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SkillScore77/100
Test results 77
3/3 safety checks passed
45%77%of test cases passed +32 pts
Passed 17 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 22 without it.
7 fixed10 passed either way5 still failing0 broke
This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.
One test taskWhat percentage reduction in Customer.io profile cost can typically be achieved by deleting profiles inactive for 180 or more days?
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. No account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning
claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
print("Added. Start Claude Code with the command below.")claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.agents"Type these in a Claude Code session. No account or API key. It writes the skill and any files it bundles, and asks first when its safety rating isn't Passed.
/plugin marketplace add decimal-labs/decimalai-claude-plugins
/plugin install decimalai@decimalai/decimalai:install jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningThe plugin needs python3 and curl on your machine.
No Python or account. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md.claude/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[claude-agent-sdk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions
from decimalai.claude_agent_sdk import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
async def main():
question = "Hello!"
async with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
async for message in run.query(options=ClaudeAgentOptions(max_turns=6)):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())Prefer its own loader? ClaudeAgentOptions(plugins=[skills_plugin()], skills="all") reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeAgentOptions, query
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}", max_turns=6)
async def main():
async for message in query(prompt="Hello!", options=options):
print(message)
# In a notebook or async code: await main()
asyncio.run(main())This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai-agents]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from agents import Agent, Runner
from decimalai.openai_agents import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
name=support.name,
instructions=support.instructions, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")Using SandboxAgent? capabilities=[Shell(), decimalai.openai_agents.sandbox_skills()] points its own loader at the same folder.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from agents import Agent, Runner
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(name="support", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await Runner.run(agent, "Hello!")
result = Runner.run_sync(agent, "Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[openai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import json
from openai import OpenAI
from decimalai.openai import agent_config
client = OpenAI()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your tools, as Chat Completions takes them, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"type": "function", "function": {
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
# run.system is your prompt, then the skill list.
messages = [{"role": "system", "content": run.system}, run.message]
while True:
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=messages,
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
).choices[0].message
messages.append(reply)
if not reply.tool_calls:
break
for call in reply.tool_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own tools by FUNCTIONS.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.function.name)
messages.append(run.tool_result(call) or {
"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": call.id,
"content": function(**json.loads(call.function.arguments)) if function
else f"There is no tool named {call.function.name!r}.",
})
print(reply.content)
# The Responses API takes run.response_tools instead of run.tools.No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.4-mini",
messages=[
{"role": "system", "content": f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"},
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"},
],
).choices[0].messageThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[anthropic]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import anthropic
from decimalai.anthropic import agent_config
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
question = "Hello!"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
answer = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*run.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": question}],
).until_done()No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
reply = client.messages.create(
model="claude-haiku-5-5",
max_tokens=4096,
system=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[google-genai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
from decimalai.google_genai import agent_config
client = genai.Client()
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
def lookup_order(order_id: str) -> str:
return f"Order {order_id} shipped yesterday."
# Your functions, as declarations for the model, and what answers each.
TOOLS = [{"function_declarations": [{
"name": "lookup_order",
"description": "Look up the status of an order.",
"parameters_json_schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"order_id": {"type": "string"}},
"required": ["order_id"]},
}]}]
FUNCTIONS = {"lookup_order": lookup_order}
question = "Where is order A1001?"
with support.run(question) as run: # one user message, one run
config = types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction=run.system, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*TOOLS, *run.tool_params], # your functions, then load_skill
)
contents = [{"role": "user", "parts": [{"text": run.message}]}]
while True:
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash", contents=contents, config=config,
)
if not response.function_calls:
break
contents.append(response.candidates[0].content)
parts = []
for call in response.function_calls:
