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5757## Compare skills with other features
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59| Feature | Purpose |
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61| **Skills** | Task-specific procedures that Claude loads when a request matches |
62| **[Plugins](/docs/plugins/overview)** | Packages that contain several skills together with connectors, commands, and agents, so that you add them as one unit |
63| **[Projects](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9517075-what-are-projects)** | Background knowledge that's always loaded in that project's chats |
64| **[MCP connectors](/docs/connectors/getting-started)** | Connections that let Claude reach external services and data |
59| Feature | Purpose |
60| - | - |
61| **Skills** | Task-specific procedures that Claude loads when a request matches |
62| **[Plugins](/docs/plugins/overview)** | Packages that contain several skills together with connectors, commands, and agents, so that you add them as one unit |
63| **[Projects](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9517075-what-are-projects)** | Background knowledge that's always loaded in that project's chats |
64| **[MCP connectors](/docs/connectors/getting-started)** | Connections that let Claude reach external services and data |
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6666## Use skills beyond Claude
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