---
title: "Update Skill Handler"
method: PUT
path: "/api/skills/{skill_id}"
tags: ["runtime_mutations", "skills"]
---

# Update Skill Handler

`PUT /api/skills/{skill_id}`

Update an existing custom skill.

## Path parameters

- `skill_id` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateSkillRequest
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `content` string, nullable
  - `auto_invoke` boolean, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-18** `abf76937a751` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/quadrillion/apis/quadrillion-cloud-api/changes/api/skills/:skill_id/put.md)

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