Agent Skills (skills for AI agents)
Open format for teaching an AI agent a specific task, such as configuring a GPS tracker.
Agent Skills is an open format for teaching an AI agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI) a specific task. A skill is a folder with an instructions file (SKILL.md), reference material and, when needed, scripts. The agent loads it only when the task calls for it.
What is it for in telematics?
Configuring an advanced GPS tracker involves rules, events, outputs and commands with their own syntax. A generic AI model does not know that syntax and tends to make it up. A skill gives the agent the real syntax, tested recipes and a tool to validate the result before handing it over.
Official Rinho skills
Rinho publishes three free skills for Zero IoT, Spider IoT and Smart IoT devices:
- rinho-config: builds rules, alarms, outputs, reports and low-power modes from 31 tested recipes, and validates every line with the same engine as the web configurator.
- rinho-diagnostics: guides device diagnostics with read-only queries.
- rinho-zones: turns a KML, KMZ or CSV into the device zones file.
Installation and a full example are in Configurator & AI.
Safeguards
The controls live in the tool code, not in the AI instructions: it validates before sending, backs up the previous configuration, stops at the first error and asks for confirmation before driving outputs or running sensitive commands.
Frequently asked questions
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