# Use a skill with "/"

Type "/" at the start of a message to see the skills you turned on, pick one, and finish your message. The reply shows which skill it used.

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).

1. In a chat, type **/** at the start of your message.
2. A list shows the skills turned on in this workspace, with each one's name and description. Keep typing to narrow it, for example **/deal**.
3. Select a skill, or use the arrow keys and press **Enter** or **Tab**. The composer now starts with the skill's word, for example **/deal-brief**.
4. Write the rest of your message after it, for example **/deal-brief Northwind Traders, call at 3pm**, and send it.

Press **Escape** to close the list without choosing.

If the list says no skills are turned on, add some in **Customization** → **Skills**. See [Find, try and add skills](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/skills/find-try-and-add-skills.md).

## See which skill a reply used

A reply that used a skill shows a **Using** chip above it, for example **Using Deal brief**. This is the same whether you chose the skill with "/" or Bluedeer picked it by itself. The chip stays when you open the chat again. Select it to open the skill.

If you choose a skill that was turned off or removed since, the reply says it is no longer available and answers without it.

## Related

- [What are skills?](https://support.bluedeer.ai/bluedeer/skills/what-are-skills.md)