---
title: "Read candidate checked-in skill definitions"
method: POST
path: "/internal/eval_harness/runtime_definitions/skills"
tags: ["runtime_definitions"]
---

# Read candidate checked-in skill definitions

`POST /internal/eval_harness/runtime_definitions/skills`

Returns exact checked-in internal skill identities for safe candidate eval replay.

## Request body

- object
  - `skill_keys` string[], required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication
- `403` — Forbidden - User lacks permission to access this resource
- `404` — Not Found - Resource does not exist
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity - Invalid request parameters or validation errors
- `429` — Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error

## Changes

- **2026-09-08** `27312bb17bb9` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rhythms/apis/rhythms-params-in-body/changes/internal/eval_harness/runtime_definitions/skills/post.md)

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