Agent Skills
Agent Skills: A folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions and optional scripts that agents load on demand. Example: Stripe's stripe agent setup installs its skills with the MCP server. Next in the glossary is Agent2Agent (A2A): A protocol for agents to discover each other and exchange tasks, now at version 1.0.0.
Definition
A folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions and optional scripts that agents load on demand.
Example, with source
Stripe's stripe agent setup installs its skills with the MCP server. (docs.stripe.com, read 4 November 2026)
Where it appears on this site
Neighbouring terms
- Agent Card: The A2A JSON document describing an agent's skills, endpoints and auth, served at /.well-known/agent-card.json.
- Agent2Agent (A2A): A protocol for agents to discover each other and exchange tasks, now at version 1.0.0.
- Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF): The Linux Foundation-directed foundation that hosts MCP, A2A, goose and AGENTS.md.