AI For Dummies — Skills
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Reusable judgment
Teach the
decision.
A skill changes behavior. Keep the trigger precise, put the workflow in
SKILL.md
, and move conditional facts, scripts, and examples into focused files.
Package anatomy
One job.
More than
one
file.
Choose a file to see why it belongs in the package.
REVIEW-UI / SKILL PACKAGE
├── SKILL.md
trigger + workflow
├── references/
conditional facts
├── scripts/
deterministic checks
└── assets/
templates + examples
Create a skill
Observe →
trigger →
validate
01
Observe friction
Find a repeated decision or failure.
02
Define the trigger
Say when it should load and when it should stay out.
03
Choose anatomy
Use references for facts and scripts for deterministic mechanics.
04
Evaluate behavior
Test realistic prompts, edge cases, safety, and evidence.
Agents & trees →
Rules case study →
Review submitted skills →
Full guide: skill forge →