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Builder skills are reusable instruction files that ship with Flows custom apps for Cognite Data Fusion (CDF). Agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot use them to follow Cognite API guidance and workflows, so you don’t repeat the same prompts.

How builder skills are delivered

When you run npx @cognite/cli@latest apps create, the CLI fetches skills automatically from the cognitedata/builder-skills repository and writes them into your app. No extra install or configuration — compatible agents read the skill files from your workspace.

Keep skills up to date

Cognite updates the builder-skills repository regularly. To pull the latest skills into an existing app, run:
npx @cognite/cli@latest apps skills pull
To pull a single skill by name:
npx @cognite/cli@latest apps skills pull --skill create-client-tool
To see all skills currently installed in your app:
npx @cognite/cli@latest apps skills list
Pull skills after upgrading @cognite/cli or when starting new work that touches authentication, data modeling, or Atlas agents — areas where Cognite updates skills most often.

Example skills

The following table lists a few skills that ship with Flows custom apps.
SkillPurpose
setup-flows-authWire up connectToHostApp and authenticated CDF access.
integrate-atlas-chatAdd a streaming Atlas Agent chat interface to your app.
create-client-toolGenerate an AtlasTool and integrate it with useAtlasChat.
designApply Aura UI components, tokens, layouts, and accessibility guidance.
dm-limits-and-best-practicesFollow CDF data modeling concurrency and batching guidance.
flows-app-reviewRun the official Flows platform review workflow on your app.
For the full list and the source of each skill, see cognitedata/builder-skills.

Further reading

Last modified on May 12, 2026