Agent Skills 101

Agent Skills are the open standard for extending AI coding agents with specialized capabilities. Adopted by Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and 50+ more agents, Skills package domain knowledge, multi-step workflows, and best practices into portable folders any agent can follow. This course takes you from understanding what Skills are and how they differ from MCP and Rules, through installing and discovering Skills across the ecosystem, to building your own from scratch. You'll learn the SKILL.md spec, progressive loading architecture, cross-agent compatibility, security best practices, and how to iterate Skills into reliable playbooks. Whether you're using Claude Code, Cursor, or any compatible agent — this course gives you everything you need to 10x your agent workflows.

10 lessons
All levels
Agent Skills 101 – Extend Any AI Agent with Reusable Skills, From Claude Code to Cursor

Course Outline

What Are Agent Skills?

Understand the Agent Skills open standard, how progressive loading works, and the critical distinction between Skills, MCP, and Rules.

2 lessons

Skills in Practice

Install and discover Skills across the ecosystem, set up Skills in Claude Code and Cursor, and explore curated Skills for real-world workflows.

4 lessons

Build Your Own Skill

Master the SKILL.md spec, build a complete Skill from scratch, and learn testing, debugging, iteration, and security best practices.

4 lessons

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