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Building out a course on agent skills

by Tom Johnson on Jul 21, 2026
categories: ai

I'm trying to build out a course on agent skills. For a while I've been looking for something more substantial and stable to sink my teeth into (similar to what I did with API documentation), and I think agent skills just might be it.

See my initial skeleton content here: [/ai/skills]. I’ll be adding to this content over the next year, piece by piece. And improving it, little by little. I decided to start the content by using some sections from my post Tom’s opinionated guide to skill building 101. I also added content on the modularity of skills, testing skills, and more.

I also plan to add in activities to provide more interactivity. That’s coming, in layers and stages. Anyway, stay tuned for more updates. Just like I built out my API documentation course, I approached it post by post, with many iterations and revisions. A project like this gives my blog more focus and direction.

About Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson

I'm an API technical writer based in the Seattle area. On this blog, I write about topics related to technical writing and communication — such as software documentation, API documentation, AI, information architecture, content strategy, writing processes, plain language, tech comm careers, and more. Check out my API documentation course if you're looking for more info about documenting APIs. Or see my posts on AI and AI course section for more on the latest in AI and tech comm.

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