Colin Matthews
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When to use Skills, MCPs, and Subagents

Part of Become an AI Native Builder

45 min
Sep 23, 2026 12:00 PM

What you'll learn

Learn the primitives of AI agents

See how agents work with context, skills, mcp, and subagents

How to use skill, MCPs, and subagents together

Learn how to use agent primitives together to improve quality

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See a demo of using a full set of agent primitives to build a product feature with Codex

Why this topic matters

Understanding the primitives of AI tools allows you to leverage them when they make sense. Join this session to learn when you should be using skills, MCPs, sub-agents, and how to best manage your context.

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Colin Matthews

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