Create Skill

client.skills.create(, ?): Skill

POST/v1/skills

Create Skill

Parameters

body: SkillCreateParams { files, display_name }

files: Array<Uploadable>

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.

display_name?: string | null

Human-readable, single-line label for the Skill. Maximum 255 characters. Always set: derived from the SKILL.md frontmatter name when omitted at creation. Not unique.

Returns

Skill { id, created_at, display_name, 4 more }

Create Skill

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.skills.create({ files: [fs.createReadStream("path/to/file")] });

console.log(skill.id);

{
  "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "display_name": "display_name",
  "latest_version_id": "latest_version_id",
  "source": {
    "type": "custom"
  },
  "type": "skill",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw",
  "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z",
  "display_name": "display_name",
  "latest_version_id": "latest_version_id",
  "source": {
    "type": "custom"
  },
  "type": "skill",
  "updated_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z"
}