AI: It's a Skill Issue | Building AI Systems with Skills | Calum Simpson | User Group

📞 Contact us: https://bit.ly/4fAFrVx In this SSW User Group, Calum Simpson explores why the next leap in AI-assisted development is not just better prompts, but better skills. He explains skills as a cleaner alternative to stuffing context windows with MCP tool definitions, shows how progressive disclosure improves agent performance, and argues that the real goal is to move from manually reviewing AI-generated code to building reliable systems that generate code for us. Along the way, he demos skill creation in Claude Code, compares skills with MCP, shares practical SSW examples like Yak Shaver, Tiger, Cheetah, and Armada, and closes with the human skills that still matter most in an AI-first world. 00:00 | Introduction to “AI: It’s a Skill Issue” 08:54 | From reviewing code to trusting AI systems 09:19 | MCP explained and why context overload matters 13:09 | How skills work with progressive disclosure 14:19 | Live demo: creating a joke skill in Claude Code 23:14 | Skills vs MCP and life before/after skills 28:51 | The vision: autonomous agents working backlog items 41:15 | How to create, improve, and compose skills 57:19 | Fun demo: the “Sealed Room” murder mystery skill game 01:05:24 | Real SSW examples, Armada, and the human skills that still matter 🌐 About SSW: https://linktr.ee/SSWTV 🔗 Links: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/ssw Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssw_tv Facebook: https://facebook.com/SSW.page Instagram: https://instagram.com/ssw_tv Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ssw_tv 👋 Get in touch: Calum Simpson – SSW VP of AI About: https://www.ssw.com.au/people/calum-simpson/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calum-simpson-2171bb120 #AI #AISkills #ClaudeCode #MCP #AgenticAI #SoftwareDevelopment #DeveloperTools #PromptEngineering #Automation #SSWTV #CalumSimpson #TechTalk V2 - Bahjat