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

# Skills

> Reusable capabilities agents invoke to get work done.

A **skill** is a reusable capability an agent can invoke — a documented procedure, a
tool, or an integration with an outside system. Skills are how a general-purpose agent
becomes good at something specific.

## Where skills come from

* **Built in** — OpenHive ships with a catalog of skills covering research, outreach,
  data, and browser work.
* **MCP servers** — connect a Model Context Protocol server to expose its tools to your
  agents as skills.
* **Your own** — author a skill as Markdown, or upload a `.md` or `.zip` file.

Manage all of them from the [Skills library](/configuration/skills-library).

## Using a skill in a request

Type `/` in the prompt box to attach a skill to what you're asking for. This is useful
when you know the approach you want an agent to take, instead of leaving it to pick.

## Browser skills

Some skills drive a real browser through the OpenHive browser bridge, which lets agents
work inside tools that have no API. These need a one-time connection before use — see
[Browser automation](/guides/browser).