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Skills Creation and Maintenance

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Skills are customizable pre-prompt templates that shape AI model behavior and responses for specific tasks. Skills are action-oriented (e.g., “Proofreading”, “Note Taking”, “Code Review”) rather than persona-based. They can be applied to Conversations, Agents, Operators, and Playbooks.

Finding Skills

Skills are organized by category. Use the search bar or category filter to find the skill you need.

Creating a Skill

  1. Launch StationOne and select a Workspace.
  2. Right-click the workspace icon → Settings.
  3. Go to the Skills tab.
  4. Click + New.
  5. Fill in the fields:
    • Name (required): A descriptive name for the skill.
    • Prompt (required): The instructions the AI will follow when this skill is active.
    • Description (optional): A short description of what the skill does.
    • Category (optional): Organize skills into groups.
    • LLM Provider (optional): Override the default model for this skill.
    • Knowledge Bases (optional): Attach one or more document repositories for RAG.
    • Trigger Apps (optional, macOS/Windows): Select external apps that auto-activate this skill via Prompt Anywhere.
  6. Click Save.

Using $ARGUMENTS Placeholder

Skill prompts can include $ARGUMENTS as a placeholder for dynamic user input. When a user invokes the skill, $ARGUMENTS is replaced with the user’s message text.

Example:

You are a code reviewer. Review the following code for bugs and best practices:
$ARGUMENTS

When triggered with /code-review my function here, the $ARGUMENTS is replaced with “my function here”.

Editing a Skill

  1. Right-click the workspace icon → Settings → Skills tab.
  2. Click the edit icon (pencil) next to the skill.
  3. Modify the fields as needed (name, prompt, category, model, knowledge bases, trigger apps).
  4. Click Save.

NOTE: If you are editing a skill in a shared workspace, the updates will be reflected for all collaborators.

Using a Skill in Chat

  1. In the chat prompt area, click the + button.
  2. Select a skill from the categorized list.
  3. A badge appears in the prompt area showing the active skill.
  4. Type your message and send — the skill’s prompt shapes the AI’s response.
  5. Click the X on the badge to detach the skill.

You can also access skills from the prompt menu by clicking Manage to open workspace skill settings.

Skills Library

StationOne includes an online Skill Library for sharing and discovering skills.

Browsing and Installing

  1. Go to Skills tab → click Browse Library.
  2. This opens https://platform.stationone.ai/library/skills.
  3. Browse community skills with descriptions, ratings, and tags.
  4. Click Install on any skill to add it to your workspace.
  5. Skills can also be installed via deep links: stationone://skill/install?id=<libraryId>

Publishing a Skill

  1. In the Skills tab, right-click the skill you want to share.
  2. Select Share to Library.
  3. Fill in the publish dialog:
    • Name: Public display name.
    • Description: What the skill does.
    • Tags: Up to 5 tags (autocomplete with suggestions).
    • Visibility: Public (anyone), Organization (org members only), or Team (selected teams).
  4. Accept the license agreement (required for public publishing).
  5. Click Publish.

Visibility Controls

When publishing, visibility options depend on your organization:

  • No organization: All skills are public by default.
  • Organization with public policy: Public is the default.
  • Organization with restricted policy: Organization visibility is the default.
  • Organization policies may disable publishing entirely.

Unpublishing a Skill

  1. Open the publish dialog for the published skill.
  2. Click Unpublish.
  3. The skill is removed from the library but remains in your workspace.

Deleting a Skill

When deleting a skill that has been shared to the library, StationOne will warn you that the published version will also be removed.

Skill Types

  • System Skills: Built-in, read-only (can be customized by cloning).
  • User Skills: Created locally by you, fully editable.
  • Workspace Skills: Shared across a workspace (editable by editors).
  • Library Skills: Installed from the library (read-only; clone to edit).

Using Skills in Agents

Each workflow step in an agent can have its own dedicated skill. In the Agent Editor → Workflow step → click the Skill button in the step footer to attach a skill to that specific step.

Using Skills in Playbooks

Playbooks have their own skill system based on slash commands:

  1. Open Playbook Settings → Skills tab.
  2. Click + New Skill to create a playbook-specific skill.
  3. Skills are saved as .md files in the .stationone/skills/ folder.
  4. Use them in the playbook chat by typing /skill-name.
  5. If the skill uses $ARGUMENTS, type /skill-name your arguments here.
Updated on March 17, 2026
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