Install Skill MCP Server

Pick your client, copy the command, done.

Manual setup required. The maintainer's config contains paths only you know - edit the placeholders below before adding it to Claude Code.

Run this once before adding it to Claude Code.

uv pip install skill-mcp-server

claude mcp add skill-mcp -- uvx skill-mcp-server --skills-dir /path/to/your/skills --workspace /path/to/workspace

Replace any placeholder paths in the command with the real path on your machine.

Available Tools (5)

Once configured, Skill MCP Server gives your AI agent access to:

list_skillsList all available skills

skillLoad a specific skill to get detailed instructions from its SKILL.md

skill_name

skill_resourceRead reference documents or templates from skill packages

skill_nameresource_path

skill_scriptExecute scripts bundled with skills in a secure environment

skill_namescript_name

file_readRead files from the specified workspace

file_path

After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:

→List all the skills currently available in my skills directory.

→Load the instructions for the 'data-analysis' skill.

→Execute the 'process_data.py' script from the 'data-analysis' skill package.

→Read the output report generated in my workspace folder.

Prerequisites & system requirements

An MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, or Codex)
Python 3.8+ with pip installed

Alternative installation methods

pip install skill-mcp-server

Conare · memory for coding agents

Save the docs, env vars, and workflow around Skill MCP Server in Conare so Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor remember it next time.