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Agent Skills catalog

Curated, versioned skills as safer alternative to unconstrained MCP tool sprawl.

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Why this ring
Skills load just-in-time with narrower blast radius than full MCP servers - emerging best practice.
Production risk if ignored
Skill sprawl mirrors MCP sprawl if no ownership and review process.
EU AI Act relevance
Supports controlled tool access and documentation.
Typical effort
weeks
Low FinOps impact

Use cases

  • Coding agent conventions
  • Domain-specific agent instructions
  • Plugin marketplaces

Adoption steps

  1. Centralize skills repo
  2. Require review for prod skills
  3. Version and changelog
  4. Audit skill permissions

In your assessment

Skills catalog maturity + approval workflow

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