This content introduces agent skills as reusable, task-specific workflows for AI agents, explaining how to install and leverage the open-source oracle-db-skills repository for developing with Oracle AI Database. It provides installation steps for both Codex and Claude Code, encouraging users to write or extend existing skills.
AI agent skills are emerging as a crucial open standard, acting like plugins to specialize AI agents by packaging reusable expertise into modular units. This guide explores their function and highlights top skills developers should know by 2026 to enhance productivity and code quality.
This content from the AWS Humans In The Loop Podcast explores the latest advancements with Kiro, detailing its new powers and enhanced agent skills. It provides an update on the evolving capabilities of this AI system within the Amazon Web Services ecosystem.
This article proposes "Progressive Discovery" as a superior mental model for developing AI agent skills. It aims to optimize how agents acquire and utilize new capabilities.
While AI agent skills are increasingly easy to build, their practical usability is hampered by poor documentation, partial solutions, and integration difficulties. The primary bottleneck is no longer the existence of skills but the extensive manual work required to use them effectively.