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Free Lesson

Agent Skills and Why Your Product Needs Them

Part of The Agent-Powered Super IC

30 min
May 20, 2026 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)

In this video

What you'll learn

Where to find & install Skills

Which directories have the best, secure Skills that you can use in AI tools.

What a useful, secure Skill looks like

Understand the components of a Skill beyond simple Markdown. Know the risks that malicious Skills can introduce.

Use cases for Skills in your product

Skills are useful on their own as instructions or documentation as well as to wrap and enhance your developer tools.

How to build and distribute Skills as part of your product

Learn the framework to productize and go to market with agent Skills.

Why this topic matters

Skills go beyond simple Markdown files that automate tasks. They can stand on their own as knowledge & process distribution for your organization. They add intelligence to your other developer tools, such as APIs, SDKs, CLI, and MCP, for use as tutorials, documentation, and even onboarding. This session teaches you a framework for evaluating where Skills fit in your roadmap and how to build them.

You'll learn from

Emmanuel Paraskakis

Emmanuel Paraskakis

Founder, Level 250 | 3x VP Product Management

Previously at

Verisk
Moodys
Oracle
SmartBear
Precisely
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