Tools vs. MCP vs. Skills Explained
We follow Alice, a developer at Acme Corp, to demonstrate how missing any of these layers leads to multi-platform integration headaches and expensive $18,000 security flaws. π§ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Why AI tools act as th
We follow Alice, a developer at Acme Corp, to demonstrate how missing any of these layers leads to multi-platform integration headaches and expensive $18,000 security flaws.
π§ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Why AI tools act as the "hands" that allow models to produce structured intent and call functions
- How Model Context Protocol (MCP) acts as the "USB-C for AI," decoupling tools from specific client implementations
- How AI Skills provide the "brain" and recipes to enforce business logic, judgment, and guardrails
- Security risks across each layerβfrom prompt injection and tool poisoning to missing human-in-the-loop controls
- How to implement OAuth 2.1 authorization and scoping for secure remote MCP servers
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