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Best practices, design patterns, and real-world examples for building and using AI agent skills. For developers and everyday users.
Fundamentals
View all →Agent skills glossary: skill, tool, MCP, plugin, agent, prompt
Plain-language definitions for the AI agent vocabulary that gets used loosely everywhere: what's a skill, what's a tool, how MCP fits in, how plugins differ, and what an agent actually is.
Skill design principles
Foundational principles for designing composable, predictable, and maintainable skill files including single responsibility and idempotency.
Latest
View all →Skill: AI release notes generator from git history and PRs
Copy-paste skill file that generates release notes from git commits and PRs. Handles conventional commits, plain messages, and GitHub CLI.
Agent skills glossary: skill, tool, MCP, plugin, agent, prompt
Plain-language definitions for the AI agent vocabulary that gets used loosely everywhere: what's a skill, what's a tool, how MCP fits in, how plugins differ, and what an agent actually is.
Skill: incident triage
A ready-to-use skill that triages production alerts by checking logs, recent deploys, and health endpoints. Read-only. Copy and install in 30 seconds.
Building agent skills with MCP
The Model Context Protocol is how tools talk to AI models. Here's what it is, why it matters, and how to build your first MCP server.
Everyday Skills
No coding required. Practical ways to use AI agent skills for writing, research, organization, and more.
Getting started with AI agent skills
A plain-language guide to understanding and using AI agent skills in your daily life. No technical background required.
How to use AI to write emails, edit drafts, and fix your tone
Stop staring at the blank screen. Here's how to use AI to draft emails, fix tone, and handle the messages you keep putting off.
How to use AI for research and fact-checking
How to use AI to research topics, compare options, summarize long documents, and fact-check what you find.
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