How Claude Code's Skills System Actually Works (opens in new tab)

Engineering teams building agentic workflows often struggle with the "last mile" of tool integration. While generic API calls are well understood, the bridge between a language model and a local filesystem requires a structured discovery mechanism. This ensures that the agent understands the specific boundaries and capabilities of the environment it inhabits. Claude Code solves this by treating skills as discoverable assets within the project hierarchy. This approach moves away from hard-code...