Skills, MCP and API

Load a skill in chat

Put the right instructions into the conversation with one command.

Open the picker

Type / in the message box of web or terminal chat.
Choose a skill by its name and one-line description.
Select Load into conversation. The instructions enter the conversation.

/skills opens the same picker directly, with a filter field when the list is long.

Load a skill by name

Type /<skill-name> and send. The same instructions load, and any text after the name travels with the request.

If the name collides with another command or is longer than 32 characters, use /skills or /skill:name instead.

Read a long skill

Chetty sees a skill's name and description first and loads the full instructions only when they apply or you pick them. SkillLoad reads one skill by its exact name, up to 500 lines at a time.

The result says which lines came back, the total and the starting point for the rest. The available-skills list also shows each skill's length in lines, so you know when a skill comes in parts.

If a name is unavailable or you misspell it, check ListSkills for the exact name instead of guessing.

Pass input to a skill

Some skills ask for input, such as a file name or a topic. Give it to SkillLoad with the skill, and keep a quoted phrase inside one pair of quotes so it stays together.

Automatic or manual only

By default an eligible skill can be chosen automatically when a task matches. Turn off Show to agent automatically and you can still load it with /<skill-name>, /skill:name or the picker.

An administrator's per-account switch for plugin skills follows the same rule. These switches control automatic discovery only, not your permission to use the skill.

A skill without a description can be loaded by its exact name, but Chetty will not pick it on its own.

When a change applies

A saved skill change applies from the next message and does not restart Chetty. A turn that is already running is not rewritten.

If a saved change cannot be applied immediately, Chetty says that it will take effect after the next restart.

If it does not work

The slash menu does not list a skill: check that the plugin grant covers the account, and that the skill is not instance-wide while you look at a personal catalog.
A command is not recognized: the name may collide with another command or be longer than 32 characters. Use /skills or /skill:name.
Chetty ignores a skill you expected it to use: it may be manual-only, or it may have no description.