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Skills.md from Scratch: Build a Skill-Driven Coding Agent
90 min
Jan 13, 2026 10:30 AM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Understand the Skills.md Model
Learn how skills.md is structured and why metadata-first, progressive loading enables scalable, agent-friendly skills.
Implement a Skill Registry System
Build a registry that scans folders, parses metadata, indexes skills, and loads full instructions on demand.
Apply Skills in a Coding Agent
Integrate skill selection and injection into an agent loop to solve real coding tasks using reusable skills.
Why this topic matters
Skill-driven agents are becoming the standard way to scale AI behavior safely and predictably. Understanding skills.md from first principles helps you design transparent, reusable agent logic instead of relying on black-box frameworks. You’ll gain practical system design skills, build a working agent, and learn patterns directly applicable to modern AI tooling and team workflows.
You'll learn from

Alexey Grigorev
Principal Data Scientist | Book Author | Instructor to 100k+ Students World-Wide
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