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Hybrid Strategies: Using Skills and MCP Together
9.1Why Hybrid?Skills and MCP each have strengths the other lacks:9.2Strategy 1: Snapshot for Discovery, Refs for ExecutionThe discovery/execution split now lives inside the CLI:9.3Strategy 2: CLI by Default, Re-snapshot as Fallback, MCP for No-Disk Environments- Mature test suites where most flows are stable - Self-healing tests that adapt when the UI changes (see the Self-Healing Strategies…9.4Strategy 3: Different Tools for Different Test Types9.5Strategy 4: Phased Framework AdoptionStart with the simplest approach:9.6Implementation: A Simple Hybrid TestHere's what the working rhythm looks like in practice, as an agent would execute it:9.7Anti-Patterns to Avoid9.8Interview Talking Point"Our framework treats skills and MCP as transports, not religions — which is Microsoft's own posture, since they ship both and recommend…