@LangChain: “Skills are fancy prompts, but they’re really easy to share, and they can help agents really narrow in and do a certain…
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A LangChain team member explains that Skills are shareable prompts that help AI agents focus on specific tasks, highlighting their value in agent development.
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“Skills are fancy prompts, but they’re really easy to share, and they can help agents really narrow in and do a certain task well”
@sydneyrunkle on why Skills matter. https://t.co/AIMSFQonaY
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