Roo Code — Skills
- File format
- Markdown
- Discovery paths
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.roo/skills,.agents/skills - Global install path
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~/.roo/skills - Syllago install method
- Symlink, Direct copy
- Symlink support
- Yes
- Native frontmatter fields
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
description | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | description | yaml frontmatter key: description (required); documents what the skill does and when Roo should load it |
name | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | display_name | yaml frontmatter key: name (required); identifies the skill and typically matches the directory name |
.agents/skills/ | Preserved Conversion type: Preserved Syntax survives conversion but the target provider may not interpret it. Learn more → | — | Roo Code reads .agents/skills/ alongside .roo/skills/ so skill content authored under the cross-provider convention can be consumed without duplication. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agent Skills open standard compliance | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | Roo Code implements the Agent Skills standard — SKILL.md with name and description frontmatter — using a lighter field subset than the full Anthropic spec. |
canonical_filename | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | SKILL.md (required, fixed name per Agent Skills standard) |
global_scope | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | ~/.roo/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md |
project_scope | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | .roo/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md |
shared_scope | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | .agents/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md cross-provider convention directory read alongside .roo/skills/ |
Sources
| Source |
|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Code/main/.roo/skills/roo-translation/SKILL.md |