{"id":291867,"date":"2026-04-20T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/what-ai-agent-skills-are-and-how-they-work\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:00:36","slug":"what-ai-agent-skills-are-and-how-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/what-ai-agent-skills-are-and-how-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What AI Agent Skills Are and How They Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lg-meK5IU8Q?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ready to become a certified watsonx Generative AI Engineer? 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