As models improve, agent skills feel less necessary
jarrodwatts · x · 2026-07-29
As models keep improving, this post argues that agent skills are becoming less necessary.
The author says they haven’t installed new skills in a while, and that better base models are reducing the need for explicit skill packs or extra workflow scaffolding.
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