--- title: Skills url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/python/skills --- # Skills ## Create Skill `skills.create(**kwargs) -> Skill` **POST** `/v1/skills` Create Skill ### Parameters - `files: Sequence[FileTypes]` 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: Optional[str]` 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. - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. ### Returns - `class Skill` - `type: Literal["skill"]` Object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill"`. default: skill - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `display_name: str` 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. - `latest_version_id: str` ID of the newest Skill Version — what `latest` references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version. - `source: SkillSource` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `type: Literal["custom", "anthropic", "anthropic_example", "plugin"]` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `"custom"` - `"anthropic"` - `"anthropic_example"` - `"plugin"` - `updated_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated. format: date-time ### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) skill = client.skills.create( files=[b"Example data"], ) print(skill.id) ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "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" } ``` ## List Skills `skills.list(**kwargs) -> SyncPageCursor[Skill]` **GET** `/v1/skills` List Skills ### Parameters - `limit: Optional[int]` (query parameter) Number of results to return per page. Ranges from `1` to `1000`. Defaults to `20`. default: 20, minimum: 1, maximum: 1000 - `page: Optional[str]` (query parameter) Pagination token for fetching a specific page of results. Pass the value from a previous response's `next_page` field to get the next page of results. - `source: Optional[str]` (query parameter) Filter skills by source. If provided, only skills from the specified source will be returned: * `"custom"`: only return user-created skills * `"anthropic"`: only return Anthropic-created skills - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. ### Returns - `class Skill` - `type: Literal["skill"]` Object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill"`. default: skill - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `display_name: str` 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. - `latest_version_id: str` ID of the newest Skill Version — what `latest` references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version. - `source: SkillSource` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `type: Literal["custom", "anthropic", "anthropic_example", "plugin"]` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `"custom"` - `"anthropic"` - `"anthropic_example"` - `"plugin"` - `updated_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated. format: date-time ### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) page = client.skills.list() page = page.data[0] print(page.id) ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "data": [ { "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" } ], "next_page": "next_page" } ``` ## Get Skill `skills.retrieve(skill_id, **kwargs) -> Skill` **GET** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}` Get Skill ### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. ### Returns - `class Skill` - `type: Literal["skill"]` Object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill"`. default: skill - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `display_name: str` 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. - `latest_version_id: str` ID of the newest Skill Version — what `latest` references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version. - `source: SkillSource` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `type: Literal["custom", "anthropic", "anthropic_example", "plugin"]` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `"custom"` - `"anthropic"` - `"anthropic_example"` - `"plugin"` - `updated_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated. format: date-time ### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) skill = client.skills.retrieve( skill_id="skill_id", ) print(skill.id) ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "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" } ``` ## Delete Skill `skills.delete(skill_id, **kwargs) -> DeletedSkill` **DELETE** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}` Delete Skill ### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. ### Returns - `class DeletedSkill` - `type: Literal["skill_deleted"]` Deleted object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill_deleted"`. default: skill_deleted - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. ### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) deleted_skill = client.skills.delete( skill_id="skill_id", ) print(deleted_skill.id) ``` #### Response (200) ```json { "id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw", "type": "skill_deleted" } ``` ## Domain types ### Deleted Skill - `class DeletedSkill` - `type: Literal["skill_deleted"]` Deleted object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill_deleted"`. default: skill_deleted - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. ### Skill - `class Skill` - `type: Literal["skill"]` Object type. For Skills, this is always `"skill"`. default: skill - `id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `display_name: str` 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. - `latest_version_id: str` ID of the newest Skill Version — what `latest` references resolve to. Always set: a Skill holds at least one version. - `source: SkillSource` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `type: Literal["custom", "anthropic", "anthropic_example", "plugin"]` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `"custom"` - `"anthropic"` - `"anthropic_example"` - `"plugin"` - `updated_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was last updated. format: date-time ### Skill Source - `class SkillSource` - `type: Literal["custom", "anthropic", "anthropic_example", "plugin"]` Where the Skill comes from. Possible values: * `"custom"`: authored by the platform user; private to their workspace * `"anthropic"`: published by Anthropic; shared and read-only * `"anthropic_example"`: Anthropic-published sample Skill * `"plugin"`: resolved from an installed plugin - `"custom"` - `"anthropic"` - `"anthropic_example"` - `"plugin"` ## Skills › Versions ### Create Skill Version `skills.versions.create(skill_id, **kwargs) -> SkillVersion` **POST** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions` Create Skill Version #### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `files: Sequence[FileTypes]` 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. - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. #### Returns - `class SkillVersion` - `type: Literal["skill_version"]` Object type. For Skill Versions, this is always `"skill_version"`. default: skill_version - `id: str` Unique identifier for this Skill Version. The id addresses the version in paths and pins it in references. