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Developer Guide: How to Build Agent Skills

Gabe A, M.Sc.'s avatar
Gabe A, M.Sc.
Jun 16, 2026
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What You’re Building

An Agent Skill is a reusable capability that an AI agent can discover, understand, and execute.

A skill is not just a prompt. It is a packaged unit of work with:

  • A clear purpose

  • Defined inputs

  • Defined outputs

  • Implementation logic

  • Optional tools or MCP connections

  • Examples

  • Security rules

  • Error handling

  • Observability

A simple way to think about i…

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