# skillmd

Search the SkillMD registry, inspect skills, run checks, and install them through an MCP-capable agent. Useful when you want to find or vet a SKILL.md in chat.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 190
- Author: skillmds
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/skillmds/skillmd
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/skillmd

## What it does

With skillmd connected, an agent can look up entries in the SkillMD registry, inspect a skill, check it, and install it. That puts registry tasks in the conversation instead of requiring a separate terminal workflow.

For Claude Code, connect over HTTP with `claude mcp add --transport http skillmd https://api.skillmd.com/mcp`. You can also run the server locally using `npx -y skillmds`, with `SKILLMD_TOKEN` and `SKILLMD_API` supplied as environment variables. The local setup needs values for both.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://api.skillmd.com/mcp`
- Environment variables: `SKILLMD_TOKEN`, `SKILLMD_API` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http skillmd https://api.skillmd.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env SKILLMD_TOKEN=<SKILLMD_TOKEN> --env SKILLMD_API=<SKILLMD_API> --transport stdio skillmd -- npx -y skillmds
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add skillmd --url https://api.skillmd.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add skillmd --env SKILLMD_TOKEN=<SKILLMD_TOKEN> --env SKILLMD_API=<SKILLMD_API> -- npx -y skillmds
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "skillmd": {
            "url": "https://api.skillmd.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "skillmd": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "skillmds"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SKILLMD_TOKEN": "<SKILLMD_TOKEN>",
                "SKILLMD_API": "<SKILLMD_API>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "skillmd": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.skillmd.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "skillmd": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "skillmds"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SKILLMD_TOKEN": "<SKILLMD_TOKEN>",
                "SKILLMD_API": "<SKILLMD_API>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http skillmd https://api.skillmd.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e SKILLMD_TOKEN=<SKILLMD_TOKEN> -e SKILLMD_API=<SKILLMD_API> skillmd npx -y skillmds
```
Replace <…> with your own values

## When to use it
- search the registry for a skill
- inspect a skill before installing it
- check a skill for format issues
- install a registry skill through an agent

## Example prompts
- Find a SkillMD skill for working with PDF files.
- Check this skill before installing it and explain any issues.
- Install the `anthropic/pdf` skill.

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