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AGENT SKILLS VS. RULES VS. COMMANDS

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Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

Agent skills are markdown files that the AI only loads when it actually needs them (like lazy-loading, but for AI instructions). Rules are the hard rules that always apply (like “don't commit .env files”). Commands are shortcuts you type when you want something specific (like `/release`).