-search |
@skill:email-integration | |
| Assistants | Assistants |
| Recurring work | Playbooks · Automation |