> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nika.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# skills

> Contract, placement, related fields and source examples for this Nika YAML field.

[Language reference](/reference/language/overview) / `skills`

## Meaning and placement

### agent

Agent Skill (SKILL.md) file paths · explicit static paths only, no globs and no templates. They follow the agentskills.io shape, and are loaded at compose time and injected into the system context.

| Property        | Declaration                      |
| --------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Requirement     | Optional in this object          |
| Schema location | `/$defs/agent/properties/skills` |
| type            | "array"                          |

**In the same object:** [max\_tokens\_total](/reference/language/words/max_tokens_total) · [max\_turns](/reference/language/words/max_turns) · [model](/reference/language/words/model) · [prompt](/reference/language/words/prompt) · [schema](/reference/language/words/schema) · [system](/reference/language/words/system) · [temperature](/reference/language/words/temperature) · [tools](/reference/language/words/tools)

[Schema source (use the pointer above)](https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-spec/blob/c5ebbb7b862b68bc6cf7235efba61173b844afc6/schemas/workflow.schema.json)

## Examples

No matching source-template occurrence is recorded in this projection. [Write a workflow](/guides/templates) or consult the schema declaration above.

## Contract and implementation

This page projects the named specification revision. Check [released engine status](/reference/status) and [the validation workflow](/guides/agent-authoring) before running a file. An optional field is not evidence that every engine supports every value.

Canonical identity: `language:word:skills`. Spec revision: [`c5ebbb7b862b`](https://github.com/supernovae-st/nika-spec/tree/c5ebbb7b862b68bc6cf7235efba61173b844afc6).

[How documentation stays connected](/reference/knowledge-system).