Skills

The Skills page is what Zinley knows how to do — and the rules it follows. It's one library, synced across all your devices. Open Configure → Skills.

The Skills page: a list of skills, each with a name, description, date, and a source tag reading either Learned by Zinley or a device name.
Skills — one library of what Zinley knows, synced everywhere.

Two kinds of entry live here, switched with the pills near the top:

  • Skills · N — reusable know-how: a repeatable way to do something (e.g. format a weekly report, clean up Docker).
  • Rules · N — guardrails: what to always do or never do (e.g. never send invoices unreviewed).

Use Search to filter. Each row shows the name, a one-line description, the last updated date, and where it came from.

Skills Zinley learns on its own

This is what makes the library powerful: Zinley doesn't only use what you write — it learns skills and rules by itself while working with you, so it gets better at doing things your way over time. Every row is tagged with its source:

  • ✨ Learned by Zinley — Zinley created this entry on its own from something it figured out while working. No setup on your part.
  • 🖥 <device> (e.g. Nghiem's MacBook Pro) — you created this one; the tag shows the device it's synced from.

Because the library is tied to your account, a skill Zinley learns on one machine is available on all your devices — see Devices.

Creating a skill

Click + New skill (top right) to open the editor:

The New skill dialog with Name, a When should your assistant use this field, and an Instructions box pre-filled with a Markdown template.
New skill — name it, say when to use it, and write the steps.

  • Name — a short handle (e.g. Weekly report format).

  • When should your assistant use this? — a clear sentence helps your assistant choose it at the right time (e.g. "Formats the Monday exec summary for weekly reports and status updates.").

  • Instructions — the how-to, in Markdown. The box starts with a template:

    # Name of the skill

What this helps with, in one line.

## Steps
1. First step
2. Second step
3. What NOT to do

  • Save to add it to the library (or Cancel / ✕ to discard).

Create from Chat, too: you don't have to use this form — just ask in Chat (e.g. "Save that as a skill") and Zinley writes it into the library for you.

Creating a rule

Switch to the Rules pill to filter the library to just guardrails:

The Rules view of the library with a New rule button and rules listed, one tagged Learned by Zinley.
The Rules view — the same library, filtered to guardrails.

Then click + New rule. The editor is the same shape as a skill, worded for guardrails:

The New rule dialog with Name, a When should your assistant use this field, and an Instructions box pre-filled with a rule template.
New rule — the same editor, tuned for what to avoid or always do.

  • Name — the rule (e.g. Never send invoices unreviewed).

  • When should your assistant use this? — e.g. "Blocks editable invoices when emailing financial documents."

  • Instructions — Markdown, with a rule-shaped template:

    # Name of the rule

What to avoid or always do, in one line.

## Details
1. What to do instead
2. When this applies

  • Save to add it.

Viewing, editing, and deleting

Click any skill or rule to open its detail view — the full instructions, its source (Learned by Zinley or a device), and when it was last updated.

A skill's detail view showing the title, description, Learned by Zinley tag, the full Markdown instructions, and Delete and Edit buttons.
Detail view — read the full instructions, then Edit or Delete.
  • Edit — change the name, when-to-use sentence, or instructions, then save.
  • Delete — remove it from the library (the red button, bottom-left).

Related

  • Your Zinley — your agent's identity, voice, and the Rules tab.
  • Chat — create skills and rules just by asking.
  • Devices — the library follows Zinley across your devices.