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title: "What languages are agent skills written in?"
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published_at: "2026-08-25T00:52:27.000Z"
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topics: ["agent","llm","open-source","coding"]
source_urls: ["https://plicara.ai/research/agent-skill-languages/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49427825"]
summary: "3.8 million AI agent instruction files on GitHub, read by a model that speaks every language. So why are 85.3% of them in English, and what is changing?"
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# What languages are agent skills written in?

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**Published:** 2026-08-25T00:52:27.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** agent, llm, open\-source, coding

## Summary

3\.8 million AI agent instruction files on GitHub, read by a model that speaks every language\. So why are 85\.3% of them in English, and what is changing?

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://plicara.ai/research/agent-skill-languages/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49427825>)