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[DOCS-16196] Add skills section to main Agent Builder page - #41271
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Signed-off-by: Paige Calvert <paige.calvert@datadoghq.com>
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| Large system prompts often contain detailed procedures that are relevant to only a subset of requests. Keeping that guidance in the main instructions consumes context on every run. Good candidates for skills include: | ||
| Large system prompts often contain detailed procedures that are relevant to only a subset of requests. Keeping that guidance in the main instructions consumes context on every run. |
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Q: Is this statement true? (that using skills helps reduce context on each run)
Asking because I saw this message from Kevin in a semi-recent thread that said "when you attach a skill it'll always be loaded upfront at the beginning of a new conversation" https://dd.slack.com/archives/C093D1ZPU2X/p1791339263337519?thread_ts=1791327068.998839&cid=C093D1ZPU2X
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Adds a section about agent's use skills on the main Agent Builder page. This gap was raised as part of #40987
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