# witcheer's Wingtips #111: name the skill, then call it

Written by [witcheer](https://x.com/witcheer) at Nous Research. Republished with credit.

Canonical: https://hermeswatcher.com/wingtips/111  
Published: 2026-10-26  
[Original](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/wingtips/111-name-the-skill/) · [On X](https://x.com/witcheer/status/2114650743500382473) · [Full collection](https://notwitcheer.github.io/hermes-recipes/) · [Official docs](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/tips#when-to-create-skills)

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Sources: [Hermes docs: Tips](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/tips#when-to-create-skills)


when you and your agent finish a task you will do again, ask it to keep the steps as a skill:

`save what we did as a skill called weekly-update`

it writes the steps from the chat you had and saves them. the name you pick becomes a slash command, so in a new chat you type /weekly-update with your notes and it follows the same steps.

great for a weekly update, a report you format the same way every time or a setup you repeat on each new project!

docs: [https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/tips#when-to-create-skills](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/tips#when-to-create-skills)