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# Get Skill • AI Agent SDK

> get_skill: Get a skill by name.

# get\_skill

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

Get a skill by name.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def get_skill(name: str) -> Optional[LoadedSkill]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="name" type="str" required={true}>
  Skill name
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Optional[LoadedSkill]">
  LoadedSkill or None if not found
</ResponseField>

## Used By

* [`SkillManager.activate_by_name`](../functions/SkillManager-activate_by_name)
* [`SkillManager.get_allowed_tools`](../functions/SkillManager-get_allowed_tools)
* [`SkillManager.invoke`](../functions/SkillManager-invoke)
* [`SkillManager.get_instructions`](../functions/SkillManager-get_instructions)
* [`SkillManager.load_resources`](../functions/SkillManager-load_resources)

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Skills Concept" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/docs/docs/concepts/skills" />

  <Card title="Skills Feature" icon="star" href="/docs/docs/features/skills" />
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