Built-in Skills

Open Astra ships with 106 built-in skills organized into 13 categories. All are auto-discovered at startup and immediately available to assign to any agent.

Code Development

Skill ID	Description
`codebase`	Read and search source code files, understand project structure
`code_review`	Review pull requests, suggest improvements, check standards
`test_runner`	Run tests, interpret results, suggest fixes for failures
`refactor`	Identify and apply code refactoring patterns
`documentation`	Generate and update code documentation, JSDoc, README files
`debugging`	Trace errors, read logs, suggest root cause fixes
`architecture`	Reason about system design, suggest architectural patterns
`dependency_audit`	Check for outdated or vulnerable npm/pip/cargo dependencies
`linting`	Run linters and formatters, auto-fix violations
`type_checking`	Run TypeScript/mypy type checks and interpret errors

Version Control

Skill ID	Description
`git_ops`	Stage, commit, branch, merge, rebase, diff, log
`gitlab_ops`	Manage GitLab merge requests, issues, pipelines
`git_history`	Analyze commit history, blame, bisect, find regressions
`pr_review`	Review pull requests in detail, leave inline comments

Web Research

Skill ID	Description
`web_search`	Search the web and summarize results
`web_research`	Multi-source research with citation tracking
`web_scraping`	Extract structured data from web pages
`document_analysis`	Read and analyze PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets
`news_monitor`	Monitor news feeds and summarize relevant stories
`competitive_intel`	Research competitors, products, and market landscape

Data Analysis

Skill ID	Description
`data_analysis`	Analyze datasets, compute statistics, identify trends
`sql_ops`	Write and execute SQL queries, explain query plans
`csv_ops`	Parse, transform, and analyze CSV files
`chart_generation`	Generate data visualization descriptions and code
`etl`	Design and implement data pipeline transformations

DevOps and Infrastructure

Skill ID	Description
`docker_ops`	Build, run, and manage Docker containers and images
`kubernetes_ops`	Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads
`terraform_ops`	Write and apply Terraform infrastructure code
`ci_cd`	Configure and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines
`monitoring`	Set up and interpret monitoring, alerts, and dashboards
`incident_response`	Diagnose and remediate production incidents
`log_analysis`	Parse and analyze application and system logs

Project Management

Skill ID	Description
`linear_ops`	Create and manage Linear issues, projects, and cycles
`jira_ops`	Create and manage Jira tickets and sprints
`notion_ops`	Read and write Notion pages and databases
`sprint_planning`	Plan sprints, estimate stories, allocate work
`retrospective`	Facilitate retrospectives and track action items

Communication

Skill ID	Description
`email_ops`	Draft, send, and manage emails
`slack_ops`	Read and send Slack messages and manage channels
`calendar_ops`	Create and manage calendar events
`meeting_notes`	Transcribe and summarize meeting recordings
`writing_assist`	Draft, edit, and improve written content

Security

Skill ID	Description
`security_review`	Review code for OWASP vulnerabilities, secrets exposure
`secret_scanning`	Scan repositories for accidentally committed secrets
`dependency_vulnerabilities`	Check for known CVEs in project dependencies
`iam_audit`	Review IAM policies and suggest least-privilege improvements

Team Knowledge

Skill ID	Description
`team_knowledge`	Search and update workspace memory and knowledge base
`onboarding`	Guide new team members through setup and context
`runbook_execution`	Follow and execute operational runbooks step by step
`knowledge_capture`	Extract decisions and learnings and save to knowledge base

Agent Self-Improvement

Skill ID	Description
`agent_therapy`	Self-reflection journal, mood tracking, and behavioral pattern analysis
`ethical_alignment`	Post-generation ethical alignment validation with category scoring
`health_scorecard`	Periodic agent reliability and efficiency scoring
`evolution_engine`	Goal-driven persona evolution with feedback loops

Swarm Orchestration

Skill ID	Description
`code_review_swarm`	Multi-agent autonomous code review with specialized reviewers
`swarm_management`	Swarm monitoring, resource allocation, and multi-swarm control
`scenario_engine`	What-if simulation with side-by-side comparison

Memory Management

Skill ID	Description
`memory_management`	Cross-tier compression, propagation, budgeting, and consistency checks
`graph_evolution`	Knowledge graph evolution with temporal decay and relationship management
`knowledge_injection`	External knowledge injection with deduplication

Collaboration

Skill ID	Description
`realtime_collab`	Multi-user collaborative sessions with role-based access control