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Skills are reusable instructions. They help companions apply the same playbook each time a similar task comes up. Use a skill when you find yourself writing the same prompt, checklist, rubric, or process repeatedly. The easiest way to create a skill is from a chat that already went well. Tell the companion:
The companion can summarize the steps, inputs, approval gates, and output format into reusable instructions for future tasks.

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Global skills

Global skills are installed for your profile. Open them at strawberry://knowledge/skills. From a skill card, you can read or edit the skill instructions in the document viewer or start a chat that uses it.

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Companion-specific skills

When you add a skill from companion settings, Strawberry creates it in that companion’s own Files -> [companion name] -> skills folder. Companion-specific skills:
  • Belong to that companion.
  • Appear before global skills in the slash menu.
  • Follow the companion when shared with another user or team.

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What to put in a skill

A useful skill includes:
  • When to use it
  • What inputs to ask for
  • What sources to inspect
  • What steps to follow
  • What output format to produce
  • What requires user approval
  • How to verify the work

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Turn good chats into skills

When a companion does something correctly, do not make yourself remember every detail. Ask it to capture the process. Useful follow-ups:
Review the draft before saving it. A good skill should still ask targeted questions when the task depends on missing context.

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Example skill skeleton

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Best practices

  • Keep skills focused.
  • Avoid stuffing unrelated workflows into one skill.
  • Include examples of good output.
  • Update skills after a companion makes a useful improvement.
  • Ask a companion to create or update the skill while the successful workflow is still fresh.
  • Use memory for facts and skills for process.