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feat: complete SKILL.md standard implementation - replace instruments
TerminallyLazy Dec 26, 2025
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feat: add comprehensive SKILL.md skills and remove legacy instruments
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docs: add comprehensive SKILL.md contribution guide
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions .dockerignore
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Expand Up @@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ knowledge/**
!knowledge/default/
!knowledge/default/**

# Instruments directory – keep only default/
instruments/**
!instruments/default/
!instruments/default/**
# Skills directory – keep only builtin/
skills/**
!skills/builtin/
!skills/builtin/**

# Keep .gitkeep markers anywhere
!**/.gitkeep
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Expand Up @@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ knowledge/**
!knowledge/default/
!knowledge/default/**

# Handle instruments directory
instruments/**
!instruments/**/
# Explicitly allow the default folder in instruments
!instruments/default/
!instruments/default/**
# Handle skills directory (SKILL.md standard)
skills/**
!skills/**/
# Explicitly allow the builtin folder in skills
!skills/builtin/
!skills/builtin/**

# Global rule to include .gitkeep files anywhere
!**/.gitkeep
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Expand Up @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Agent Zero now supports **Projects** – isolated workspaces with their own prom
- Tool usage functionality has been developed from scratch to be the most compatible and reliable, even with very small models.
- **Default Tools:** Agent Zero includes tools like knowledge, code execution, and communication.
- **Creating Custom Tools:** Extend Agent Zero's functionality by creating your own custom tools.
- **Instruments:** Instruments are a new type of tool that allow you to create custom functions and procedures that can be called by Agent Zero.
- **Skills (SKILL.md Standard):** Skills are contextual expertise loaded dynamically when relevant. They use the open SKILL.md standard (developed by Anthropic), making them compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Goose, OpenAI Codex CLI, and GitHub Copilot.

3. **Multi-agent Cooperation**

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