agent-skills-mcp
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@agent-skills-mcp list available skills"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
agent-skills-mcp - Load Agent Skills for your agents
This Python implementation is deprecated. Please use the Rust implementation instead:https://github.com/DiscreteTom/agent-skills-mcp-rs
Usage
Full CLI Usage
Usage: agent-skills-mcp [OPTIONS]
Agent Skills MCP - Load Agent Skills for your agents
╭─ Options ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --skill-folder TEXT Path to folder containing skill markdown files [env var: SKILL_FOLDER] [default: skills] │
│ --mode [tool|system_prompt] Operating mode [env var: MODE] [default: tool] │
│ --version Show version and exit │
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯Setup
First, put your skills in ~/skills, e.g.
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git ~/skillsThe server recursively searches for SKILL.md files and follows symlinks, allowing flexible skill organization.
Then, add this to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"skills": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["agent-skills-mcp"],
"env": {
"SKILL_FOLDER": "~/skills"
}
}
}
}Modes
system_prompt: Include skill information in MCP instructions (recommended if your agent regards MCP server instructions)tool: Register skills as MCP tools (fallback mode since many agents ignore MCP server instructions)
Related MCP server: Skill Jack MCP
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Maintenance
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