Agent Skills explained: Replacing AGENTS.md with reusable AI knowledge
Read OriginalThe article discusses the limitations of project-specific AGENTS.md files for AI agents and introduces Agent Skills as a solution. Agent Skills are an open format for packaging reusable instructions, scripts, and domain expertise (like Swift Concurrency) that AI agents can use across multiple projects, improving accuracy and consistency. It highlights adoption by major AI tools and provides a concrete example of a Swift Concurrency skill.
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