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Documentation Index

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A Skill is one named thing Aident knows how to do — send an email, post a message in a channel, read a spreadsheet, search the web. Every step in a playbook either uses a skill or describes an action that maps to one.

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How a Skill Shows Up

Inside a step, a skill appears as a small pill on the line where it’s used. The pill is a quick, at-a-glance reminder of what that step actually does.
A skill pill shown inline on a step in the playbook editor
  • Click a skill pill to see what it does, what it needs, and what it returns.
  • If the skill requires an app, the matching pill in the editor’s ⚙️ Integrations section lights up.
You don’t pick skills from a menu. Write your step in plain English and Aiden figures out which skill to reach for.
When Aiden drafts or edits your plan, it automatically finds skills that match what each step is trying to do. You can always rework a step and Aiden will re-resolve the skills.

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Two Flavors

One-step actions

Do a single thing, like sending an email or posting a message. Fast and focused.

Multi-step workflows

Bundle several actions into one reusable unit — for example, “research a topic and write a summary”. One pill, several things happening under the hood.
Both flavors look the same when you use them in a step. The difference only matters when you’re curious what’s inside.

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Skills That Need an App

A skill that talks to the outside world needs an integration to work. “Send an email” needs Gmail. “Post a message” needs Slack, Discord, or Telegram. “Read a spreadsheet” needs Google Sheets. When a step uses one of these skills:
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Aiden adds the app

The needed integration shows up as a pill in the ⚙️ Integrations section of your playbook.
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You sign in once

If the pill is orange, click it and finish a standard sign-in. The pill turns white.
3

The skill just works

From there on, any step that uses this skill runs without asking you again.
See Integrations for the full connection story.

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Browsing the Catalog

You don’t have to browse skills to use them, but you can. Open Connections from the left sidebar and pick the Skills tab to see what Aident knows how to do across communication, productivity, research, developer tools, and more.
Browsing the catalog is a nice way to get ideas for new playbooks. If you see something useful, write a Goal that describes it and let Aiden take it from there.

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Next Steps

Integrations

Connect the apps your skills rely on

Playbooks

See skill pills living inside real steps