---
title: "Agent Skills standard paths"
canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/atlas/features/agent-skills-standard-paths"
contentKind: "feature"
locale: "en"
description: "Discovers vendor-neutral .agents skill locations."
llmSummary: "Discovers vendor-neutral .agents skill locations."
publishedAt: null
updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
verifiedAt: "2026-08-28"
tags: ["evidence-atlas", "research"]
---

# Agent Skills standard paths

Discovers vendor-neutral .agents skill locations.

Research cutoff: 2026-08-28. Documentation and registry evidence are not runtime certification. Unknown means the package did not establish a defensible claim; it does not mean unsupported.

- Feature ID: agent-skills.standard-paths
- Group: Agent Skills
- Role: both
- Testability: deterministic
- Supported: 16
- Partial: 6
- Explicit unsupported: 0
- Unknown: 71

| Exact surface | Vendor | Type | Status | Conditions / notes | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agoragentic](/atlas/surfaces/agoragentic-acp-agent) | Agoragentic | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Aider CLI](/atlas/surfaces/aider-cli) | Aider | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Qwen Code CLI](/atlas/surfaces/qwen-code-cli) | Alibaba / Qwen | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Amp ACP wrapper](/atlas/surfaces/amp-acp-agent) | Amp | acp-wrapper | Unknown | — | — |
| [Claude Agent ACP wrapper](/atlas/surfaces/claude-agent-acp-wrapper) | Anthropic | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Claude Code CLI / local host](/atlas/surfaces/claude-code-cli) | Anthropic | cli | Partial | Agent Skills core is supported with Claude-specific locations/extensions; standard .agents path behavior is not the sole discovery mechanism. | [S-011](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills) |
| [Auggie CLI](/atlas/surfaces/auggie-cli) | Augment Code | cli | Supported | — | [S-130](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/skills), [S-131](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/integrations), [S-132](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/plugins), [S-133](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/hooks), [S-135](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/rules), [S-136](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/permissions) |
| [Augment IDE agent](/atlas/surfaces/augment-ide) | Augment Code | ide-extension | Supported | — | [S-130](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/skills), [S-131](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/integrations), [S-132](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/plugins), [S-133](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/hooks), [S-135](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/rules), [S-136](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/permissions) |
| [Autohand Code](/atlas/surfaces/autohand-acp-agent) | Autohand | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kiro CLI 3](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-cli) | AWS / Kiro | cli | Supported | — | [S-080](https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/), [S-081](https://kiro.dev/docs/hooks/), [S-082](https://kiro.dev/docs/powers/create/), [S-083](https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/v3/) |
| [Kiro IDE](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-ide) | AWS / Kiro | ide-agent | Supported | — | [S-002](https://agent-plugins.org/compatible-clients), [S-080](https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/), [S-081](https://kiro.dev/docs/hooks/), [S-082](https://kiro.dev/docs/powers/create/) |
| [Kiro Mobile](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-mobile) | AWS / Kiro | mobile-agent | Partial | Mobile supports workspace skills but not global skills, Hooks, or Powers/Agent Plugins. | [S-080](https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/), [S-081](https://kiro.dev/docs/hooks/), [S-082](https://kiro.dev/docs/powers/create/) |
| [Kiro Web](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-web) | AWS / Kiro | web-agent | Partial | Hooks and global skill paths are unavailable on Web; workspace skills remain supported. | [S-080](https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/), [S-081](https://kiro.dev/docs/hooks/) |
| [goose ACP-agent provider host](/atlas/surfaces/goose-acp-host) | Block / goose | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [goose CLI](/atlas/surfaces/goose-cli) | Block / goose | cli | Supported | — | [S-140](https://goose-docs.ai/), [S-141](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/using-skills/), [S-142](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/subagents/), [S-143](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/custom-agents/) |
| [goose desktop](/atlas/surfaces/goose-desktop) | Block / goose | desktop | Supported | — | [S-140](https://goose-docs.ai/), [S-141](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/using-skills/), [S-142](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/subagents/), [S-143](https://goose-docs.ai/docs/guides/context-engineering/custom-agents/) |
| [Cline CLI](/atlas/surfaces/cline-cli) | Cline | cli | Partial | SKILL.md is supported, but discovery uses Cline- and Claude-specific paths rather than the vendor-neutral .agents path. | [S-296](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills) |
| [Cline VS Code extension](/atlas/surfaces/cline-vscode) | Cline | ide-extension | Partial | Skill behavior is documented but includes Cline-specific locations and semantics. | [S-093](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills) |
