---
title: skills
sidebarTitle: skills
---

# `fastmcp.utilities.skills`


Client utilities for discovering and downloading skills from MCP servers.

## Functions

### `list_skills` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L43" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
list_skills(client: Client) -> list[SkillSummary]
```


List all available skills from an MCP server.

Discovers skills by finding resources with URIs matching the
`skill://{name}/SKILL.md` pattern.

**Args:**
- `client`: Connected FastMCP client

**Returns:**
- List of SkillSummary objects with name, description, and URI


### `get_skill_manifest` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L87" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
get_skill_manifest(client: Client, skill_name: str) -> SkillManifest
```


Get the manifest for a specific skill.

**Args:**
- `client`: Connected FastMCP client
- `skill_name`: Name of the skill

**Returns:**
- SkillManifest with file listing

**Raises:**
- `ValueError`: If manifest cannot be read or parsed


### `download_skill` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L127" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
download_skill(client: Client, skill_name: str, target_dir: str | Path) -> Path
```


Download a skill and all its files to a local directory.

Creates a subdirectory named after the skill containing all files.

**Args:**
- `client`: Connected FastMCP client
- `skill_name`: Name of the skill to download
- `target_dir`: Directory where skill folder will be created
- `overwrite`: If True, overwrite existing skill directory. If False
(default), raise FileExistsError if directory exists.

**Returns:**
- Path to the downloaded skill directory

**Raises:**
- `ValueError`: If skill cannot be found or downloaded
- `FileExistsError`: If skill directory exists and overwrite=False


### `sync_skills` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L218" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
sync_skills(client: Client, target_dir: str | Path) -> list[Path]
```


Download all available skills from a server.

**Args:**
- `client`: Connected FastMCP client
- `target_dir`: Directory where skill folders will be created
- `overwrite`: If True, overwrite existing files

**Returns:**
- List of paths to downloaded skill directories


## Classes

### `SkillSummary` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L18" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Summary information about a skill available on a server.


### `SkillFile` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L27" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Information about a file within a skill.


### `SkillManifest` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/skills.py#L36" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Full manifest of a skill including all files.

