Transitioning to Clear Task and Procedure Formulation

<p>While Elon Musk talks about how by the end of the year “code will be unnecessary,” it becomes clear: moving from simple coding to clear task and procedure formulation is essential. This has always been challenging.</p>
<p>Both OpenAI and Anthropic are publishing guides on how to think about skills correctly — how to describe, structure, and create them.</p>
<p><strong>Key recommendations:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Skill structure:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The description should include WHAT the skill does + WHEN to use it</li>
<li>Add negative examples (“DO NOT use when...”) — this improves accuracy by ~20%</li>
<li>Embed templates and examples directly into the skill, not in the system prompt</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How to write instructions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Be specific instead of abstract: not “validate data,” but “run python scripts/validate.py --input {filename}”</li>
<li>Document error handling explicitly</li>
<li>Keep the main file compact — move details to separate files</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Testing:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The skill should trigger on 90% of relevant queries</li>
<li>It should not trigger on irrelevant ones</li>
<li>Iterate on a complex task until it works, then extract the approach into the skill</li>
</ul>
<p>The main takeaway: it’s time to learn how to automate non-trivial processes. Trivial ones will be automated without you by tomorrow.</p>
<p>I recommend checking out the detailed instructions from both companies:</p>
<ul>
<li>OpenAI: <a href="https://developers.openai.com/blog/skills-shell-tips/">developers.openai.com/blog/skills-shell-tips/</a></li>;
<li>Anthropic: <a href="https://claude.com/blog/complete-guide-to-building-skills-for-claude">claude.com/blog/complete-guide-to-building-skills-for-claude</a></li>;
</ul>
<p>#ai #skills #automation #openai #anthropic</p>
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