# Make your own skill

Create a skill from a form, or let Bluedeer draft one from a chat with "Turn this chat into a skill". You review everything before it is saved, and you can edit, duplicate or delete it later.

These steps are for the web app. For the phone, see [Use skills on the phone](https://support.bluedeer.ai/mobile/general/use-skills-on-the-phone.md). A skill you make is private to you and turned on as soon as you save it. You can share it later; see [Share a skill](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/skills/share-a-skill.md).

## Create a skill

1. Open **Customization** → **Skills**.
2. Select **Add**, then **Create skill**.
3. Fill in the form:
   - **Name**: up to 80 characters.
   - **Command**: the word you type after "/" to choose it. Bluedeer suggests one from the name. Use lowercase letters, numbers and dashes.
   - **When to use it**: one line, up to 250 characters. It is sent with every message while the skill is on, so keep it short and clear.
   - **Instructions**: what Bluedeer should do, in Markdown, up to 20,000 characters.
   - **Example requests** (optional): up to five, one per line.
   - **Files** (optional): up to five text files of up to 100,000 characters each, such as examples or a style guide. Select **New file** to write one, or **Attach** to add one from your computer. Files can be .md, .markdown, .txt, .csv, .tsv, .json, .yaml, .yml, .xml, .html or .htm.
4. The **In the "/" menu** box shows how the skill will look in the list.
5. Select **Save**.

If the command is already used by another skill in this workspace, the form asks you to choose another word.

## Turn a chat into a skill

When a chat went well and you want Bluedeer to work that way again:

1. In the sidebar, point at a chat you started and select **⋯**, then **Turn this chat into a skill**. You can also select **Add**, then **Turn a chat into a skill** in **Customization** → **Skills**, and pick one of your recent chats.
2. Bluedeer drafts the name, description and instructions from the chat. This takes a few seconds and uses your AI allowance like a message.
3. Review and change the draft in the form, then select **Save**. Nothing is saved until you do.

A very short chat cannot be turned into a skill. Chat a little more first.

## Edit, duplicate or delete

Open the skill from **Yours**, or select **⋯** next to it:

- **Edit** changes your own skill. Changes apply to new messages.
- **Duplicate** makes a private copy. On a skill by Bluedeer or someone else, this is **Make a copy**, so you can change your own version.
- **Delete** removes your skill for you and for anyone you shared it with. Past chats that used it still read correctly.

## Related

- [Upload a skill file](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/skills/upload-a-skill-file.md)
- [How many skills you can turn on](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/skills/skill-limits.md)