---
title: "Skills"
description: "Skills are pre built handlers for common tasks that don't need an LLM."
resource: https://www.aiagents.nexus/docs/manual/broker-routing/skills
generated: { by: "process:nexus-agent-assets", at: 2026-09-07T09:13:03Z }
status: stable
---

# Broker Skills

Skills are pre-built handlers for common tasks that don't need an LLM.

## Defining Skills

```yaml
skills:
  summarize:
    description: "Summarize text"
    handler: summarize.wasm
    patterns:
      - summarize
      - summary
      - tldr
  translate:
    description: "Translate text"
    handler: translate.wasm
    patterns:
      - translate
      - convert language
  classify:
    description: "Classify content"
    handler: classify.wasm
    patterns:
      - classify
      - categorize
      - label
```

## Listing Skills

```bash
naos broker skills

# SKILL        HANDLER           PATTERNS
# summarize    summarize.wasm    summarize, summary, tldr
# translate    translate.wasm    translate, convert language
# classify     classify.wasm     classify, categorize, label
```