Together, they enable users to accomplish complex tasks without needing to figure out every step themselves.
How they work together:
| MCP (Connectivity) | Skills (Knowledge) |
|---|---|
| Connects Claude to your service (Notion, Asana, Linear, etc.) | Teaches Claude how to use your service effectively |
| Provides real-time data access and tool invocation | Captures workflows and best practices |
| What Claude can do | How Claude should do it |
Why this matters for your MCP users
Without skills:
- • Users connect your MCP but don't know what to do next
- • Support tickets asking "how do I do X with your integration"
- • Each conversation starts from scratch
- • Inconsistent results because users prompt differently each time
- • Users blame your connector when the real issue is workflow guidance
With skills:
- • Pre-built workflows activate automatically when needed
- • Consistent, reliable tool usage
- • Best practices embedded in every interaction
- • Lower learning curve for your integration