| [Cascade desktop agent](/atlas/surfaces/cascade-desktop) | Cognition | desktop-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Devin CLI](/atlas/surfaces/devin-cli) | Cognition | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Devin Cloud](/atlas/surfaces/devin-cloud) | Cognition | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Devin Local](/atlas/surfaces/devin-local) | Cognition | local-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Nova](/atlas/surfaces/compass-ai-acp-agent) | Compass AI / Nova | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Agent mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-agent-mode) | Continue | ide-agent-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Chat mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-chat-mode) | Continue | ide-chat-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Plan mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-plan-mode) | Continue | ide-plan-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Corust Agent](/atlas/surfaces/corust-acp-agent) | Corust | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [crow-cli](/atlas/surfaces/crow-acp-agent) | crow-cli | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor CLI agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-cli) | Cursor | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor Cloud Agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-cloud-agent) | Cursor | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor editor agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-editor) | Cursor | native-editor-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [DimCode](/atlas/surfaces/dimcode-acp-agent) | DimCode | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Dirac](/atlas/surfaces/dirac-acp-agent) | Dirac | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Factory Droid CLI](/atlas/surfaces/factory-droid-cli) | Factory AI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Factory Droid Exec](/atlas/surfaces/factory-droid-headless) | Factory AI | headless-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [fast-agent](/atlas/surfaces/fast-agent-acp-agent) | fast-agent | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot CLI](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-cli) | GitHub | cli | Supported | The CLI discovers project and personal skills in .agents/skills in addition to GitHub- and Claude-specific paths. | [S-291](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-command-reference) |
| [GitHub Copilot cloud agent](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-cloud-agent) | GitHub | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot code review](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-code-review) | GitHub | cloud-code-review | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot in VS Code](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-vscode) | GitHub | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [Gemini CLI](/atlas/surfaces/gemini-cli) | Google | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Google Antigravity ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/google-antigravity) | Google | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Harn](/atlas/surfaces/harn-acp-agent) | Harn | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [JetBrains ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/jetbrains-acp-host) | JetBrains | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [JetBrains native AI Assistant](/atlas/surfaces/jetbrains-native-agent) | JetBrains | ide-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Junie ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/junie-acp-agent) | JetBrains | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kilo CLI](/atlas/surfaces/kilo-cli) | Kilo | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kilo IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/kilo-ide) | Kilo | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [DeepAgents](/atlas/surfaces/deepagents-acp-agent) | LangChain / DeepAgents | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [VS Code agent/plugin host](/atlas/surfaces/vscode-agent-host) | Microsoft / Visual Studio Code | ide-host | Unknown | — | — |
| [Minion Code](/atlas/surfaces/minion-acp-agent) | Minion Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Mistral Vibe CLI](/atlas/surfaces/mistral-vibe-cli) | Mistral AI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kimi CLI ACP registry entry](/atlas/surfaces/kimi-cli-legacy-acp) | Moonshot AI | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kimi Code CLI](/atlas/surfaces/kimi-code-cli) | Moonshot AI | cli | Supported | — | [S-181](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code-cli/customization/mcp.html), [S-182](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code-cli/release-notes/changelog.html), [S-183](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code-cli/customization/skills.html), [S-184](https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code-cli/customization/subagents.html) |
| [NanoClaw agent](/atlas/surfaces/nanoclaw-agent) | NanoClaw | messaging-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Hermes ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/hermes-acp-agent) | Nous Research / Hermes | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Hermes CLI/desktop/messaging core](/atlas/surfaces/hermes-core) | Nous Research / Hermes | multi-surface-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT desktop / Codex host](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-desktop) | OpenAI | desktop | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT mobile](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-mobile) | OpenAI | mobile | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT web](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-web) | OpenAI | web | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex ACP adapter](/atlas/surfaces/codex-acp-adapter) | OpenAI | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex CLI](/atlas/surfaces/codex-cli) | OpenAI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/codex-ide) | OpenAI | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-acp-host) | OpenClaw | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw core agent](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-core) | OpenClaw | multi-surface-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw MCP server](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-mcp-server) | OpenClaw | mcp-server | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenCode CLI/TUI](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-cli) | OpenCode | cli | Supported | — | [S-100](https://opencode.ai/docs/), [S-101](https://opencode.ai/docs/mcp-servers/), [S-102](https://opencode.ai/docs/skills/), [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/), [S-105](https://opencode.ai/docs/plugins/) |
| [OpenCode desktop](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-desktop) | OpenCode | desktop | Supported | — | [S-100](https://opencode.ai/docs/), [S-101](https://opencode.ai/docs/mcp-servers/), [S-102](https://opencode.ai/docs/skills/), [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/), [S-105](https://opencode.ai/docs/plugins/) |
| [OpenCode IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-ide) | OpenCode | ide-extension | Supported | — | [S-100](https://opencode.ai/docs/), [S-101](https://opencode.ai/docs/mcp-servers/), [S-102](https://opencode.ai/docs/skills/), [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/), [S-105](https://opencode.ai/docs/plugins/) |
| [OpenHands ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-acp-agent) | OpenHands | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenHands Agent Canvas cloud backend](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-canvas-cloud) | OpenHands | cloud-agent-host | Supported | OpenHands documents the recommended .agents/skills path and SKILL.md packages for this surface. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) |
| [OpenHands Agent Canvas local backend](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-canvas-local) | OpenHands | web-desktop-host | Supported | OpenHands documents the recommended .agents/skills path and SKILL.md packages for this surface. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) |
| [OpenHands CLI](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-cli) | OpenHands | cli | Supported | OpenHands documents the recommended .agents/skills path and SKILL.md packages for this surface. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) |
| [OpenWork Desktop](/atlas/surfaces/openwork-desktop) | OpenWork | desktop-agent | Partial | SKILL.md packages are supported, but the native documented workspace path is .opencode/skills rather than the vendor-neutral .agents path. | [S-309](https://openworklabs.com/docs/start-here/do-work-with-it/import-a-skill) |
| [pi ACP](/atlas/surfaces/pi-acp-agent) | pi | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Poolside](/atlas/surfaces/poolside-acp-agent) | Poolside | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Qoder CLI](/atlas/surfaces/qoder-cli) | Qoder | cli | Supported | — | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-200](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/overview), [S-201](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/plugins), [S-202](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/subagent), [S-203](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/permissions), [S-204](https://docs.qoder.com/ja/release-notes/qoder-cli), [S-205](https://docs.qoder.com/en/cli/sdk/python/mcp) |
| [Replit Agent](/atlas/surfaces/replit-agent) | Replit | cloud-ide-agent | Supported | — | [S-250](https://docs.replit.com/features/agent/overview), [S-251](https://docs.replit.com/features/agent/skills), [S-252](https://docs.replit.com/features/mcp/overview), [S-254](https://docs.replit.com/chat/connect-through-mcp), [S-255](https://docs.replit.com/features/project-setup/replit-dot-md) |
| [Replit MCP Server](/atlas/surfaces/replit-mcp-server) | Replit | mcp-server | Unknown | — | — |
| [Roo Code VS Code extension](/atlas/surfaces/roo-code-vscode) | Roo Code | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [siGit Code](/atlas/surfaces/sigit-acp-agent) | siGit Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cortex Code](/atlas/surfaces/snowflake-acp-agent) | Snowflake | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Stakpak](/atlas/surfaces/stakpak-acp-agent) | Stakpak | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codebuddy Code](/atlas/surfaces/codebuddy-acp-agent) | Tencent Cloud / CodeBuddy | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [VT Code](/atlas/surfaces/vt-code-acp-agent) | VT Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp Agent CLI / Oz CLI](/atlas/surfaces/warp-agent-cli) | Warp | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp Cloud Agent](/atlas/surfaces/warp-cloud-agent) | Warp | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp local Agent](/atlas/surfaces/warp-local-agent) | Warp | desktop-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Grok Bot cloud](/atlas/surfaces/grok-bot-cloud) | xAI | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Grok Build CLI/TUI](/atlas/surfaces/grok-build-cli) | xAI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [GLM Agent](/atlas/surfaces/zai-acp-agent) | Z.AI / GLM Agent | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Zed external-agent ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/zed-acp-host) | Zed Industries | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [Zed native Agent](/atlas/surfaces/zed-native-agent) | Zed Industries | native-editor-agent | Unknown | — | — |

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