What's a skill, exactly?
A skill is a saved set of instructions, written once by someone who already knows exactly how they want a task done. Think of it like a recipe card: tested until it worked, written down step by step, so anyone can follow it and get the same result, no guessing required.
Ask a plain AI
“Plan me a trip to Rome.”
Handles it fine, the same generic way for everyone who asks.
Use a skill
“Plan my trip exactly the way Trail Boss does it.”
His pacing, his gear checks, his off-the-grid stops, every time.
What a real skill looks like
Trail Boss Trips
Plans your trip using one specific hiker's exact rules: pacing, gear checks, and off-the-beaten-path stops.
Features
- Paces each day the way one specific trail guide does
- Flags the gear you'd forget for that exact route
- Picks the same off-the-grid stops he would
Example
“Plan 3 days around Rome the way Trail Boss would” → a paced itinerary with his exact gear checklist and detours, not a generic tourist list.
How to create a skill
1. Start from a task you already do
Not "plan a trip", but the exact way you'd plan one: your rules, your priorities, your shortcuts.
2. Describe those rules once
Write them the way you'd explain them to a person, then that becomes the skill.
3. Test it, refine it
Run it a few times and adjust the rules until it's consistent, not just lucky once.
4. Publish it
Once it's reliable, others can use that exact same approach, no rebuilding required.
Sketch your own skill
A quick guided example, not a real builder, the actual thing lives inside the SkillHub app.
Ready to try one yourself?
Browse the full catalogue on SkillHub, or jump straight into the full app.