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Kilo Code Skills

Q: Does Kilo Code support skills?

Yes. Kilo Code reads SKILL.md folders from ~/.kilo/skills/ and .kilo/skills/, plus ~/.agents/skills/ and .agents/skills/, and every Kilo agent can use them.

Q: Kilo Code skills vs rules: what is the difference?

Rules in .kilo/rules/ apply to every task. A skill is a packaged job with templates that loads only when your request matches.

Agent Skills for Kilo Code in VS Code and the Kilo CLI. Add a SKILL.md folder and every Kilo agent can use it when your request matches.

Browse Skills for Kilo Code How to install

Kilo Code

src/index.htmlstyles.css.kilo/skills/

Plan a portfolio site, then build it

● Using skillbs-bento-designer-portfolioCode agent is using the skill · site/ created

Where the Skill lives

~/.kilo/skills/
bs-bento-designer-portfolio/
SKILL.md
assets/
scripts/

Prefer one shared folder? Kilo also reads ~/.agents/skills/ and .agents/skills/.

Popular Kilo Code skills

Every Skill below installs into Kilo Code with the default command.

Browse all Skills for Kilo Code

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Orbit Startup Landing

Quick answer

Does Kilo Code support Agent Skills?

Yes. Kilo Code reads Agent Skills from ~/.kilo/skills/ globally and .kilo/skills/ in a project, and .agents/skills/ also works. Every Kilo agent can use them, so Plan can outline with a Skill and Code can build with it.

Global folder: ~/.kilo/skills/ or ~/.agents/skills/
Project folder: .kilo/skills/ or .agents/skills/
File format: SKILL.md (Agent Skills standard)
Loads automatically: Yes, by description
Install with Skillry: Paste the install prompt into Kilo Code
Official docs: kilo.ai/docs

Kilo Code skills across agents

Agents split the work. Skills keep the result consistent.

Quartz SaaS Landing

Plan

Plan the page structure from the Skill’s layout.

Slate Admin ConsoleFree

Code

Build it with the Skill’s templates and checks.

Manus 2.0 Style Launch Video

Debug

Fix issues without drifting from the design.

How to install skills in Kilo Code

Kilo Code reads ~/.agents/skills/, so the install prompt puts each Skill there with no extra setup.

Copy the install prompt

Recommended

Paste one sentence into Kilo Code. It reads the install guide and puts the Skill in the right folder itself.

1Open any Skill on Skillry and click Copy install prompt.
2Paste it into Kilo Code and send.
3Approve the sign-in in your browser if asked, then ask for what you need.

Download ZIP

No Node.js needed. Unzip the Skill into the folder yourself.

1Click Download ZIP on any Skill page.
2Unzip it so the folder sits in ~/.kilo/skills/.
3Restart Kilo Code so it picks up the new Skill.

~/.kilo/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md

Skillry CLI

Also works

One command downloads the Skill and puts it where Kilo Code looks.

1Open a terminal in any folder.
2Run the command; it installs into ~/.agents/skills/.
3Open Kilo Code and ask for what you need.

Kilo Code skills vs rules

They do different jobs, and most people use both.

RulesA Skill (SKILL.md)

What it holdsRules: Project rules in .kilo/rules/One repeatable job: a deck, a site, a video

When it loadsRules: Every taskOnly when your request matches

Context costRules: Always in the promptA one-line description until used

ShareableRules: Tied to one project or your global configWorks in any project and in 30 other agents

Kilo Code skills FAQ

Does Kilo Code support skills?

Yes. Kilo Code reads SKILL.md folders from ~/.kilo/skills/ and .kilo/skills/, plus ~/.agents/skills/ and .agents/skills/, and every Kilo agent can use them.