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# Restore Skill • AI Agent SDK

> restore_skill: Restore a previously archived skill back to active use.

# restore\_skill

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

Restore a previously archived skill back to active use.

## Signature

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

## Parameters

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

<ParamField query="skill_dir" type="Optional[str]" required={false}>
  Optional destination directory (defaults to the first default skill dir)
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="dict">
  Dict with success status
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `src.exists`
* `src.is_dir`
* `expanduser`
* `Path`
* `get_default_skill_dirs`
* `base_path.mkdir`
* `dest.exists`
* `shutil.move`
* `add_skill`

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/skills/manager.py` at line 956
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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" />
</CardGroup>