Why writing agent skills feels unsatisfying: you never know if it worked
lucasmeijer · x · 2026-10-13
- Lucas Meijer reflects on his struggle with encoding his opinions and knowledge into agent skills: he keeps deferring it and isn't great at writing them.
- He identifies the core pain point as the unsatisfying feeling of "well, did it work?" — skills lack clear success feedback, which kills motivation.
- The exchange highlights a common challenge in skills engineering: how to evaluate and iterate on the quality of encoded knowledge.
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