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A skill is a folder of instructions an agent CLI loads for matching work. Tools → Skills Manager (⇧⌘M) lets you inspect and manage skills for supported agents in one place.

The window

The left column lists installed agent CLIs and the skills FlowDeck finds for each one. Choose an agent to see its included FlowDeck skills and the skills already installed in that agent’s global or project scope.

Included with FlowDeck

Two skills can be installed or reinstalled from the manager: The FlowDeck CLI Skill teaches an agent to use FlowDeck’s tooling instead of reaching for Apple developer commands directly.

Your skills

The manager lists other skills it finds with their name, description, and version when available. You can add a custom skill from a .md file or .zip archive to the selected agent and scope. Installing a skill for one agent does not install it for another. Removing a skill always requires confirmation. Included FlowDeck skills can be reinstalled later; FlowDeck cannot restore a custom skill after it has been removed.

Refresh after outside changes

Use Refresh after installing a skill outside FlowDeck or after running an agent CLI for the first time. FlowDeck re-reads the agent’s skill locations and updates the list.
Skills are stored in the locations their agent CLI uses, not inside a FlowDeck project. A global skill you install here is therefore also available when you run that agent from your own terminal.