Turning a prompt you reuse into a skill
The upgrade path from a copied prompt to a shared practice, and the point where a skill is the wrong tool. Quick answerTurn a prompt into…
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Writing a skill that changes behavior
The four sections every working skill has, why the fourth one is skipped, and how to test a skill before you ship it. Quick answerA skill…
What an agent actually is
The difference between a chatbot, a tool, and an agent — and why the distinction decides what you can delegate. Quick answerAn agent is a model…
Judging a server before you install it
Five checks that take ten minutes and predict most of the pain: maintenance, transport, permissions, blast radius, and install path. Quick answerJudge a server in ten…
Debugging a server that will not start
A five-step order that eliminates transport, credentials, arguments, and context before you blame the model. Quick answerDebug in this order: transport, credentials, arguments, context. Ninety percent…
Install your first server without guessing
The config file, the three values that actually matter, and how to know it worked. Quick answerInstall one server, in one config file, and prove the…
What MCP is, and why it exists
The problem the protocol solves, in terms of the alternative you were probably using: custom integrations per client. Quick answerMCP is a protocol that lets one…
When not to use an agent
The delegation test in full: reversible, verifiable, and describable. Fail any of the three and you want a script or a human. Quick answerDo not use…
Giving an agent context, in the right order
Files, docs, tools, and history — what to hand over, what to withhold, and why more context can make output worse. Quick answerGive context in this…
Choosing an assistant without reading a benchmark
The three properties that decide which one you open daily, and why every leaderboard is the wrong input. Quick answerChoose the assistant by the constraint you…