Turn a proven chat workflow into a personal Skill

What are the benefits of a personal Skill?

A personal Skill captures a proven workflow: the information Mia needs, the steps to follow, the checks to perform and the expected output. You do not need to explain these requirements again for every similar task. This saves preparation time and helps you structure results consistently and compare them more easily.

The method is reusable. Inputs and results still belong to each individual project. A Skill therefore does not replace an engineering review of a new calculation.

When is a personal Skill useful?

Create a personal Skill when you regularly handle similar tasks with the same steps or output format. Examples include structured drawing reviews, recurring component calculations within a clearly defined scope, or reports with a consistent structure.

An ordinary chat is often enough for a one-off question. A personal prompt may be sufficient if you only want to save the wording of a recurring request. A Skill is particularly useful when you also want to define inputs, workflow, checks and the presentation of results.

What should the original chat establish?

Choose a chat with a clearly defined task and a traceable method. Describe the goal, required inputs with units, work steps and expected output. For calculations, include system assumptions, sources, applicable standards and the limits of the method.

Resolve open questions and correct errors before saving the chat as a Skill. A worked example that you have reviewed provides a useful starting point. Specify which values must be requested for each new task and which rules remain the same. Project values should not silently become fixed requirements for later tasks.

Summarize the final workflow at the end of the chat, especially after lengthy discussions or several corrections. State essential instructions explicitly in the chat. Check the generated Skill to ensure that required files, sources and tools will actually be available for later tasks. A long conversation alone does not make a good Skill.

Example: a fixing layout for facade panels

Suppose you regularly prepare fixing layouts for rectangular facade panels using a specific manufacturer's guideline. In the chat, establish the panel dimensions, the applicable guideline, permitted spacings and edge distances, and the rules for fixed and sliding points. Ask for a traceable sketch and a table of fixing points, then review them against the guideline.

The resulting Skill can request the required information for each new panel and produce a fixing layout using the same workflow. Width and height remain variable inputs. The guideline and its scope must be identifiable. This example covers preparing a fixing layout; it does not automatically establish structural resistance.

Turn your chat into a reusable Skill

Sign in to your CALC account. With a Starter subscription or higher, open the relevant chat's menu and select “Save as Skill”. CALC creates a draft in your Skill library. Creation costs 3 credits, which must be available in your account.

Review the draft for clear inputs, correct steps, scope limits and the required output. Set the reviewed Skill to “Published” to use it in chat. It remains your personal Skill. Try a known case and then different inputs. Also check whether Mia asks for missing information, and refine the Skill as needed. Normal chat and tool costs apply when you use it.