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# To Prompt • AI Agent SDK

> to_prompt: Generate prompt XML from skill directories.

# to\_prompt

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

Generate prompt XML from skill directories.

This is the main entry point for generating the \<available\_skills>
block to inject into agent system prompts.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def to_prompt(skill_dirs: List[Path]) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill_dirs" type="List[Path]" required={true}>
  List of paths to skill directories
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  XML string with \<available\_skills> block
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `Path`
* `skill_dir.exists`
* `skill_dir.is_dir`
* `read_properties`
* `SkillMetadata.from_properties`
* `generate_skills_xml`

## Used By

* [`Agent.get_skills_prompt`](../functions/Agent-get_skills_prompt)

## Source

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