Bulk upload skills in Atlan Desktop

Find local skill folders, review the batch, and upload it to one workspace.

Bulk upload skills in Atlan Desktop

Use this flow to move many local skill folders into one workspace from the Atlan Desktop app. The app finds folders that contain SKILL.md, bundles each selected folder, and reports the result for every skill.

Before you start

• Use the Atlan Desktop app. This action is not available in the web app.
• Choose the workspace that should own the new skills.
• Keep only the files the skill needs in each folder. Do not upload secrets, customer data, or private source material.

Choose and review folders

1. Open the target workspace.
2. Select New, then Import skills.
3. Select one or more folders from your device.
4. Review the discovered folders. Every folder containing SKILL.md within your selection appears in the list and is selected by default.
5. Clear any skill you do not want to upload, then select Import.

If the app says it could not scan a picked folder fully, choose a narrower folder before importing. A partial scan can miss skills.

Read the result

The desktop app uploads selected skills in sequential groups and shows progress while each group settles. After the run, every selected skill has one result:

Result	Meaning	What to do next
Uploaded	Atlan created the skill. It is pending review.	Wait for review to complete, then verify the active version in the skill profile.
Already imported	Atlan already has this content in the workspace.	Inspect the existing skill instead of uploading the same bundle again.
Failed	Atlan rejected the skill or could not complete the upload.	Read the item-specific reason, fix the folder, then retry only the failed skills.

You can stop a long upload, but the batch already in progress can still finish. Review the final result list before starting another import.

Verify after review

New uploads remain pending review and are not shown in the normal active-skill list until the review completes. Once the skill is available, open its profile and confirm the version, source files, and workspace before sharing it with a team or using it from a coding environment.

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