Skills
Skills
.cursor/skills/*/SKILL.md
Vendor docs
frontmatter
| name | type | required | meaning | concept | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | yes | Describes what the skill does and when to use it. Used by the agent to determine relevance. | docs ↗ | |
| disable-model-invocation | string | When `true`, the skill is only included when explicitly invoked via `/skill-name`. The agent will not automatically apply it based on context. | docs ↗ | ||
| metadata | string | Arbitrary key-value mapping for additional metadata. | docs ↗ | ||
| name | string | yes | Skill identifier. Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only. Must match the parent folder name. | docs ↗ | |
| paths | string | Glob patterns that scope the skill to matching files. Accepts a comma-separated string or a list. When set, the skill is only surfaced when the agent works with files that match. | docs ↗ |