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# Format Skill For Prompt • AI Agent SDK

> format_skill_for_prompt: Format a single skill as XML for system prompt.

# format\_skill\_for\_prompt

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

Format a single skill as XML for system prompt.

The `description` is truncated at 1,536 characters (G22) to keep the
system-prompt listing bounded even with large skill libraries.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def format_skill_for_prompt(skill: SkillMetadata) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill" type="SkillMetadata" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `html.escape`

## Used By

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

## 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" />
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