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Skills are reusable capability modules that agents can invoke. Each skill is defined by a SKILL.md file at ~/.operator/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.

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Structure

~/.operator/skills/
└── my-skill/
    ├── SKILL.md              # skill definition (frontmatter + prompt)
    ├── scripts/              # executable scripts
    ├── references/           # reference documents
    └── assets/               # supporting files
Skills are automatically discovered and their descriptions are injected into the system prompt so agents know what’s available.

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Listing Skills

operator skills
Lists all discovered skills with their environment status.