# Using Skills

### Browsing Skills

The skill library shows all skills available in your project. Each skill card displays:

* **Name and description** — What the skill does
* **Status** — Whether it's enabled or disabled in this project
* **Components** — Which integrations, knowledge bases, or data tables the skill uses

You can switch between a grid view and list view depending on your preference.

### Enabling and Disabling Skills

Builders and admins can toggle skills on or off per project:

* **Enabling** a skill makes it immediately available to the agent — it can be invoked in any session.
* **Disabling** a skill removes it from the agent's tool context. The agent can no longer use it, but the skill is not deleted and can be re-enabled at any time.

This is useful when:

* A skill is causing the agent to select it when it shouldn't
* You want to temporarily remove a capability without losing the skill configuration
* You're testing a new skill and want to limit its availability

> ⚠️ Disabling a skill takes effect immediately. Any active sessions where the agent was about to use that skill will no longer have access to it.

### How the Agent Chooses Skills

You don't need to tell the agent which skill to use. When you describe a task, the agent evaluates its available skills and selects the most relevant ones automatically.

For example, if you say *"Process the incoming order from this email"* and you have an order processing skill enabled, the agent will recognise the match and invoke it.

You can also be explicit: *"Use the quote generation skill to create a quote from this supplier offer."*

### Skill Cards in Chat

When the agent invokes a skill during a session, a **skill card** appears in the chat stream:

1. The card appears immediately in a **loading state** showing the skill name
2. As the skill executes, the card shows **progress and status**
3. Once complete, the card shows the **result** — which might include generated files, data, or a summary

Skill cards stay visible in the chat history. They don't disappear after execution.

### Using Skills with the Sidebar

When a skill card appears, you can click on it to open a detailed view in the sidebar. This shows:

* The skill's components and configuration
* Execution progress and any intermediate outputs
* Generated artefacts (files, reports, etc.)


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