What Are AI Skills?

In Agento, a Skill is a reusable, versioned AI capability that encapsulates a specific function: summarizing documents, extracting data from invoices, generating reports, or any domain-specific task.

The Skills Engine Architecture

Skill Builder

The low-code Skill Builder lets teams create skills without writing code:

Define inputs and outputs with a visual schema editor
Configure the AI model, temperature, and token limits
Set up tool integrations (APIs, databases, file systems)
Add validation rules and output formatting

Version Control

Every skill change creates a new version:

Semantic versioning (major.minor.patch)
Diff view between versions
Rollback to any previous version
Promotion pipeline: Draft → Staging → Production

Skill Packs

Group related skills into shareable packs:

Pre-built packs for common domains (finance, HR, legal)
Organization-wide skill libraries
Cross-team skill discovery and reuse

Sandbox Testing

Before deploying a skill to production, test it in the Sandbox:

Run with sample inputs and review outputs
Compare performance across different AI models
Measure latency, token usage, and cost
Validate governance policy compliance

Getting Started

The Skill Builder is designed so that the path from "I have an idea for a skill" to "I have a tested draft" is a few minutes of configuration, not days of engineering. Once Agento is available in your workspace, the entry point is Skills → New Skill.