Basic Skills

1"""
2Basic Skills
3=============================
4
5Basic Skills Example.
6"""
7
8from pathlib import Path
9
10from kern.agent import Agent
11from kern.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
12from kern.skills import LocalSkills, Skills
13
14# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
15# Create Agent
16# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
17# Get the skills directory relative to this file
18skills_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "sample_skills"
19
20# Create an agent with skills loaded from the directory
21agent = Agent(
22    name="Code Review Agent",
23    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
24    skills=Skills(loaders=[LocalSkills(str(skills_dir))]),
25    instructions=[
26        "You are a helpful assistant with access to specialized skills.",
27    ],
28    markdown=True,
29)
30
31
32# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
33# Run Agent
34# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
35if __name__ == "__main__":
36    # Ask the agent to review some code
37    agent.print_response(
38        "Review this Python code and provide feedback:\n\n"
39        "```python\n"
40        "def calculate_total(items):\n"
41        "    total = 0\n"
42        "    for i in range(len(items)):\n"
43        "        total = total + items[i]['price'] * items[i]['quantity']\n"
44        "    return total\n"
45        "```"
46    )

1# Clone and setup repo
2git clone https://github.com/kern-ai/kern.git
3cd kern/cookbook/02_agents/16_skills
4
5# Create and activate virtual environment
6./scripts/demo_setup.sh
7source .venvs/demo/bin/activate
8
9python basic_skills.py