@whack my free for dev awesome list thing despite being the easiest to contribute to you just have to submit the PR template and tick a few boxes don’t have to write a thing other then the one sentence of your entry - keep getting these essays written by AI in PRs sigh.

As a fan of Babylon 5 but frustrated it's not more readily available, I'm very happy to hear Warner Bros has released it for free on YouTube (https://cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is-now-free-to-watch-on-youtube/).

The saga of the bot written hit piece continues this time claiming that @arstechnica had a AI write an article about it when the AI couldn’t scrape the blog it just hallucinated some quotes that never existed. Surreal. Ars definitely have to come clean on what the actual fuck happened there.

https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-2/

@lkanies to be clear references are seperate files the main skill file is like a intro to the tool and concepts and reference the other files in the skill.

So progresssive exposure to the info in the skill just when needed

@lkanies this is a good example of the difference between MCP and Skill

AI knows nothing of my CM cos it’s new so skill summary says something short but then the contents of the skill is full reference for types, manifest format, schemas etc and overview listing all the files

It might never read the exec type docs into context if not needed instead just using what it would need for redis.

So much lighter on context and no custom tools or scripts. It’s giving it knowledge and work structure

@lkanies for extra meta there is a skill maker skill from Anthropic also :P

I used that one to make a skill for my new CM system and turned out pretty great.

“Make a basic manifest that can install Redis and configure basic settings plus auth” worked first time to install it. Crazy times.

@lkanies this is some bundle I installed to get the web dev skill - I havnt used the rest should remove them

@lkanies I only really use the web dev skill and working on one to support my workflow otherwise just as Claude is

@lkanies happy to have a zoom sometime and answer questions and show I built some big thing (like 50 kLOC size stuff that so far seems really maintainable (by the LLM))

@lkanies though they all deliver plugins

@lkanies I think there is maybe 5 or 6 already? (lol)

@lkanies Many skills, mostly dormant and low impact - this many MCP would be a disaster

But yes its all very early "Apple Script" like, natural language makes it odd you never know whats possible. Really good parser now hehe

@lkanies yeah the lack of structure is annoying. And they will follow skill instructions about as well.

MCP include all the instructions for all the things they can do and need in the description and it’s always completely in the context so the LLM knows what to do

A skill has a summary, a first detail and then reference other files and scripts. The LLM choose to read the extra details only when it decides to use the skill - so in general skills use very little context until they are needed.

@lkanies skills can do that, you can instruct them to do it or ship python commands in the skill.

What sets skills aside is the gradual disclosure and so much much smaller impact than MCP

MCP requires that all the description for all the MCP feature is always in context

The 12-Factor App - 15 Years later. Does it Still Hold Up in 2026?

https://lukasniessen.medium.com/the-12-factor-app-15-years-later-does-it-still-hold-up-in-2026-c8af494e8465

@whack yup same with go build target files bloody annoying

I got some leads on some quite interesting gigs for a hardware company doing like actually amazing stuff.

Doubt this crowd is going to be excited about this one but worth a share anyway

@bagder @anderseknert Not mentioned: AI agent discovers the value of code of conduct and contribution guidelines, appologise profusely and acts more human than any of the shitheads on that PR thread :)

„Ukraine support after 4 years of war: Europe steps up“

https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-after-4-years-of-war-europe-steps-up/

Victory for Elon Musk: US labor board abandons authority over SpaceX
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/victory-for-elon-musk-us-labor-board-abandons-authority-over-spacex/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social