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Package a read-only expense precheck as an Agent Skill
Focus: Agents for Everyone
Date: October 15, 2026
Topics: Agent Skills, Expense checks, Script approval
Evidence: Publisher Authored
Availability: Available
Summary: Microsoft's Agent Framework documentation defines Skills as portable folders containing SKILL.md instructions plus optional scripts, references and assets loaded progressively. Its expense-report example separates policy guidance, a validation script and a reusable template, while approval guidance warns that scripts execute source-supplied code and should remain gated unless the source is trusted.
Why it matters: Build one read-only expense precheck Skill: declare its trigger and compatibility, keep policy details in a reference, validate a fixture with a deterministic script and return findings without filing anything. Test success and rejection cases, then require approval before every script run.
Source: Agent Skills