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# Load Metadata • Rust AI Agent SDK

> load_metadata: Load skill metadata (Level 1 - lightweight).

# load\_metadata

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

Load skill metadata (Level 1 - lightweight).

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def load_metadata(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<SkillMetadata, ParseError>
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="path" type="&Path" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Result<SkillMetadata, ParseError>">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>