MCP, skills and plugins: how are they different?
A shopping example to explain what MCP, skills, and plugins add to an agent, and when you might need them.
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What is MCP? A shared protocol for connecting AI agents to apps
Follow one request through a tool, an MCP server, and a service API. Compare it with a direct integration and a command-line route.
Read articleI installed a plugin. What did I actually install?
Unpack instructions and connections, then compare plugins in Codex, Claude Code, and DeepSeek Harness. Understand installation, account access, and action approval.
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