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I tried SKILL.state in my coding agents and stopped after four days

A friend sent me the SKILL.state paper and later asked how it worked out. This is the answer: what I built from it, the four tasks I ran, and why I stopped.

  • SKILL.state replaces chat history with explicit execution state
  • Author tested on four tasks, encountered manual fixes
  • Switched to Opus 5.5 model, benefits lessened

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