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AI Terminology: Agents, Skills, RAG, MCP, and the Layers Beneath the Hype
A practical mental model for AI terminology: prompt, context, memory, agents, RAG, function calling, MCP, workflows, skills, and sub-agents.
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Learn how agents use tools, how MCP connects systems, and how multi-agent workflows coordinate.
A practical mental model for AI terminology: prompt, context, memory, agents, RAG, function calling, MCP, workflows, skills, and sub-agents.
Tool system is a form of metaprogramming
Compare MCP transport options, from local standard I/O to streaming HTTP connections.
How I use a Git ref as a local message channel between Claude Code and Codex for implementation, independent review, and iterative bug fixing.