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

# Get a skill



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/tools.yaml get /skills/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Connie Tools API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Endpoints the Connie web app uses for Tools and Skills: the tool catalogue,
    connected accounts, tool permissions, your own MCP servers, and workspace
    skills. They authenticate with your signed-in browser session — see
    https://docs.connie.ai/api-reference/authentication. These are the app's own
    endpoints and can change when the app changes.
servers:
  - url: https://connie.ai/api
security:
  - sessionCookie: []
tags:
  - name: Catalogue
    description: Browse tools and read one tool's inputs, output and price.
  - name: Permissions
    description: Whether Connie runs a tool without asking, asks first, or never runs it.
  - name: Connected accounts
    description: The app accounts connected to the workspace and who can use them.
  - name: MCP servers
    description: MCP servers you add to the workspace from Tools → Add → MCP.
  - name: Skills
    description: Reusable instructions Connie follows in chat, with optional context files.
paths:
  /skills/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SkillId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SkillWorkspaceId'
    get:
      tags:
        - Skills
      summary: Get a skill
      operationId: getSkill
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The skill.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  skill:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Skill'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    SkillId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    SkillWorkspaceId:
      name: workspace_id
      in: query
      required: true
      description: >
        Your workspace ID. Also accepted as `workspaceId`, the `x-workspace-id`
        header, or in a JSON body. If you leave it out, the request silently
        runs against the first workspace you joined.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    Skill:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        workspace_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Null for built-in skills.
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        instructions:
          type: string
        command:
          type: string
        category:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SkillCategory'
        trigger_mode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SkillTriggerMode'
        tool_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        is_system:
          type: boolean
          description: True for Connie's built-in skills, which are read-only.
        enabled:
          type: boolean
        icon:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        is_shared:
          type: boolean
          description: The skill has a public read-only link.
        download_count:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
        source_skill_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    SkillCategory:
      type: string
      enum:
        - sales
        - marketing
        - crm
        - communication
        - analytics
        - outreach
        - research
        - support
        - general
    SkillTriggerMode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - auto
        - manual
      description: >-
        `auto` lets Connie pick the skill when your request matches its
        description. `manual` (Command only) runs it only through its slash
        command.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: No valid session, or the session expired (`SESSION_EXPIRED`).
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Cookie
      description: >-
        The full Cookie header copied from a signed-in connie.ai browser
        request. See the Authentication page.

````

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