Three Doors, One Wall

Open the settings for any AI coding assistant that supports commands, skills, and subagents, and you’ll find yourself reaching for a mental shortcut almost immediately: commands are the basic one, skills are the smart one, subagents are the advanced one. A ladder, rung by rung, from simple to sophisticated. That shortcut is wrong, and it’s wrong in a way that matters the first time you install something you didn’t write. ...

September 22, 2026 · 12 min · biswajit