The @skills protocol aims to revolutionize the way skills are delivered. Currently, installing a skill occupies limited space in the system prompt, while the @skills protocol separates content, persistence, and automatic triggering, allowing users to use skills without occupying prompt space. The protocol addresses any skill, subtree, or collection through a path, and reading a skill is sufficient to use it, without the need for installation or residency. Users can adapt and own skills through a Git-tracked tree and add a single .gitignore-style line to enable skill usage.
The @skills protocol requires no manifest, lockfile, or registration, and the SKILL.md file remains unchanged. The protocol is additive, ships as an installable package, and turns any agent that can read files and run commands into a client through a single instruction file. Its open specification is located at https://github.com/SylphAI-Inc/atskills and is implemented in the AdaL CLI at https://adalagent.ai.
Blogger's Review: The @skills protocol brings a new perspective to skill delivery, enabling more flexible and efficient skill usage by separating content, persistence, and automatic triggering. The emergence of this protocol may change the current skill delivery model, making it worth attention and expectation.