The Knowledge Layer

The knowledge layer for AI agents

Experts publish. Agents pay. Everyone cites their sources. Structured knowledge graphs that AI agents navigate on demand — with citations, micropayments, and real expertise behind every answer.

Data, not code. No executable tool risk. Graph, not flat. Fetch only what the agent needs. Paid, not scraped. Experts earn on every use.

What is a skillbook?

A structured knowledge graph that AI agents can navigate. Think "ebook for AI" — agents read only the pages they need, pay per page, and cite every source. No vector databases, no retraining, no guesswork.

SKILL.md
Table of Contents
Sections
Pages
Cited Answer

Two paths. One platform.

Whether you have expertise to share or agents to power, Skillbooks connects both sides with a format agents can navigate and a business model that pays for knowledge.

Click either hub to explore the creator or developer path.

Convert Turn books, manuals, and guides into navigable skillbooks any AI can use.
Earn Agents pay every time they fetch a page. Your name travels with every citation.
Grow Usage analytics, community contributions, and a PR-style workflow for updates.

Four steps from question to cited answer

The agent starts at SKILL.md, checks the table of contents, follows linked branches, pays only for the pages it needs, and returns answers with source citations intact.

1

Browse the root

SKILL.md is free to inspect. It tells the agent what domain it is entering and what branches exist.

2

Pick the right branch

The table of contents points to the specific regulation, chapter, or procedure — no vector store required.

3

Pay per page

Micropayments keep costs aligned with usage. A full traversal can cost less than a cent.

4

Cite the answer

Each response includes the source URL, so users can verify and teams can audit the reasoning path.

Real domains. Already published.

The catalog covers regulatory, legal, literary, and business methodology — exactly the kind of knowledge agents struggle with using training data alone.

Regulatory

EPA 608 HVAC

Complete refrigerant handling certification material. Every regulation, every procedure, every safety requirement.

83 pages
Legal

EU AI Act

The full European Union AI regulation, structured for agent navigation with article-level granularity.

Coming soon
Literary

Shakespeare

The complete works, structured by play, act, and scene. Agents cite specific passages, not paraphrases.

Coming soon
Business

JTBD Methodology

Jobs-to-be-Done framework with structured decision trees and real-world application patterns.

Coming soon
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How skillbooks stack up

Every approach has tradeoffs. Here is where Skillbooks fits relative to the alternatives teams are using today.

Capability Skillbooks Training Data Web Search RAG MCP Tools
Setup ✓ HTTP fetch ✗ Retraining ~ API key ✗ Pipeline ~ SDK
Stays current ~ ~ ~
Citations ~ ~
Context efficiency ~ ~
Maintenance ✓ None ✗ Retrain ✗ Ongoing ~ Updates
Domain accuracy ~ ~

Small catalog. Real domains. Already useful.

The initial catalog covers regulatory, legal, literary, and business methodology material — exactly the knowledge agents need but cannot reliably generate from training data.

4+ Skillbooks in the catalog
2,500+ Pages of structured knowledge
5 Reference domains covered
0 Executable code paths required