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AI Agent Skills Are Not Always Worth Using
Adding programmatic skills to AI agents can lead to task regression, where tasks that the agent could originally solve without skills fail after adding them. A study based on nearly 6,000 paired experiments found that the average success rate improvement brought by skills masks the damage they cause, and the best skills distinguish themselves mainly by reducing regression rather than providing greater gains. Three mechanisms drive regression: skill description penetration, base displacement, and verification displacement.
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