AI Agent Skills

An AI agent skill is a portable, reusable bundle of instructions, scripts, and context (a skill.md file) that extends an agent's capabilities to perform specific tasks.

These skills act as "modular tools" that provide domain expertise, ensure consistent workflows, and reduce token usage by being loaded only when needed

 Agent Skills Overview - Agent Skills.io

A standardized way to give AI agents new capabilities and expertise.

Agent Skills are a lightweight, open format for extending AI agent capabilities with specialized knowledge and workflows.At its core, a skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file. This file includes metadata (name and description, at minimum) and instructions that tell an agent how to perform a specific task. Skills can also bundle scripts, reference materials, templates, and other resources.

my-skill/
├── SKILL.md          # Required: metadata + instructions
├── scripts/          # Optional: executable code
├── references/       # Optional: documentation
├── assets/           # Optional: templates, resources
└── ...               # Any additional files or directories

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