9 min + explore
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.
Learn at your own paceChat-to-Build Day 2 is on this site. Setup and the other lessons open in Notion.
Learn by building.
Start with a small project. Get comfortable directing AI, inspecting its work and deciding what to do next.
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7-Day Chat-to-Build
Build a Task Prioritizer on your computer. Learn to give a coding agent direction, inspect the files, make a change and recover when something breaks.
Seven lessons. Start any time. No previous coding experience needed.
Explore the guideTask PrioritizerYour next small steps.
Now1
Try my first build
Next1
Inspect the files
Later1
Show what I made
Add, group, complete and delete tasks.
Illustrative layout. Your app’s appearance will vary. Tasks reset when you refresh.
Builder notes
One question at a time, with examples you can explore.
4 min + explore
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.
9 min + explore
Agent skills: saving a repeatable way of working
The judgment behind a shopping list or a client update often goes unsaid. Make it explicit, try it out, and save the repeatable process as an agent skill.