Topic
skill-design
2 essays on this topic.
Papers
- A Skill Is Not a Prompt
The useful unit in agent systems is not a better instruction. It is a tested capability package: judgment, code, checks, routing, and boundaries.
- The Anti-Slop Pattern
Most AI skill prompts say 'make it good.' The ones that actually work say 'here are the 22 things you'll reach for first — reject all of them.'