> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zylon.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Using a Skill in chat > Apply a Skill to a conversation, or have it turn on automatically. Once a Skill is available in your project, you can bring it into any conversation from the chat message box. ## Steps 1. Start typing in the message box, then click the **+** button. 2. Select **Skills**. 3. Pick one or more Skills from the list. The Skills option inside the chat message box menu Choosing a Skill from the project's list Selected Skills appear as chips above the message box. Click the **×** on a chip to remove it before sending. A Skill selected and ready to use in a chat message *** ## Turning a Skill on by default If a Skill should apply to every new chat in a project — without picking it manually each time — a project admin can turn on **Enable on chat by default** for it from the project's **Skills** page. You can select more than one Skill in the same message. Zylon uses all of them together to shape its response.