> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vecbase.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Skills

> Everything your agent can do

# Skills

Your agent is more than a chatbot — it runs on a dedicated machine with a full suite of tools and skills. Here's everything it can do.

## Core Tools

These tools are always available and run directly on your agent's machine:

| Tool                | What It Does                                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Code Execution**  | Run Python, Node.js, and shell scripts. Install packages, build projects, automate anything                     |
| **File Management** | Read, write, edit, and organize files. Your agent has persistent storage that keeps everything between sessions |
| **Web Search**      | Search the web for real-time information on any topic                                                           |
| **Web Fetch**       | Visit any web page and extract the information you need                                                         |
| **Deep Research**   | AI-powered deep research that reads multiple sources and produces reports with citations                        |
| **Web Crawling**    | Crawl entire websites and extract structured data                                                               |
| **Scheduling**      | Set up recurring tasks — daily reports, weekly check-ins, regular updates                                       |
| **Sub-Agents**      | Launch background agents to handle complex, multi-step tasks in parallel                                        |

## Skills

Skills are specialized abilities that extend what your agent can do:

| Skill                  | What It Does                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **PDF**                | Read, create, merge, split, and fill PDF files                     |
| **Spreadsheets**       | Create and edit Excel (.xlsx) files, analyze data                  |
| **Word Documents**     | Create and edit Word (.docx) files                                 |
| **Presentations**      | Create and edit PowerPoint (.pptx) files                           |
| **Document Parsing**   | Extract text from PDFs, images, scanned documents, and more        |
| **Image Generation**   | Create and edit images from text descriptions                      |
| **Speech Recognition** | Transcribe audio in 50+ languages, output text or SRT subtitles    |
| **Text-to-Speech**     | Generate natural-sounding speech, with voice cloning support       |
| **Web Browser**        | Browse websites, fill forms, take screenshots using a real browser |
| **Connectors**         | Interact with Gmail, GitHub, Slack, and other connected services   |

## How to Use

Just ask your agent in natural language:

* *"Create a PDF report from this data"*
* *"Merge these three PDFs into one"*
* *"Analyze this spreadsheet and create a chart"*
* *"Research the latest trends in AI and write a summary"*
* *"Transcribe this meeting recording"*
* *"Read me this article aloud"*
* *"Generate an image of a mountain landscape"*
* *"Send an email to the team about tomorrow's meeting"*

Your agent automatically picks the right tool based on your request.

## Adding Custom Skills

Your team can teach the agent company-specific workflows, templates, or processes by adding custom skills.

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  Skills are what make Vecbase agents different from simple chatbots. A chatbot can only chat — your agent can actually **do things**: create files, process data, interact with services, browse the web, and complete real tasks.
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