Specification feature · runtime

Project-scoped Agent SkillsAgent Skills specification

Discover skills installed for a repository or workspace.

Terminology basis: Agent Skills specification. Agent Skills specification

Project-scoped Agent Skills: 3 supported, 1 partial, 0 unsupported, 27 unreviewed across 31 cataloged products.

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Current evidence by product

Can my agent use Project-scoped Agent Skills?

Read across for the answer. 4 of 31 current product columns have reviewed evidence; unreviewed does not mean unsupported.

  • Supported3
  • Partial1
  • Unsupported0
  • Unknown27
  • Not applicable0

Web

9 products

Desktop

13 products

CLI

9 products

Unknown means no public evidence has been reviewed for that product and capability. It does not mean unsupported.

How statuses are assigned

Definition and scope

What this capability means

Discover skills installed for a repository or workspace.

Support is recorded only when exact, dated evidence covers this behavior.

Traceable compatibility

Assertion ledger

Documentation evidence only. No runtime conformance test is implied.

Claude CLIcli · current
Partial
Target
current Claude Code skills documentation · dated-documentation
Environment
preview-enabled
Observed
2026-08-28
  • previewthe catalog's Claude Code Agent Skills core row remains qualified as beta
Evidence
Cursordesktop · current
Supported
Target
current Cursor Agent Skills documentation · dated-documentation
Environment
local-default
Observed
2026-08-28

No additional condition is recorded for this statement.

Evidence
Gemini CLIcli · current
Supported
Target
current Gemini CLI Agent Skills documentation · dated-documentation
Environment
local-default
Observed
2026-08-28

No additional condition is recorded for this statement.

Evidence
Copilot Chatdesktop · current
Supported
Target
current VS Code Agent Skills documentation · dated-documentation
Environment
local-default
Observed
2026-08-28

No additional condition is recorded for this statement.

Evidence
  1. 1. Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Claude Code discovers project skills from `.claude/skills/` in the working directory, parent directories through the repository root, and nested directories on demand.
  2. 2. Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Cursor discovers project skills from `.agents/skills/`, `.cursor/skills/`, and compatible Claude or Codex project directories.
  3. 3. Evidence checked 2026-08-28: Gemini CLI discovers workspace skills from `.gemini/skills/` and the portable `.agents/skills/` alias, with workspace entries taking precedence over user entries of the same name.
  4. 4. Evidence checked 2026-08-28: VS Code discovers project skills from `.github/skills/`, `.claude/skills/`, and `.agents/skills/`, with optional additional project locations.