Agent skills vs MCP servers vs rules files
Three ways to give a coding agent context, and one rule for picking. See what a skill, an MCP server and a rules file each cost in tokens and upkeep.
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Three ways to give a coding agent context, and one rule for picking. See what a skill, an MCP server and a rules file each cost in tokens and upkeep.
Copy a skill into eight repos and the copies drift. Treat skills like dependencies: one shared repo, and a version each project pins and reviews.
The fable-method repo turns Claude Fable 5's habits into agent skills. What each file does, what ports to other models, and how to A/B it on a VPS.
Your SearXNG instance can be the search backend for an AI agent. JSON API setup, the trust boundaries, and the prompt injection surface it opens.