---
id: "quote-skill-vs-process"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["00:08:47"]
tags: ["architecture", "workflow"]
related: ["concept-skill-vs-process", "action-hardwire-processes"]
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
quote: "Do not mistake a skill or a tool call for a process."
sources: ["s53-agent-100x-review-3x"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s53-agent-100x-review-3x"
originDay: 53
---
# Mistaking Skills for Processes

## Quote

> *"Do not mistake a skill or a tool call for a process."*
> — [[entity-nate-b-jones]]

## Context

The maxim that anchors the entire architectural argument in [[concept-skill-vs-process]]. Operationalized in [[action-hardwire-processes]] and defended against the autonomy hype in [[contrarian-agents-need-rails]].