‘Neo Learns Kung Fu’: How Skill Files Unlock AI in DeFi

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Skill files are emerging as the critical piece of the AI agent stack in DeFi, bridging the gap between a model's 2023 training data and what's actually deployed onchain today. Austin Griffith of the Ethereum Foundation explains how ETHskills.com works, why skill.md should be the standard for any protocol that expects agents to interact with it, and the iterative process of finding what the model already knows vs. what you actually need to teach it. Kain Warwick of Infinex and Synthetix follows with the story of a degen yield farming agent that locked funds permanently in an Aerodrome gauge — and the new rules he added to his skill file as a result. This clip is from a longer conversation on Mythos, skill files, and Anthropic's reliability crisis. Full episode here: https://youtube.com/live/ZEiespLGqN8 We go live every Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET — subscribe to catch it live. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MultiChain Advisors is an emerging technology growth firm that has helped create over $50 billion in enterprise value for more than 80 clients, like Pyth, Moonpay Commerce, and Wormhole. They’re the partner you want when you’re navigating markets and trying to break out from the noise. They help navigate TGEs, go‑to‑market, BD and partnerships, capital markets advisory, PR, media placements, KOL activations and more, driving execution from launch to scale. Visit http://multichainadv.com. Chapters 🧠 00:00 What skill files are and why they matter for AI agents ⚡ 02:30 Austin's eachskills.com and the "Neo learns kung fu" moment 💻 05:00 Austin's Cloudbot: $350K in deployed contracts, no human review 📄 06:15 What goes in a good skill file — and what doesn't 🔄 08:24 The iterative process of teaching an agent its failure modes ⚠️ 09:24 Kain's degen farming agent locked funds in an Aerodrome gauge forever 📋 12:16 The new rule: always simulate the full round trip before staking 🌐 14:38 Why Kain thinks skill files could be a pile of slop — signal vs. noise _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!