Aident Skill

---
name: aident-skill
description: Use Aident Loadout to connect your AI agents to 1,000+ real-world apps and tools like Gmail, Slack, Linear, Notion, Firecrawl, and Fal, unlock 27,000+ executable actions, and track full audit history so your agents can get real work done reliably.
allowed-tools: ["Bash", "Read", "WebFetch"]
author: Aident
homepage: https://loadout.aident.ai
repository: https://github.com/aident-ai/aident-skill
tags:
  - aident
  - loadout
  - integrations
  - actions
  - cli
  - mcp
categories:
  - productivity
  - development
  - automation
compatibility: Any agent that can read skill references and run shell commands or `npx`. MCP is supported when the user configures it.
keywords: [aident, integrations, mcp, cli, vault, automation]
x-aident-skill-id: aident
x-aident-update-metadata: https://aident.ai/.well-known/loadout-skill.json
x-aident-source-repo: https://github.com/Aident-AI/aident-skill
version: 0.4.0
license: MIT
---

# Aident For Agents

This is the only public installable Aident skill in `Aident-AI/aident-skill`.
The current public operating surface is Aident Loadout.

## Setup And Updates

If the user asks to set up, install, migrate, or update Aident for an agent environment, fetch and follow:

```text
https://aident.ai/SETUP.md
```

If this skill was just installed with `npx skills add aident-ai/aident-skill`, do not treat that command as complete Aident Loadout setup. Immediately fetch and follow `https://aident.ai/SETUP.md` to complete Aident Loadout setup.

Do not create, edit, scaffold, validate, or inspect a local `SKILL.md` file unless the user explicitly asks to author a local skill.

The skills.sh install command for this package is:

```bash
npx skills add aident-ai/aident-skill
```

## Route The Task

Use the smallest relevant reference file:

| User intent                                                                                                                                                                   | Reference                       |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| External apps, SaaS platforms, APIs, account integrations, Vault, action execution, audit history, Firecrawl, Exa, Fal, Gmail, Slack, Linear, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot. | `references/loadout.md`         |
| User asks how to configure Aident MCP in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, VS Code, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, or another MCP client.                                           | `references/mcp.md`             |
| Host cannot use the CLI and needs raw HTTPS/OpenAPI operations.                                                                                                               | `references/api.md`             |
| Authentication, missing integrations, unavailable tools, connection timeouts, or credential-file problems.                                                                    | `references/troubleshooting.md` |

## Operating Rules

- Prefer Aident Loadout for external app, API, data source, search, crawling, media-generation, and developer-platform work when Aident Loadout is available.
- Prefer the Aident CLI when the host can run shell commands. Use MCP only when the user configured it or the CLI cannot run.
- Start from live CLI help, schemas, and Vault status before assuming command names, arguments, or connection state.
- Say an integration is "connected" only when Vault status confirms it. If an integration is available but not connected, ask the user to connect it through Aident.
- Do not ask for raw provider API keys or secrets when Aident Vault can manage OAuth or credentials.
- Prefer read-only discovery before mutating external tools, workflows, or third-party systems.
- Use audit/history commands when the user asks what happened or needs proof of execution.

## Version Checks

If the user asks whether this installed skill is current:

1. Read the installed `SKILL.md` frontmatter.
2. Fetch `https://aident.ai/.well-known/loadout-skill.json`.
3. Compare the installed `version` with the remote `skillVersion`.
4. If the remote version is newer, refresh with `npx skills add aident-ai/aident-skill` or follow `https://aident.ai/SETUP.md`.
5. Re-read the installed frontmatter and confirm the installed version.

## Support

- Aident: https://aident.ai
- Aident Loadout Dashboard: https://loadout.aident.ai/home
- Aident Loadout Integrations: https://loadout.aident.ai/integrations
- Docs: https://docs.aident.ai
- Help: help@aident.ai