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Skills are a mechanism in Qoder for packaging domain expertise into reusable capabilities. Each Skill contains a SKILL.md file that defines the skill’s description, instructions, and optional auxiliary files. Skills work identically in both Qoder IDE and CLI. Key features:
  • Intelligent invocation: The model autonomously decides when to use a Skill based on user requests and descriptions
  • Modular design: Each Skill focuses on solving a specific type of task
  • Flexible extension: Supports both user-level and project-level custom Skills

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How to Use

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Storage Locations

LocationPathScope
Personal~/.qoder/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.mdAll projects for current user
Project.qoder/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.mdCurrent project only
Project Skills override Personal Skills with the same name.

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Automatic Trigger

Describe your need directly, and the model will automatically determine whether to use an appropriate Skill: 
Analyze the errors in this log file
The model will automatically recognize and invoke the log-analyzer Skill.

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Manual Trigger

Use /skill-name to trigger manually: 
/log-analyzer

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Use Cases

When to use Skills:
  • Complex specialized tasks: Workflows requiring domain expertise (code review, PDF processing, API design)
  • Standardized processes: Tasks following fixed steps (commit conventions, deployment flows)
  • Team knowledge sharing: Package best practices for team use
  • Repetitive work: Frequently executed tasks requiring specialized guidance

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Example Scenarios

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Log Analysis

Create a log-analyzer Skill that automatically activates when you say “analyze this log”, helping identify errors, performance issues, and anomaly patterns.

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API Documentation Generation

Create an api-doc-generator Skill that automatically identifies API endpoints and generates standard documentation and OpenAPI specs.

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Code Review

Create a code-reviewer Skill that automatically reviews code according to team standards, checking for potential issues and best practices.

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Full Documentation

For the complete guide on Skills, including how to create them, write SKILL.md files, best practices, and troubleshooting, see Skills Full Documentation.