Skills Setup

Most users get stuck after installation because skills are not configured. This guide walks you through common setups.

Enable Web Search

You need a search provider API key. Common choices:

  • Tavily (recommended for research workflows)
  • Serper (fast Google-like results)
  • Brave Search (privacy-first)

Set environment variables:

export TAVILY_API_KEY="your_key"
export SERPER_API_KEY="your_key"
export BRAVE_API_KEY="your_key"

Calendar & Email

Google Calendar and Gmail require OAuth credentials. Create a Google Cloud project, enable the APIs, and download client credentials.

If you do not want OAuth complexity, start with search + webhooks and add calendar later.

Why Skills Are Not Triggering

  • The model is too weak for tool calling (upgrade to a stronger model).
  • API keys are missing or invalid.
  • Your prompt does not explicitly allow tools.
  • The skill is disabled in config or missing from the workspace.