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Skills

Skills are Markdown files that tell Warden what to look for. They are review specialists: one skill can focus on AppSec, another on API contracts, another on performance, and another on your local architectural rules.

Built-ins

Section titled “Built-ins”

Warden ships with two baseline skills:

SkillPurpose
security-reviewBaseline application security coverage.
code-reviewCorrectness bugs and behavioral regressions.

Add them by name:

Terminal window
warden add security-review
warden add code-review

Custom Skills

Section titled “Custom Skills”

Custom skills live in a directory with a SKILL.md file:

Skill directory
.agents/skills/
└── api-review/
    └── SKILL.md

The directory name and frontmatter name should match.

Next

Section titled “Next”
Built-in SkillsStart with Warden’s baseline reviews.Adding SkillsAdd built-in, remote, and local skills to a project.Writing SkillsCreate focused SKILL.md files for your codebase.DiscoveryUnderstand resolution order and skill directories.