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# Remove File • AI Agent SDK

> remove_file: Remove a file from a skill directory.

# remove\_file

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

Remove a file from a skill directory.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def remove_file(name: str, file_path: str, propose: bool) -> str
```

## Parameters

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

<ParamField query="file_path" type="str" required={true}>
  Relative path within skill directory
</ParamField>

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

### Returns

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

## Source

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