# Introducing skills for Elle in Aha! software

> Source: <https://www.aha.io/blog/introducing-skills-for-elle-in-aha-software>
> Published: 2026-08-10 15:07:36+00:00

# Introducing skills for Elle in Aha! software

You have a specific way you like release notes structured or a particular tone you want in a stakeholder update. Right now, that knowledge lives with you, and you retype it at the start of a new chat with Elle (the AI assistant). That is real expertise — built up over time.

You can now turn that expertise into a reusable skill for Elle. Save it once, and it applies automatically every time the work comes up.

## Tell Elle how you want it done

You rely on [Elle](/suite/ai-overview) every day to help you research, write, and plan faster. You can already shape its output with [personal memory](https://support.aha.io/aha-software/elle-ai-assistant/personal-memory-for-elle~7655403549681679222) about you. Now, you can also give Elle [skills](https://support.aha.io/aha-software/elle-ai-assistant/create-and-use-skills-with-elle~7671056507266906069): reusable guidance that captures your expertise and gets applied automatically.

If you have used prompts, custom instructions, or agents with Elle before, those are still here. Skills are a more capable way to do the same kind of thing. They are built to work automatically without you needing to bring them into the conversation.

A skill is built from the guidance you want Elle to follow, plus (when it helps) reference material like a style guide or a strong example of work done well. Elle draws on all of it together, the same way a new teammate gets better the more context and examples you give them.

Skills are useful for work you do the same way every time. Think: running a market analysis using your team's framework, summarizing customer feedback into themes, structuring a feature spec in your preferred format, or drafting a stakeholder update with the right tone. Save the guidance once, add reference files when useful, and Elle applies the right skill automatically.

Here is what you can do:

**Create a skill by describing it:** Tell Elle what the skill should do, and it drafts the instructions for you.**Build skills from work you have already done:** When Elle completes a task, ask it to turn that conversation into a skill so you do not give the same instructions again.**Import from elsewhere:** Upload skill and reference files directly from your computer.**Prompt Elle as you normally would:** Elle automatically finds the skills that fit and shows you which ones it used.

Skills are available wherever you use Elle across the Aha! suite, including [Aha! Roadmaps](/roadmaps/ai-assistant), [Aha! Discovery](/discovery/overview), [Aha! Ideas](/ideas/ai-exploration), [Aha! Whiteboards](/whiteboards/overview), [Aha! Develop](/develop/ai-assistant), [Aha! Teamwork](/teamwork/ai-assistant), and [Aha! Knowledge](/knowledge/ai-assistant). [Owners and contributors](https://support.aha.io/aha-roadmaps/account/billing-and-users/user-permissions~7444657360296913475#non-admin-user-roles) can create skills.

See how to use this new capability in action:

## How to get started

Go to

**AI capabilities****Skills** in youror**Workspace** settings.**Personal** settingsSelect

**Add skill** and ask Elle to draft the guidance, write it yourself, or upload a .md file.Use the

**Files** tab to add reference material like examples, guides, or screenshots.Select

**Edit skill** to update a skill, or use the**More options** button (**...**) to enable, disable, or delete it.Use skills anywhere you work with

[Elle](https://support.aha.io/aha-software/elle-ai-assistant/introduction-to-elle-the-ai-assistant~7527381671841853896#access-elle), on a record or from the top navigation bar.

📚 Read the [full support article](https://support.aha.io/aha-software/elle-ai-assistant/create-and-use-skills-with-elle~7671056507266906069) for detailed instructions.

Start with something you already do the same way every time — or a task you keep explaining to Elle. Describe it once, save it, and that is your first skill. Share it as a workspace skill so the rest of your team gets the benefit of saved expertise.

**Start a free trial **

Skills are available to Aha! customers. Our suite of tools includes [Aha! Roadmaps](/roadmaps/overview), [Aha! Discovery](/discovery/overview/), [Aha! Ideas](/ideas/overview), [Aha! Whiteboards](/whiteboards/overview), [Aha! Builder](/builder/overview), [Aha! Develop](/develop/overview), [Aha! Teamwork](/teamwork/overview/), and [Aha! Knowledge](/knowledge/overview). Use each product individually or combined to help teams deliver even greater value. Sign up for a [free 30-day trial](/signup-overview?referrer=%2Fblog%2Fintroducing-skills-for-elle-in-aha-software) or [join a live demo](/demo?referrer=%2Fblog%2Fintroducing-skills-for-elle-in-aha-software) to see why more than 1 million product builders trust our software to build lovable products and be happy doing it.