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Lecture 4 · Foundations of Agentic AI

Memory, Skills and Intro to Specs

Agent memory, reusable skills, and an introduction to specifications.

12 October 2026

Overview

This lecture examines how agents use memory and reusable skills, then introduces specifications as a durable way to communicate intent and guide software engineering work.

Class materials

  • View the lecture slides (PDF)
  • Open the Colab notebook

Further reading

  1. Skills repository by Matt Pocock
  2. ECC skills repository

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