Imagine the scene. It’s Thanksgiving 2026 and you’re sitting next to your uncle at the dinner table. After a questionable rant about how prediction markets are the oracles of truth in the 21st century, he tells you he’s thinking about “getting into AI.” You’re relieved to finally switch the topic. He asks if you could help explain some basics. Easy-peasy, you think - you’re so AI-pilled that random numbers like 4.7 and 5.5 evoke emotional responses.“So what’s the difference between a skill and a plugin?” he asks. “What about MCP? Is that the same as CLI? And is that the same as API?” You start sweating. “Wait, are sub-agents like agents but they’re worse than normal agents? Do CLI agents work for the CLI? What’s the difference between a routine, a scheduled task, and a cron job? Is the scheduled task not routine? What does cron mean - is that, like, the last name of the guy who invented it?” You are now questioning your life and starting to think the Polymarket sermon was actually the…
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