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Agents & Tool Useaka agent skillaka capability

Skill

A reusable, self-contained capability that an agent can invoke — such as "search the web," "write code," or "analyze an image" — typically defined as a tool, prompt template, or sub-workflow.

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A skill is a discrete, reusable capability packaged for agent use. Skills can be implemented as tool definitions, prompt templates, sub-workflows, or combinations thereof. They abstract away implementation details so that an agent (or orchestrator) can reason about capabilities at a high level — selecting the right skill for a subtask without needing to understand the underlying API calls or logic. Skill registries allow agents to discover and invoke capabilities dynamically based on task requirements.

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