---
title: "Get a skill"
method: GET
path: "/skills/{slug}"
tags: ["Skills"]
---

# Get a skill

`GET /skills/{slug}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.parley.so/v1`
- URL: `https://api.parley.so/v1/skills/{slug}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Get a skill by slug, including its SKILL.md and the paths of its bundled documents.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required: The skill's slug.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `id` string, required: The skill ID.
  - `slug` string, required: The skill's folder name, chosen when the skill is created. It is how the skill is addressed, and the name the assistant loads it by.
  - `name` string, required: The skill name, from its SKILL.md.
  - `description` string, required: What the skill is for, from its SKILL.md.
  - `scope` 'organization' | 'personal', required: Who can use the skill. organization: everyone in the organization. personal: only the person who created it.
  - `activation` 'auto' | 'on-demand', required: When the skill is used. auto: Parley's assistant uses it whenever its description fits the task. on-demand: only when someone runs it, from a project's Run Skill list or by typing /<slug> in a message.
  - `enabled` boolean, required: Whether the skill is on. Parley never uses a skill that is off.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required: When the skill was created.
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required: When the skill was last changed.
  - `content` string, required: The skill's SKILL.md: YAML frontmatter with its name and description, then the instructions.
  - `files` string[], required: The documents bundled with the skill, as paths from its folder, such as references/engagement-letter.docx. The skill's .skill archive holds them.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request was invalid. VALIDATION_FAILED.
- `401`: Missing or invalid credentials. UNAUTHORIZED.
- `403`: You don't have permission. FORBIDDEN.
- `404`: Not found. NOT_FOUND.
- `429`: Too many requests, or a usage limit was reached. TOO_MANY_REQUESTS.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/parley/apis/parley-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/parley/apis/parley-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/parley/apis/parley-api/revisions/6b78aeee07bc?raw)