# load_skill is answered by the run; your own functions by FUNCTIONS.
# A loop of your own rather than automatic function calling, which
# raises KeyError when the model asks for a function you did not pass.
function = FUNCTIONS.get(call.name)
parts.append(run.tool_result(call) or {"function_response": {
"name": call.name, "id": call.id,
"response": {"result": function(**(call.args or {})) if function
else f"There is no function named {call.name!r}."},
}})
contents.append({"role": "user", "parts": parts})
print(response.text)No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
client = genai.Client()
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
contents="Hello!",
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(system_instruction=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}"),
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openai
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[langchain]" langchain-openaifrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from langchain.agents import create_agent
from decimalai.langchain import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = create_agent(
"openai:gpt-5.4-mini",
tools=[], # your tools; the middleware adds load_skill
middleware=[support.middleware], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from langchain.agents import create_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_agent("openai:gpt-5.4-mini", tools=[], system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
result = agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. CrewAI's own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" "crewai>=1.15.27"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.crewai
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=decimalai.crewai.skills(), # the installed folder
tools=decimalai.crewai.skill_tools(), # reads a skill's files, runs its scripts
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()No DecimalAI package. CrewAI's own loader reads the folder, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
agent = Agent(
role="Support", goal="Help the customer", backstory="A support agent.",
llm=llm, # your own CrewAI LLM
skills=[Path(".agents/skills")],
)
task = Task(description="Hello!", expected_output="an answer", agent=agent)
Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task]).kickoff()This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[adk]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.adk import DecimalAIPlugin, agent_config
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.apps import App
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support", # ADK needs a Python identifier
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=support.instruction, # your prompt, then the skill list
tools=[*support.tools], # your tools, then load_skill
)
# DecimalAIPlugin makes each invocation of runners built from this App one trace.
app = App(name="support", root_agent=agent, plugins=[DecimalAIPlugin()])Prefer ADK's own loader? SkillToolset(skills=decimalai.adk.skills(), ...) reads the same folder. Use one or the other: a skill delivered both ways reaches the prompt twice.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = LlmAgent(
name="support",
model="gemini-3.5-flash",
instruction=lambda context: f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}",
)This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. agent_config() hands your agent the skill. With no DecimalAI key it reads your project's files and sends nothing. Needs SDK 0.27 or newer.
pip install "decimalai[pydantic-ai]"from decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from decimalai.pydantic_ai import agent_config
# With no DECIMAL_API_KEY this reads the skills your project lists, from disk.
support = agent_config("support", fallback="You are a helpful agent.")
agent = Agent(
"openai:gpt-4o-mini",
name=support.name,
tools=[], # your tools; the capability adds load_skill
capabilities=[support], # your prompt, the skill list and load_skill
)
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")On the Pydantic AI harness, decimalai.pydantic_ai_harness.skills(project) uses its own loader instead.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from pydantic_ai import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent("openai:gpt-4o-mini", instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
# In a notebook or async code: result = await agent.run("Hello!")
result = agent.run_sync("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagents
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Deep Agents' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" deepagentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import decimalai.deepagents
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, **decimalai.deepagents.skills())
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})The default backend reads files but has no shell. To run a skill's scripts, pass skills(backend=LocalShellBackend(...)).
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from deepagents import create_deep_agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = create_deep_agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent.invoke({"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]})This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-framework
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningimport asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Its own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" agent-frameworkfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
import asyncio
from agent_framework import Agent
from decimalai.agent_framework import skills
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions="You are a helpful agent.", context_providers=[skills()])
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))It caches skills by default, so restart the process after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdimport asyncio
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(client=client, instructions=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
asyncio.run(agent.run("Hello!"))This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agents
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningfrom decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
The same install from Python, for a notebook or a setup script. Strands' own skill loader reads the installed folder. No DecimalAI account needed.
pip install "decimalai>=0.16" strands-agentsfrom decimalai import skillpkg
# Writes .agents/skills and .decimal/skills.toml. Safe to run twice.
result = skillpkg.add("jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning")
if result.exit_code:
raise SystemExit(result.problems)
from decimalai.strands import skills
from strands import Agent
from strands.vended_tools import file_editor, shell
agent = Agent(
model=model, # always pass one: the default is Amazon Bedrock
system_prompt="You are a helpful agent.",
tools=[file_editor, shell],
plugins=[skills()],
)
agent("Hello!")Strands loads an agent's skills once, so build the agent again after decimalai skills update.
No DecimalAI package. The whole skill goes in every prompt, and nothing pins or updates it.
.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdfrom pathlib import Path
from strands import Agent
skill = Path(".agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md").read_text()
agent = Agent(model=model, system_prompt=f"You are a helpful agent.\n\n{skill}")
agent("Hello!")This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Adds every file the skill has, pinned so you can update it. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
pip install "decimalai>=0.15"
decimalai skills add jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuningNo Python or account. Cursor, Copilot, Cline and Warp read this folder by themselves.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md.agents/skills/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
This gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
Raw files: /s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.md · /s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning.json
Fetch the file and give its text to your model as instructions. No account or package needed.
curl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning/SKILL.mdcurl -fsSL https://app.decimal.ai/s/jeremylongshore-customerio-cost-tuning.jsonThis gets SKILL.md only. The skill's 2 other files are not included.
You don't need a DecimalAI account.
