Skills and MCP

Skills and MCP servers are how Supen turns a general agent into a useful worker for a specific kind of job.

Skills

Skills package reusable instructions. They help agents follow a known workflow, operating style, or domain rule consistently.

For end users, the important question is usually simple: does this agent already have the skill it needs for the task?

MCP servers

MCP servers expose tools and connected systems to agents in a structured way. They are what let an agent do more than generate text.

Examples include reading files, using connected services, or operating on external systems through a defined tool layer.

How they work together

• Skills shape how an agent approaches work
• MCP servers shape what an agent can access and act on

Together, they let Supen combine process control with real execution.

When users should care

You do not need to think about skills and MCP on every task. You usually care when:

• an agent is missing an expected capability
• you need to choose between agents
• you are deciding whether the platform or CLI is the better place to run the task

Use the platform to inspect capabilities and overall runtime state. Use the CLI when you want to work with those same capabilities from a terminal workflow.