Cline — Skills
- File format
- Markdown
- Discovery paths
.cline/skills,.clinerules/skills,.claude/skills,~/.cline/skills- Global install path
~/.cline/skills- Syllago install method
- Symlink, Direct copy
- Symlink support
- Yes
- Native frontmatter fields
name,description
Features
How each feature converts to syllago's canonical format. See format conversion for what these statuses mean.
Fields
Native frontmatter or config fields this provider exposes. The first column is the provider's own field name; the canonical key column links to syllago's cross-provider equivalent.
| Provider field | Conversion | Canonical key | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
name | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion.Learn more → | display_name | yaml frontmatter key: name (required) — must exactly match the directory name |
description | Not portableConversion type: Not portableUnique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers.Learn more → | description | Cline auto-invokes skills by matching user message against the description field; no explicit @-mention syntax exists. |
Other features
Behaviors, conventions, and capabilities that aren't tied to a single named field — things like path-based activation, discovery rules, and lifecycle behavior.
| Feature | Conversion | Summary |
|---|---|---|
canonical_filename | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion.Learn more → | Fixed filename SKILL.md required inside a named skill directory |
global_scope | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion.Learn more → | Skills stored in ~/.cline/skills/<name>/SKILL.md (macOS/Linux) |
project_scope | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion.Learn more → | Skills stored in .cline/skills/<name>/SKILL.md (recommended path) |
| Global Skill Takes Precedence Over Project Skill | Not portableConversion type: Not portableUnique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers.Learn more → | On name collision, the global skill wins over the project skill — the inverse of typical scope-override behavior. |
| Per-Skill Enable/Disable Toggle | Not portableConversion type: Not portableUnique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers.Learn more → | UI toggle to enable or disable each skill without deleting its directory. |
| Supporting Files in Skill Directory | Not portableConversion type: Not portableUnique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers.Learn more → | Optional docs/, templates/, scripts/ subdirectories under SKILL.md, loaded on demand so source bytes never enter context. |
Sources
| Source |
|---|
| https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills.md |
| https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills |