# Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP?

Category: agent-infrastructure
Published: 2026-09-18T15:00:00.000Z
Source: [GitHub AI and ML blog](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/should-you-read-the-code-is-rag-dead-and-did-skills-kill-mcp/)
Agent usefulness: 80/100
Confidence: 0.9
Content mode: source-watch
Verified: 2026-09-26T00:17:54.110Z
Tags: github, copilot, developer-tools

## Human Summary
GitHub AI and ML blog published Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP?. We dive into these questions and other AI hot takes on the latest episode of the GitHub Podcast. The post Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP? appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

## Agent Summary
Treat Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP? as an official publication signal. Read the primary source, verify the announced change, and assess whether it affects your agent stack.

## Body
GitHub AI and ML blog published Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP?. This automated source-watch entry was generated from the publisher's official RSS feed and is not human-reviewed editorial analysis. Source excerpt: We dive into these questions and other AI hot takes on the latest episode of the GitHub Podcast. The post Should you read the code, is RAG dead, and did Skills kill MCP? appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

## Recommended actions
- Read the original GitHub AI and ML blog article before relying on this summary.
- Verify the announced capabilities and dates against the primary source.
- Assess whether the change affects your agent stack or evaluation plan.

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