Definition
Plain language
A stored set of expert how-to principles an AI can pull from depending on the situation it's in.
As stated in the literature
A structured, situation-indexed collection of expert strategy fragments retrieved per decision; in PokerSkill, authored heuristics spanning action lines and hand classes that bind the relevant principle to the current game state.
Why it matters: It lets a model act on expert know-how on demand by matching the right principle to the current situation, without needing to learn it all from scratch.
For example, facing a particular game situation, the AI pulls the matching strategy tip from its collection and applies it to that exact spot.
Heard on the show
“And then the third stage is a skill library.”Episode 030 — Why Your AI Agent Won't Stop Working — and Each Model Falls for a Different Trap