> ## 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.

# create • AI Agent SDK

> create: Create a new skill.

# create

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

Create a new skill.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def create(name: str, content: str, category: Optional[str], propose: bool) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="name" type="str" required={true}>
  Skill name (must be valid identifier)
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="content" type="str" required={true}>
  Full SKILL.md content
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="category" type="Optional[str]" required={false}>
  Optional category for organization
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="propose" type="bool" required={false} default="True">
  If True, stage for approval; if False, create directly
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  Status message describing the action taken
</ResponseField>

## Used By

* [`DeepResearchAgent.aresearch`](../functions/DeepResearchAgent-aresearch)
* [`DeepResearchAgent.follow_up`](../functions/DeepResearchAgent-follow_up)
* [`DeepResearchAgent.clarify`](../functions/DeepResearchAgent-clarify)
* [`DeepResearchAgent.rewrite_query`](../functions/DeepResearchAgent-rewrite_query)
* [`Memory.calculate_quality_metrics`](../functions/Memory-calculate_quality_metrics)

## Source

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