Get Started with the AI Skills Library

The AI Skills Library is a public catalog of reusable AI skills and related components that you can browse, install, and contribute to. It is built on an open, bring-your-own-repository model — anyone can publish a skill, and the platform surfaces it alongside SAP’s own certified content.

The library contains four types of items:

Each item carries a trust level that tells you who is behind it:

• SAP Certified — developed and maintained by SAP
• Partner Verified — published by a verified SAP partner
• Community — contributed by the broader developer and business-user community

Skills work across AI environments that support the installation methods described below. Including Joule Work, Joule Work Desktop, and local AI coding assistants such as Claude Code.

1. Open skills.cloud.sap in your browser.

   

2. Use the search bar to find skills by name, description, tag, or author.

3. Narrow the results with the filter buttons:

   • Classification — choose Platform (development, DevOps, security) or Business (finance, HR, procurement)
   • Publisher — choose SAP or Third-Party

   

4. Toggle between grid and list view using the icon in the toolbar.

5. Click any item to open its detail page. You will see:

   • Author, category, trust level, tags, and license
   • Links to the source repository
   • Related agents, MCP servers, API resources, and packages

   

Take a moment to explore a few skills and notice how each one describes a concrete, repeatable workflow.

Installation options depend on which environment you are working in. Each skill’s detail page shows the available methods.

Option A — Joule Work Desktop

1. On the skill’s detail page, click Add to Joule Work Desktop.

   

2. A deep link opens Joule Work Desktop and installs the skill locally.

   

3. The skill is now available in your local Joule desktop application.

Option B - Add to Joule Work Web

• Coming soon

Option C — CLI (npx)

Use this option when working with a local AI coding assistant such as Claude Code.

1. On the skill’s detail page, copy the npx command. It looks similar to this:

   Shell Copy

   npx -y @sap/skill-install <skill-slug>

   

2. Open your terminal and run the command.

3. The skill is installed into your local environment and is ready to use.

A skill lives in a public GitHub repository under a specific folder structure. The AI Skills Library does not host your code but it points to your repository.

1. Structure your repository

Create the following layout in your public GitHub repository:

your-repo/
└── skills/
    └── <skill-slug>/
        └── SKILL.md

Replace <skill-slug> with a short, lowercase, hyphenated name for your skill (for example, summarize-meeting-notes).

2. Write your SKILL.md

The SKILL.md file must include at minimum a name and description at the top:

name: Summarize Meeting Notes
description: Extracts action items, decisions, and open questions from raw meeting notes.

Instructions

Given a block of meeting notes, identify and return:
- **Action items** — who is responsible and by when
- **Decisions made** — what was agreed
- **Open questions** — what still needs to be resolved

Keep the output concise and structured.

Add author and license information somewhere in your repository — a README.md, LICENSE file, or package.json all work.

3. Test your skill locally

Before submitting, install your skill locally using the CLI method and verify it behaves as expected in your AI assistant.

The AI Skills Library uses a bring-your-own-repo model. You keep your skill in your own GitHub repository and register it with the platform.

1. Make sure your repository is public on github.com and follows the folder structure from the previous step.

2. Open a Register a New Skill issue in the AI Skills Library repository (the link is available on the documentation page).

   

3. A maintainer reviews your submission and onboards your repository. Once approved, your skill appears in the catalog with a Community trust level.

For updates to an existing skill, edit your own repository directly — the catalog reflects your latest published content.

What’s Next?

• Explore the catalog — skills.cloud.sap is growing. Check back regularly for new community contributions.
• Join the conversation — Ask questions and share ideas on SAP Community.
• Build a plugin — Once you have a skill working, consider bundling it with an MCP server into a plugin to share richer functionality.
• For more information: Check out this blog post!