arXiv AI By Chen Yang, Jiashuo Tian, Ziqi Wang, Xinyin Liu, Meiru Ye, Junjie Chen

Learning Globally Reusable Skills for Coding Agents

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arXiv:2608. 06153v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Automated skill evolution enables Large Language Model (LLM) agents to continuously improve without expensive retraining.

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