arXiv AI
Aug 11
What Keeps Agent Skills from Being Reusable? Evidence from 138K SKILL.md Files
arXiv:2608. 08453v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Under the current standard, Agent Skills are SKILL.
What Keeps Agent Skills from Being Reusable? Evidence from 138K SKILL.md Files
Under the current standard, Agent Skills are SKILL. md files that combine instructions with supporting resources, enabling Large Language Model (LLM) agents to reuse procedures beyond a single conversation.
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