Coding new skill for Mistal AI LLM - need some help with getting started

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Hey everyone,

I am working with my daughter on a project to code a new OVOS skill to interact with Mistral AI (which is a LLM).

I’m thinking it will be called:
ovos-skill-mistralai

Before we jump in and set up a GitHub repo I want to confirm the naming convention. I’ve noticed that most skills are called ovos-skill-skillname, but the ChatGPT skill has “fallback” in the name (as in ovos-skill-fallback-chatgpt).

When should you add fallback to the name?

Thanks!
Bob

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fallback skills are skills that do not have intents, instead they get the utterance to handle when no other skill matches

https://openvoiceos.github.io/ovos-technical-manual/fallbacks/

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Thanks.

Is it a binary choice? E.g. with the Chat GPT skill, could it be a fallback if none of the intents match but also have an intent like “ask Chat GPT”?

Also, if it is a fallback skill, should that be part of the name?

Sorry for the noob questions, just want to start on the right foot.

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You can do both and the Neon LLM Fallback Skill does this. Basically, you can think of the FallbackSkill as a normal skill but also with fallback handlers.

Conventionally yes, but technically it doesn’t matter as long as you extend the correct base class and implement at least one fallback handler.