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# From Frontmatter • AI Agent SDK

> from_frontmatter: Parse requirements from skill frontmatter.

# from\_frontmatter

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

Parse requirements from skill frontmatter.

Normalizes various naming conventions:

* requires\_servers, requires\_tools (Hermes/OpenClaw style)
* allowed-tools (existing PraisonAI convention)
* openclaw (OpenClaw-specific hints)

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def from_frontmatter(metadata: dict) -> 'SkillRequirements'
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="metadata" type="dict" required={true}>
  Raw frontmatter dict
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="'SkillRequirements'">
  SkillRequirements instance
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `cls`

## Used By

* [`read_properties`](../functions/read_properties)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/skills/models.py` at line 54
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