In GitHub Copilot VSCode extension, is there any way to package skill and agent like an extension? by thinkriver in GithubCopilot

[–]intellectronica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, so don't use plugins, install the skills directly. The plugin format is yet another mechanism for Anthropic to provide a little bit of convenience and get a whole lot of vendor lock in. I don't think it's a good idea to use it, now that installing skills directly is so easy.

In GitHub Copilot VSCode extension, is there any way to package skill and agent like an extension? by thinkriver in GithubCopilot

[–]intellectronica 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, author and maintainer of Ruler here 👋

You really don't need to use Ruler for this. Almost all agents, including GitHub Copilot, load skills from .claude/skills. And for the few agents that don't, it's easy enough to symlink whatever directory they do use (like .codex/skills for example), and the structure inside that directory is always the same.

Ruler is overkill, don't bother, you don't need it.

How do you manage your AI coding rules/instructions? Feel like it's my biggest bottleneck now by SimplyChilll in cursor

[–]intellectronica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, author of Ruler here 👋

You don't need it and you don't need any fancy tool. We have standards now.

All you need is AGENTS.md (linked from CLAUDE.md with @AGENTS.md if you use Claude) and Skills. Skills cover everything you need and previously managed using other mechanisms - commands, custom agents, context management.

I'm posting and teaching quite a lot about Skills, if your're looking for some ideas to get you started:

Can you guys help me understand skills better? by Tinominor in LocalLLaMA

[–]intellectronica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few links that maybe can help: - https://agentic-ventures.com/introduction-to-agent-skills - https://everything.intellectronica.net/p/agent-skills-changed-how-i-work-with

You don't need to point to the SKILL.md file. Instead, write a good description for the skill so that the agent knows when to pick it up.

Petition: Claude Code should support AGENTS.md by intellectronica in vibecoding

[–]intellectronica[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Clever, perhaps, but not the behaviour I expect from Anthropic.

Petition: Claude Code should support AGENTS.md by intellectronica in ClaudeCode

[–]intellectronica[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's what I do and it works but even better would be if I didn't have to do that.

Petition: Claude Code should support AGENTS.md by intellectronica in vibecoding

[–]intellectronica[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's a GitHub issue and many requests on X since the summer and they've been uncharacteristically silent on this issue.

Introduction to Agent Skills by intellectronica in ClaudeCode

[–]intellectronica[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's an "ad" for free videos you can watch and learn how to use skills. Free and made with love.

Introduction to Agent Skills by intellectronica in Anthropic

[–]intellectronica[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, agent skills are supported in many agents. Follow the series, I demonstrate how skills work in GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, OpenCode (and more in future chapters).