Creating Skills

Learn how to create custom skills manually, import from files, or use GitHub repositories as skill sources.

Skill Format

Skills are markdown-based knowledge units that get loaded into assistant context on-demand. They support:

• ✅ Markdown content (up to 300KB) - instructions, code examples, best practices
• ✅ Tool references - specify which tools the skill requires
• ❌ No support for: external scripts, file attachments, binary assets, or embedded images

All skill content must be text-based markdown.

Creating a Skill

Import from File

Supported Format

Markdown files with YAML metadata header.

tip

You can download an example skill file from the Import from File dialog to use as a template.

Template structure:

---
name: example-skill
description: A brief description of what this skill helps with
---

# Example Skill

## Description
This is an example skill that demonstrates the markdown format for importing skills.

## Content
Your skill content goes here. This can include:
- Instructions for the AI assistant
- Code examples
- Best practices
- Any other relevant information

Example:
When the user asks for help with code review, follow these steps:
1. Analyze the code structure
2. Check for common issues
3. Provide constructive feedback

You can use markdown formatting including:
- **Bold text**
- *Italic text*
- Lists
- Code blocks
- Links and more

Import Process

1. Click Create Skill button
2. Click Import from File
3. Click Select file from your local machine
4. Choose your .md file

5. Review auto-populated fields:
   • Description field
   • Instructions field

6. Adjust if needed
7. Click Create Skill

tip

The import process automatically parses markdown structure and populates the Description and Instructions fields.

Import from GitHub

Public GitHub Repositories

You can use public GitHub repositories with pre-built skills.

Popular skill repositories:

• Claude Skills - Official Anthropic skills collection

To import from GitHub:

1. Browse the repository
2. Find the skill file (.md format)
3. Download or copy the raw content
4. Use Import from File method with the downloaded file

Create Manually

Step 1: Navigate to Skills Page

1. Open CodeMie
2. Click Skills in the left navigation panel and click Create Skill button

Step 2: Fill Required Fields

On the Create New Skill page, provide the following fields. Name, Description, and Instructions are required:

Field	Required	Description
Project name	Yes	Select target project or leave default
Skill Name	Yes	Descriptive name (kebab-case (lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only))
Sharing	No	Control visibility (private, project)
Description	Yes	Detailed information when we need to use this skill
Instructions	Yes	Step-by-step directions, context, and procedures
Available Tools	No	Select tools needed for this skill
External tools	No	These toolkits are provided by third-party vendors

Enable Tool if Relevant

important

A Skill may include an associated tool, or it may not require one. When a Skill includes a tool, that tool will be activated and used together with the Skill during execution. If the Skill includes a tool, ensure that the corresponding tool integration (if required) is properly configured.

How to select tools:

1. In the Available Tools field, select internal CodeMie tools if your skill needs them
2. In the External tools field, select third-party tools (MCP servers, etc.)
3. Leave empty if the skill only provides instructions without requiring specific tools

Example:

Skill Name: JIRA Ticket Structure Guidelines

Description:
Use this skill when creating, editing, or reviewing JIRA tickets to ensure
they follow company standards for formatting, completeness, and quality.

Instructions:
# JIRA Ticket Structure

## Title Format
- Use pattern: [TYPE] Brief description
- Types: STORY, BUG, TASK, EPIC
- Keep under 80 characters
- Example: [STORY] Add user authentication

## Description Template
**Problem:**
[What problem are we solving?]

**Solution:**
[How will we solve it?]

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Criterion 1
- [ ] Criterion 2

## Labels
Required: component, priority, team

Step 3: Save the Skill

Click Create Skill to save.

Result

After creating a skill using any method, it will appear in your Project Skills list:

Click on the skill to view its details page:

The created skill can now be:

• Attached to assistants
• Edited or exported
• Published to marketplace
• Used in chat conversations

Next Steps

After creating skills:

• Manage Skills - Edit, export, or delete skills
• Attach to Assistants - Use skills with assistants
• Publish to Marketplace - Share skills with community