Skills vs MCP
🔌 MCP
• Structured protocol
• External servers
• Formal integration
• Discovery & capability negotiation
• Designed for interoperability
Good for:
Enterprise, standardized integrations, shared infrastructure
📜 Skills
• Text files + scripts
• Agent-native
• Self-created on the fly
• No server needed
• Agent builds its own tools
Good for:
Ad-hoc automation, rapid iteration, agent-driven workflows
Trend: Agents increasingly
build their own skills
on the fly