> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.octavehq.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Find Skill

> Resolve a task to the best-fitting skills via multi-strategy retrieval (full-text + semantic) plus an LLM reasoning step. Returns ranked candidates with reasoning and confidence, without bodies — fetch the chosen skill via Get Skill. Zero results means no skill fits; proceed with a default approach.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /api/v2/skill/find
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Octave API
  description: API for Octave workspace management and AI-powered content generation
servers:
  - url: https://app.octavehq.com
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /api/v2/skill/find:
    post:
      tags:
        - Skill
      summary: Find Skill
      description: >-
        Resolve a task to the best-fitting skills via multi-strategy retrieval
        (full-text + semantic) plus an LLM reasoning step. Returns ranked
        candidates with reasoning and confidence, without bodies — fetch the
        chosen skill via Get Skill. Zero results means no skill fits; proceed
        with a default approach.
      operationId: findSkill
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                task:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 4000
                  description: >-
                    The generation task to resolve, e.g. "prep me for a
                    discovery call with an enterprise CTO"
                limit:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 5
                  default: 3
              required:
                - task
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Candidates ranked successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      results:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            oId:
                              type: string
                            name:
                              type: string
                              minLength: 1
                              maxLength: 64
                              pattern: ^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$
                            description:
                              type: string
                              maxLength: 1024
                            confidence:
                              type: string
                              enum:
                                - LOW
                                - MEDIUM
                                - HIGH
                            reasoning:
                              type: string
                              nullable: true
                          required:
                            - oId
                            - name
                            - description
                            - confidence
                      noMatch:
                        type: boolean
                    required:
                      - results
                      - noMatch
                required:
                  - _metadata
                  - data
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  _metadata:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
                required:
                  - _metadata
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    Metadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        usage:
          type: number
          default: 0
          example: 0
          description: API usage
        requestId:
          type: string
          example: requestId
          description: Request ID
        message:
          type: string
          example: message
          description: Message
        timestamp:
          type: string
          example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
          description: Timestamp
      required:
        - requestId
        - timestamp
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api_key

````