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# Agent skills explained: An FAQ **Published:** January 26, 2026 | **Authors:** Eric Dodds, Andrew Qu --- Learn what agents skills are, how to install them, how agents use them, and best practices for implementation. Agents lack the same context as you and your team. Even when an agent scans your codebase or connects with your document management system, it doesn't know your team's process, quality standards, or goals. To improve responses and clean up mistakes, people use repeated prompt...