---
title: "Skills"
description: "REST endpoints for skills. Bearer-auth required."
section: "API"
group: "REST"
order: 58
---

## GET /api/skill-resources

List skill resources

Filter by `skill_id` and/or `path`. Pass both to look up a single resource by path (returns a 0/1-element array). When `skill_id` is omitted, only system admins can list (returns the full set across workspaces).

**Query parameters**

- `skill_id` (optional): Filter to resources of this skill (id or name).
- `path` (optional): Filter to a resource with this path. Combine with `skill_id` for a by-path lookup.

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "<...>",
      "skillId": "<...>",
      "path": "<...>",
      "content?": "<...>"
    }
  ]
}
```

## GET /api/skill-resources/{id}

Retrieve a single skill resource by ID.

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): Skill resource's prefixed ID (sklres\_…).

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "skillId": "string",
  "path": "string",
  "content?": "string"
}
```

## GET /api/skills

List skills with pagination and optional filtering.

**Query parameters**

- `limit` (optional): Page size (1–100, default 100).
- `after` (optional): Keyset cursor — return the page after this row (next page).
- `before` (optional): Keyset cursor — return the page before this row (prev page).
- `ids` (optional): Comma-separated list of IDs. Narrows results to these IDs within the caller's accessible scope (does not bypass access checks).
- `filter` (optional): Nested filter expression (`<Entity>Filter`): AND/OR/NOT + per-field comparison operators + relation traversal. JSON-encoded on the query string.
- `orderBy` (optional): Multi-key sort (`<Entity>OrderBy[]`): array of `{ field: direction }` applied in order. Directions: asc/desc plus the four explicit nulls variants. JSON-encoded on the query string.
- `workspace_id` (optional): Filter to skills in this workspace. When omitted, returns skills across every workspace the caller is a member of (admins see all). System skills are always included.
- `source` (optional): Narrow by source. `workspace` = this workspace's skills plus those visible via installed integrations; `system` = only global system skills; `integration` = only skills made visible by installed integrations; omit = union.
- `agent_id` (optional): Filter to skills assigned to this agent (via the agent_skill join).
- `include_deleted` (optional): Soft-deleted skill visibility. `false` (default) — active rows only. `true` — active plus soft-deleted. `only` — soft-deleted only.
- `name` (optional): Case-insensitive substring match on name.
- `kind` (optional): Shorthand: filter where `kind` equals this value.
- `target` (optional): Shorthand: filter where `target` equals this value.
- `system` (optional): Shorthand: filter where `system` equals this value.
- `created_by` (optional): Shorthand: filter where `createdBy` equals this value.
- `retention_tier` (optional): Shorthand: filter where `retentionTier` equals this value.

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "<...>",
      "workspaceId": "<...>",
      "name": "<...>",
      "description": "<...>",
      "kind": "<...>",
      "target": "<...>",
      "body": "<...>",
      "system": "<...>",
      "resources?": "<...>",
      "createdBy": "<...>",
      "deletedAt": "<...>",
      "retentionTier": "<...>",
      "createdAt": "<...>",
      "updatedAt": "<...>"
    }
  ],
  "pageInfo": {
    "total": "number",
    "hasNextPage": "boolean",
    "hasPreviousPage": "boolean",
    "startCursor": "string",
    "endCursor": "string"
  }
}
```

## POST /api/skills

Create skill

**Request body**

```json
{
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description?": "string",
  "kind": "concept | procedure",
  "target": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body": "string",
  "resources?": [
    {
      "path": "<...>",
      "content": "<...>"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "kind": "concept | procedure",
  "target": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body": "string",
  "system": "boolean",
  "resources?": ["<...>"],
  "createdBy": "string",
  "deletedAt": "string",
  "retentionTier": "any",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string"
}
```

## GET /api/skills/{id}

Get a single skill by ID.

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): Skill ID (skl\_...) or name

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "kind": "concept | procedure",
  "target": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body": "string",
  "system": "boolean",
  "resources?": ["<...>"],
  "createdBy": "string",
  "deletedAt": "string",
  "retentionTier": "any",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string"
}
```

## PATCH /api/skills/{id}

Update skill

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): The skill's prefixed ID (e.g. `skl_...`).

**Request body**

```json
{
  "name?": "string",
  "description?": "string",
  "kind?": "concept | procedure",
  "target?": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body?": "string",
  "resources?": [
    {
      "path": "<...>",
      "content": "<...>"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "kind": "concept | procedure",
  "target": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body": "string",
  "system": "boolean",
  "resources?": ["<...>"],
  "createdBy": "string",
  "deletedAt": "string",
  "retentionTier": "any",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string"
}
```

## DELETE /api/skills/{id}

Soft-delete a skill.

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): Skill to soft-delete.

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": "boolean"
}
```

## DELETE /api/skills/{id}/purge

Permanently delete a soft-deleted skill.

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): Soft-deleted skill to permanently delete.

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": "boolean"
}
```

## POST /api/skills/{id}/restore

Restore a soft-deleted skill.

**Path parameters**

- `id` (required): Soft-deleted skill to restore.

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "workspaceId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "kind": "concept | procedure",
  "target": "assistant | mcp | cli",
  "body": "string",
  "system": "boolean",
  "resources?": ["<...>"],
  "createdBy": "string",
  "deletedAt": "string",
  "retentionTier": "any",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string"
}
```