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Chain skills instead of writing better prompts

CategoryorchestrationManual3.11EvidencereportedAttributed toMatt Palmer

ProblemPeople try to improve results by improving one prompt, which does not compose.

TechniqueBuild a pipeline out of existing skills: a source, a skill that writes, a human gate, a second skill that plans, a third system that builds, and a final verification step that opens the result and records evidence.

Why it worksOne recorded workflow is a macro; three skills a Bot can call in order is a pipeline, and the upgrade path between them is where the leverage sits.

When to useOnce you have two or more validated skills.

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