---
title: "Create a new skill"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/skills"
tags: ["Skills"]
---

# Create a new skill

`POST /api/v1/skills`

Creates a new skill in the registry (admin only)

## Request body

- SkillCreate
  - `scope` string, required
  - `repoName` string, required
  - `skillName` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `sourceUrl` string, uri, required
  - `version` string
  - `author` string
  - `category` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `triggerConditions` string[]
  - `dependencies` string[]

## Response `201`

Skill created

- SkillResponse
  - `skill` Skill, required
    - `scope` string, required
    - `repoName` string, required
    - `skillName` string, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `sourceUrl` string, uri, required
    - `version` string
    - `author` string
    - `category` string
    - `tags` string[]
    - `triggerConditions` string[]
    - `dependencies` string[]
    - `totalInstalls` number
    - `createdAt` string, date-time
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `developerId` string
    - `id` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input or duplicate skill
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden - admin role required

## Changes

- **2026-01-29** `25721894961a` — 4 breaking, 2 warning, 3 info
  - added the new required request property `repoName`
  - added the new required request property `skillName`
  - removed the required property `skill/displayName` from the response with the `201` status
  - removed the required property `skill/slug` from the response with the `201` status
  - …5 more
- **2026-01-21** `ba253fbf08a7` — 1 breaking, 4 info
  - the response property `skill/version` became optional for the status `201`
  - the request property `version` became optional
  - the `version` request property default value `1.0.0` was added
  - added the optional property `skill/developerId` to the response with the `201` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-01-20** `e8c3444560be` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/corespeed-io/apis/mcp-store-api/changes/api/v1/skills/post.md)

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