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

# What are Skills in Magica?

A skill is a saved set of instructions, and optionally supporting files, that teaches Magica how to do a specific job your way. For example, a skill can describe how to write your weekly status report.

Manage skills in [Skills settings](https://magica.com/chat?settings=skills): open **More** → **Settings** and select **Skills**.

## How Magica uses skills

When a skill is turned on, Magica can use it whenever your request matches what the skill's description says it is for. Only skills that are on are used.

To use a skill in a specific message, select the **Skills** button in the message box and pick the skill. Magica adds `/skill-name` to your message and uses that skill first.

## Find and add skills

In **Skills** settings:

* **Yours** shows the skills you've added or created.
* **Discover** shows ready-made skills from Magica. Select **Add** to add one to your skills.

Use the switch next to a skill to turn it on or off. You can have up to 50 skills on at once.

## Create your own skill

Select **Add**, then choose:

* **Create a skill** to write one yourself. Give it a **Name**, a **Description** that says what it does and when to use it, and the **Instructions**.
* **Create with Magica** to describe the skill in a chat and let Magica write it for you.
* **Upload skill** to add a skill you already have.

## Upload a skill

You can upload a skill folder, or `.zip`, `.skill`, or `.md` files, and pick several at once. Each skill needs a `SKILL.md` file with a name and description at the top.

An upload can be up to 30 MB, and each file in it up to 5 MB.

## Manage a skill

Open a skill to see its details, then use its menu to **Edit**, **Duplicate**, **Download**, or **Delete** it. **Edit with Magica** lets you change a skill by describing what you want. **Try in chat** opens a new chat with the skill ready to use.

Skills are different from [memories](https://helpdesk.magica.com/helpdesk/helpdesk/account-and-platform-features/what-is-the-memories-feature-in-chat.md): memories store facts and preferences about you, and skills describe how to do a task.


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