> ## 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 Source Protocol • AI Agent SDK

> SkillSourceProtocol: Abstract source of skills.

# SkillSourceProtocol

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

AI Agent

Abstract source of skills.

Implementations may back skills onto the filesystem (default), an
HTTP registry, a plugin directory, or an enterprise policy server.

## Methods

> [card] [discover()](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/functions/SkillSourceProtocol-discover.md)
>
> Return every skill this source can supply.

> [card] [load\_instructions()](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/functions/SkillSourceProtocol-load_instructions.md)
>
> Return the SKILL.md body for `name`, or None if unknown.

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/protocols.py#L38)
>
> `praisonaiagents/skills/protocols.py` at line 38

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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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