What is a Skill?
A skill is a folder. Inside it lives a file calledSKILL.md with the instructions Agent follows, plus any supporting files you want it to reference. Skills live in your project’s /.agents/skills directory and conform to the Agent Skills specification — an open standard that works across agents.
Agent sees the name and description of every installed Skill, but only loads the full content when relevant to the current task. This makes skills context-efficient: you can install many without degrading Agent’s output.
Pre-defined Skills
Replit ships with pre-defined skills available from the Use a skill picker in chat and from the new-project starting-point picker. These skills work in every project without installation. For the full catalog, partner skills, and how to install them, see the Skills directory. To add a pre-defined skill, open the Use a skill picker from the chat input and select a skill, or simply ask Agent to load the skill.
Skill scope
Skills can be scoped at different levels:| Scope | Availability | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Project-level | Specific to one project | Versioned with your files in /.agents/skills |
| Workspace-level | Available to everyone in your workspace | Managed centrally in Workspace Settings |
| Enterprise | Company-wide standards | Included in custom templates and design systems |
How Agent loads skills
Agent reads the metadata (name and description) of every installed skill on every chat. The full body of a skill loads only when Agent determines the skill is relevant to the current task. This keeps skill content out of the context window until needed. Installed skills persist in your project across Agent sessions and can be committed to version control for team sharing.Working with other AI coding tools
Import skills from other AI coding tools
Import skills from other AI coding tools
If you work across multiple AI coding tools, rulesync has Replit support and helps you maintain consistent configurations.You can import skills from other AI coding assistants:This allows you to maintain a single set of skills that work across different development environments.
Next steps
- Agent Customization — Make skills and custom instructions available across your whole workspace
- Skills directory — Browse skills built by Replit and our partners
- Use Agent Skills — Hands-on guide for using skills in chat or installing them in a project
- Agent skills — When and how to use skills effectively
- Agent Skills specification — Open standard for writing skills
- Enterprise: include skills in custom templates and design systems for your organization