Skills

Skills are custom slash commands that extend PandaOS's capabilities with predefined prompts and instructions. They let you create reusable workflows triggered by a simple `/command`.

What Are Skills?

A skill is a named command (e.g., /commit, /review-pr, /deploy) that, when invoked, expands into a full prompt that tells PandaOS exactly what to do. Think of them as saved expert instructions.

For example, a /commit skill might tell PandaOS to:

Check git status
Review staged changes
Generate a descriptive commit message
Create the commit

Opening the Skills page

Skills live on the Skills page in the sidebar.

Click Skills in the sidebar
Browse installed skills, install new ones, or create your own
A skill can belong to one project or follow you across all of them

Viewing Skills

The Skills view is a read-only display of all discovered skills. Each skill shows:

Skill name, the slash command name with / prefix (e.g., /commit)
Description, what the skill does
Model, which model it uses (if specified)
Invocation mode, whether it's user-only, auto-only, or both
Raw content, expand to see the full skill file contents

An "Open folder" button lets you jump to the skills directory in your file manager.

Global vs Project Skills

Global skills are available in all projects and sessions
Project skills are only available when working in that specific project

Creating Custom Skills

Skills are defined as SKILL.md files inside named directories:

Global skills: ~/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md
Project skills: your-project/.claude/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md

The directory name becomes the command name (e.g., commit/SKILL.md creates the /commit command).

Skill File Structure

---
description: Generate a descriptive git commit message
user-invocable: true
---

Review the staged changes using `git diff --staged` and create a commit with a clear, conventional commit message. Follow the project's commit conventions if a CONTRIBUTING.md exists.

Frontmatter Options

Field	Description
`description`	What the skill does (shown in the skills list)
`model`	Which model to use
`user-invocable`	Whether users can trigger it with `/command`
`disable-model-invocation`	Prevent PandaOS from auto-invoking
`agent`	Reference to a custom agent
`allowed-tools`	Restrict which tools the skill can use
`argument-hint`	Hint shown when the user types the command

The body is the prompt sent to PandaOS when the skill is invoked.

Using Skills

In the chat input, type / followed by the skill name:

/commit

PandaOS receives the skill's prompt and executes the instructions. You can also add extra context after the skill name:

/commit focus on the authentication changes

Plugins

The Skills view also shows installed plugins, third-party extensions from the Claude Code marketplace. Each plugin shows its name, version, description, and a link to its homepage.