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2 registry resources · 1 tutorial, 1 reference · roadmap: Agentic Data Engineering
What this topic covers
DE//AGENT currently lists 2 resources under format: 1 tutorial, 1 reference. Everything below is derived from the live registry — counts, capabilities, verification state and security posture come from the curated records, never from marketing copy.
What you can learn here
Documented learning objectives across these resources:
- Describe the SKILL.md schema and the directory layout convention — via Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol
- Evaluate a skill's objectives before you trust it — via Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol
- Install a registry skill and inspect its files — via Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol
Where this fits in the learning roadmap
These resources map to stage: Agentic Data Engineering (2). Follow the four-phase roadmap to place this topic inside a progression instead of learning it in isolation.
Compare the registry's options
Every entry, its shape and its trust state — sorted by the registry's composite score. This table is the honest version of a marketing comparison: no sponsored placements, no unverifiable claims.
| Resource | Type | Difficulty | Verification | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol | Tutorial | intermediate | community | 34.15 |
| Agent Skills (open format) | Reference | — | community | 27.7 |
How scores are computed: source quality score.
Where to start
Highest composite score first:
- Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol score 34.15 — intermediate
- Agent Skills (open format) score 27.7 — difficulty not documented
Scores rank provenance, completeness and trust — read how verification works before adopting anything.
Production use cases
- Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol — A skill is the unit of reusable agent behavior: one SKILL.md with front-matter, plus directories the agent loads on demand. Dissect a real registry skill file by file, learn the ev… details
- Agent Skills (open format) — The Agent Skills format specification — a SKILL.md file with front-matter (name, description, version), plus references/, scripts/, and examples/ directories that an agent loads on… details
Further study
Adjacent topics: agentic (2 shared), skills (2 shared).
Study path: the roadmap places this topic in a progression · the scoring model explains the numbers · the trust rule catalog shows every security check these entries passed through.
Full resource list
| Resource | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a skill — SKILL.md, references, examples, the loading protocol | Tutorial | 34.15 |
| Agent Skills (open format) | Reference | 27.7 |