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Claude Code Skills Use Progressive Disclosure to Save Context
Claude Code Skills load in three layers: frontmatter always, body on match, files on demand. This allows installing 30+ skills without paying token costs for unused ones. Developers should write lean descriptions and push heavy detail into files opened only when needed.
Meridian48 take
The piece usefully explains a design trade-off, but the '30 skills for free' framing overstates — context savings are real, but skill matching still adds overhead.
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