# more-skills-worse

Idea IB-0293. Status: DRAFT, nothing posted.

## Slides

**Cover.** More skills made my agent worse. About 300 skill names load on every turn. That is not free.

**Slide 2.** I kept adding skills. Every new workflow became another one.

**Slide 3.** The catch. Each skill name and description is read before the agent does any work.

**Slide 4.** Data. 302 skill folders before, 266 live after, 30 merged into others, 13 archived. Read 14 Sep 2026.

**Slide 5.** More choices, more wrong picks. Near-duplicate skills make the agent hesitate.

**Slide 6.** Steps to prune: list and date last use, merge near-duplicates, archive the uncalled, one trigger per description, add a picker.

**Slide 7.** Quote. The setup should get smaller as it gets smarter.

**Slide 8.** Comment FLEET for the skill-pruning list plus the free Fleet Room invite.

## Claims and sources

| Claim | Source | Read-date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| About 300 skill names load on every turn | Idea bank row IB-0293 hook | 2026-10-11 | Approximate; the 302 count is from the memory note |
| 302 skill folders to 266 live | Memory note on the agents and skills upgrade, written 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-11 | Perishable; later changes not checked |
| 30 merged, 13 archived | Same note | 2026-10-11 | |
| Near-duplicates cause wrong picks | Opinion framing, no metric | 2026-10-11 | Not a measured claim; kept as "hesitate" |