"""Skill loading — Anthropic SKILL.md format with progressive disclosure. A skill is a folder containing `SKILL.md` (YAML frontmatter: name, description, optional allowed-tools) + a markdown body of instructions + optional resources/scripts. Progressive disclosure: at session start only the catalog (name + description) is injected into the agent's context; the full body is loaded on demand via the `load_skill` tool. """ from __future__ import annotations from dataclasses import dataclass, field from pathlib import Path from typing import Callable, Optional, Union import aisuite as ai @dataclass class Skill: name: str description: str instructions: str = "" # full body — loaded on demand path: Optional[str] = None allowed_tools: list[str] = field(default_factory=list) class SkillLoader: def __init__(self, dirs: list[str | Path]) -> None: self._dirs = [Path(d) for d in dirs] self._skills: dict[str, Skill] = {} self.rescan() def rescan(self) -> None: """Re-read the skill dirs. load_skill rescans on a miss so a skill created AFTER the session's engine was built is still loadable (the catalog line stays static until the next session, but an explicitly requested skill must not 404).""" self._skills = {} for directory in self._dirs: self._discover(directory) def _discover(self, directory: Path) -> None: if not directory.is_dir(): return for sub in sorted(directory.iterdir()): md = sub / "SKILL.md" if md.is_file(): skill = _parse_skill(md) self._skills[skill.name] = skill def names(self) -> list[str]: return list(self._skills) def get(self, name: str) -> Optional[Skill]: return self._skills.get(name) def catalog(self) -> list[dict]: return [ {"name": s.name, "description": s.description} for s in self._skills.values() ] def _parse_skill(md: Path) -> Skill: text = md.read_text(encoding="utf-8") name, description, allowed, body = md.parent.name, "", [], text if text.startswith("---"): end = text.find("\n---", 3) if end != -1: frontmatter = text[3:end] body = text[end + 4 :].lstrip("\n") for line in frontmatter.splitlines(): if ":" not in line: continue key, value = line.split(":", 1) key, value = key.strip().lower(), value.strip() if key == "name" and value: name = value elif key == "description": description = value elif key in ("allowed-tools", "allowed_tools"): allowed = [t.strip() for t in value.split(",") if t.strip()] return Skill( name=name, description=description, instructions=body.strip(), path=str(md.parent), allowed_tools=allowed, ) def skill_catalog_text( loader: SkillLoader, allowed: Optional[set[str]] = None ) -> str: catalog = [ c for c in loader.catalog() if allowed is None or c["name"] in allowed ] if not catalog: return "" lines = [f"- {c['name']}: {c['description']}" for c in catalog] return ( "Available skills — call load_skill(name) to load one's full instructions when " "it's relevant to the task:\n" + "\n".join(lines) ) AllowedSkills = Union[set, Callable[[], set], None] def skill_tools(loader: SkillLoader, allowed: AllowedSkills = None) -> list: """`allowed` gates load_skill: a set is a build-time snapshot; a CALLABLE is consulted on every call — the manager passes one so Settings disables apply to live sessions immediately, and skills created after the engine was built are still loadable (loader rescans on a miss).""" def _allowed_now() -> Optional[set]: return allowed() if callable(allowed) else allowed def load_skill(name: str) -> dict: """Load a skill's full instructions + resources path by name. Call this when a skill from the catalog is relevant to the current task.""" skill = loader.get(name) if skill is None: loader.rescan() # created after this session started? pick it up now skill = loader.get(name) gate = _allowed_now() if skill is None or (gate is not None and name not in gate): available = sorted( n for n in loader.names() if gate is None or n in gate ) return {"error": f"unknown skill: {name}", "available": available} return { "name": skill.name, "instructions": skill.instructions, "resources_path": skill.path, } return [ ai.tool( load_skill, metadata=ai.ToolMetadata( category="skills", risk_level="low", capabilities=["load_skill"] ), ) ]