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Reddit users debate verbosity in LLM skill definitions

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A Reddit user is questioning the effectiveness of adding explanatory prose to LLM skill definitions, specifically within GitHub's SKILL.md files. The user wonders if justifications like "they go stale fast" genuinely improve an LLM's performance when the explicit instruction is already provided. They express a personal preference for avoiding prose in skills and are seeking community opinions on the matter. AI

IMPACT This discussion may offer insights into optimizing LLM performance through structured prompts and documentation, potentially influencing how developers create and share AI skills.

RANK_REASON User discussion on a niche aspect of LLM prompt engineering and documentation.

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Reddit users debate verbosity in LLM skill definitions

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 Norsk(NO) · /u/mdspan ·

    Verbosity in skills

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey everyone.</p> <p>When I'm browsing skills repos on github, I sometimes notice a lot of what could be unnecessary elaboration in the <code>SKILL.md</code>. For instance, in <a href="https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/321658273cb1d20b760…

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