Engineering
Install only 3 skills; keep the rest as GitHub links in memory
Every installed skill loads on every bot and burns context each task.
What hurt
Ricardo (@ricmargalho) relays Pawel Huryn (@PawelHuryn): with 7 product bots on Grok Bot he saw every installed skill load on all bots and occupy context each task. He kept only 3 installed; the rest are GitHub links saved in each bot's memory, opened when the task needs them. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Cap installed skills. Memory holds links. Open on demand. Credit @PawelHuryn.
Bots
Product bots
≤3 skills installed globally; other skills as GitHub links in memory.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Files
Skill links (memory). GitHub URLs for skills opened only when the task asks.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/ricmargalho/status/2110157906486481267 (credit @ricmargalho).
- 2List installed skills across your bots; keep at most ~3 that every task needs.
- 3For the rest, save the GitHub skill URL in that bot's memory with a one-line when-to-open note.
- 4Uninstall the unused installed skills.
- 5On the next task, confirm the bot opens the link only when needed.
Approval fence
No skill installs that auto-run spendy tools without your yes.
What to tweak
Steal install-cap + link-in-memory. Context is rent.
Source
Ricardo @ricmargalho · Original post
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