> ## 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.

# Load Instructions • AI Agent SDK

> load_instructions: Return the SKILL.md body for ``name``, or None if unknown.

# load\_instructions

Method

> This is a method of the [**SkillSourceProtocol**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/SkillSourceProtocol.md) class in the [**protocols**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/protocols.md) module.

Return the SKILL.md body for `name`, or None if unknown.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def load_instructions(name: str) -> Optional[str]
```

## Parameters

**name** `str` *required*

No description available.

### Returns

**Returns** `Optional[str]`

The result of the operation.

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/protocols.py#L49)
>
> `praisonaiagents/skills/protocols.py` at line 49


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