Skills & advanced setup
Add your own tools when you are ready.
Install or write skills
Built-in skills are ready. Add more from the catalog, a local .xgs.js file, a URL or pasted source. Review the source and matching websites before installing.
How to write your first skill
- Start with a single
.xgs.jsfile. Set a unique name, namespace and version; set@matchto the website you want. - Add a clearly described function with an input schema. Start with a read-only action and keep results bounded.
- Review the source in the installer, click Install, then open the matching website to test.
- To revise it, open Settings → Skills → Manage installed skills → Edit. Local files and pasted source need no publishing or xgoose account.
Common questions and setup problems
Common questions and setup problems
- Why did it read my login page or email? Open the website you want to research and ask again there. Installed skills only activate on matching websites.
- Why can’t it use a website skill? Built-in skills work without User Scripts. For installed, edited or online-updated scripts, enable Allow User Scripts using the highlighted guide above, then return and retry.
- Did it read the entire thread? A preview or summary may cover only part. Ask for the actual range and for remaining replies to be read in batches.
- Did the search succeed? A completed script can still contain failed searches. Failed to fetch or a rate limit means the assistant needs to state what evidence is missing.