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Agent Skills

Filesystem-based capabilities for AI agents

Agent Skills are a lightweight way to extend AI agents with reusable capabilities. In this section, I cover SKILL.md structure, implementation patterns, testing, packaging, and practical guidance for building skills that are reliable in real workflows.

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Agent Skills vs MCP: Two Standards, Two Security Models

Agent Skills vs MCP: Two Standards, Two Security Models

A technical analysis comparing Anthropic's Agent Skills specification and Model Context Protocol - two different approaches to extending AI agents, with fundamentally different security implications for credential management and code execution.

13 Min. Lesezeit
Building Your First Agent Skill: A Practical Guide

Building Your First Agent Skill: A Practical Guide

A hands-on tutorial for creating and using Agent Skills with Claude. Learn how to build a custom weather forecast skill from scratch, complete with Python scripts and API integration.

11 Min. Lesezeit