---
id: tj-pitre-open-platforms-opinionated-tools-and-the-ski
kind: work
title: "Open Platforms, Opinionated Tools, and the Skills Between Them"
work_kind: "essay"
date: "2026-06-01"
url: "https://southleft.substack.com/p/open-platforms-opinionated-tools"
atlas_url: https://designsystems.fly.dev/nodes/tj-pitre-open-platforms-opinionated-tools-and-the-ski.md
---

# Open Platforms, Opinionated Tools, and the Skills Between Them

## Edges

- about -> Agent skills, Figma files an agent can read, MCP servers
- <- authored <- TJ Pitre