# Agent Skills Search Server

Searches and discovers agent skills in the skills.sh registry over an HTTP MCP endpoint. Helps an assistant find specialized workflows on demand.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 26559
- Author: agentskills
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills
- Updated: 2026-08-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/agent-skills-search-server

## What it does

This MCP server links your assistant to the `skills.sh` registry using a hosted HAPI server. It discovers skills packaged in the Agent Skills open specification developed by Anthropic. Each skill is organized as a directory with a mandatory `SKILL.md` file containing metadata and instructions, along with optional scripts, references, and asset templates.

The system relies on progressive disclosure to keep token usage low. During discovery, the assistant inspects only skill names and summaries. Full instructions and attached scripts load into context only when a specific task triggers that skill.

Because the server runs remotely at `https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp`, you do not need to install local runtimes. Network connectivity is strictly required to reach the endpoint.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http skills-search https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add agent-skills-search-server --url https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "agent-skills-search-server": {
            "url": "https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "agent-skills-search-server": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http agent-skills-search-server https://skills-sh.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp
```

## When to use it
- find ready-made workflows in the `skills.sh` registry
- connect the Agent Skills catalog to an assistant
- retrieve task-specific procedures without overloading context

## Example prompts
- Search skills.sh for an agent skill that handles pull request reviews.
- Find an Agent Skill for formatting markdown documentation.
- Look up skills related to data pipelines in the skills.sh registry.

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