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title: "Skills"
version: "v0.27.0"
canonical: "https://docs.obot.ai/functionality/skills"
unreleased: false
---

# Skills

For the current task-based instructions, see [Publish and distribute skills](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md). This page preserves existing bookmarks.

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## Overview

Continue to [Overview](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-overview).

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## What Is a Skill?

Continue to [What Is a Skill?](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-what-is-a-skill).

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## Skill Sources

Continue to [Skill Sources](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-skill-sources).

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### Adding a Source

Continue to [Adding a Source](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-adding-a-source).

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### Refreshing a Source

Continue to [Refreshing a Source](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-refreshing-a-source).

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### Removing a Source

Continue to [Removing a Source](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-removing-a-source).

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## Browsing Skills

Continue to [Browsing Skills](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-browsing-skills).

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## Use skills in an AI client

Continue to [Use skills in an AI client](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-how-agents-use-skills).

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### Example Interaction

Continue to [Example Interaction](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-example-interaction).

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## Access Control

Continue to [Access Control](https://docs.obot.ai/v0.27.0/registries/publish-skills.md#obot-doc-skills-access-control).