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Skills Master MCP Server

Provides a plug-and-play MCP server to access SkillsMP skills, read skills into context, or install them for permanent use.

Installation
Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adarc8-skills-master-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "skills-master-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PORT": "3000",
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "SKILLS_MASTER_BACKEND_URL": "<SKILLS_MASTER_BACKEND_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

You can turn your AI coding agent into a powerful SkillsMP-enabled assistant by running a plug-and-play MCP server that connects to the SkillsMP marketplace with thousands of community-made skills. It enables you to search for skills, read them directly into your agent’s context, or install them for permanent use, all without needing an API key. The setup is simple and quick, so you can start exploring skills right away.

How to use

You use an MCP client to connect to the skills-master MCP server. The server lets your agent search for skills, read their instructions into the agent’s context, and optionally install skills for long-term availability.

Practical usage patterns include searching for a skill by keywords, reading a skill’s content into your agent’s context for immediate use, and installing a skill to your agent’s local skills directory for future conversations.

Example workflows you can follow after connecting the server: you search for a skill related to your task, the agent reads the skill’s instructions, and then the agent executes the steps described in the skill without requiring you to manually install it.

What you can do with skills-master MCP

Search for matching skills and discover high-quality approaches from the SkillsMP marketplace.

Read the full SKILL.md content from the skill’s GitHub source into the agent’s context to learn the approach immediately.

Install a skill so it becomes permanently available to your agent in future conversations.

Available tools

search

Find skills by keywords and return a list of matching skills with details such as name, author, stars, and links.

ai_search

Perform natural language queries to retrieve semantically relevant skills ranked by relevance.

read_skill

Fetch the full SKILL.md content from a GitHub repository so the agent can learn the skill’s instructions directly.

install_skill

Permanently install a skill into the agent’s local skills directory for future use.

remove_skill

Remove a skill from the agent’s local skills directory.