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Update skill

PATCH
/v1/skills/{skill_id}
 
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://app.everruns.com/api/v1/skills/example \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "skill_md": "example", "status": "active" }'

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters ”
skill_id
required
string

Request Body required

Section titled “Request Body required ”
Media type application/json

Request to update a skill

object
skill_md

Updated SKILL.md content (re-parses frontmatter)

string | null
status
One of:
null

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “200 ”

Skill updated

Media type application/json

Wrapper that adds API and UI links to a serialized resource.

Uses self_url (not url) for the API link to avoid collision with resources that already have a url field (e.g. McpServer). The allowed_actions array carries state-aware hypermedia links — empty (and omitted from the wire shape) until the underlying resource opts into the convention by overriding ResourceUrlable::allowed_actions.

object
allowed_tools

Comma-separated list of tool patterns this skill may invoke. None means inherit from the harness.

string | null
archived_at

Timestamp when this skill was archived, if any (RFC 3339). Archived skills are hidden from default list views.

string | null format: date-time
compatibility

Compatibility marker describing host-runtime requirements declared by the skill (e.g. min platform version). Informational.

string | null
created_at
required

Timestamp when this skill was created (RFC 3339).

string format: date-time
deleted_at

Timestamp when this skill was hard-deleted, if any (RFC 3339).

string | null format: date-time
description
required

Short, agent- and user-readable summary of what the skill does and when to use it.

string
disable_model_invocation

When true, the LLM is prevented from auto-invoking this skill; only the user can trigger it explicitly.

boolean
id
required

Prefixed public identifier. See ID Schema.

string
license

License string as declared by the skill author (e.g. MIT, Apache-2.0). Informational; not enforced.

string | null
metadata

Free-form metadata declared by the skill author.

object
key
additional properties
name
required

Stable kebab-case slug used to invoke the skill (e.g. /pdf-processing in chat). Safe to render in user-facing messages.

string
source_type
required

How the skill content is sourced (filesystem, URL, embedded). Determines reload semantics.

string
Allowed values: markdown archive
status
required

Current lifecycle status (active, archived, deleted).

string
Allowed values: active disabled archived deleted
updated_at
required

Timestamp when this skill was last updated (RFC 3339).

string format: date-time
user_invocable

Whether this skill appears as a /-prefixed slash command for end users in chat UIs.

boolean
version
required

Semver string declared by the skill author. Free-form; sorted lexicographically when comparing.

string
allowed_actions

State-aware hypermedia actions the caller can take on this resource next (e.g. cancel, events, update). Omitted from the wire shape when empty so resources that haven’t opted into the convention don’t grow their payloads.

Array<object>

Agent-actionable link describing a follow-up the caller can take. Used in two contexts:

  • Error recovery — ErrorResponse.allowed_actions carries rels like retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing so the agent knows the right next call after a 4xx/429.
  • Entity hypermedia — WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions carries state-aware rels like cancel, events, self, update on the entity itself so the agent can follow links instead of reconstructing routes from prose.

The shape is intentionally identical across both contexts; the closed rel vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md distinguishes them.

object
hint

Short, agent-readable hint (e.g. “Shorten ‘name’ to <= 200 chars.”, “Cancel the active turn for this session.”).

string | null
href

Absolute (preferred) or relative URL the caller may invoke directly. Always present on entity hypermedia actions (WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions); optional on error-recovery actions (ErrorResponse.allowed_actions) where the matching operation_id is enough and the URI is implicit from the failed call.

string | null
method

HTTP method to use against href. Required for entity hypermedia actions; usually omitted on error-recovery actions where the same operation is retried with its original method.

string | null
operation_id

OpenAPI operationId the caller should invoke. Lets an MCP client resolve the call without parsing href.

string | null
rel
required

Link relation describing the action. Closed vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md — examples: self, cancel, pause, resume, events, retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing, delete, update.

string
schema_ref

OpenAPI $ref to the request-body schema, when the action takes one (e.g. #/components/schemas/UpdateSessionRequest). Lets a tool-calling agent fetch the input shape without scanning the whole spec.

string | null
self_url
required

Full API endpoint URL for this resource.

string
ui_link
required

Alias for view_url, used by command and MCP outputs.

string
view_url
required

Full UI URL for viewing this resource.

string
Example 
{
  "description": "Extract text and tables from PDF files.",
  "id": "skill_01933b5a00007000800000000000001",
  "name": "pdf-processing",
  "source_type": "markdown",
  "status": "active",
  "allowed_actions": [
    {
      "method": "POST"
    }
  ]
}

404

Section titled “404 ”

Skill not found

409

Section titled “409 ”

Duplicate skill name

Media type application/json

Standard error response.

Wire shape is RFC 9457 Problem Details: every error response includes title and status, and may include detail, code, allowed_actions, retry_after_seconds, instance, and type. The content type is rewritten to application/problem+json by [problem_json_content_type].

object
allowed_actions

Recovery actions the caller can take next.

