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Installing and Using Skills

A Skill is an extension package for the Agent that injects domain-specific knowledge and custom tools into the AI. This page covers how to install, configure, and manage Skills.

Official Skill Repository

scriptscat/skills — includes ready-to-use Skills for browser automation, scheduled tasks, file parsing, a script development assistant, and more.

Installation Methods​

Method 1: Install via URL​

Open the SKILL.cat.md URL directly in the browser's address bar; ScriptCat automatically intercepts it and shows an install confirmation page.

For example, installing the official browser-automation Skill:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scriptscat/skills/main/browser-automation/SKILL.cat.md

You can also do this from the dashboard:

  1. Open the ScriptCat dashboard → Agent → Skills
  2. Click the URL button in the upper right
  3. Paste the SKILL.cat.md URL
  4. Click Install

ScriptCat automatically fetches SKILL.cat.md along with the scripts and reference files it declares.

Method 2: Install via ZIP​

  1. Open the ScriptCat dashboard → Agent → Skills
  2. Click the + button in the upper right
  3. Choose a Skill package in .zip format

The ZIP package's directory structure should follow the standard Skill format (containing SKILL.cat.md).

Official Skill List​

You can also right-click Copy Link and paste it into the Skill Management URL field to install.

SkillDescriptionInstall
browser-automationPage analysis, DOM operations, form filling, screenshots, navigationInstall
scheduled-tasksCron scheduled tasks (LLM auto-execution / script callbacks)Install
skill-creatorHelps create, test, and package new SkillsInstall
file-parserParses Excel, PDF, Word, CSV, and PPT filesInstall
scriptcat-devScriptCat/Tampermonkey script development assistantInstall
synology-office-sheetReads/writes Synology Office spreadsheetsInstall
wechat-publisherWeChat Official Account operations assistantInstall
xiaohongshu-publisherXiaohongshu (RED) operations assistantInstall

Configuring a Skill​

Some Skills require configuration (like an API Key):

  1. Find the installed Skill on the Agent → Skills page
  2. Click the settings icon (gear)
  3. Fill in the configuration and save

Fields marked secret in the configuration are masked in the UI.

Enable / Disable​

On the Skills management page, use the toggle on a Skill's card to control whether it's enabled. Disabled Skills are not loaded into conversations.

Checking for Updates​

Skills installed via URL support version checking:

  1. Click the Check for Updates button in the upper right of the Skills page
  2. A Skill card with a new version available shows an Update button
  3. Click it to upgrade with one click

Updates are compared using the version field (in semver format) declared in SKILL.cat.md.

Using Skills in a Conversation​

Installed Skills are automatically available in Agent conversations. The AI decides when to load and call a Skill's tools based on the conversation content.

You can also specify which Skills to load when creating a conversation:

const conv = await CAT.agent.conversation.create({
  skills: "auto"              // automatically load all Skills
  // or specify particular Skills
  // skills: ["browser-automation", "file-parser"]
});

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