Should `npx skills` support dependencies? Dev weighs meta-skills as personal routers
joesadoski · x · 2026-09-08
Developer joesadoski asks whether npx skills should have a concept of dependencies. He wants to build meta-skills that act as a personal router — a suggested workflow for invoking other skills.
He goes back and forth on the idea: since skills are just text files, adding dependency management may be overkill, but without it, sharing skill routers with a team requires a manual setup step. The thread highlights a real design tension in the agent skills ecosystem between composability and simplicity.
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