Get Skill
Read a skill’s instructions, allowed actions, and supporting-file information before using or changing it.
Inspect a skill
Select Skill ID from your organization’s skills or pass a returned ID.
Leave Version empty for the current version, or enter a version number to read its historical content.
Run the tool. Read Instructions, Actions, and Files, and check Version and Is Builtin.
Result: The output contains the requested version’s instructions and supporting-file metadata.
Behavior and troubleshooting
Reading a skill does not execute it or attach it to an agent. Files lists metadata, not the full contents of every file. Built-in skills cannot be edited.
Inputs
Skill ID (required)
skill_id
The skill to read. Pick one from your organization's skills, or enter an ID or variable manually.
Version
version
Leave empty for the current version, or set a version number to read a historical one.
Outputs
Summary
summary
One-line summary of the skill.
Skill ID
skill_id
The skill's unique identifier.
Name
name
The skill's name.
Description
description
The skill's description.
Version
version
The version that was read.
Is Builtin
is_builtin
Whether the skill is a read-only builtin.
Actions
actions
Action refs the skill is allowed to use.
Instructions
instructions
The SKILL.md body.
Frontmatter
frontmatter
The parsed SKILL.md frontmatter.
Files
files
The bundle's file manifest (metadata only).
Created At
created_at
Creation time as a POSIX timestamp in milliseconds.
Created By
created_by
Who published this version. Only set when a version was read.
Updated At
updated_at
Last update time as a POSIX timestamp. Only set when reading the current version.
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