--- title: Agent Skills are enabled by default now! | daily.dev description: Agent skills are now enabled by default in the latest release, eliminating the need to manually activate them in settings. Users can create custom skills... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/agent-skills-are-enabled-by-default-now--gwxhevbdx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Agent Skills are enabled by default now! | daily.dev og:description: Agent skills are now enabled by default in the latest release, eliminating the need to manually activate them in settings. Users can create custom skills... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/agent-skills-are-enabled-by-default-now--gwxhevbdx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gwxHevbDX.png og:image:alt: Agent Skills are enabled by default now! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Agent Skills are enabled by default now! **[Visual Studio Code](https://daily.dev/sources/vscode)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Agent skills are now enabled by default in the latest release, eliminating the need to manually activate them in settings. Users can create custom skills through the chat interface by clicking the gear icon, selecting 'new skill', and defining the skill's behavior. 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