> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gofastmcp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # skills # `fastmcp.utilities.skills` Client utilities for discovering and downloading skills from MCP servers. ## Functions ### `list_skills` ```python theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}} list_skills(client: Client) -> list[SkillSummary] ``` List all available skills from an MCP server. Discovers skills by finding resources with URIs matching the `skill://{name}/SKILL.md` pattern. **Args:** * `client`: Connected FastMCP client **Returns:** * List of SkillSummary objects with name, description, and URI ### `get_skill_manifest` ```python theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}} get_skill_manifest(client: Client, skill_name: str) -> SkillManifest ``` Get the manifest for a specific skill. **Args:** * `client`: Connected FastMCP client * `skill_name`: Name of the skill **Returns:** * SkillManifest with file listing **Raises:** * `ValueError`: If manifest cannot be read or parsed ### `download_skill` ```python theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}} download_skill(client: Client, skill_name: str, target_dir: str | Path) -> Path ``` Download a skill and all its files to a local directory. Creates a subdirectory named after the skill containing all files. **Args:** * `client`: Connected FastMCP client * `skill_name`: Name of the skill to download * `target_dir`: Directory where skill folder will be created * `overwrite`: If True, overwrite existing skill directory. If False (default), raise FileExistsError if directory exists. **Returns:** * Path to the downloaded skill directory **Raises:** * `ValueError`: If skill cannot be found or downloaded * `FileExistsError`: If skill directory exists and overwrite=False ### `sync_skills` ```python theme={"theme":{"light":"snazzy-light","dark":"dark-plus"}} sync_skills(client: Client, target_dir: str | Path) -> list[Path] ``` Download all available skills from a server. **Args:** * `client`: Connected FastMCP client * `target_dir`: Directory where skill folders will be created * `overwrite`: If True, overwrite existing files **Returns:** * List of paths to downloaded skill directories ## Classes ### `SkillSummary` Summary information about a skill available on a server. ### `SkillFile` Information about a file within a skill. ### `SkillManifest` Full manifest of a skill including all files.