AI Agent Skills are reusable capabilities that extend what AI agents can do. Unlike traditional tools or plugins, Skills combine instructions, workflows, and integrations to help AI agents complete specialized tasks more effectively.

In this article, developers will learn:

• What AI Agent Skills are

• How Skills work with AI coding agents

• The difference between Skills, APIs, and plugins

• Real-world examples of AI Skills

• How developers can create their own Skills

AI agents are becoming more powerful, but their true potential comes from the ability to add new capabilities. Skills are the building blocks that allow developers to customize and expand AI workflows.