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# load • AI Agent SDK

> load: Convenience method to load a skill.

# load

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> This is a method of the [**SkillLoader**](../classes/SkillLoader) class in the [**loader**](../modules/loader) module.

Convenience method to load a skill.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def load(skill_path: str, activate: bool) -> Optional[LoadedSkill]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill_path" type="str" required={true}>
  Path to skill directory
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="activate" type="bool" required={false} default="False">
  Whether to also load instructions
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Optional[LoadedSkill]">
  LoadedSkill or None if invalid
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `cls`
* `loader.load_metadata`
* `loader.activate`

## Used By

* [`PermissionAllowlist.load`](../functions/PermissionAllowlist-load)
* [`FileTracker.load`](../functions/FileTracker-load)
* [`Knowledge.index`](../functions/Knowledge-index)
* [`ToolRegistry.discover_plugins`](../functions/ToolRegistry-discover_plugins)

## Source

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