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Skillscript: A declarative language for reliable AI agent workflows

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Scott Shwarts built Skillscript, a declarative, sandboxed language that lets users write fixed procedures for AI agents instead of relying on models to figure out steps each time. The language uses named steps, variables, and tool calls via MCP, with no eval or unbounded loops. It's pre-1.0, self-hosted, and designed to run autonomously on small local models.

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Skillscript tackles a real pain point—agent reliability—but its success hinges on adoption and trust in its sandboxing model.
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