What are skills?
A skill is a reusable prompt that tells an agent how to perform a specific task.
Why use skills?
If you want to run your prompt recurringly, make it a skill. Save it once and run it anytime with a /command.
Get started
Click the + button in Scout chat and select Use skill → Create new skill.
Add a name, trigger command, and prompt for the task Scout should perform.
Once saved, type the command in the chat (e.g.,
/market-map) and run it.
Share skills with your team
All skills start as personal skills. You can select Share with team once the skill has been created.
Visibility and access
Personal skills are enabled by default. They appear in your /command dropdown, and Scout can use them automatically when relevant.
Team skills must be added to your account before they can be used. To enable a team skill, click the “+” icon in the Team tab on the Manage skills page.
Disabled skills won’t appear in your dropdown, can’t be called with a slash command, and won’t be used automatically by Scout. Any skill can be turned off at any time.
Anatomy of a great skill
A skill prompt should include:
Search criteria. What to look for (sector, stage, geography, keywords)
Filters and constraints. What to include or exclude
Output format. How you want results presented (table columns, sort order, level of detail)
Data details. What extra data to pull (funding details, founder backgrounds, connections)
Harmonic skill library
Looking for skill inspiration? Harmonic maintains a curated library of ready to use skills.
In Scout, click Manage skills
Navigate to the Harmonic tab
Browse and save the skills that fit your workflow
