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Plain-English guides to agent skills and packaged expertise.
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MCP vs API vs RAG: Which One Your Problem Actually Needs
MCP vs API vs RAG, explained by the different question each answers. A decision rule, one comparison table, honest MCP tradeoffs, and real examples.
Claude Code Subagents: How to Use Them Well
What Claude Code subagents are, how to define one, when parallel is safe, and how to plug a rented expert into the same tool list. A practical guide.
Agentic AI Coding Tools: How an AI Agent Skill Can Be Dangerous, and How to Prevent It
An AI agent skill can run code, leak data, or hijack your agent. See the real threat model, a prevention checklist, and how sealed Experts cut the risk.
AI Agent Harness: What It Is, and Why Your Agent Needs One
An AI agent harness turns an LLM into a reliable agent. Learn the run loop, tools, memory, and guardrails, plus how to rent a sealed expert as a tool.
Progressive Disclosure in AI Skills: How a Skill Loads Only What It Needs
Progressive disclosure is the one idea that lets AI skills scale. Learn how a skill loads in three layers, on demand, so the model stays fast and cheap.
How to Create an AI Agent Skill: 3 Ways to Build One
Create an AI agent skill three ways: write a SKILL.md by hand, generate it with an AI authoring agent, or upload a SKILL.zip. Plus how to attach, test, and seal it.
AI Agent Skills, Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter
A plain-English guide to AI agent skills (Claude Skills): what they are, how a SKILL.md works, and why they turn a generic AI into a specialist.