AI agents can now install "skills." That's a bigger deal than it sounds.
The problem nobody's really talking about
The example: a totally normal-looking "CSV Formatter" skill
So I built a scanner. Then someone asked me a question I couldn't shake.
The honest answer: no scanner like this can promise "all skills, forever"
What actually solving this looks like
What's next
References and further reading
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