addSkillByName | SignalWire

Look up a skill class by name in the global SkillRegistry, instantiate it, and add it to the agent via addSkill. Fails closed like addSkill.

Parameters

skillName

stringRequired

Registered skill name (read from the target class’s SKILL_NAME).

params

SkillConfig

Optional configuration forwarded to the skill constructor.

Returns

Promise<this> — the agent for method chaining.

Example

1 const agent = new AgentBase({ name: 'assistant', route: '/assistant' });
2 agent.setPromptText('You are a helpful assistant.');
3 await agent.addSkillByName('datetime');
4 await agent.addSkillByName('web_search', { num_results: 3 });

1	const agent = new AgentBase({ name: 'assistant', route: '/assistant' });
2	agent.setPromptText('You are a helpful assistant.');
3	await agent.addSkillByName('datetime');
4	await agent.addSkillByName('web_search', { num_results: 3 });