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Skills are a mechanism in Qoder for packaging domain expertise into reusable capabilities. Each Skill contains a SKILL.md file that defines the skill’s description, instructions, and optional auxiliary files. Skills work identically in both Qoder IDE and CLI. Key features:
  • Intelligent invocation: The model autonomously decides when to use a Skill based on user requests and descriptions
  • Modular design: Each Skill focuses on solving a specific type of task
  • Flexible extension: Supports both user-level and project-level custom Skills

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Creating Skills

You can create or obtain custom Skills in three ways:

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1. Auto-create with Built-in Skill

create-skill is Qoder’s built-in skill creation assistant. It guides you step-by-step through an interactive dialogue to create SKILL.md files that conform to specifications. Usage: 
/create-skill <Skill description, e.g., convert Word documents to PDF>
If you’re unfamiliar with the SKILL.md file format, we recommend using /create-skill first to generate an initial template, then adjust and optimize it based on your actual needs.
Use case: Quickly create custom skills without needing to understand the detailed skill file format.

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2. Install via Skills CLI

Use the skills CLI to install third-party Skills from the skills.sh marketplace or GitHub with one command. Execute the following commands in the Qoder IDE terminal: 
# Install from skills.sh marketplace
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-browser -a qoder

# Install specific skill from GitHub repository
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill skill-creator -a qoder
See skills CLI documentation for more usage patterns.
Use case: Install mature, community-shared skills for ready-to-use functionality.

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3. Create Manually

If you want to fully customize a skill, you can manually create a SKILL.md file and place it in the specified directory. Steps:
  1. Create the skill directory and SKILL.md file
  2. Place the file in one of the following paths:
LocationPathScope
Personal~/.qoder/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.mdAll projects for current user
Project.qoder/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.mdCurrent project only
  1. Restart Qoder IDE and type / in the dialog to view the loaded Skills list
Note: When a skill with the same name exists at both personal and project levels, the project-level skill takes priority.
Use case: Need to fully customize skill content or directly import existing skill files.

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How to Use

There are two triggering methods:
  1. Automatic Trigger: Describe your need directly, and the model will automatically determine whether to use an appropriate Skill:
Analyze the errors in this log file
The model will automatically recognize and invoke the log-analyzer Skill.
  1. Manual Trigger: Use /skill-name to trigger manually:
/log-analyzer

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Use Cases

When to use Skills:
  • Complex specialized tasks: Workflows requiring domain expertise (code review, PDF processing, API design)
  • Standardized processes: Tasks following fixed steps (commit conventions, deployment flows)
  • Team knowledge sharing: Package best practices for team use
  • Repetitive work: Frequently executed tasks requiring specialized guidance

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Example Scenarios

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Log Analysis

Create a log-analyzer Skill that automatically activates when you say “analyze this log”, helping identify errors, performance issues, and anomaly patterns.

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API Documentation Generation

Create an api-doc-generator Skill that automatically identifies API endpoints and generates standard documentation and OpenAPI specs.

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Code Review

Create a code-reviewer Skill that automatically reviews code according to team standards, checking for potential issues and best practices.

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Full Documentation

For the complete guide on Skills, including how to create them, write SKILL.md files, best practices, and troubleshooting, see Skills Full Documentation.