Skill Discovery
Agents can discover, browse, and request skills from the full catalog -- not just the ones already assigned to them. Combined with connector-based suggestions, the platform proactively surfaces relevant skills as your team evolves.
How It Works
MeetLoyd uses three channels to surface relevant skills for your agents:
- Agent self-service -- Agents use tools to browse the catalog and request skills they need
- First-start suggestions -- During team onboarding, the platform matches skills to each agent's tools and role
- Watchdog monitoring -- Periodic checks detect when new skills become relevant (e.g., after catalog updates)
All skill assignments go through human approval, except for first-party MeetLoyd skills during onboarding which are auto-assigned.
Browsing the Skill Catalog
Agents can browse the full skill catalog, filter by category (e.g., "engineering"), or search by keyword (e.g., "sales objection"). The response includes lightweight metadata for every matching skill: name, description, category, author, and whether it is already assigned.
Agents cannot load skill instructions until assignment is approved. Browsing shows metadata only.
Requesting a Skill
When an agent finds a useful skill, it can request assignment by providing the skill ID and a reason. This creates a task for an administrator to review and approve. The agent receives a task ID and can check status later.
Connector-Based Suggestions
When integrations are connected, the platform automatically suggests relevant skills.
How Connectors Map to Skills
| Integration | Suggested Skills |
|---|---|
| GitHub | coding-agent, webapp-testing, mcp-builder |
| Jira | webapp-testing |
| Slack | internal-comms, slack-gif-creator |
| Google Workspace | doc-coauthoring, xlsx |
| Microsoft 365 | doc-coauthoring, docx, pptx, xlsx |
| Notion | doc-coauthoring |
| HubSpot | internal-comms |
Automatic Suggestions on Connect
When you connect a new integration, the platform:
- Looks up recommended skills for that integration
- Checks which skills exist in your catalog
- Creates a review task with suggestions
- An admin reviews and assigns to relevant agents
First-Start Discovery
During team onboarding, skill discovery runs automatically after tool discovery:
- Tool Discovery -- Identifies which integrations are connected
- Skill Discovery -- Matches agents to skills based on their assigned tools, role description, and connected integrations
- Auto-Assignment -- First-party MeetLoyd skills are assigned automatically
- Suggestions -- Third-party skills create review tasks for the admin
Best Practices
Agents work better with the right skills. Do not let suggestion tasks pile up -- a quick review keeps your team operating at peak capability.
First-party MeetLoyd skills are tested and safe to auto-assign during onboarding. Focus your review effort on third-party skills.
Skills with accurate categories get better auto-discovery matches. Write descriptive names and use tags to help the scoring algorithm surface your skill to the right agents.
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