self-learning
Autonomous skill generator that learns new technologies from the web. Use when, users want to learn about a new library/framework/tool, need to create a skill for an unfamiliar technology, want to research and document a technology's usage patterns, or invoke with `/learn <topic>`. This skill uses w
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npx skills add philschmid/self-learning-skill --skill self-learning
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Self Learning Skill Generator
Autonomously research and learn new technologies from the web, then generate a reusable skill.
Usage
If <topic is missing, show usage. If topic is ambiguous, ask to clarify:
"react" → "React for web, React Native, or a specific library like react query?"
"apollo" → "Apollo GraphQL client, Apollo Server, or Apollo Federation?"
"aws" → "Which AWS service? (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.)"
Normalize to kebab case for filenames.
2. Discover Sources (Web Search)
Use web search tool to find authoritative documentation:
Search queries to try:
1. <topic official documentation
2. <topic getting started guide
3. <topic API reference
4. <topic GitHub repository
Source prioritization:
1. Official docs sites (e.g., docs. , .dev)
2. Official GitHub repositories (README, /docs)
3. Official blogs/announcements
Select 3–5 high quality URLs maximum.
If no credible sources found, ask user to provide a URL.
3. Extract Content (URL Reading)
For each selected URL, read the content:
Extract only relevant sections:
Installation / setup
Core concepts
API reference / key functions
Common patterns / examples
Version information
Skip irrelevant content:
Navigation, ads, login prompts
Unrelated sidebar content
Comments, forums
If reading the content fails (JavaScript heavy sites), fall back to browser agent:
Record scrape timestamp for each source (use current date: YYYY MM DD format).
4. Generate Skill
Skills are modular, self contained packages. Every skill consists of a required SKILL.md file and optional bundled resources:
1. Read references/skill creation guide.md to understand the format and principles.
2. Synthesize the learned and extracted information into a new skill.
Trigger: Write a description that clearly defines when to use it.
Workflow: Create step by step instructions.
Format: Ensure valid YAML frontmatter and proper file structure.
5. Save the Skill
Antigravity supports two types of skills, save a global workspace if asked.
.agent/skills/<skill folder / Workspace specific
~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/<skill folder / Global (all workspaces)
Create directory if it doesn't exist, warn user before overwriting existing skill.
6. Confirm to User
Report:
Tool Reference
search web : Discover documentation URLs
read url content : Extract content from static pages
browser subagent : Extract content from JavaScript heavy sites
write to file : Save the generated skill
Critical Rules
1. Never hallucinate documentation: Only include information from scraped sources.
2. Never invent APIs: If documentation is unclear, ask the user what to do.
3. Ask for URLs: If automated discovery fails, ask user for specific URLs.
4. Verify sources: Prefer official sources over third party tutorials.