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `description: str` Description of the skill version. This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload. - `name: str` The Skill's immutable kebab-case slug, set at creation from the first upload's SKILL.md frontmatter `name` (or its enclosing directory). Every later upload must resolve to the same value. Also the top-level directory of the Skill's mounted files and the base name of a downloaded archive. - `skill_id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. #### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) skill_version = client.skills.versions.create( skill_id="skill_id", files=[b"Example data"], ) print(skill_version.id) ``` ##### Response (200) ```json { "id": "id", "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z", "description": "description", "name": "name", "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw", "type": "skill_version" } ``` ### List Skill Versions `skills.versions.list(skill_id, **kwargs) -> SyncPageCursor[SkillVersion]` **GET** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions` List Skill Versions #### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `limit: Optional[int]` (query parameter) Number of results to return per page. Ranges from `1` to `1000`. Defaults to `20`. default: 20, minimum: 1, maximum: 1000 - `page: Optional[str]` (query parameter) Optionally set to the `next_page` token from the previous response. - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. #### Returns - `class SkillVersion` - `type: Literal["skill_version"]` Object type. For Skill Versions, this is always `"skill_version"`. default: skill_version - `id: str` Unique identifier for this Skill Version. The id addresses the version in paths and pins it in references. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `description: str` Description of the skill version. This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload. - `name: str` The Skill's immutable kebab-case slug, set at creation from the first upload's SKILL.md frontmatter `name` (or its enclosing directory). Every later upload must resolve to the same value. Also the top-level directory of the Skill's mounted files and the base name of a downloaded archive. - `skill_id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. #### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) page = client.skills.versions.list( skill_id="skill_id", ) page = page.data[0] print(page.id) ``` ##### Response (200) ```json { "data": [ { "id": "id", "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z", "description": "description", "name": "name", "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw", "type": "skill_version" } ], "next_page": "next_page" } ``` ### Get Skill Version `skills.versions.retrieve(version, **kwargs) -> SkillVersion` **GET** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions/{version}` Get Skill Version #### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `version: str` (path parameter) Identifies the skill version: a version ID, or the literal `latest` for the skill's most recent version. Requests carrying the `skills-2025-10-02` beta header address versions by their Unix epoch timestamp instead (e.g., "1759178010641129"). - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. #### Returns - `class SkillVersion` - `type: Literal["skill_version"]` Object type. For Skill Versions, this is always `"skill_version"`. default: skill_version - `id: str` Unique identifier for this Skill Version. The id addresses the version in paths and pins it in references. - `created_at: datetime` ISO 8601 timestamp of when the skill was created. format: date-time - `description: str` Description of the skill version. This is extracted from the SKILL.md file in the skill upload. - `name: str` The Skill's immutable kebab-case slug, set at creation from the first upload's SKILL.md frontmatter `name` (or its enclosing directory). Every later upload must resolve to the same value. Also the top-level directory of the Skill's mounted files and the base name of a downloaded archive. - `skill_id: str` Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. #### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) skill_version = client.skills.versions.retrieve( version="version", skill_id="skill_id", ) print(skill_version.id) ``` ##### Response (200) ```json { "id": "id", "created_at": "2024-10-30T23:58:27.427722Z", "description": "description", "name": "name", "skill_id": "skill_01JAbcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw", "type": "skill_version" } ``` ### Delete Skill Version `skills.versions.delete(version, **kwargs) -> DeletedSkillVersion` **DELETE** `/v1/skills/{skill_id}/versions/{version}` Delete Skill Version #### Parameters - `skill_id: str` (path parameter) Unique identifier for the skill. The format and length of IDs may change over time. - `version: str` (path parameter) Identifies the skill version by its version ID. Requests carrying the `skills-2025-10-02` beta header address versions by their Unix epoch timestamp instead (e.g., "1759178010641129"). - `workspace_id: Optional[str]` (header parameter) Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`). Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace. #### Returns - `class DeletedSkillVersion` - `type: Literal["skill_version_deleted"]` Deleted object type. For Skill Versions, this is always `"skill_version_deleted"`. default: skill_version_deleted - `id: str` Unique identifier for this Skill Version. The id addresses the version in paths and pins it in references. #### Example ```python import os from anthropic import Anthropic client = Anthropic( api_key=os.environ.get( "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ), # This is the default and can be omitted ) deleted_skill_version = client.skills.versions.delete( version="version", skill_id="skill_id", ) print(deleted_skill_version.id) ``` ##### Response (200) ```json { "id": "id", "type": "skill_version_deleted" } ```