How do I install the Dev skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/dev-9 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Dev skill do?

Start and manage development server. Use when starting the dev server, running the registry locally, checking server status, or restarting after code changes. Use when this capability is needed. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Which AI agents work with Dev?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Dev by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Dev
Author: tomevault-io

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Development Server

Start and manage the MCP registry development server.

Usage

/dev               - Start dev server (port 3333)
/dev --port 4000   - Start on custom port
/dev status        - Check if server is running
/dev stop          - Stop running server
/dev restart       - Restart the server
/dev logs          - View recent server logs

Default Configuration

Setting	Value	Environment Variable
Port	3333	`MCP_PORT`
Mode	development	`NODE_ENV`
Exchange	enabled	`EXCHANGE_ENABLED`
Mock Mode	true (dev)	`EXCHANGE_MOCK_MODE`

Examples

# Start development server
bun run dev

# Start on custom port
MCP_PORT=4000 bun run dev

# Start with exchange disabled
EXCHANGE_ENABLED=false bun run dev

# Start with production-like settings
NODE_ENV=production EXCHANGE_MOCK_MODE=false bun run dev

Health Check

# Verify server is running
curl http://localhost:3333/mcp/health

Related Skills

/test - Run test suites
/bench - Performance benchmarks
/exchange - Exchange operations

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