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Base44 Base Code Now Reads Skills Committed in Your Repository

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On apps imported into Base Code, the Base44 AI now picks up SKILL.md files committed in the repository itself. It also reads the repository's commands and the skills bundled with its Claude Code and Codex plugins. Instructions a team already keeps in its codebase therefore reach the Base44 AI without being copied into the workspace.

Key Takeaways

  • Base44's AI now reads SKILL.md files committed in the repository of an imported app.
  • It also picks up the repository's commands and the skills bundled with its Claude Code and Codex plugins.
  • Teams keep one source of truth for AI instructions, versioned alongside the code, instead of duplicating them in the workspace.
  • The update targets Base Code, the Base44 flow for working on imported codebases.
  • A repository already prepared for Claude Code or Codex carries its guidance into Base44 with little extra setup.
  • The change shipped on October 15, 2026 under the Developer tools category of the product changelog.

Repository Skills Reach the AI Chat

Base44 extended Base Code, its way of working on an imported codebase, so the AI reads guidance that already lives in the repository. On an app that was imported, the AI now picks up SKILL.md files committed in the repository. Teams that keep playbooks, conventions or how-to instructions next to their code no longer have to rewrite them inside Base44.

Commands and Plugin Skills Included

The change goes beyond standalone skill files. Base44 also reads the repository's commands, along with the skills that ship with its Claude Code and Codex plugins. A repository already set up for those coding agents therefore carries its working instructions into Base44.

Why It Matters

Skills are how teams tell an AI assistant how their project is built, tested and reviewed. Until now, making them available in Base44 meant adding them separately as workspace or personal skills. Reading them straight from the repository keeps one source of truth, under version control and reviewed through the normal pull request flow. It also lowers the effort for engineering teams to let product, design and QA colleagues work on the real codebase with the same guardrails.

The behavior applies to apps imported into Base44. Base44 documents the details in its Getting started with Base Code guide.