Skills vs Commands vs Agents vs Plugins: The Ultimate AI Concept Guide

Skills, Commands, Agents, Plugins: Decoding the 4 Key AI Concepts In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI technology, if you are a frequent user of various AI tools—especially coding assistants like Claude Code—you have undoubtedly encountered these four terms in official documentation, community discussions, or technical blogs: Skills, Commands, Agents, and Plugins. These concepts are ubiquitous. They all seem related to “enhancing AI capabilities,” but if you look closely, it is easy to get dizzy. What are the actual differences between them? Are they overlapping functions? Which one should I use in a specific scenario? Recently, a community member raised …