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geni skills load

Download a platform skill into a local directory as reference material.

geni skills load <name> [flags]

Downloads a platform skill's full bundle from the cloud into a local directory: SKILL.md (the method) plus its references/ files. It is read-only reference material — no .geni-resource.json marker is written, and the directory is never included in a resource publish.

The main reason to run it is the authoring skills. Before building a resource, load the matching one — its references/spec.md is the full type contract (required files, the runtime API, allowed and forbidden patterns) and references/example/ is a complete, validated example to mirror.

Resource typeAuthoring skill
Code workflowcode-workflow
Agent workflowagent-workflow
Appapp
Skillskill-authoring

skill-authoring is the one type whose short contract is inline in SKILL.md, with no example.

Synopsis

geni skills load agent-workflow
geni skills load app --dir ./ref/app-skill
FlagNotes
--dir <path>Destination directory. Defaults to ./geni-skills/<name>.

Output

✓ Loaded agent-workflow (8 file(s)) into /work/geni-skills/agent-workflow
· Author an agent workflow (instruction-driven automation): write instructions and config, validate, and publish.
· Start with /work/geni-skills/agent-workflow/SKILL.md; the spec and worked example (when the skill ships them) are under /work/geni-skills/agent-workflow/references/.

Any platform skill works, not just the authoring ones — content skills like pdf or docx load the same way. The output is the same bundle the cloud agents load, so it always reflects the current contract.

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