Skill, MCP server or connector: how to choose

Find relevant Claude learning resources for an onboarding question.

Useful for learning a feature; it is outside the intended scope of an already active task.

Prepare interactive generative graphics with repeatable random seeds.

Choose this for code-driven art; it requires a p5.js workflow rather than a general image editor.

Apply Anthropic visual identity to documents and other artifacts.

Its brand choices belong to Anthropic; adapt a separate skill for a different organization.

Guide the composition of static posters and visual artwork.

Intended for still visual deliverables rather than interactive application behavior.

Look up Claude API and SDK details while developing an integration.

This guidance targets Anthropic integration work; using an API can introduce separate usage charges.

Add focused questions that help a reader inspect an actionable answer.

Designed for selected advice and draft artifacts; routine code and trivial lookups are excluded.

Structure an iterative process for writing documentation with a collaborator.

Choose it when context and reader feedback are available; it is not a one-shot file converter.

Prepare and revise Word documents with deliberate document structure.

Targets Word files; PDF and spreadsheet workflows need their own skills and dependencies.

Guide visual direction and typography for a new or revised interface.

Focuses on visual design decisions; it does not independently verify application functionality.

Adapt internal updates to a consistent organizational format.

Requires the appropriate communication template and organization-specific context.

Guide the design of MCP tools for connecting an agent to a service.

A working integration still requires API access, implementation and verification of tool behavior.

Support extraction, assembly and editing tasks for PDF documents.

Scanned inputs can require OCR; inspect the skill dependencies and validate extracted results.

Create or revise presentation files, including slide structure and notes.

Targets PowerPoint files and templates; other deliverable formats use separate workflows.

Develop and evaluate a reusable skill for a specific workflow.

Meaningful evaluation requires representative tasks and success criteria supplied by the operator.

Prepare small animated assets suitable for sharing in Slack.

Output is an animated image; it does not post to Slack or configure a workspace.

Apply a coherent color and font theme to an existing artifact.

A theme changes presentation; it does not validate the artifact content or data.

Build interactive HTML artifacts with multiple frontend components.

Choose it for richer application structure; simple single-file artifacts are outside its intended focus.

Inspect a local web application with browser automation.

Needs an accessible local application and browser dependencies; it does not certify every target environment.

Prepare, repair or transform spreadsheet files and tabular deliverables.

A spreadsheet must be the main deliverable; document and Google Sheets API tasks need another workflow.

Connect an assistant to GitHub repository, issue and pull-request workflows.

Grant only the GitHub permissions your workflow needs; host authentication and repository access remain separate requirements.

Let an MCP client inspect and operate web pages with Playwright.

Requires a supported Node.js and browser environment; browser automation access needs deliberate permission controls.

Retrieve current library documentation for a coding workflow.

Authentication and rate limits depend on the selected setup; verify the current service plan before relying on sustained usage.

Find and use Google Drive documents.

Access follows the connected Google account's file and shared-drive permissions.

Find Gmail conversations, organize messages and prepare reply drafts.

Mailbox changes need explicit instructions; review reply drafts before sending.

Bring meeting times, attendees and calendar context into ChatGPT.

Meeting preparation may also need documents or messages from separately connected apps.

Summarize Slack channels and prepare replies using connected workspace context.

Install and authorize the plugin; workspace policies determine available access.

Summarize Microsoft SharePoint sites and files.

Availability depends on the selected AI system, account plan and workspace settings.

Search Outlook email, organize messages and draft replies.

Uses the connected mailbox; request message changes explicitly and review drafts.

Access, save and share Dropbox files.

Availability depends on the selected AI system, account plan and workspace settings.

Analyze Box files and extract structured information inside ChatGPT.

Box permission controls still apply to file access and supported actions.

Read and update Notion pages through Notion MCP.

Tools act with the connected user's Notion permissions; Enterprise admins can restrict AI clients.

Find, create and update Linear issues, projects and comments using its hosted MCP service.

Read-only and read-write access differ; choose the permissions needed for your workflow.

Work with GitHub pull requests, issues and CI context.

Availability depends on the selected AI system, account plan and workspace settings.

Find, create and edit Canva designs.

Availability depends on the selected AI system, account plan and workspace settings.

Turn ChatGPT conversations into editable FigJam diagrams and Figma Slides presentations.

The reviewed guide excludes the EU and notes beta limits for Slides; check current access.

Edit and organize PDF documents with Adobe Acrobat in ChatGPT.

Availability depends on the ChatGPT plan, workspace settings and integration.

Use Zoom recordings, transcripts and AI Companion summaries to prepare meeting follow-ups.

Requires authentication, administrator approval and access to the meeting source material.

Use Microsoft OneDrive files as sources in Perplexity.

The reviewed announcement describes Enterprise file integrations; check current eligibility and file access.

Query Snowflake warehouse data through Perplexity Computer.

The documented Enterprise connection requires a centralized Snowflake service account.

Bring Salesforce data into Perplexity Computer reporting workflows.

The reviewed announcement describes Enterprise Computer; verify CRM permissions and available actions.

Connect HubSpot data to Perplexity Computer analysis and reporting.

The reviewed announcement describes Enterprise Computer; access follows the connected CRM account.