> ## 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.

# Generate Skills Xml • AI Agent SDK

> generate_skills_xml: Generate XML block for available skills.

# generate\_skills\_xml

Function

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

Generate XML block for available skills.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def generate_skills_xml(skills: List[SkillMetadata], working_directory: str | None, budget: SkillPromptBudget | None) -> str
```

## Parameters

**skills** `List[SkillMetadata]` *required*

List of SkillMetadata instances

**working\_directory** `str \\| None`

Current working directory for path resolution

**budget** `SkillPromptBudget \\| None`

Optional budget to limit skills included in prompt

### Returns

**Returns** `str`

XML string with \<available\_skills> block

## Uses

* `os.getcwd`
* `apply_budget`
* `html.escape`
* `format_skill_for_prompt`

## Used By

* [`SkillManager.to_prompt`](../functions/SkillManager-to_prompt)
* [`to_prompt`](../functions/to_prompt)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/prompt.py#L41)
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> `praisonaiagents/skills/prompt.py` at line 41

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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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