How to Use Claude Code Skills Like the 1% (it’s easy actually)
Simon Scrapes
Mar 4, 2026
Simon reveals how bloating Claude Code with generic marketplace skills destroys agent predictability and speed. He argues that the future of software isn't more SaaS subscriptions, but a curated library of bespoke AI 'SOPs' that utilize progressive disclosure to maintain precision. Building specific, high-context skills allows agents to outperform $50-a-month tools with surgical accuracy.
Key insight: Anthropic imposes a 15,000-character limit on the entire available skills list; loading too many generic descriptions creates a "noisy menu" that can drop skill activation rates to a staggering 20%.
