Skills
Folders of instructions, scripts, and reference files that an agent loads only when a task calls for them, such as how to build a spreadsheet or follow a team's deploy steps. Keeps the context window lean.
“We packaged our release checklist as a skill so every agent follows it.”
See also
In the history of AI
Part of the Extended list
Skills is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2025.