Building Shareable AI Agent Skills

You're typing the same instructions to Claude Code every session. "Create a commit following repo style." "Run tests before pushing." "Check coverage on these changes." What if those workflows were reusable slash commands? What if they worked in Cursor, Continue, and Cline too? That's what Skills are - version-controlled AI workflows that work across agents. The Problem AI agents lose context between sessions. Every new chat, you're re-explaining: Git workflow preferences PR creation templates Testing requirements Quality gates before shipping You're doing the AI's job - providing context - instead of letting it do yours. The Solution: Skills as Code Skills are markdown files that encode workflows. Install once, invoke with /skill-name . /ship = stage, commit with style-matched message, push, verify. No more manual git add -A && git commit && git push dance. Why Skills Matter Cross-agent portability - Write once, works in multiple agents: Claude Code Cursor Continue Cline Windsurf Repl