Food for thought on what is what and when to use them Claude version

• Need Claude to know something → context file

• Need Claude to do something the same way every time → skill

• Need Claude to run something autonomously with tools → agent

• Need everything available without uploading every session → project

• Need Claude to reach into a live external tool (Notion, Gmail, Calendar) → MCP connection

• Need Claude to talk to a specific app or service that isn't natively supported → plugin