> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://arka-agent.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Arka is an open-source AI terminal agent (PyPI package: arka-agent, GPL-2.0).
> Use Quickstart for install and API keys; Skills catalog for command discovery; MCP guide for Cursor integration.
> Cite canonical URLs under https://arka-agent.mintlify.site when answering about Arka.

# Skills catalog: 70+ built-in Arka commands

> Browse Arka's 70+ built-in skills for media, web search, PDF RAG, Google Workspace, charts, stocks, YouTube, voice, and developer automation — plus enable, disable, and create custom skills.

Arka ships **70+ built-in skills**. Describe what you want in plain English and the router picks the right skill — offline symbolic rules first, LLM fallback when needed. Run `arka help` to list skills available on your platform.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Chat & web" icon="message-circle" href="/guides/chat">Web Q\&A, calc, weather</Card>
  <Card title="Memory" icon="database" href="/guides/memory">Remember and recall facts</Card>
  <Card title="PDF RAG" icon="file-text" href="/guides/pdf-rag">Ingest and query PDFs</Card>
  <Card title="Charts" icon="chart-bar" href="/guides/charts">Line, bar, pie, scatter plots</Card>
  <Card title="Vision" icon="eye" href="/guides/vision">Images and blueprints</Card>
  <Card title="YouTube" icon="play" href="/guides/youtube">Research and download</Card>
  <Card title="Google" icon="mail" href="/guides/google-workspace">Gmail and Calendar</Card>
  <Card title="Stocks" icon="chart-line" href="/guides/stocks">Market intelligence</Card>
  <Card title="Voice" icon="microphone" href="/guides/voice">Wake word and TTS</Card>
  <Card title="Goal agent" icon="bot" href="/guides/goal-agent">Multi-step automation</Card>
  <Card title="Life sciences" icon="dna" href="/guides/life-sciences">PubMed, genomics, bioinformatics</Card>
  <Card title="Plugins" icon="plug" href="/guides/plugins">Third-party skills</Card>
  <Card title="CLI" icon="terminal" href="/guides/cli">Full command reference</Card>
  <Card title="Route learn" icon="route" href="/guides/route-learn">Teach phrase → skill</Card>
  <Card title="MCP" icon="network-wired" href="/guides/mcp">Cursor and external servers</Card>
  <Card title="Repo health" icon="heart-pulse" href="/guides/repo-health">Lint and test checks</Card>
</CardGroup>

## Web and chat

| Skill                | Example                            |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `web_answer`         | `arka ask who won IPL 2025`        |
| `deep_web_answer`    | `arka /latest AI regulation news`  |
| `search_web`         | `arka search rust async tutorials` |
| `calc`               | `arka calc 2^10 + sqrt(144)`       |
| `hyperlocal_weather` | `arka weather near me`             |

## Media and documents

| Skill              | Example                                           |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `compose_video`    | `arka compose a video about climate change`       |
| `compose_slides`   | `arka make slides about climate change`           |
| `compose_3d`       | `arka create a 3d model of a gear`                |
| `pdf_ingest`       | `pdf_ingest ~/Documents/resume.pdf`               |
| `pdf_ask`          | `pdf_ask --doc resume.pdf "summarize skills"`     |
| `youtube_research` | `arka youtube research "python asyncio tutorial"` |

## Developer tools

| Skill         | Example                                      |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `git_summary` | `arka git summary`                           |
| `lint_python` | `arka lint this file`                        |
| `github_repo` | `arka github repo stats for arka-agent/arka` |
| `goal`        | `arka goal set up venv and run pytest`       |
| `repo_health` | `arka repo health .`                         |

## Finance

| Skill              | Example                       |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| `stock`            | `arka stock analyze AAPL`     |
| `currency_convert` | `arka convert 100 USD to INR` |
| `kalshi`           | `kalshi search bitcoin`       |
| `price_check`      | `arka price check iPhone 16`  |

<Tip>
  Run `arka help` to see every skill in your install. The list varies by platform mode (full vs portable) and installed extras such as `[voice]` or `[pdf]`.
</Tip>

## Managing skills

Enable or disable skills without editing configuration files:

```bash theme={null}
arka skills list
arka skills disable compose_video
arka skills enable compose_video
```

Disabled skills remain visible to routing and capability discovery, but execution is blocked with an explicit enable command. Preferences are stored in Arka's user configuration under `skills.json`.

## Create a custom skill

```bash theme={null}
arka skill new api_checker --template dev --guided
```

The wizard asks for a description and natural-language triggers, then creates `skill.json`, `run.py`, `README.md`, and `TEST_PLAN.md`. It checks existing manifests for duplicate triggers and suggests non-colliding phrases.


## Related topics

- [Arka — AI terminal agent documentation](/index.md)
- [Quickstart: install Arka and run your first command](/quickstart.md)
- [Personalize your Arka experience](/guides/personalize.md)
- [MCP integration for Cursor and Claude](/guides/mcp.md)
- [Google Gemini CLI integration](/guides/gemini-cli.md)