Overview
A skill is procedural context. It shows the agent how to carry out a task or workflow. Examples included instructions for slide creation, browser use, copy editing, pitch-deck creation, advertising work, and other recurring activities.
The skill lifecycle has five stages:
- Acquire or create.
A skill can be written directly, uploaded, or imported from an available collection.
- Run.
Apply the skill to a real task rather than judging it only by its description.
- Inspect.
Review whether the output matches the desired workflow, quality, and style.
- Modify.
If the skill is useful but imperfect, update it with the missing instructions or preferred approach.
- Reuse.
Save the improved procedure so future tasks can invoke it without a complete rebrief.
Test a skill before adopting it, then tweak it based on the observed result. This makes a skill a living procedure rather than a fixed template.