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How do I deploy btw-generated skills to a package user? #197
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I'm building an R package (https://github.com/AlgoCompSynth/eikosany) that includes a btw Shiny chat agent to answer questions from a user about using the package and carry out tasks requested by the user. Note that the user would see the package as installed, not as I see it as the developer or as you'd see it in the GitHub source repository.
To make the chat agent's question answering easier, I'm adding skills with btw::btw_task_create_skill. btw placed them in a directory .btw/skills in the root of the package as seen by the developer. devtools::check() does not like that for two reasons:
- It's a non-standard file in the root of the package directory, and
- It's a "hidden" file (name starts with a
.).
I've moved the directory to inst/btw, which satisfies devtools::check() and means the skills will be in the package both for me as the developer and a user who's installed it. But will the chat agent be able to find them?
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gadenbuie commentedon Jun 22, 2026
I recommend putting your package's skills in
inst/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md.gadenbuie commentedon Jun 22, 2026
Oops, sorry, I clicked the wrong button and sent that message too quickly.
btw_client()andbtw_app()automatically pick up skills from attached packages when they're stored in theinst/skillsdirectory. Depending on the setup of your package, that means that if you're using either of those function the skill will be automatically included for users (because you're package will be attached). You can test this out by inspecting the system prompt (either just print the client frombtw_client()or use the "system prompt" button in the toolbar below the chat input inbtw_app()) to make sure that it mentions your skill.znmeb commentedon Jun 22, 2026
Cool ... so I instinctively did the right thing!!