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

# Skills

> Reusable instruction sets that teach Sixth specific workflows.

A **skill** is a reusable set of instructions that teaches Sixth how to do something specific: a release process, a document format, a testing routine, a design style. Skills load only when they're needed, so you can install many of them without bloating every request.

## How skills work

* Sixth always knows each installed skill's **name and description**.
* When a request matches a skill, or you ask for one directly, Sixth loads that skill's full instructions with the `use_skill` tool and follows them.
* To call a skill yourself, type `/` followed by its name in the chat, for example `/release-notes`. Skills appear in the `/` menu.

## Skill folders

Each skill is a folder with a `SKILL.md` file. Optional `scripts/`, `references/` and `assets/` folders can hold supporting files.

```
~/.claude/skills/
  release-notes/
    SKILL.md
    scripts/
    references/
```

`SKILL.md` starts with YAML frontmatter, followed by the instructions in markdown:

```markdown theme={"system"}
---
name: release-notes
description: Draft release notes from merged PRs since the last tag.
---
1. Find the latest tag with `git describe --tags --abbrev=0`.
2. ...
```

Sixth loads skills from **`~/.claude/skills/`** in your home folder. The same skills are available in every project.

## Managing skills

Click the **Rules & Workflows** button (the scales icon) in the message box toolbar and open the **Skills** tab. There you can:

* See every available skill under **Available Skills**, with its description.
* Switch a skill off to stop Sixth from using it, or back on.
* **Create with AI**: start a task where Sixth helps you design a new skill and writes the whole folder into `~/.claude/skills/`.
* **Create Manually**: start a task where Sixth shows you the `SKILL.md` format and walks you through setting up the folder yourself.

## The skill-creator skill

Sixth installs a built-in **skill-creator** skill, marked **built-in** in the list. It guides the creation of new skills and can't be switched off.

<Tip>A good description matters most. Sixth decides when to load a skill from its description, so say what the skill does *and* when to use it.</Tip>


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