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Version: 2.0

Agent skills for coding agents

When you use AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex to build with Vectara, the agent may rely on outdated training data. Agent skills solve this by giving the coding agent current, accurate patterns for using the Vectara platform.

What are agent skills?​

Agent skills are instruction files that you install into your coding agent's project. They teach the agent how to use the Vectara API correctly, including creating agents, configuring tools, managing sessions, and avoiding common mistakes.

The vectara/agent-skills repository contains skills compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, and other AI coding agents.

Available skills​

SkillDescription
agentsBuild AI agents with tools, sessions, and instructions

Install​

One command (all platforms)​

npx skills add vectara/agent-skills

This detects your coding agent and installs the skill files to the correct location automatically.

Manual install​

Claude Code​

mkdir -p .claude/skills/vectara-agents
curl -o .claude/skills/vectara-agents/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectara/agent-skills/main/skills/agents/SKILL.md

Cursor​

mkdir -p .cursor/rules/vectara-agents
curl -o .cursor/rules/vectara-agents/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectara/agent-skills/main/skills/agents/SKILL.md

OpenAI Codex​

mkdir -p .agents/skills/vectara-agents
curl -o .agents/skills/vectara-agents/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vectara/agent-skills/main/skills/agents/SKILL.md