Claude Code skills & tools, compared
Straight comparisons to help you choose — skills vs MCP, Loreto vs building by hand, RAG vs knowledge graph, and more.
These pages compare Claude Code skills, MCP servers, and the ways to build and share them — so you can pick the right approach fast.
Claude Code skills vs MCP servers: what's the difference?
Both extend an AI agent, but they solve different problems. A Claude Code skill packages a workflow — the how — as instructions,…
Loreto vs writing Claude Code skills by hand
You can absolutely hand-author a SKILL.md. The question is whether it's worth your time versus generating a first-class draft fro…
RAG vs knowledge graph: which does your agent need?
Chunk-based RAG is great at "find me passages that look like this query." It struggles with questions about relationships, histor…
Skill package vs CLI + MCP: which artifact should Loreto build?
When you generate with Loreto you pick an artifact: a skill package, a CLI + MCP, or both. A skill package is instructions your a…
Loreto vs GitHub gists for sharing Claude Code skills
A gist can hold a SKILL.md, but it's a file, not a distribution channel. Loreto gives each skill a landing page, install command,…
Claude Code skills vs custom instructions / CLAUDE.md
Custom instructions (like a CLAUDE.md) set global behavior for every task. A skill is scoped, reusable know-how the agent invokes…
SEO vs AEO: optimizing for Google vs AI answer engines
SEO gets you ranked links in a results page. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) gets you quoted inside an AI-generated answer from…
Generate a skill vs buy one from the marketplace
On Loreto you can generate a skill from your own source or buy a ready-made one from the marketplace. Generate when the expertise…
Loreto skills vs a prompt library
A prompt library is a collection of text prompts you copy-paste. A Loreto skill is an installed, structured workflow your agent i…
Build your own skill
Loreto turns any source into a Claude Code skill — package, CLI + MCP, or both.