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SkillOpt

microsoft/SkillOpt

SkillOpt is a tool for DeepSeek Harness. SkillOpt is a text-space optimizer that trains reusable natural-language skills for frozen LLM agents through trajectory-driven edits, validation-gated updates, and deployable best_skill.md artifacts.

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Stars
16.9k
Forks
1.6k
Issues
40
Update
55 days

REVIEW SCORECARD

Review Scorecard

8.4/10Good
License compliance9.0
Engineering quality9.0
Content completeness8.0
Repository scale7.0
Maintenance activity8.0

✓ No risk detected · Automated scan results are for reference only, not an official endorsement

AI DEEP REVIEW

Worth AI Review

8.2/10Recommended

A well-documented, actively maintained Microsoft optimizer that trains reusable agent skills without touching model weig

Code quality8

README references versioned docs, a changelog, PyPI releases, and a structured training loop (rollout→reflect→aggregate→select→update→evaluate), but no CI or test details are visible in the excerpt.

Security7

No plaintext secrets, download-and-execute instructions, or excessive permissions appear; install is a standard pip package, though the optimizer calls external LLM backends and the excerpt gives no deeper security detail.

Utility9

It addresses a real pain point by turning hand-crafted or one-shot agent skills into validation-gated, reusable best_skill.md artifacts with zero inference-time model calls at deployment.

Maintenance9

Last updated 2026-09-05 with v0.2.0 released 2026-07-02, an active changelog, news entries, and third-party integrations, indicating ongoing development.

Documentation8

The README links to versioned docs, a rendered guideline, a technical blog, a changelog, and release notes, though the excerpt itself only summarizes rather than showing full install/usage steps.

Generated by AI after reading the project README — a decision aid, not an endorsement. Neutral scores are given when information is limited.

PROJECT READMEREADMEExpandCollapse

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INSTALL REFERENCE

Install reference

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pip install skillopt

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PROJECT TOPICS

Project topics

VALIDATION LADDER

Validation progress

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01Store discoveryPassed
02ClassificationPassed
03Structure checkPending
04Sandbox validationPending

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SkillOpt used for?

SkillOpt is a text-space optimizer that trains reusable natural-language skills for frozen LLM agents through trajectory-driven edits, validation-gated updates, and deployable best_skill.md artifacts.

How popular is SkillOpt?

SkillOpt has 16,916 stars and 1,588 forks on GitHub, last updated 2026-09-05.

What license does SkillOpt use?

SkillOpt is distributed under the MIT license.

Is SkillOpt compatible with DeepSeek Harness?

SkillOpt is listed in the DSH Universe directory as a tool for DeepSeek Harness. This plugin is listed in the DSH Universe directory and covered by its validation pipeline.

CLASSIFICATION EVIDENCE

Classification evidence

Project typeSkill
Feature categoryDSH Plugins
Rule confidenceHigh

The system checks GitHub Topics against the site taxonomy and keyword rules. Current matches:agent-skills。