## Create Skill

`client.beta.skills.create(SkillCreateParamsparams?, RequestOptionsoptions?): SkillCreateResponse`

**post** `/v1/skills`

Create Skill

### Parameters

- `params: SkillCreateParams`

  - `display_title?: string | null`

    Body param: Display title for the skill.

    This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.

  - `files?: Array<Uploadable> | null`

    Body param: 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.

  - `betas?: Array<AnthropicBeta>`

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

    - `(string & {})`

    - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" | "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" | "computer-use-2024-10-22" | 23 more`

      - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`

      - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

      - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`

      - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`

      - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`

      - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`

      - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

      - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`

      - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`

      - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

      - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

      - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

      - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

      - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`

      - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

      - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`

      - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`

      - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

      - `"skills-2025-10-02"`

      - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

      - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`

      - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

      - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

      - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

      - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

      - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

### Returns

- `SkillCreateResponse`

  - `id: string`

    Unique identifier for the skill.

    The format and length of IDs may change over time.

  - `created_at: string`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created.

  - `display_title: string | null`

    Display title for the skill.

    This is a human-readable label that is not included in the prompt sent to the model.

  - `latest_version: string | null`

    The latest version identifier for the skill.

    This represents the most recent version of the skill that has been created.

  - `source: string`

    Source of the skill.

    This may be one of the following values:

    * `"custom"`: the skill was created by a user
    * `"anthropic"`: the skill was created by Anthropic

  - `type: string`

    Object type.

    For Skills, this is always `"skill"`.

  - `updated_at: string`

    ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated.

### Example

```typescript
import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';

const client = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: process.env['ANTHROPIC_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const skill = await client.beta.skills.create();

console.log(skill.id);
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "display_title": "My Custom Skill",
  "latest_version": "1759178010641129",
  "source": "custom",
  "type": "type",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"
}
```