Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: AI Skills Will Replace Repetitive Prompt Engineering
garrytan · x · 2026-08-08
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan suggests that instead of manually writing complex prompts each time, developers should encapsulate recurring workflows into reusable "Skills" that can be called upon permanently. Referencing the practices of Claude Code's lead engineer, he notes that top-tier developers have stopped manual prompting entirely, running automated loops to let AI handle tasks. This shift from prompts to skills highlights a trend toward highly automated and composable AI coding workflows.
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