When to Use MCPs vs Skills for Agents
A practical comparison of Skills and MCPs for modern agent workflows, with implications for OpenClaw-style systems and CrowdListen product design.
๐ Welcome to Terry’s Blog
Hi, this is Terry. I'm documenting my product ideas and learning notes in this blog. I'm interested in creating new user experiences through generative ai, focusing on synthesized content generation and actionable insight extraction.
About Me
CS & HCI @ Northwestern. Prev product @ Microsoft, TikTok, ByteDance. Experienced in product management and agent implementation. Right now I'm thinking about agent ai for education, social listening, and creative workflows. In my free time, I like to read and travel. Always happy to chat ;)
Skills
Product
Prototyping, Roadmapping, Event Tracking, A/B Testing, SQL, Figma, JIRA
Programming
Python, C/C++, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Git, React.js, Node, Tensorflow, PyTorch
Growth
SEO, Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Influencer Partnerships, Lead Generation
Recent Posts
The Agent Economy: Tokens as Bandwidth, Apps for Agents
A field report on agent painpoints and a broader thesis on the agent economy: from task execution to attention mediation and agent-operated demand.
The Very Beginning
How CrowdListen started: from content aggregation ideas to original research workflows over unstructured social data.
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