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# Create Skill

POST https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills

Multipart file and form fields; dry_run validates the bundle and returns a preview without
storing anything.

Requires the `manage_skills` permission.

Reference: https://docs.merge.dev/merge-workforce/api/skills/create-skill

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — An organization API key (`mfw_org_key_...`), sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`. Create one under Settings → API keys.

## Request

### Query parameters

- `dry_run` (boolean, optional, default: false)

## Response

### 201

Successful Response

- `Skills_create_skill_Response_201`
  - SkillUploadResponse: SkillUploadResponse
  - SkillPreview: SkillPreview

## Errors

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### SkillUploadResponse

- `skill` (SkillResponse, required)
- `version` (SkillVersionResponse, required)

### SkillPreview

A validated bundle's metadata; nothing is stored.

- `name` (string, required)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `description` (string, required)
- `size_bytes` (integer, required)
- `files` (list of SkillPreviewFile, required)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `input` (any, optional)
- `ctx` (ValidationErrorCtx, optional)

### SkillResponse

- `id` (string, required)
- `slug` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `description` (string, required)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, required)
- `source` (enum, required) — Organization skills are AUTHORED; Merge's global skills are EXAMPLE or AUTO_GENERATED.
  - Allowed values: `AUTHORED`, `EXAMPLE`, `AUTO_GENERATED`
- `is_global` (boolean, required)
- `created_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `current_version_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `is_active` (boolean, required)
- `is_live` (boolean, required)
- `visibility` (enum, required) — PERSONAL skills reach only their author; ORG covers both organization-wide and Group reach.
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `PERSONAL`
- `reach` (SkillReach, required, nullable) — scope is None for a global this organization hasn't enabled.
- `created_at` (datetime, required)
- `updated_at` (datetime, required)

### SkillVersionResponse

- `id` (string, required)
- `version_number` (integer, required, nullable)
- `status` (enum, required) — Agent Handler's version lifecycle; review and deprecation arrive in later slices.
  - Allowed values: `DRAFT`, `IN_REVIEW`, `PUBLISHED`, `REJECTED`, `DEPRECATED`
- `name` (string, required, nullable)
- `description` (string, required, nullable)
- `referenced_connectors` (list of string, required)
- `release_notes` (string, required)
- `rejection_reason` (string, required)
- `checksum` (string, required)
- `size_bytes` (integer, required)
- `manifest` (list of string, required)
- `file_sizes` (map from string to integer, required)
- `uploaded_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `reviewed_by` (string, required, nullable)
- `reviewed_at` (datetime, required, nullable)
- `created_at` (datetime, required)

### SkillPreviewFile

- `path` (string, required)
- `size_bytes` (integer, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItems

- string
- integer

### ValidationErrorCtx

### SkillReach

scope is None for a global this organization hasn't enabled.

- `scope` (SkillReachScope, required, nullable)
- `group_ids` (list of string, required)
- `person_ids` (list of string, required)
- `pinned_person_ids` (list of string, required)

### SkillReachScope

- SkillAccessScope: enum
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `GROUP`, `PERSONAL`
- SkillProvisioningScope: enum
  - Allowed values: `ORG`, `GROUP`, `PERSON`

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "skill": {
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "created_by": "string",
    "current_version_id": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "is_active": true,
    "is_global": true,
    "is_live": true,
    "name": "string",
    "reach": {
      "group_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "person_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "pinned_person_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "scope": "ORG"
    },
    "referenced_connectors": [
      "string"
    ],
    "slug": "string",
    "source": "AUTHORED",
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "visibility": "ORG"
  },
  "version": {
    "checksum": "string",
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "description": "string",
    "file_sizes": {},
    "id": "string",
    "manifest": [
      "string"
    ],
    "name": "string",
    "referenced_connectors": [
      "string"
    ],
    "rejection_reason": "string",
    "release_notes": "string",
    "reviewed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "reviewed_by": "string",
    "size_bytes": 1,
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "uploaded_by": "string",
    "version_number": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://wf-api.merge.dev/api/v1/skills")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```