8. Skills

What it is: A skill is a set of instructions (procedures) that CODEXIS AI learns and can then use in any conversation. In simple terms: you teach the application "how to do it" for a certain type of task, and it then follows that whenever the skill is active.

Where to find them: In the left menu, Tools → Skills.

Where skills come from

Skills get into the application in two ways:

1. From installed add-ons — each add-on brings its own skills, which appear here automatically, grouped by their source add-on (e.g. ARES, Austrian law, Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Municipal regulations of the Czech Republic, etc.). Each one has a Start chat button that lets you try it out right away.
2. Custom skills — you create these yourself if you want to teach CODEXIS AI a procedure that the add-ons do not cover.

Creating a custom skill

You create a new skill using the button for creating a skill. In the Create skill window you set:

• Name — the name of the skill. Lowercase letters, digits and hyphens only, max. 64 characters (e.g. my-skill).
• Description — a short description that states what the skill does and when it should be used. It is shown in the interface.
• Advanced — a collapsible set of options for more advanced settings.
• Instructions — the actual instructions in Markdown that the AI should follow when the skill is active.

You save with the Save button, or close it via Cancel.

💡 Skill vs. agent — what is the difference?

• A skill is one specific procedure/piece of knowledge that can be used in any conversation or added to an agent.
• An agent is a complete specialized assistant that can draw on multiple skills and tools at once and has its own role.

In simple terms: skills are "individual capabilities", an agent is an "expert" that can combine them.

💡 Tip: Just like an agent, you can also create a skill directly from a conversation — simply describe in the chat the procedure that CODEXIS AI should remember as a new skill.