Confused about whether to use Skills or MCP tools for your AI agents? We break down the key differences and when to use each approach. 🔧 MCP tools provides a more deterministic interface with fixed schemas - perfect for precise, predictable operations but require more technical setup and an overload of MCP tools can cause a confusion of choice to an agent 📝 Skills use natural language instructions in markdown files - minimal setup required but open to LLM interpretation variations ⚡ MCP involves network latency while Skills run locally, but MCP offers centralized updates that propagate automatically Read our full analysis with real examples: