skill.md
Guides to Getting AIRight for Your Business.
Practical guides to company context, knowledge bases, skills and workflows, and how to use them across the AI tools your team chooses.
Start Here.
- Company ContextWho We AreWords We UseHow We Sound
Concept
What Is Company Context for AI?
Why AI gets your business wrong, and what it needs to get it right.
Read the Guide → Concept
What Are Agent Skills, and How Do They Work?
What a skill holds, how the standard works and where to use it.
Read the Guide →- Pricing GuidelinesProposal TemplateClient Onboarding SOP
Concept
What Is an AI Knowledge Base?
The documents your AI draws on, and how to keep them organised.
Read the Guide →
Choosing an AI.
Which AI is best for which job, and how to use more than one without starting again.
- ComparisonClaude vs ChatGPT for BusinessWhat each does best, what team plans cost, and why many teams use both.
- ComparisonChatGPT vs Copilot for BusinessCopilot lives inside Microsoft 365. ChatGPT does more outside it.
- ComparisonThe Big Four AIs ComparedThe best AI depends on the job. A plain guide to which one does what best.
More Guides.
- ComparisonClaude Skills vs Plugins, Projects and CommandsSkills, plugins, projects, commands, subagents and CLAUDE.md: what each is for.
- How-toHow to Build an AI Workflow From Your SkillsLink skills into a whole process, with clear handoffs and approval where it counts.
- How-toHow to Create an AI SkillWrite a focused skill, give it a clear description and test it before you share it.
- How-toHow to Turn an SOP Into an AI SkillKeep your SOP as the reference and write a short skill your AI can run from it.
- ComparisonSkills vs MCP: What's the Difference?Skills are the method, MCP is the connection. How the two work together on real tasks.
- ConceptWhat Is an AI Harness?What connects your AI to your context, documents and skills, in plain words.
Explore by Platform.
ChatGPT Skills: A Practical GuideCreate, add, share and test skills in ChatGPT, with a worked business example.
Claude Cowork Skills: A Practical GuideAdd skills to Claude Cowork, run them as multi-step tasks and keep them under review.- Claude Skills: A Practical GuideWhat Claude skills are, how to add and share them, and how to make them reliable.
Copilot Cowork Skills: A Practical GuideCreate, upload, share and test skills in Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork.- CCursor Skills: A Practical GuideCreate, share and test Agent Skills in Cursor, and see how they differ from rules.
Grok Skills: A Practical GuideGrok skills, connectors and custom MCP servers, and how to test a skill in Grok.
A platform guide explains that product’s own skill features. It doesn’t confirm a Contexta connection; see Integrations for supported setups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where should I start if I'm new to AI skills?
Start with what company context is and what agent skills are, then pick one task you repeat. The skill builder can turn that task into a first draft you can test.
Are these guides for technical users?
No. They're written for people using AI for business work. Technical terms such as MCP are explained where they help you make a decision.
Do the platform guides confirm Contexta works with that AI?
No. A platform guide explains that product's own skill features. Check Integrations for the setups Contexta supports and has tested.
Where can I find setup instructions for Contexta?
Use the Help page for connection steps for each AI tool, and Integrations to check which setups are supported.
Put What You Learn Into a Skill.
Describe a task, refine the instructions and download a copy to try.