MCP server

Gives an agent direct access to the registry: search, read, lint and install skills without leaving the conversation. Runs locally over stdio. No account needed.

Node 18 or later

One command

Claude Code
claude mcp add skillmds -- npx -y skillmds@latest
Codex
codex mcp add skillmds -- npx -y skillmds@latest
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"skillmds","command":"npx","args":["-y","skillmds@latest"]}'

Or a config file

For Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and anything else that reads JSON.

{ "mcpServers": { "skillmds": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "skillmds@latest"] } } }
ClientmacOSWindowsLinux
Claude Desktop ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json ~/.cursor/mcp.json
Windsurf ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Project-scoped (any client) .mcp.json in the repo root .mcp.json in the repo root .mcp.json in the repo root

Restart the client after editing the file.

Check it works

Ask the agent for a skill by task. It should come back with registry results.

Find me a skill for reviewing pull requests

Tool reference, token auth and self-hosting: MCP docs. Prefer a terminal? The CLI installs skills without an MCP client.