SkillTool vs AgentTool Architectural Contrast
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-p2a018000001 - Type:
pattern - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
Signature architectural contrast: SkillTool injects instructions into the current context window; AgentTool spawns a new, isolated context window. Both sit alongside each other in the base tool pool as meta-tools, but occupy opposite points of the context-isolation spectrum.
Key claims
- Skills use SKILL.md with 15+ frontmatter fields
- SkillTool injects; AgentTool spawns
Relations
- SkillTool vs AgentTool Architectural Contrast --[informs]--> AgentTool