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# Create a skill project

# Create a skill project in RPA Desktop Design Studio {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Create a skill automation project in RPA Desktop Design Studio that can be reused in other automations.

## Before you begin

Set up the RPA Desktop Design Studio application and add the ServiceNow instance details. For more information, see [Set up RPA Desktop Design Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/x8c1EZHg_pBd0Y0LhPdIJQ "Set up RPA Desktop Design Studio to add your ServiceNow RPA Hub instance details in Connection Manager and to start using the application.").

Role required: none

## About this task

A skill automation is a reusable component. You can build a skill so that you can provide prebuilt capabilities for other automation processes. For example, if a login functionality is used in four different automations, that login functionality can be created as a skill that you can reuse across automations.

## Procedure

1. On the RPA Desktop Design Studio home page, select the down arrow in the Create Automation button.
2. Select Create Skill.  
   Figure 1. Create Skill automation button
3. In the Name field, enter the name of the skill automation project.
4. **Optional:** In the Description field, enter the description of the skill automation project.
5. In the Location field, enter the location of the skill automation project or retain the default location.  
   Note:  
   By default, the RPA Desktop Design Studio provides the latest versions of certain plugins with the automation project that you create. You can add more plugins after you create the project. In the Create new skill window, view the default plugins by selecting View, next to Using latest plugins.
6. Select Create.
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