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Shopping for Skills and MCP Servers (Without Getting Burned)
Community description: A year or two ago, giving an AI assistant new abilities meant waiting for the company behind it to...
Dev.to | Oct 7, 2026 | Lawrence
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First, a quick word on what you're actually shopping for, because the two things get mixed up constantly. So an MCP server gives the assistant hands, and a skill teaches it how to use them well. The description at the top matters most, because it decides when the assistant will reach for the skill.
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