Skills.
That’s what it takes to survive in this new AI-first world.
But we’re not talking about skills like critical thinking, negotiation and public speaking. (Although those are still critical.)
We’re talking about a good old fashioned text file.
Yup, a series of SKILL.md files is what separates AI power users from the normies.1
And they are extremely easy to create.
What is an Agent Skill?
A skill is a series of instructions that codify a workflow for an LLM.
According to Anthropic’s official documentation:
A skill is a set of instructions - packaged as a simple folder - that teaches Claude how to handle specific tasks or workflows. Skills are one of the most powerful ways to customize Claude for your specific needs. Instead of re-explaining your preferences, processes, and domain expertise.
Skills can be used to automate a series of tasks including:
conducting research with consistent methodology
creating documents that follow your team’s style guide
running the same analysis over different so…
