What Skills Are
A skill is a written method for one kind of job — for example "prepare the weekly sales report" or "send this month's invoices". When your request matches a skill, the AI reads it and follows it, so the job is done the same way every time.
Each skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file and, if needed, scripts and other files.
Where skills come from
| Source | Where | Who can change it |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in | Inside Cowork | Nobody — see Built-in Skills. |
| This computer | Cowork's skills/ folder | You. |
| Workspace | .agents/skills/ in the current workspace | You; travels with the folder. |
| Your home folder | ~/.agents/skills | You. |
| Platform / institution | Published by Micromeet for everyone, or for your institution | Read-only; updated automatically. |
Use a skill
- Just describe the job; the AI picks the matching skill.
- Or type
/and the skill's name to use it directly (see Slash Commands).
Build your own
Start with Build Your First Skill, then see How a Skill Is Written and What Makes a Good Skill.