# Skills Packages

Skills are portable knowledge packages you generate from your indexed documentation. Drop them into your project and your AI assistant loads them as local knowledge - no server connection needed.

## When to Use Skills vs MCP

### CLI & Skills Package

Recommended

- • Search from terminal instantly
- • Skill archives work offline
- • Version-controllable
- • Great for CI/CD

### MCP Server

- • Always current
- • Real-time search
- • Requires network
- • Best for frequently updated docs

## Generation Methods

[**Yavy CLI**](/content/docs/skills/cli/index.html)  
Install globally and generate from your terminal. Best for CI/CD and automation.

[**Claude Code Plugin**](/content/docs/skills/claude-code-plugin/index.html)  
Interactive wizard inside Claude Code. Installs CLI, authenticates, and generates.

## Resulting Folder Structure

```
.claude/skills/
└── yavy/
    ├── SKILL.md
    └── references/
        ├── react-docs.md
        └── api-reference.md
```