> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# activate • AI Agent SDK

> activate: Activate a skill (load its instructions).

# activate

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

Activate a skill (load its instructions).

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def activate(skill: LoadedSkill) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill" type="LoadedSkill" required={true}>
  LoadedSkill to activate
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if activation succeeded
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `activate`

## Used By

* [`SkillLoader.load`](../functions/SkillLoader-load)
* [`SkillManager.activate`](../functions/SkillManager-activate)
* [`SkillManager.activate_by_name`](../functions/SkillManager-activate_by_name)
* [`SkillManager.invoke`](../functions/SkillManager-invoke)
* [`SkillManager.get_instructions`](../functions/SkillManager-get_instructions)

## Source

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