> ## 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.

# Discover Skill • AI Agent SDK

> discover_skill: Discover a single skill from a directory path.

# discover\_skill

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> This function is defined in the [**discovery**](../modules/discovery) module.

Discover a single skill from a directory path.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def discover_skill(skill_path: str) -> Optional[SkillProperties]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill_path" type="str" required={true}>
  Path to a skill directory
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Optional[SkillProperties]">
  SkillProperties if valid, None otherwise
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `resolve`
* `expanduser`
* `Path`
* `path.exists`
* `path.is_dir`
* `find_skill_md`
* `read_properties`

## 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" />
</CardGroup>