Skills
19 articles about skills.
Claude Code Skills System - Building Custom Workflows That Actually Run
How to use the Claude Code skills system to build custom workflows that execute reliably. From SKILL.md anatomy to chaining skills into pipelines, with real examples.
Where Do AI Agents Discover Tools - The Skills System Explained
How AI agents find and use the right tools automatically through SKILL.md files, tool registries, and dynamic discovery - making agents more capable without
The AWS Certification Nobody Talks About Honestly
AWS certifications test memorization, not practical skill. They prove you can pass a test, not that you can architect a production system. The gap matters.
v2.1.78 Broke bypassPermissions: Skills Are User Content
When bypassPermissions broke, it revealed that .claude/skills/ files are user content, not system files. Agent permission models need to respect this boundary.
Skills vs Sub-Agents in Claude Code - When to Use Each Pattern
How to structure Claude Code skills vs sub-agents - splitting by type, managing 10+ skills, and choosing the right pattern for each workflow.
The Coolest AI Coding Setup Uses Skills, Hooks, and Automation Triggers
The best AI coding setups are not about hardware. They use Claude Code skills as reusable automation modules and hooks as deterministic triggers - here is how to build yours.
Building a Personal AI Agent Operating System with Skills and MCP Servers
How to build a personal AI operating system with Claude Code, 30+ custom skills, and multiple MCP servers - turning your development environment into a
The Quiet Erosion - How AI Agents Degrade Human Judgment Over Time
Research shows a significant negative correlation between AI tool frequency and critical thinking scores. Every task you delegate is a skill you stop practicing. Here is what the data says and how to stay sharp.
Building UI/UX Testing Skills for Claude Code with Screenshots and Accessibility Trees
Combine screenshots with accessibility tree data to give Claude Code reliable UI testing capabilities. This dual approach solves the problem of visual
What's Your Career Bet When AI Evolves This Fast?
The safest bet is learning to orchestrate AI agents rather than competing with them. Coordinating multiple Claude instances, managing context, tracking
The Irony of AI Automation - Debugging Skills Takes Longer Than the Original Task
It built a skill that posts to Reddit every hour on a cron job. Now I spend more time debugging the skill than doing the thing it was supposed to automate.
Claude Code Skills Are Mini Startup Wrappers - How Playwright MCP Ties 30+ Skills Together
With 30+ Claude Code skills and Playwright MCP as the glue, each skill is essentially a mini startup wrapper. How browser automation ties together social
Making Claude Code Skills Repeatable - 30 Skills Running Reliably
Running 30 Claude Code skills reliably for a macOS agent. The key to repeatability is explicit frontmatter, narrow scope per skill, and clear input/output
Why Community Skill Repos Need Platform-Level Sandboxing
Community skills repos are an open attack vector for AI agents. Platform-level sandboxing and verification are essential to prevent supply chain attacks.
Custom Skills vs Marketplace Skills in Claude Code - Why Building Your Own Wins
After trying dozens of marketplace skills, we ended up with mostly custom ones for specific recurring tasks. Here is why building your own skills works
$25 Per PR Review Is Wild - Run Claude Code on the Diff Yourself
Anthropic's PR review tool costs $15-25 per pull request. You can build the same thing yourself with Claude Code and a custom skill in an hour - for pennies per review instead of dollars.
Rebuilding a Website from Lovable to Claude Code - Why Custom Skills Win
Why rebuilding a Lovable-generated website with Claude Code and custom skills produces better results. Custom skills encode your workflow, not just your code.
Skills vs MCP vs Plugins - What's the Difference?
Skills inject instructions into conversations. MCP servers give agents new tools. Plugins are platform-specific integrations. Most people confuse all three
Auto-Detecting What Your AI Agent Should Do Based on App Context
Instead of telling your AI agent what skill to use, let it detect the active app and surface the right automation. Context-aware skill selection for desktop