How to use AI skills
Learn what an AI skill is, what comes in the download, and how to use one.
Get useful clarifying questions from AI without a long questionnaire
Use a briefing prompt and worked examples to tell AI which missing details require a question and which choices can use a stated default.
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Give an AI workflow the inputs it actually needs
Build a small brief with the goal, audience, facts, constraints, output, and review criteria.
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Continue an AI task in a new chat without losing the brief
Copy a task-handoff template that preserves confirmed facts, decisions, unresolved questions, and the next step when you start a new AI chat.
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Inspect an AI skill download before using real documents
Check the archive, license, files, scripts, and data destinations before installing a package.
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Prepare private documents for an AI task
Remove unnecessary identifiers, check the destination’s settings, and use the smallest excerpt that supports the work.
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Recognize prompt injection inside a document
Keep retrieved text and uploaded files as evidence, and flag instructions that try to redirect the user’s task.
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Prompt or skill: which should you use?
Decide whether a one-off request, reusable instructions, or a packaged workflow fits the work you repeat.
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Read a SKILL.md before you trust the package
Inspect the trigger, workflow, tools, references, and permissions in a downloaded skill.
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Write a small SKILL.md with a clear task boundary
A minimal starter for a draft-review skill, with inputs, workflow, evidence rules, and a verification checklist.
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Test an AI skill with a small evaluation set
Use complete, incomplete, conflicting, and adversarial inputs to inspect workflow behavior rather than one impressive output.
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Update an AI skill without losing the version you tested
Keep a change note, compare behavior, and preserve licenses and compatibility limits when modifying a package.
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What are AI skills? A guide to choosing and using one
See what an AI skill contains, when a free prompt is enough, and how to choose instructions for writing, paperwork, or website work.
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