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title: Skills settings
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description: Use built-in skills, or add your own in the Agent Skills format, to give the Assistant reusable instructions for specific tasks.
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date_modified: 2026-10-30

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# Skills settings

Skills give the Assistant reusable, task-specific instructions, so it handles particular kinds of request the way your team wants them done. For example, a skill could tell the Assistant how to write product descriptions in your brand's tone, or which fields to fill in when it creates a campaign banner.

Go to **Settings** > **Automation** > **Skills** to see the built-in skills and add your own.

## How skills work

Each skill has a description that says what it's for. When you ask the Assistant to do something, it compares your request with the skill descriptions and loads a skill only when the request matches. Skills that aren't relevant to a request aren't used, so you can add as many as your team needs.

You don't need to name a skill in your request. Ask the Assistant for what you want in plain language, and it picks the right skill for you.

## Built-in skills

Amplience provides a set of built-in skills, which the Assistant can use without any setup. 

## Add your own skills

Add your own skills when you want the Assistant to follow your team's processes, style or rules.

A skill is a folder containing a `SKILL.md` file, which has:

- **A name and description** at the top of the file. The description tells the Assistant when to use the skill.
- **Instructions** in the body of the file, written in Markdown, telling the Assistant how to carry out the task.

A skill can also include other files, such as examples or reference material, that the instructions refer to.

Here's an example of a simple skill:

```markdown
---
name: product-descriptions
description: Write or rewrite product descriptions for the online store. Use when asked to create, edit or improve a product description.
---

# Product descriptions

- Write between 60 and 100 words
- Start with the main benefit to the customer, not the product name
- Use a friendly, confident tone and US spelling
- End with one line about materials or care
```

To add a skill, click **Add skill**, enter your skill and save.

### Write a good description

The Assistant uses the description to decide when to load a skill, so it's the most important part of the skill:

- **Say what the skill does and when to use it** - For example, "Use when asked to create, edit or improve a product description."
- **Use the words your team would use** when asking for that task.
- **Keep each skill to one kind of task** - A skill with a narrow, clear purpose is easier for the Assistant to match than one that covers several tasks.

## Related pages

[Automation settings](https://amplience-developer-portal-git-develop-amplience.vercel.app/developers/docs/platform/settings/automation/)

[Models](https://amplience-developer-portal-git-develop-amplience.vercel.app/developers/docs/platform/settings/automation/models/)