Update a skill

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

PUT /api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}

Auth

Update an existing user-created skill. To learn more about Agent Builder skills, refer to the skills documentation.

Required authorization

Privileges agentBuilder:manageSkills

Path parameters

skillId string · min length: 1 · max length: 512 required: The unique identifier of the skill.

Header parameters

kbn-xsrf string required: A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

Request body

content string: Updated skill instructions content.
description string: Updated description.
name string: Updated name for the skill.
referenced_content object[] · max items: 100
tool_ids string[] · max items: 100: Updated tool IDs from the tool registry.

Response

200

Indicates a successful response

application/json

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn:/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}
{
  "name": "Updated Skill Name",
  "description": "Updated description for the skill."
}

curl Shell

curl \
  -X PUT "https://${KIBANA_URL}/api/agent_builder/skills/{skillId}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Updated Skill Name",
    "description": "Updated description for the skill."
  }'

Response

No example

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Example request to update a user-defined skill

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn:/api/agent_builder/skills/SKILL_ID
{
  "content": "Updated skill instructions content.",
  "description": "Updated description for the skill.",
  "name": "Updated Skill Name",
  "tool_ids": [
    "platform.core.search",
    "platform.core.execute_esql"
  ]
}

Generated from the API spec

curl Shell

curl \
  -X PUT "https://${KIBANA_URL}/api/agent_builder/skills/${SKILL_ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Updated skill instructions content.",
    "description": "Updated description for the skill.",
    "name": "Updated Skill Name",
    "tool_ids": [
      "platform.core.search",
      "platform.core.execute_esql"
    ]
  }'

Generated from the API spec

Response

Example response returning the updated skill

{
  "content": "Updated skill instructions content.",
  "description": "Updated description for the skill.",
  "experimental": false,
  "id": "my-custom-skill",
  "name": "Updated Skill Name",
  "readonly": false,
  "tool_ids": [
    "platform.core.search",
    "platform.core.execute_esql"
  ]
}

Required authorization

Path parameters

Header parameters

Request body { }

Response

Request body