Skill Manifest Reference

See the SDK defineSkill() reference for the full typed interface.

Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	Human-readable skill name
`slug`	`string`	Unique ID (lowercase, hyphens, no leading/trailing hyphens)
`version`	`string`	Semver (e.g., `1.0.0`)
`description`	`string`	Short description
`category`	`SkillCategory`	One of: `productivity`, `domain`, `integration`, `automation`, `creative`
`author`	`object`	`{ name: string, email?: string, url?: string }`
`systemPromptExtension`	`string`	Domain instructions injected into the LLM

Field	Type	Default	Description
`tools`	`SkillToolInput[]`	`[]`	Tool definitions
`permissions`	`SkillPermission[]`	`[]`	Required permissions
`knowledge`	`string[]`	`[]`	Bundled knowledge file paths
`modelPreference`	`string`	—	Preferred model ID
`trigger`	`SkillTriggerInput`	—	Activation trigger
`hooks`	`object`	—	`{ onInstall?, onUninstall? }`
`readme`	`string`	—	Markdown README
`changelog`	`string`	—	Markdown changelog
`license`	`string`	`"MIT"`	License identifier
`repository`	`string`	—	Source repo URL
`keywords`	`string[]`	`[]`	Search keywords