> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://differentai-docs-retire-unsold-and-stale-pages.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a skill from chat

> Turn a useful OpenWork chat into a reusable skill

Do the work once in chat before you turn it into instructions.

## Turn a good chat into a skill

1. Finish the task in chat and keep the thread open.
2. Ask: `Turn what we just did into a reusable skill`. OpenWork uses the Cloud skill flow when it is available, or a local skill only when you ask for one.
3. If the helper is available, start from `/skill-creator` in the composer.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/differentai-docs-retire-unsold-and-stale-pages/k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL/images/skill-import-skill-creator-command.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL&q=85&s=d6d151d4732fd7fec6a6285d40a2b068" alt="Composer showing the skill-creator command entered" width="2036" height="1850" data-path="images/skill-import-skill-creator-command.png" />
</Frame>

4. The agent writes a complete `SKILL.md`, then reads back or verifies the skill before saying it is ready.
5. Use the new `/skill-name` from the composer, or describe a matching task and let the agent load it.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/differentai-docs-retire-unsold-and-stale-pages/k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL/images/skill-import-use-in-chat.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL&q=85&s=4fad4e2858a94aca0d3a7d6da934ffd5" alt="Composer skill menu highlighting a workspace guide skill" width="1992" height="962" data-path="images/skill-import-use-in-chat.png" />
</Frame>

6. If OpenWork says reload is required, click `Reload now`, then refine the skill by asking for changes in chat.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/differentai-docs-retire-unsold-and-stale-pages/k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL/images/skill-import-reload-required.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=k7lnT9wKKX9MglwL&q=85&s=42b7902f57d89e4b01abca0abd257332" alt="Reload required banner with Reload now and Later buttons" width="2032" height="1852" data-path="images/skill-import-reload-required.png" />
</Frame>