# Pydantic AI - Agent Skills

> A standardized, composable framework for building and managing Agent Skills within the Pydantic AI ecosystem

A lightweight Python library implementing the Agent Skills specification (https://agentskills.io/specification) for Pydantic AI.
Skills are modular collections of instructions, scripts, and resources that extend AI agent
capabilities through progressive disclosure (load-on-demand to reduce token usage).


## Documentation

- [Home](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/index.md)
- [Advanced Features](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/advanced/index.md)
- [Why pydantic-ai-skills](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/comparison/index.md)
- [Core Concepts](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/concepts/index.md)
- [Contributing](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/contributing/index.md)
- [Creating Skills](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/creating-skills/index.md)
- [Hooks](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/hooks/index.md)
- [Installation](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/installation/index.md)
- [Implementation Patterns](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/patterns/index.md)
- [Programmatic Skills](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/programmatic-skills/index.md)
- [Quick Start](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/quick-start/index.md)
- [Skill Registries](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/registries/index.md)
- [Security & Deployment](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/security/index.md)
- [SkillsCapability API Reference](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/api/capability/index.md)
- [Registries API Reference](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/api/registries/index.md)
- [API Reference](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/api/toolset/index.md)
- [Types API Reference](https://dougtrajano.github.io/pydantic-ai-skills/api/types/index.md)