Benefits of User-Invoked Skills: Eliminating Accidental Triggers and Saving Tokens
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-16
Matt Pocock discusses the benefits of a "user-invoked" skill design. This approach eliminates debugging confusion such as "why did it trigger?" or "why did it choose this skill over that?", keeping the user in control. Additionally, most skills do not cost tokens until they are actively invoked, helping to reduce costs.
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