# What is a service verification skill in Provely?

> A signed package of contracts, lifecycles, evidence channels, and tests for one provider. The Provely definition, with an example.

Canonical: https://provely.sh/glossary/skill  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-05  

**A service verification skill is a signed package for one provider. It holds the completion levels, the contracts, the lifecycles, the evidence channels, the conformance results, and the certification.**

Each skill ships two artifacts: a portable `SKILL.md` for agents and strict signed manifests for the runtime.

## Read next

- [Read the definition of Conformance](https://provely.sh/glossary/conformance)
- [Read the definition of Drift](https://provely.sh/glossary/drift)
- [See every glossary term](https://provely.sh/glossary)
- [Read how Provely works](https://provely.sh/how-it-works)