Agent Skills

Prepackaged and repeatable best practices & tools for your agent

What is an Agent Skill?

An agent skill is a named, reusable instruction package that an organization curates so that an agent can apply consistent best practices and tools across conversations. Skills help standardize how an agent behaves for specific tasks — ensuring quality, repeatability, and alignment with team workflows.

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How to Create an Agent Skill

Option 1: Build Directly in Zerve

Go to Settings → Skills → Add Skill

Option 2: Upload a SKILL.md file

Every skill starts with a SKILL.md file containing YAML frontmatter and Markdown instructions.

The following frontmatter fields are required at the top of every SKILL.md file:

Field	Info	Required	Constraints
name	A short identifier	Yes	Max 64 characters. Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only. Must not start or end with a hyphen.
description	When to use this skill	Yes	Max 1024 characters. Non-empty. Describes what the skill does and when to use it.

Add the Skill to the Zerve Agent

Once the skill has been successfully added, it will appear in the organization's skills list and will be available for use across the orgs agents.

To use the skill in the agent open a notebook -> agent viewport -> "+" icon -> use skills

Select the skill to use in the agent. When selected it should appear in the bottom of the text box. Multiple skills can be added as context.