Agent Skills

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.typingmind.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Skills are bundled procedural knowledge for specific tasks — SEO audits, copywriting, code reviews, brainstorming, and more. Each skill is a package built around a SKILL.md file (instructions plus optional reference files), following the open Agent Skills standard. In TypingMind, Skills sit next to Plugins, MCP connectors, and model tools under Plugins in the sidebar. You install them once, then turn them on or off per chat when you need them. Skills load on demand — the model only reads full instructions when your task matches a skill you’ve enabled.

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Browse and install from the Skills store

TypingMind includes a Skills store with curated skills you can install in one click. To open it:

• In the left sidebar, click Plugins
• Under Store, select Skills
• Search or scroll the grid, then click Install on any skill

To install several skills at once, use Select multiple (checklist icon), pick the skills you want, then confirm Install N skills. After installation, skills appear under Installed → Skills. Each install is a frozen snapshot from the source — it does not auto-update when the store listing changes. To get a newer version, uninstall and install again.

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Add skills from GitHub or a .zip file

You can import community skill packs or your own private skills.

• On the Skills store page, click + Add skill
• Choose From GitHub URL or From .zip file
• For GitHub: paste a public repo URL, folder URL, or shorthand like owner/repo (single skill folder or a folder with many skills, e.g. skills/)
• Click Continue, select which skills to install, then Install skill or Install N skills

For the skill package format and how to author your own skills, see agentskills.io.

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Manage an installed skill

Select any skill under Installed → Skills to open its detail page:

• Use the toggle at the top to enable or disable the skill in your plugin list
• Overview — what the skill does, when to use it, and source link (often GitHub)
• Instructions — the full text the model receives when the skill loads
• Resources — bundled files included with the skill (if any)

Click Uninstall to remove a skill. Unlike custom JavaScript plugins, skills cannot be edited inside TypingMind — reinstall or re-import an updated package if you need changes.

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Use skills in a chat

Skills only run when plugins are enabled for the current chat.

1. At the bottom of the chat, open the plugins menu (next to the model selector)
2. Make sure Enable plugins is on (default shortcut ⌥⌘P on Mac — check Settings → Keyboard shortcuts to customize)
3. Expand Skills and toggle on the skills you want for this conversation
4. Send your message — you do not need to type the skill name

If your request matches a skill’s description, the model loads it and you will see a line like Skills → Load skill seo-programmatic before the detailed answer: Use Manage plugins at the bottom of the menu to open the full Plugins page.

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How loading works

Skills use progressive disclosure — TypingMind does not inject every skill’s full instructions into every message.

1. Catalog (always on when skills are enabled) — For each skill you turned on in the current chat, TypingMind adds a short entry (name + when to use it) to the system context.
2. Load on demand — When your request matches a skill, the model calls Load skill (for example seo-programmatic). You see a Skills → Load skill line in the conversation.
3. Follow instructions — The model receives the full SKILL.md body and follows it for the rest of the reply.
4. Optional files — If the skill bundles templates, examples, or data files, the model can read them via Read skill resource (you do not open these files yourself).

Skills are read-only: bundled scripts are reference material for the model, not auto-run programs on your machine.

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Limits worth knowing

• You can enable at most 50 skills per chat. If you exceed that, send a message only after disabling some skills in the plugins menu.
• Enable only skills relevant to the current task — smaller sets work better and use less context.
• Skills with large file bundles count toward your usual local and cloud storage limits.

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Sync across devices

When TypingMind Cloud Sync is enabled, skill metadata (name, description, instructions) syncs with your other plugin data. Skills that include bundled files also sync their resource archive so another device can download it on first use. Sign in to Cloud Sync before installing from GitHub on any device.

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Troubleshooting

The model never loads a skill

• Confirm Enable plugins and the specific skill are toggled on in the chat plugins menu
• Read the skill Overview for example phrases that trigger it
• Enable fewer skills and try a more capable model

“Too many skills enabled”

• Disable skills in the plugins menu until no more than 50 are on for that chat

GitHub install asks you to sign in

• Sign in to TypingMind Cloud Sync, or download the repo as a .zip and use From .zip file

“No skills were found”

• Check that the URL points to a folder containing valid SKILL.md files and that the repo is public

Skill files missing on another device

• Stay signed in to sync, open Plugins or send a chat once so resources can download, or reinstall the skill