Schema | ThirdBrain skills-mcp

ThirdBrain skills-mcp

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`SKILLS_LIBS`	No	Comma-separated list of namespace=directory pairs for named libraries (e.g. 'bob=/skills/bob,gbl=/skills/gbl'). Cannot be used together with SKILLS_ROOT.
`SKILLS_NAME`	No	MCP server name; also the default tool prefix.	skills
`SKILLS_ROOT`	No	Path to a single un-namespaced skills library, searched recursively for SKILL.md folders. Required if SKILLS_LIBS is not set.
`SKILLS_DEPTH`	No	Maximum discovery depth below the skill root.	4
`SKILLS_TITLE`	No	Human-readable title returned in the initialize response.
`SKILLS_EXCLUDE`	No	Comma-separated directory names skipped during discovery.	_archive,_audit
`SKILLS_TOOL_PREFIX`	No	Tool-name prefix. Defaults to the server name with '-' replaced by '_'.
`SKILLS_HIDE_DISABLED`	No	Set to 'false' to serve skills with disable-model-invocation: true (they are hidden by default).	true
`SKILLS_MAX_FILE_BYTES`	No	Files larger than this are not served.	4 MiB
`SKILLS_RESCAN_SECONDS`	No	Background rescan interval in seconds; 0 disables automatic rescanning.	60

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": true }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": true }
`resources`	{ "listChanged": true }
`extensions`	{ "io.modelcontextprotocol/skills": { "directoryRead": true } }

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
skills_search_skillsA	Ranked search over the skills skill library by task, keyword, or trigger phrase. Returns name, description, category. Call this first, then skills_get_skill to load one.
skills_list_skillsA	Compact catalog listing (name + one-line description), optionally filtered by library and/or category (see skills_list_categories). Paginated with cursor.
skills_list_librariesA	Skill libraries served by this server, with namespace, root directory and skill counts. Namespaces are the first segment of skill:// URIs.
skills_list_categoriesA	All categories with skill counts, plus value chains. Optionally scoped to one library.
skills_get_skillA	Load a skill's full SKILL.md instructions and its bundled file list. Follow the instructions as if the skill were installed. Use skills_read_skill_file for referenced files.
skills_read_skill_fileA	Read a file bundled with a skill, by skill name/path and relative path (e.g. 'references/troubleshooting.md', 'scripts/run.py'). Binary files are returned base64-encoded.
skills_catalog_statusA	Catalog statistics (libraries, skill count, files, last scan, frontmatter warnings). Pass refresh=true to force a rescan of the skills directories.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
`use-skill`	Load a skills skill's instructions into the conversation and apply it to the task.

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
`alpha`	Alpha skill about invoices and VAT returns. Use when the user says invoice.
`shared`	Shared name in library A.
`beta`	Beta skill for meeting notes and agendas.
`shared`	Shared name in library B.
`clean`	Nothing to see.
`risky`	Skill with a dangerous install script.
`solo`	A flat top-level skill.

We provide all the information about MCP servers via our MCP API.

curl -X GET 'https://glama.ai/api/mcp/v1/servers/cbruyndoncx/ThirdBrain-skills-mcp'

If you have feedback or need assistance with the MCP directory API, please join our Discord server