---
title: "Update agent skill"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v0/agent/skills/{skill_id}"
tags: ["Agent Skills"]
---

# Update agent skill

`PUT /api/v0/agent/skills/{skill_id}`

Update one or more fields on a skill.

## Path parameters

- `skill_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- AgentSkillUpdateRequest — Request body for updating an agent skill.
  - `name` string, nullable — New name.
  - `description` string, nullable — New description.
  - `body` string, nullable — New markdown body.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AgentSkillGetResponse — Response for getting an agent skill (instruction document).
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The ID of the skill.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the skill.
  - `description` string, required — The description of the skill.
  - `body` string — Markdown body of the skill — what the agent reads via the read_skill builtin tool when a persona has preloaded it.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When the skill was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When the skill was last updated.

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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