Semantic Kernel Setup Skill

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Microsoft Semantic Kernel planner and plugin setup for orchestrated AI

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Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Semantic Kernel Setup Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/ai-agents-conversational/skills/semantic-kernel-setup/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Capabilities

Configure Semantic Kernel with AI services
Create semantic and native functions (plugins)
Set up planners (Handlebars, Stepwise)
Implement memory connectors
Design kernel function chains
Configure automatic function calling

Target Processes

function-calling-agent
plan-and-execute-agent

Implementation Details

Core Components

Kernel: Central orchestrator
Plugins: Collections of functions
Planners: Goal to action decomposition
Memory: Context and semantic storage

Planner Types

Handlebars Planner
Stepwise Planner
Function Calling Stepwise

Configuration Options

AI service connectors (OpenAI, Azure)
Plugin registration
Planner selection
Memory backend
Logging and telemetry

Best Practices

Clear function descriptions
Appropriate planner selection
Plugin organization
Error handling patterns

Dependencies

semantic-kernel

Signals

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Last commit: Sep 2026

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Item type: skill
Key: semantic-kernel-setup
Source: github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

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