Create a skill

POST /skills

Updated 8 Oct 20262 min read

POST/skillsTry it

Basehttps://api.mockflow.com/v1Scopesai:generate

Request

curl https://api.mockflow.com/v1/skills \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOCKFLOW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "Launch retro",
  "description": "Turns rough notes into a structured retrospective.",
  "outputType": "markdown",
  "category": "planning",
  "systemPrompt": "Write a retrospective with What went well, What did not, and Actions. Keep every action owned and dated.",
  "placeholder": "Paste the raw notes from the retro",
  "tags": [
    "retro",
    "planning"
  ]
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.mockflow.com/v1/skills", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MOCKFLOW_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "name": "Launch retro",
  "description": "Turns rough notes into a structured retrospective.",
  "outputType": "markdown",
  "category": "planning",
  "systemPrompt": "Write a retrospective with What went well, What did not, and Actions. Keep every action owned and dated.",
  "placeholder": "Paste the raw notes from the retro",
  "tags": [
    "retro",
    "planning"
  ]
})
});

const data = await response.json();

import os, requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.mockflow.com/v1/skills",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MOCKFLOW_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
  "name": "Launch retro",
  "description": "Turns rough notes into a structured retrospective.",
  "outputType": "markdown",
  "category": "planning",
  "systemPrompt": "Write a retrospective with What went well, What did not, and Actions. Keep every action owned and dated.",
  "placeholder": "Paste the raw notes from the retro",
  "tags": [
    "retro",
    "planning"
  ]
},
)

response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

Response

{
  "id": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "name": "Q4 Launch Planning",
  "description": "string",
  "outputType": "string",
  "category": "string"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "plan_limit",
    "message": "AI credits exhausted. 0 of 2000 remaining this month.",
    "upgradeUrl": "https://mockflow.com/pricing"
  },
  "requestId": "req_01ja"
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "Too many requests.",
    "docsUrl": "https://mockflow.com/developers/concepts/errors#rate_limited"
  },
  "requestId": "req_45d49816999bac40"
}

Plus and Max only. The skill is private to your workspace until the MockFlow team approves it for the library.

Authorization

Authorizationstringheaderrequired

Bearer <key>. The key needs ai:generate scope. Create and manage keys in the developer console, or use an OAuth app to act for other people; what each scope unlocks is on the scopes page.

Body

application/json

namestringrequired

descriptionstring

outputTypestringrequired

categoryenum<string>

One of general, brainstorm, diagrams, planning or media. Defaults to general.

systemPromptstringrequired

placeholderstring

tagsstring[]

modelstring

Response

201 · application/json

idstring

slugstring | null

namestring

descriptionstring

outputTypestring | null

The kind of item the skill shapes, in the skill library's own vocabulary (kanban, mindmap, markdown, swimlanediagram …).

categorystring

tagsstring[]

placeholderstring

scopeenum<string>

One of public or team.

authorobject

Child attributes

emailstring

namestring

iconUrlstring | null

usesinteger

systemPromptstring

Present on public skills and on your own.

createdAtstring | null

Errors

402plan_limit

The workspace plan does not allow this, or AI credits are exhausted.

429rate_limited

Too many requests.

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