> ## 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.

# Find Skill Md • AI Agent SDK

> find_skill_md: Find the SKILL.md file in a skill directory.

# find\_skill\_md

Function

> This function is defined in the [**parser**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/parser.md) module.

Find the SKILL.md file in a skill directory.

Prefers SKILL.md (uppercase) but accepts skill.md (lowercase).

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def find_skill_md(skill_dir: Path) -> Optional[Path]
```

## Parameters

**skill\_dir** `Path` *required*

Path to the skill directory

### Returns

**Returns** `Optional[Path]`

Path to the SKILL.md file, or None if not found

## Uses

* `path.exists`

## Used By

* [`discover_skills`](../functions/discover_skills)
* [`discover_skill`](../functions/discover_skill)
* [`SkillLoader.activate`](../functions/SkillLoader-activate)
* [`read_properties`](../functions/read_properties)
* [`validate`](../functions/validate)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/parser.py#L15)
>
> `praisonaiagents/skills/parser.py` at line 15

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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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