# lsp-generate

Triggers language server code generation for interface stubs, test skeletons, and missing methods. Useful when scaffolding new types or missing symbols.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 165
- Author: blackwell-systems
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/tree/HEAD/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/lsp-generate

## What it does

This skill invokes language server code generators through the `agent-lsp` MCP server. Unlike refactoring tools that reorganize existing code, `lsp-generate` writes new structures into the file. It queries available code actions through `suggest_fixes`, waits for confirmation if multiple generators match the intent, applies the edits, and verifies the file with diagnostic checks.

The workflow relies on LSP providers like `gopls`, `typescript-language-server`, or `rust-analyzer`. Generated stubs usually include TODO comments or not-implemented panics, followed by document formatting. Without a running `agent-lsp` MCP server supporting `codeActionProvider`, the skill cannot fetch or execute generator actions.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-generate -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/lsp-generate/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-generate -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-generate -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install blackwell-systems/agent-lsp lsp-generate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-generate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --path skills/lsp-generate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-generate -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/tree/HEAD/skills/lsp-generate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Implement missing interface or trait stubs in type declarations
- Generate unit test skeletons for files without tests
- Add missing method declarations surfaced by compiler diagnostics
- Insert missing imports for undefined symbols

## Example prompts
- Implement interface io.Reader for MyType in internal/reader.go:14:1
- Generate test skeleton for src/auth/service.go
- Add missing methods for Handler trait in src/handler.rs:25:5

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: lsp-generate
description: Trigger language server code generation — implement interface stubs, generate test skeletons, add missing methods, generate mock types. Uses suggest_fixes to surface generator options and execute_command to run them.
argument-hint: "[file-path:line:col] [generation-intent]"
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: mcp__lsp__suggest_fixes mcp__lsp__execute_command mcp__lsp__apply_edit mcp__lsp__format_document mcp__lsp__get_diagnostics mcp__lsp__open_document mcp__lsp__get_server_capabilities mcp__lsp__go_to_symbol
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires the agent-lsp MCP server (github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp)
metadata:
  required-capabilities: codeActionProvider
  optional-capabilities: workspaceSymbolProvider documentFormattingProvider
---

> Requires the agent-lsp MCP server.

# lsp-generate

**lsp-generate creates NEW code that does not yet exist in the file** — stubs,
mocks, implementations of interfaces, test functions. It is distinct from
`lsp-extract-function`, which restructures code that already exists. Use
`lsp-generate` when you want the language server to write something new; use
`lsp-extract-function` when you want to reorganize existing code.

## Input

- **`file_path`**: absolute path to the target file
- **`line`, `column`** (or **`position_pattern`**): position in the file where
  generation is triggered (e.g., the line with the unimplemented interface,
  the missing method error, the type declaration)
- **`intent`**: description of what to generate (e.g., "implement io.Reader",
  "generate test skeleton", "add missing methods", "generate mock for Handler")

## Prerequisites

LSP must be running for the target workspace. If not yet initialized, call
`mcp__lsp__start_lsp` with the workspace root before proceeding.

Auto-init note: agent-lsp supports workspace auto-inference from file paths.
Explicit `start_lsp` is only needed when switching workspace roots.

---

## Workflow

### Step 1 — Open document and locate position

Call `mcp__lsp__open_document` for the target file:

```
mcp__lsp__open_document(file_path: "/abs/path/to/file.go", language_id: "go")
```

If using `position_pattern`, use the @@ marker convention from
`references/patterns.md` to identify the exact cursor position. For example:

```
"position_pattern": "var _ io.Reade@@r = (*MyType)(nil)"
```

### Step 2 — Get code actions at target position

```
mcp__lsp__suggest_fixes({
  "file_path": "...",
  "start_line": N,
  "start_column": C,
  "end_line": N,
  "end_column": C
})
```

Filter for generator actions:
- Kind `"quickfix"` with titles matching the intent (e.g., "Implement
  interface", "Generate", "Add stub", "Create test")
- Kind `"source"` for source-level generation

If no matching action is found, report "No generator action available at this
position for the given intent" and proceed to the Fallback section below.

### Step 3 — Select and confirm action

Display available generator actions to the user. If multiple actions match the
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