{"id":76558,"date":"2026-07-06T14:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/?p=76558"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:48:36","slug":"ai-on-ibm-i-turn-your-expertise-into-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-turn-your-expertise-into-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"AI on IBM i: turn your expertise into skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:600;\"><p>Article written by Malo Lecoursonnais, July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>AI agents, in whatever form they take, are reshaping the world of software development more than any other field. Their value is no longer in question when it comes to modern code \u2014 this blog series aims to give you every key you need to bring that same revolution to the legacy world, and to IBM i in particular.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column to-remember\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:5px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:9px 9px 9px 9px;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><p><span class=\"title\">Key takeaways<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:14px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-item-padding-top:6px;--awb-item-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-line-height:23.8px;--awb-icon-width:23.8px;--awb-icon-height:23.8px;--awb-icon-margin:9.8px;--awb-content-margin:33.6px;--awb-circlecolor:#437cb4;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:12.32px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 type-numbered\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">1<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><strong>A skill gives structure to the AI agent<\/strong> by passing on your development processes and best practices, so it follows the right steps without missing a beat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">2<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><strong>A skill is simply a folder of markdown files<\/strong>, built around a SKILL.md file (main instructions plus a header description), supplemented with checklists, examples, and scripts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">3<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><b>ARCAD offers a ready-to-use library of IBM i skills<\/b> through its MCP Server: written and tested by its experts, a decisive advantage given how little LLMs have been trained on RPG and COBOL.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"blog-content\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">So what exactly are skills?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>AI agents respond to your questions, your prompts. In a software development context, that means sending your lines of code to coding assistants: IBM Bob, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Mistral Vibe, ChatGPT Codex\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But an application estate is also made up of company-specific practices and CI\/CD pipelines designed by teams. Passing on those processes to AI is exactly what skills are for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">How skills work<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Adding a field to a physical file, refactoring monolithic code, running regression tests\u2026 the DevOps tasks that are increasingly getting AI assistance tend to follow the same pattern, built on established best practices.<\/p>\n<p>A skill is a scenario the agent needs to follow, giving it structure. In practice, it lays out the steps to take and the tools to use so nothing gets missed on the task at hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">What makes up a skill<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>A skill takes the shape of a folder containing markdown files (similar to .txt):<\/p>\n<pre>my-skill\/\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 SKILL.md           # Main instructions (required)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 checklist.md        # Checklist for the agent to follow\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 examples\/\n\u2502   \u2514\u2500\u2500 sample.md      # Example output showing the expected format\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 scripts\/\n    \u2514\u2500\u2500 validate.sh    # Script the agent can run<\/pre>\n<p>The first file, and the most important one, is SKILL.md. It contains the main instructions for the scenario, points to the other markdown files, and includes a short description in its file header. Here&#8217;s an example of description:<\/p>\n<pre>---\nname: arcad-add-field\ndescription: Interactive workflow to add a field to an IBM i file. Will ask for field details, analyze ARCAD dependencies, present impact report, and implement changes only after user approval.\n---<\/pre>\n<p>The other files support the main one, so the end result matches the technical or business need as closely as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">Getting the best skills you can<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>While the principles behind skills are well established, it&#8217;s hard to say that any one skill is definitively &#8220;the best.&#8221; A good skill is simply one that best captures your own development processes.<\/p>\n<p>In the IBM i world, skills matter even more, since LLMs are known to be less trained on RPG and COBOL code. <\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, and drawing on 34 years of expertise, <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">ARCAD Software&#8217;s MCP Server<\/a> offers a library of skills written and tested by its own IBM i experts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Discover ARCAD MCP Server<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>This article is part of the <strong>AI on IBM i<\/strong> series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-demystifying-mcp-the-toolbox-for-ai-agents\/\">AI on IBM i: demystifying MCP, the toolkit for agents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>AI on IBM i: turn your expertise into skills<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>AI on IBM i: agentic AI for modernization, ARCAD for reliability<i> (coming soon)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>AI on IBM i: a real-world use case of modernization made faster and safer<i> (coming soon)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:45px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:25px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:2px 1px 4px 0px rgba(33,41,52,0.41);;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:5px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:20%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:9.6%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-max-width:130px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Malo, Solution Architect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.fr\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-76174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:5px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:80%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:rgba(48,135,120,0.59);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:7px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-font-size:13px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:13;--minFontSize:13;line-height:1.2;\">About the author<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.3;\">Malo Lecoursonnais<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.36;\">Solutions Architect<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.4;--awb-margin-bottom:7px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Malo holds a degree from IMT Atlantique and specializes in the integration of AI solutions for IBM i and modern environments. As Solutions Architect at ARCAD, he supports our clients in modernizing their application portfolio, from design through to implementation, with a relentless focus on user experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.4;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>His expertise with AI tools and his product vision feed directly into the evolution of <a href=\"\/arcad\/resource-items\/download-gianni-free-ibm-i-application-audit-tool\/\">Gianni<\/a> and <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">ARCAD MCP Server<\/a>, helping IBM i teams regain mastery of their code. Drawing on international experience and a passion for teaching, he helps spread best practices in AI development internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide your AI agents on IBM i development with skills. 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