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

# Skills

> Extend Magnitude with reusable agent capabilities

Skills are reusable capabilities for your agent. A good way to get them is [skills.sh](https://www.skills.sh), a skills directory from Vercel.

## Install skills

Run `npx skills add` from the directory where you use Magnitude. Install a skill for the current project to use it there, or choose a global installation to use it everywhere.

Skills we recommend:

```sh theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-browser   # drive your logged-in Chrome browser
npx skills add anthropics/skills/xlsx      # read and build Excel spreadsheets
npx skills add anthropics/skills/pptx      # build PowerPoint decks
npx skills add anthropics/skills/docx      # read and write Word documents
npx skills add anthropics/skills/pdf       # read, fill, and create PDFs
```

## Use skills

Installed skills appear in Magnitude's slash-command menu. Type `/` to browse them, or ask Magnitude to perform a task that matches a skill's description. Magnitude loads the skill's instructions when it uses the skill.

Start a new session after installing a skill if it does not appear in the current one.

## Skill locations

Magnitude loads global skills from:

```text theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
~/.claude/skills
~/.agents/skills
~/.magnitude/skills
```

It also loads skills from the corresponding `.claude/skills`, `.agents/skills`, and `.magnitude/skills` directories inside the current working directory. Skills in the current working directory take priority over global skills with the same name.

## Review skills before installing

Skills can tell Magnitude to run commands, install dependencies, open websites, or interact with external services. Review a skill's source and instructions before installing it, especially when working with sensitive files or logged-in browser sessions.