## Create Skill Version

`VersionCreateResponse beta().skills().versions().create(VersionCreateParamsparams = VersionCreateParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())`

**post** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions`

Create Skill Version

### Parameters

- `VersionCreateParams params`

  - `Optional<String> skillId`

    Unique identifier for the skill.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>> betas`

    Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

    - `MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")`

    - `PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")`

    - `COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")`

    - `COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")`

    - `PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")`

    - `TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")`

    - `TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")`

    - `OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")`

    - `FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")`

    - `MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")`

    - `MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")`

    - `DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")`

    - `INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")`

    - `CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")`

    - `EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")`

    - `CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")`

    - `CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")`

    - `MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")`

    - `SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")`

    - `FAST_MODE_2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")`

    - `OUTPUT_300K_2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")`

    - `USER_PROFILES_2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")`

    - `ADVISOR_TOOL_2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")`

    - `MANAGED_AGENTS_2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")`

    - `CACHE_DIAGNOSIS_2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")`

    - `THINKING_TOKEN_COUNT_2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")`

  - `Optional<List<String>> files`

    Files to upload for the skill.

    All files must be in the same top-level directory and must include a SKILL.md file at the root of that directory.

### Returns

- `class VersionCreateResponse:`

  - `String id`

    Unique identifier for the skill version.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `String createdAt`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill version was created.

  - `String description`

    Description of the skill version.

    This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.

  - `String directory`

    Directory name of the skill version.

    This is the top-level directory name that was extracted from the uploaded files.

  - `String name`

    Human-readable name of the skill version.

    This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload.

  - `String skillId`

    Identifier for the skill that this version belongs to.

  - `String type`

    Object type.

    For Skill Versions, this is always `"skill_version"`.

  - `String version`

    Version identifier for the skill.

    Each version is identified by a Unix epoch timestamp (e.g., "1759178010641129").

### Example

```java
package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.skills.versions.VersionCreateParams;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.skills.versions.VersionCreateResponse;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        VersionCreateResponse version = client.beta().skills().versions().create("skill_id");
    }
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "skillver_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "description": "A custom skill for doing something useful",
  "directory": "my-skill",
  "name": "my-skill",
  "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "type": "type",
  "version": "1759178010641129"
}
```