> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.replit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Skills

> Customize how Replit approaches repeatable work with reusable instructions and supporting material.

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        Use Skills
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A Skill is a folder of reusable instructions and supporting files. Use one to customize how Replit approaches a repeatable task, convention, or workflow.

From the prompt box, select the **plus** menu, then **Use a skill**. Choose the Skill that matches the task and tell Replit the result you need.

## Choose the right connection

* Use a **Skill** for reusable instructions, examples, and supporting material.
* Use an [integration](/chat/integrate-your-tools) for a supported service and its authorized information or actions.
* Use [MCP](/chat/connect-through-mcp) for tools exposed through a compatible MCP server or client.

## Go deeper

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    <div className="chat-card-title">Agent Skills</div>
    <p>Learn how Skills are structured, discovered, and used.</p>
    <div className="chat-card-link">Open the feature guide →</div>
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    <div className="chat-card-title">Use Skills in a Project</div>
    <p>Follow the detailed workflow for adding and using a Skill.</p>
    <div className="chat-card-link">Open the guide →</div>
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Skills provide reusable approaches inside Replit. Continue to [Connect through MCP](/chat/connect-through-mcp) when you need a protocol-based extension for compatible clients or servers.