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Examples

Agent Skills includes runnable examples demonstrating all framework features.

Simple Examples​

The examples/simple/ directory contains a comprehensive example covering:

FeatureDescription
Skill CreationCreate skills programmatically via SkillsManager API
SKILL.md FormatParse and generate Claude Code compatible SKILL.md files
Skill DiscoveryDiscover and search skills from directories
Skill ExecutionExecute skills in sandboxes with arguments
Skill VersioningVersion management for skills
Skills as CodeCode file-based skills managed with SkillsManager
MCP ServerExpose skills via MCP protocol

Running the Example​

cd examples/simple
python skills_example.py

Source: examples/simple/skills_example.py

Code Snippets​

Skill Creation​

from agent_skills import SkillsManager, SkillContext

manager = SkillsManager("./skills")
skill = manager.create(
    name="data_analyzer",
    description="Analyze data from a file",
    content="# Data Analyzer\n...",
    python_code='print("Analyzing...")',
    allowed_tools=["filesystem__read_file"],
    tags=["data", "analysis"],
    context=SkillContext.FORK,
)

SKILL.md Parsing​

from agent_skills import Skill

skill = Skill.from_skill_md("""---
name: web_scraper
description: Scrape and extract data
version: 1.0.0
allowed-tools:
  - http__fetch
---

# Web Scraper Skill
...
""")

Skill Discovery & Search​

# Discover from directory
discovered = manager.discover()

# Search for skills
result = manager.search("data processing", limit=5)

# Filter by tags
data_skills = manager.list(tags=["data"])

Skill Execution​

skill = manager.get("data_analyzer")
execution = await manager.execute(
    skill,
    arguments={"file_path": "/tmp/data.txt"},
    timeout=10.0,
)

Further Reading​