---
title: "Create agent skill"
method: POST
path: "/api/v0/agent/skills"
tags: ["Agent Skills"]
---

# Create agent skill

`POST /api/v0/agent/skills`

Create a new instruction-document skill for the current user.

## Request body

- AgentSkillCreateRequest — Request body for creating an agent skill.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the skill.
  - `description` string — One-line description shown to the agent in the persona's available-skills list.
  - `body` string — Markdown body — the SKILL.md-style content the agent reads via the read_skill tool when invoking this skill.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- AgentSkillPostResponse — Response for creating an agent skill.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — The ID of the created skill.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the skill.
  - `description` string, required — The description of the skill.
  - `body` string — Markdown body of the skill.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When the skill was created.

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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