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# Agent Skills: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory

> Agent Skills: A folder with a SKILL.md file of instructions and optional scripts that agents load on demand. Defined with a sourced example.

Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/agent-skills
Site: Agent MCP Directory
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# 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](https://docs.stripe.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026)

## Where it appears on this site

-   [MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/mcp/)
-   [Agent Skills](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/agent-skills/)

## Neighbouring terms

-   [Agent Card](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/agent-card/): The A2A JSON document describing an agent's skills, endpoints and auth, served at /.well-known/agent-card.json.
-   [Agent2Agent (A2A)](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/agent2agent/): A protocol for agents to discover each other and exchange tasks, now at version 1.0.0.
-   [Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/agentic-ai-foundation/): The Linux Foundation-directed foundation that hosts MCP, A2A, goose and AGENTS.md.

Edition

4 November 2026

Method

[How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/)

Data

[CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/)

Markdown

[This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/agent-skills/index.md)

## Sources

-   [Source for the Agent Skills example](https://docs.stripe.com/mcp), read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026