> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Skill Activation Protocol • AI Agent SDK

> SkillActivationProtocol: Protocol for progressive disclosure skill activation.

# SkillActivationProtocol

> Defined in the [**activation**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/activation.md) module.

AI Agent

Protocol for progressive disclosure skill activation.

This protocol defines the interface for activating skills on demand,
supporting Claude Code-style progressive disclosure where only skill
descriptions are shown in the system prompt initially, with full
bodies loaded when needed.

## Methods

> [card] [activate()](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/functions/SkillActivationProtocol-activate.md)
>
> Activate a skill and return its rendered body.

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/activation.py#L6)
>
> `praisonaiagents/skills/activation.py` at line 6

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Skills Concept](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/skills)

> [card] [Skills Feature](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/skills)


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