
Generative AI
MCP vs Agent Skills: What Each One Adds to an Agent, Measured on Bedrock with Strands
On 23 October 2026 we ran one refund-triage job 120 times on Bedrock with Strands 1.62. MCP alone passed 0 of 30 and approved an out-of-window $129 refund 10 times. A Skill alone passed 0 of 30. Both together passed 30 of 30.
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