Skills are structured prompt files that extend what tota can do. Each skill is a directory containing a SKILL.md file in a simple format.
SKILL.md format
---
name: my-skill
description: One-line description of what this skill does
triggers:
- keyword that invokes the skill
- another trigger phrase
---
# My Skill
The body of the skill — instructions, context, prompts, or templates.
Include anything you want the agent to follow when this skill is active.
Install a skill
Place the skill directory in ~/.tota/skills/:
mkdir -p ~/.tota/skills/my-skill
nano ~/.tota/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md
Or ask tota to create it:
Create a skill that always uses conventional commit format
View installed skills
/skills
Lists all skills with their name, trigger phrases, and status.
Invoke a skill
Skills are invoked automatically when your message matches a trigger phrase. You can also invoke them explicitly:
Use the code-review skill to check this file
Schedule with a skill
Skills can be scheduled as recurring tasks:
Every morning at 9am, use the daily-brief skill to summarize my GitHub issues
ℹ️
Skills are loaded fresh from disk on each daemon start. Restart the daemon after editing a skill file.