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# directory_provider

# `fastmcp.server.providers.skills.directory_provider`

Directory scanning provider for discovering multiple skills.

## Classes

### `SkillsDirectoryProvider` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/providers/skills/directory_provider.py#L19" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

Provider that scans directories and creates a SkillProvider per skill folder.

This extends AggregateProvider to combine multiple SkillProviders into one.
Each subdirectory containing a main file (default: SKILL.md) becomes a skill.
Can scan multiple root directories - if a skill name appears in multiple roots,
the first one found wins.

**Args:**

* `roots`: Root directory(ies) containing skill folders. Can be a single path
  or a sequence of paths.
* `reload`: If True, re-discover skills on each request. Defaults to False.
* `main_file_name`: Name of the main skill file. Defaults to "SKILL.md".
* `supporting_files`: How supporting files are exposed in child SkillProviders:
* "template": Accessed via ResourceTemplate, hidden from list\_resources().
* "resources": Each file exposed as individual Resource in list\_resources().