Saved prompts and skills, pinned versions, and traces of this skill in your runs. DecimalAI does not run your agent.
Claude Code reads files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
On Claude Agent SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI Agents: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On OpenAI SDK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Anthropic: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Gemini API: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On LangChain: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On CrewAI: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(crewai=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Google ADK: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Pydantic AI: save the skill to an agent here, set DECIMAL_API_KEY, and the same code uses it with no command to run. Changes you save reach the next run with no redeploy.
On Deep Agents: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(langchain=True) to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Microsoft Agent Framework: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
On Strands: set DECIMAL_API_KEY and add decimalai.init(otel=True, agent_name="support") to record runs and skill use. The skill version stays in your repo.
Editors read files from your project, so DecimalAI config does not apply there.
Anywhere else: record a use with decimalai.log_skill_activation() inside a trace.
| Condition | Safe response |
|---|---|
| Spend rises unexpectedly | Verify configuration, rate, and authorized campaigns; pause unsafe scale changes and investigate aggregate signals. |
| Optimization risks delivery or consent | Do not apply it until the service/data owner approves a safe test. |
| Data is missing or misallocated | Repair attribution before making a budget decision. |
Compare aggregate event volume and message spend for a development/staging campaign, reduce unnecessary duplicate events through an idempotency fix, and observe the agreed window. Revert if delivery errors, latency, or consent checks regress; do not suppress customer messages solely to make a dashboard look cheaper.
Optimize Customer.io costs by managing profile count (the primary billing driver), suppressing/deleting inactive users, deduplicating events, reducing unnecessary API calls, and monitoring usage trends.
Customer.io bills based on profile count (number of identified people in your workspace) and email/SMS volume. Key cost drivers:
| Factor | Impact | Optimization Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Total profiles | Primary cost driver | Delete inactive profiles |
| Email sends | Per-email cost above tier | Suppress unengaged users |
| SMS sends | Per-SMS cost | Only send to opt-in users |
| Overidentification | Creates unnecessary profiles | Don't identify users who'll never receive messages |
| Event volume | Can increase processing costs | Deduplicate and sample |
// scripts/cio-profile-audit.ts
// Audit your Customer.io integration for cost optimization opportunities
import { TrackClient, RegionUS } from "customerio-node";
const cio = new TrackClient(
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_SITE_ID!,
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_TRACK_API_KEY!,
{ region: RegionUS }
);
// Check: Are you identifying users who'll never receive messages?
const AUDIT_RULES = {
// Users without email can't receive email campaigns
noEmail: "Don't identify users without email unless using push/SMS",
// Test users should be cleaned up
testUsers: "Suppress and delete test-*, ci-*, dev-* prefixed users",
// Anonymous users that never convert inflate profile count
staleAnonymous: "Delete anonymous profiles older than 90 days without conversion",
// Inactive users who haven't opened email in 6+ months
unengaged: "Suppress users with no email opens in 180+ days",
};
console.log("=== Customer.io Cost Audit Rules ===\n");
for (const [rule, action] of Object.entries(AUDIT_RULES)) {
console.log(`${rule}: ${action}`);
}
console.log("\nRun these checks in Customer.io dashboard:");
console.log("1. People > Segments > Create 'Inactive 90 days' segment");
console.log("2. People > Segments > Create 'No email attribute' segment");
console.log("3. People > Filter by created_at < 90 days ago AND email_opened = 0");
// scripts/cio-cleanup-inactive.ts
import { TrackClient, RegionUS } from "customerio-node";
const cio = new TrackClient(
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_SITE_ID!,
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_TRACK_API_KEY!,
{ region: RegionUS }
);
interface CleanupTarget {
userId: string;
reason: string;
}
async function cleanupInactiveUsers(
targets: CleanupTarget[],
dryRun: boolean = true
): Promise<void> {
let suppressed = 0;
let deleted = 0;
let errors = 0;
for (const target of targets) {
if (dryRun) {