Array<object>

Agent-actionable link describing a follow-up the caller can take. Used in two contexts:

  • Error recovery — ErrorResponse.allowed_actions carries rels like retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing so the agent knows the right next call after a 4xx/429.
  • Entity hypermedia — WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions carries state-aware rels like cancel, events, self, update on the entity itself so the agent can follow links instead of reconstructing routes from prose.

The shape is intentionally identical across both contexts; the closed rel vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md distinguishes them.

object
hint

Short, agent-readable hint (e.g. “Shorten ‘name’ to <= 200 chars.”, “Cancel the active turn for this session.”).

string | null
href

Absolute (preferred) or relative URL the caller may invoke directly. Always present on entity hypermedia actions (WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions); optional on error-recovery actions (ErrorResponse.allowed_actions) where the matching operation_id is enough and the URI is implicit from the failed call.

string | null
method

HTTP method to use against href. Required for entity hypermedia actions; usually omitted on error-recovery actions where the same operation is retried with its original method.

string | null
operation_id

OpenAPI operationId the caller should invoke. Lets an MCP client resolve the call without parsing href.

string | null
rel
required

Link relation describing the action. Closed vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md — examples: self, cancel, pause, resume, events, retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing, delete, update.

string
schema_ref

OpenAPI $ref to the request-body schema, when the action takes one (e.g. #/components/schemas/UpdateSessionRequest). Lets a tool-calling agent fetch the input shape without scanning the whole spec.

string | null
code

Stable, machine-readable error code (snake_case).

string | null
detail

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

string | null
instance

Request URI for this occurrence.

string | null
retry_after_seconds

Seconds the caller should wait before retrying (429 / transient 503).

integer | null format: int32
status
required

HTTP status code; mirrors the response status line.

integer format: int32
title
required

Short, human-readable summary of the problem (e.g. “Not Found”).

string
type

RFC 9457 problem type URI. Optional; identifies the problem class.

string | null
Example 
{
  "allowed_actions": [
    {
      "method": "POST"
    }
  ],
  "code": "session_not_found",
  "detail": "Session session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001 not found in org org_01933b5a000070008000000000000001.",
  "instance": "/v1/sessions/session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001",
  "retry_after_seconds": 30,
  "status": 404,
  "title": "Session not found",
  "type": "https://docs.everruns.com/errors/session_not_found"
}

422

Section titled “422 ”

Invalid SKILL.md

Media type application/json

Standard error response.

Wire shape is RFC 9457 Problem Details: every error response includes title and status, and may include detail, code, allowed_actions, retry_after_seconds, instance, and type. The content type is rewritten to application/problem+json by [problem_json_content_type].

object
allowed_actions

Recovery actions the caller can take next.

Array<object>

Agent-actionable link describing a follow-up the caller can take. Used in two contexts:

  • Error recovery — ErrorResponse.allowed_actions carries rels like retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing so the agent knows the right next call after a 4xx/429.
  • Entity hypermedia — WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions carries state-aware rels like cancel, events, self, update on the entity itself so the agent can follow links instead of reconstructing routes from prose.

The shape is intentionally identical across both contexts; the closed rel vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md distinguishes them.

object
hint

Short, agent-readable hint (e.g. “Shorten ‘name’ to <= 200 chars.”, “Cancel the active turn for this session.”).

string | null
href

Absolute (preferred) or relative URL the caller may invoke directly. Always present on entity hypermedia actions (WithUrls<T>.allowed_actions); optional on error-recovery actions (ErrorResponse.allowed_actions) where the matching operation_id is enough and the URI is implicit from the failed call.

string | null
method

HTTP method to use against href. Required for entity hypermedia actions; usually omitted on error-recovery actions where the same operation is retried with its original method.

string | null
operation_id

OpenAPI operationId the caller should invoke. Lets an MCP client resolve the call without parsing href.

string | null
rel
required

Link relation describing the action. Closed vocabulary documented in specs/api-conventions.md — examples: self, cancel, pause, resume, events, retry, retry-later, unarchive, get-existing, delete, update.

string
schema_ref

OpenAPI $ref to the request-body schema, when the action takes one (e.g. #/components/schemas/UpdateSessionRequest). Lets a tool-calling agent fetch the input shape without scanning the whole spec.

string | null
code

Stable, machine-readable error code (snake_case).

string | null
detail

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

string | null
instance

Request URI for this occurrence.

string | null
retry_after_seconds

Seconds the caller should wait before retrying (429 / transient 503).

integer | null format: int32
status
required

HTTP status code; mirrors the response status line.

integer format: int32
title
required

Short, human-readable summary of the problem (e.g. “Not Found”).

string
type

RFC 9457 problem type URI. Optional; identifies the problem class.

string | null
Example 
{
  "allowed_actions": [
    {
      "method": "POST"
    }
  ],
  "code": "session_not_found",
  "detail": "Session session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001 not found in org org_01933b5a000070008000000000000001.",
  "instance": "/v1/sessions/session_01933b5a000070008000000000000001",
  "retry_after_seconds": 30,
  "status": 404,
  "title": "Session not found",
  "type": "https://docs.everruns.com/errors/session_not_found"
}