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title: get_hints
slug: /reference/python/agents/skill-base/get-hints
description: Return speech recognition hints for this skill.
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Return speech recognition hints relevant to this skill. The agent adds these
to the SWML document to improve recognition accuracy.

Override this method to provide skill-specific hints.

## **Returns**

`list[str]` -- Words or phrases to boost (default: empty list).

## **Example**

```python {7}
from signalwire.core.skill_base import SkillBase

class WeatherSkill(SkillBase):
    SKILL_NAME = "weather"
    SKILL_DESCRIPTION = "Provides weather information"

    def get_hints(self):
        return ["weather", "temperature", "forecast", "humidity", "wind speed"]

    def setup(self) -> bool:
        return True

    def register_tools(self):
        pass
```