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5 Best Practices for Building AI Agent Skills

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Building AI agent skills is easier than it looks. Martin Keen and Bri Kopecki explain five best practices for creating reliable, secure, and effective AI agent skills. Learn how to improve triggering, reduce context usage, add deterministic logic, and avoid common pitfalls.
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Write Skills That Trigger
3:38 - Build from Real Expertise
6:15 - Spend Context Wisely
8:25 - When Agents Shouldn't Guess
11:02 - Can You Trust This Skill?
12:20 - Key Takeaways
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