Lead · Skill Library
The question worth asking now isn't "do I want automatic or manual triggering" — it's "does this workflow need extra supporting files."
Grace Lindqvist
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September 05, 2026
If you've recently searched "what's the difference between a Claude Code command and a Skill," you've probably run into a batch of articles converging on the same answer: a command only runs when you manually type /command, while a Skill gets loaded automatically once Claude judges the situation matches — the core difference being "who pulls the trigger." That framing was accurate a few months...