console.log(`[DRY RUN] Would suppress+delete: ${target.userId} (${target.reason})`);
continue;
}
try {
// Step 1: Suppress — stops all messaging immediately
await cio.suppress(target.userId);
suppressed++;
// Step 2: Destroy — removes from billing
await cio.destroy(target.userId);
deleted++;
// Rate limit to 50/sec for bulk operations
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 20));
} catch (err: any) {
errors++;
console.error(`Failed ${target.userId}: ${err.message}`);
}
if ((suppressed + errors) % 100 === 0) {
console.log(`Progress: ${suppressed} deleted, ${errors} errors`);
}
}
console.log(`\nResult: ${suppressed} suppressed, ${deleted} deleted, ${errors} errors`);
}
// Usage: Build target list from your database
// const inactiveUsers = await db.query(`
// SELECT id FROM users
// WHERE last_login_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '180 days'
// AND email_verified = false
// `);
// lib/customerio-dedup-events.ts
// Prevent sending duplicate events that inflate volume
import { createHash } from "crypto";
import { TrackClient, RegionUS } from "customerio-node";
const cio = new TrackClient(
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_SITE_ID!,
process.env.CUSTOMERIO_TRACK_API_KEY!,
{ region: RegionUS }
);
// Simple LRU dedup (use Redis in production)
const recentEvents = new Map<string, number>();
const MAX_CACHE = 50_000;
const DEDUP_WINDOW_MS = 60 * 1000; // 1 minute window
function isDuplicate(userId: string, eventName: string, data?: any): boolean {
const hash = createHash("sha256")
.update(`${userId}:${eventName}:${JSON.stringify(data ?? {})}`)
.digest("hex")
.substring(0, 12);
const last = recentEvents.get(hash);
if (last && Date.now() - last < DEDUP_WINDOW_MS) {
return true;
}
recentEvents.set(hash, Date.now());
// Prevent unbounded growth
if (recentEvents.size > MAX_CACHE) {
const cutoff = Date.now() - DEDUP_WINDOW_MS;
for (const [key, time] of recentEvents) {
if (time < cutoff) recentEvents.delete(key);
}
}
return false;
}
export async function trackDeduped(
userId: string,
name: string,
data?: Record<string, any>
): Promise<void> {
if (isDuplicate(userId, name, data)) {
return; // Skip duplicate
}
await cio.track(userId, { name, data });
}
// lib/customerio-sampling.ts
// Sample high-volume events to reduce API calls
const EVENT_SAMPLE_RATES: Record<string, number> = {
page_viewed: 0.1, // Sample 10% of page views
button_clicked: 0.25, // Sample 25% of clicks
search_performed: 0.5, // Sample 50% of searches
signed_up: 1.0, // Always track signups
checkout_completed: 1.0, // Always track purchases
subscription_cancelled: 1.0, // Always track cancellations
};
export function shouldTrack(eventName: string): boolean {
const rate = EVENT_SAMPLE_RATES[eventName] ?? 1.0;
return Math.random() < rate;
}
// Usage
if (shouldTrack("page_viewed")) {
await cio.track(userId, {
name: "page_viewed",
data: { url: "/pricing", sampled: true },
});
}
// scripts/cio-usage-monitor.ts
// Track your Customer.io usage trends
interface UsageMetrics {
identifyCalls: number;
trackCalls: number;
transactionalSends: number;
broadcastTriggers: number;
webhooksReceived: number;
}
class UsageMonitor {
private metrics: UsageMetrics = {
identifyCalls: 0,
trackCalls: 0,
transactionalSends: 0,
broadcastTriggers: 0,
webhooksReceived: 0,
};
increment(metric: keyof UsageMetrics): void {
this.metrics[metric]++;
}
report(): void {
console.log("\n=== Customer.io Usage Report ===");
console.log(`Period: ${new Date().toISOString()}`);
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(this.metrics)) {
console.log(` ${key}: ${value.toLocaleString()}`);
}
const total = Object.values(this.metrics).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
console.log(` TOTAL API calls: ${total.toLocaleString()}`);
}
reset(): void {
for (const key of Object.keys(this.metrics)) {
this.metrics[key as keyof UsageMetrics] = 0;
}
}
}
export const usageMonitor = new UsageMonitor();
| Optimization | Typical Savings | Implementation Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Delete inactive profiles (180+ days) | 15-30% profile cost | Low |
| Event deduplication | 5-15% event volume | Low |
| Event sampling (analytics events) | 50-80% event volume for sampled events | Low |
| Suppress bounced emails | 2-5% email cost | Low |
| Don't identify email-less users | 5-20% profile cost | Medium |
| Annual billing | 10-20% total cost | None |
After cost optimization, proceed to customerio-reference-architecture for enterprise patterns.
Automatically, when a task matches. Use when reducing profile count, cleaning inactive users, deduplicating events, or right-sizing your plan. Trigger: "customer.io cost", "reduce customer.io spend", "customer.io billing", "customer.io pricing", "customer.io cleanup".
Skills that do similar work, with their headline benchmark lift.
From the same source and nearby in the catalogue.