The Skill Ninja MCP Server enables you to search, install, and manage AI Agent Skills for MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. It provides access to 140+ pre-indexed skills through these capabilities:
Search Skills - Search by keyword, name, description, or category using
skillNinja_searchInstall/Uninstall Skills - Install skills to your workspace (
.github/skills/) or remove them usingskillNinja_installandskillNinja_uninstall, automatically updatingAGENTS.mdList Installed Skills - View all skills in your workspace with
skillNinja_listGet Recommendations - Receive personalized skill recommendations based on popularity using
skillNinja_recommendUpdate Index - Refresh the skill index from registered GitHub sources with
skillNinja_updateIndexGitHub Search - Find new skills by searching for
SKILL.mdfiles across GitHub usingskillNinja_webSearchAdd Sources - Register new GitHub repositories as skill sources with
skillNinja_addSourceLocalize Descriptions - Translate skill descriptions (English/Japanese) using
skillNinja_localize
This allows you to quickly discover relevant skills for your project, install pre-built capabilities, and maintain a curated collection of AI agent skills in your workspace.
Enables searching GitHub for AI Agent Skills and MCP servers, and supports adding new skill sources from GitHub repositories.
Skill Ninja MCP Server š„·
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching, installing, and managing AI Agent Skills.
Works with MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code.
Features
š Search skills by keyword from 140+ pre-indexed skills
š„ Install skills to workspace (
.github/skills/)š List installed skills
š” Get personalized recommendations based on workspace analysis
š Search GitHub for new skills
ā Add new skill sources
Installation
Or run directly with npx:
Configuration
Claude Desktop
~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
VS Code (mcp.json)
%APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json:
Environment Variables
Variable | Description | Default |
| GitHub API token (for rate limits) | None |
| Index storage directory |
|
| Language setting (e.g., | System default |
Available Tools
Tool | Description |
| Search skills by keyword |
| Install a skill to workspace |
| Uninstall a skill |
| List installed skills |
| Get popular skill recommendations |
| Update the skill index |
| Search skills on GitHub |
| Add a new skill source |
| Translate skill descriptions |
Usage Examples
Development
License
MIT