---
title: "List skills"
method: GET
path: "/api/skills"
tags: ["Skills"]
---

# List skills

`GET /api/skills`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.cotool.ai`
- URL: `https://app.cotool.ai/api/skills`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

List all active skills in the organization.

## Query parameters

- `includeBuiltIn` 'true'

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object[]
  - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for the skill
  - `organizationId` string, required: Unique identifier of the organization that owns this skill
  - `name` string, required: Machine-safe skill name used in sandbox paths and imports
  - `description` string, required: Description of what this skill teaches an agent to do
  - `requiredTools` string[], required: Optional required tool types for this skill
  - `userId` string, nullable, required: User ID that owns this user-scoped skill, or null for organization skills
  - `createdByUserId` string, nullable, required: User ID that created this skill, or null for system-created records
  - `updatedByUserId` string, nullable: User ID that last edited this skill, or null for system edits or unknown authorship
  - `createdBy` object, nullable: Display identity of the user that created this skill
    - `name` string, nullable, required: The user's profile display name, falling back to their email
    - `imageUrl` string, nullable, required: The user's profile image URL, if one is available
  - `updatedBy` object, nullable: Display identity of the user that last edited this skill
    - `name` string, nullable, required: The user's profile display name, falling back to their email
    - `imageUrl` string, nullable, required: The user's profile image URL, if one is available
  - `createdAt` string, required: Timestamp when the skill was created
  - `updatedAt` string, required: Timestamp when the skill was last updated
  - `deletedAt` string, nullable, required: Timestamp when the skill was soft-deleted, or null if active
  - `source` union, required: Origin and ownership semantics for this skill
    - object
      - `type` 'user-generated', required
    - object
      - `type` 'gitops', required
      - `syncSource` string, required: Sync backend managing this skill
    - object
      - `type` 'system-generated', required
    - object
      - `type` 'integration', required
      - `toolType` string, required: Parent integration type
  - `displayName` string: Human-readable skill name when it differs from the machine-safe name
  - `usedByAgentCount` number: How many agents currently use this skill
  - `invocationCount30d` number: Distinct chats in the last 30 days where an agent read this skill from the sandbox
  - `currentVersion` number: Current version number of this skill

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request — input validation failed or the request was malformed
- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key / session
- `403`: Forbidden — the authenticated user lacks the required permissions
- `500`: Internal server error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/cotool/apis/cotool-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cotool/apis/cotool-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/cotool/apis/cotool-api/revisions/f5abe0add203?raw)