Your AI Assistant (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)
             │
             │  MCP protocol or OpenAPI
             ▼
  Python MCP Server — http://localhost:8000
  (FastMCP, mounts all enabled skills)
             │
             │  reads config
             ▼
  data/local_config.json
  (enabled skills, connections, per-skill settings)
             ▲
             │  manages via UI
  Next.js Dashboard — http://localhost:3000

skills_wiki_opensource/
├── main.py                        # FastMCP server entry point
├── requirements.txt               # Python dependencies
├── .env.example                   # Environment variable template
├── package.json                   # Root scripts (setup, dev, etc.)
│
├── data/
│   └── local_config.json          # All runtime state (auto-created on first run)
│
├── core/                          # Python server utilities
│   ├── config.py                  # Reads enabled_skills from local_config.json
│   ├── db.py                      # JSON read/write helpers
│   ├── skill_config.py            # Per-skill presentation hints
│   ├── skill_runtime.py           # Skill execution helpers
│   └── credentials.py             # Service credential resolution
│
├── skills_library/                # 120+ MCP skill packs
│   ├── marketing_skills/          # Example skill
│   │   ├── main.py                #   FastMCP tool definitions
│   │   ├── skill_meta.json        #   Metadata: displayName, description, theme
│   │   ├── skill_files/           #   Cached reference docs, indexed via _index.json
│   │   └── __init__.py
│   └── ... (120+ skill folders)
│
├── scripts/
│   └── add_skill.py               # Install a skill from a GitHub repo
│
└── dashboard/                     # Next.js frontend
    ├── app/
    │   ├── dashboard/             # Main control center
    │   ├── marketplace/           # Browse & enable skills
    │   ├── connections/           # Manage third-party service credentials
    │   ├── config/                # Per-skill customization
    │   ├── setup/                 # Platform connection guides
    │   └── api/                   # Next.js API routes
    │       ├── skills/            # PATCH — update enabled skills
    │       ├── skill-tools/       # GET  — list tools for a skill
    │       ├── tool-run/          # POST — run a skill tool
    │       ├── connections/       # GET/POST/DELETE — manage services
    │       └── config/            # GET/POST/DELETE — per-skill settings
    ├── components/
    │   ├── DashboardClient.tsx    # Active skills panel + credentials panel
    │   ├── CredentialsPopup.tsx   # Copyable CLIENT_ID, API_KEY, URLs
    │   └── ...
    └── lib/
        ├── skills.ts              # Skill registry (500+ skills, 40+ themes)
        ├── local-db.ts            # JSON config read/write
        └── utils.ts               # URL helpers, key masking

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/appleaa123/skills-wiki.git
cd skills-wiki

# 2. Copy the environment file (add your Gemini key if you plan to add skills)
cp .env.example .env

# 3. Install all dependencies (Python + Node)
npm run setup

# 4. Start both servers
npm run dev

$ skills-wiki status --verbose          ● gateway: live    ● plan: local

plan = "local"   // running fully local — no cloud required

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-wiki": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

# Example using ngrok
ngrok http 8000

# Add a skill from a public GitHub repo
python3 scripts/add_skill.py --url https://github.com/org/repo --name my_skill

# Force the entire repo to be treated as one skill (no auto-split)
python3 scripts/add_skill.py --url https://github.com/org/repo --name my_skill --no-split

# Add only a specific subdirectory
python3 scripts/add_skill.py \
  --url https://github.com/org/repo \
  --name my_skill \
  --subdir "skills/marketing"

# Add from a local file or folder
python3 scripts/add_skill.py --file ~/path/to/tools.py --name my_skill
python3 scripts/add_skill.py --file ~/path/to/skill-folder/ --name my_skill

# Stop the running server (Ctrl+C), then restart
npm run dev

{
  "display_name": "Marketing Skills",
  "description": "Conversion, content, SEO, and growth skills.",
  "source_repo": "https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills",
  "theme": "marketing"
}

from fastmcp import FastMCP

mcp = FastMCP("my-skill")

_SKILLS = {
  "my-tool": {
    "description": "Does something useful.",
    "guidance": """# My Tool\n\nDetailed instructions here...""",
  }
}

@mcp.tool()
def get_my_skill(skill_name: str) -> str:
    """Returns guidance for the requested skill."""
    skill = _SKILLS.get(skill_name)
    if not skill:
        return f"Unknown skill: {skill_name}"
    return skill["guidance"]

cp .env.example .env