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What are AI Skills?

Save instructions once so ClickUp Brain consistently handles requests the way you want.

Think of a Skill as a saved playbook. You define the steps, context, and style one time, and Brain follows it every time the Skill is used. The Skills Hub is where your Workspace's Skills live, so you can browse, install, and manage them in one place.

Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

The Skills Hub can only be accessed if the AI and Custom Skills ClickApps are enabled in your Workspace.

Activate the Custom Skills ClickApps

To use AI Skills, an admin must activate the Custom Skills ClickApp in your Workspace:

  1. Open the App Center.
  2. Search for and activate Custom Skills.

What can you do with Skills?

Use Skills to automate the instructions you give Brain most often, such as:

  • "Write emails in my voice"
  • "When I say 'bug report,' format it like this"
  • "Create slides using our brand style"
  • "Generate project reports the way I want them"
  • "Review landing pages and flag anything that breaks our brand rules"

The more specific a Skill is about how you want something done, the better the results.

Create or edit Skills

Read the Create and use AI Skills article for instructions on creating and editing Skills.

Open the Skills Hub

The Skills Hub is home to all of the Skills in your Workspace.

To open it:

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Browse and filter skills

At the top of the Skills Hub, template cards let you quickly create a new Skill. Below that, the My Skills section lists all Skills you've created or installed.

There are three tabs you can use to filter Skills:

  • All Skills: Every Skill available in your Workspace.
  • Installed: Skills you've installed. Skills you create are automatically installed.
  • Created by me: Skills you created.

Screenshot of the three tabs in My Skills.png

Switch views

Use the layout toggle in the upper-right corner of the Skill list to change how Skills are displayed:

  • List view: Show Skills in a sortable table, with more detail displayed at a glance. In this view, you can see the following for each Skill:
    • Summary
    • Owner
    • Creator
    • Who's installed it
    • Status
    • Category
    • Date created
    • Last updated
  • Grid view: Show Skills as cards, with each card displaying the Skill's name, owner, status, summary, and date created.

Update Skills

In List view, you can update Skills. You must have Full edit or Edit permissions to a Skill to update it.

Update Skills

To update a Skill, click into the column you want to change. You can update the following:

  • Summary
  • Installed for
  • Status
  • Category

Hide columns and sort Skills

In List view, you can show or hide helpful columns and sort Skills using them.

Show or hide columns

Choose which columns are displayed when you're using List view:

  1. On the Skill list, scroll all the way to the right.
  2. Click the plus icon.
  3. Click the toggle next to each column to show or hide it.

Screenshot of the toggles.png

Sort Skills

To sort Skills by a column:

  1. In any column header, click the arrows icon.
  2. To reverse the sorting order, click the arrows icon again.

Search Skills

To find a Skill by name:

  1. In the upper-right corner of the Skill list, click the search icon.
  2. Type a Skill name. Results filter automatically.

Share or install Skills

Give others access to Skills, or install a Skill so Brain can start using it automatically.

View Skill details

Click a Skill to open its detail page, which includes:

  • The Skill's name, summary, and full instructions on the left.
  • Two tabs in the right sidebar:
    • Details: Who created the Skill, when it was last updated, its category, any attached files, related Skills, and who's installed it.
    • Updates: Comment and activity history on the Skill.

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Skill statuses

Skills can have three statuses:

  • Active: For those who have the Skill installed, Brain loads it automatically without needing the /Slash Command. The /Slash Command for this Skill appears for everyone in the Workspace.
  • Draft: The Skill and its /Slash Command are only available to its creator.
  • Disabled: The Skill is invisible to Brain and won't be used. The Skill's /Slash Command is hidden.

Skill statuses can't be added or renamed.

Comment on a Skill

To comment on a Skill:

  1. Click a Skill to open its details.
  2. In the right sidebar, click the Updates tab.
  3. Send your comment.

Use Talk to Text to save time by transcribing your voice.

Skill settings

Open a Skill's settings by clicking the ellipsis ... icon in the upper-right corner. The following options are available:

  • Copy link: Copy the URL of the Skill.
  • Copy ID: Copy the Skill ID.
  • New tab: Open the Skill's detail page in a new tab.
  • Remind me in Inbox: Create a reminder so you can revisit the Skill later.
  • Favorite: Add the Skill to your favorites.

You can also favorite the Skill by clicking the star icon next to the ellipsis ... menu.

  • Install Skill/Uninstall: Install or uninstall the Skill.

You can also install or uninstall the Skill using the Install or Uninstall button next to the ellipsis ... menu

  • Edit with AI: Open Brain to start editing the Skill.
  • Duplicate: Create a copy of the Skill that you can customize.
  • Description history: See previous versions of the Skill's instructions.
  • Archive: Remove the Skill from active use without deleting it.
  • Delete: Delete the Skill permanently.
  • Sharing & Permissions: Share the Skill with others.

Add a cover image

Add a cover image to a Skill:

  1. Click a Skill to open its details.
  2. At the top, click Add cover.
  3. Select an image or use your own.