Creating a skill is writing, not coding
A skill on Roumora is a document that teaches the AI to do a job your way. You write it in plain language, fill out one form, and the platform turns it into something people can add and chat with. Here's the whole process.
Start with what you'd tell an apprentice
The heart of a skill is a simple written document. In it, you explain how you approach the task: the steps you take, the questions you always ask first, the rules of thumb you follow, and the mistakes you see everyone else make.
A resume coach might write out how they structure a bullet point and what they cut. A meal planner might list how they balance a week of dinners around a budget. If you've ever trained someone to do your job, you've already done this once.
When someone adds your skill and starts chatting, the AI follows your document - so every answer reflects your approach instead of a generic guess.
One form and you're live
Publishing on Roumora takes a few minutes. This is everything it asks for.
- 1
Name it and describe it
A clear title like “Twitter Thread Writer” and a one-sentence description of what it does. This is what people see when they browse.
- 2
Pick an icon and a category
The cover is your shelf presence in the marketplace. The category - cooking, careers, writing, money - is how people find you.
- 3
Add kickoff questions, if you want
Give your skill an interview. It asks these one at a time before it starts, so the work comes back shaped by the answers instead of generic.
- 4
Upload your skill document
The written instructions from above. The platform scans and validates every upload before it goes live, so the marketplace stays trustworthy.
- 5
Choose visibility and publish
Make it public on the marketplace, or keep it private while you polish. You can update it any time - changes ship as new versions.
What separates a great skill from a good one
The best-rated skills on Roumora share a few habits.
It does one job well
“Resume bullet rewriter” beats “career helper.” A focused skill gives consistent results - and shows up in search when people need exactly that.
It has opinions
Generic advice is what people get from a blank chat. Your skill should make the calls you'd make: what to always do, what to never do, and why.
It asks before it answers
Great skills tell the AI what to find out first - budget, audience, deadline - the same questions you'd ask a client before starting.
It shows its format
If the output should be a table, a week plan, or three options with trade-offs, say so. People come back to skills that deliver the same shape every time.
Turn your skill into a guided interview
Some jobs need a few answers before the work can start - the same questions you'd ask a client in a kickoff call. Add a steps list to the top of your skill document and the AI will ask them one at a time, in your order, before it delivers the final result.
---
name: "Twitter Thread Writer"
description: "Interviews you, then writes the thread."
version: "1.0.0"
steps:
- question: "What topic is your thread about?"
- question: "What tone do you want?"
options: ["Casual", "Professional", "Spicy"]
- question: "How many tweets? (3-15)"
---
# Instructions the AI follows after the interview...In chat, each question shows its progress (“Step 2 of 3”), and any options you list become one-tap answer buttons. Up to 10 steps, up to 6 options each - all optional, so a regular skill document works exactly as before.
After you hit publish
People find it in the marketplace. Your skill appears in its category with your name on it. Buyers add it to their library and chat with it right on Roumora - nothing for them to install either.
Ratings and reviews come in. Feedback tells you what to sharpen. Strong ratings push your skill up in browse and search.
You keep improving it. Edit your skill whenever you learn something new. Updates are versioned, so your listing grows better over time without ever breaking for the people already using it.
Ready to write yours?
Sign up free, open the create form, and publish your first skill today.