getskills-mcp

getskills-mcp

MCP server for GetSkills. Search and install AI skills directly from inside Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client — no browser needed.

Claude Code — one command:

claude mcp add getskills -- npx -y getskills-mcp

What it does

Lets your AI assistant pull skills from the GetSkills catalog (3,000+ skills for Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) into your local skills folder with a single tool call.

Tools exposed:

Tool	Purpose
search_skills	Full-text search the catalog by query, category, or platform
get_skill	Fetch a single skill by slug (incl. full skill_code)
install_skill	Write SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/<slug>/
list_categories	List all categories with skill counts
list_packs	List the 8 curated starter packs (Engineer, Founder, PM, SRE, Designer, Data, Sales, Creator)
install_pack	Install every skill in a pack at once

Install

Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add getskills -- npx -y getskills-mcp

That's it. Open any Claude Code session and you can ask:

"Search GetSkills for a race condition debugger and install the top one."

Claude will call search_skills, find debug-race-condition-hunter, then call install_skill to write it to ~/.claude/skills/debug-race-condition-hunter/SKILL.md. The skill is auto-loaded in every future Claude Code session.

Add to Cursor / other MCP clients

Add to your client's MCP config (e.g. Cursor's mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getskills": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "getskills-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run from source (for development)

git clone https://github.com/Sidsaladi9/getskills.git
cd getskills/mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js   # starts the MCP stdio server

Configuration

Environment variables (all optional):

Variable	Default	Purpose
GETSKILLS_INSTALL_DIR	~/.claude/skills	Where install_skill writes the SKILL.md file. Override for Cursor (.cursor/rules) or testing.
GETSKILLS_API_URL	https://ckayrjtuviysrmilasiw.supabase.co	API endpoint. Override for self-hosted forks.
GETSKILLS_ANON_KEY	(built-in public anon key)	Override only if you self-host.

Example usage in Claude Code

1. Search for a skill:

You:    Find me a skill for writing PRDs.
Claude: [calls search_skills(query="PRD writer")]
        I found 3 matches. The top result is "PRD Writer" by Sid Saladi —
        a thorough PRD template with sections for problem, scope, success
        metrics, and rollout plan.

2. Install the whole Founder Pack:

You:    I'm preparing for a fundraise. Install the founder pack.
Claude: [calls install_pack(pack_slug="founder-pack")]
        Done. Installed 10 skills to ~/.claude/skills/:
          • founder-investor-update-honest
          • founder-board-memo-tough-quarter
          • founder-fundraising-narrative-pressure-test
          • founder-term-sheet-decoder
          • founder-runway-extension-playbook
          ... (5 more)
        Restart Claude Code in this project — they'll auto-load.

How it works

The server is a standard MCP stdio server. Read-only catalog access goes through GetSkills' public Supabase REST endpoint with the anon key. Install writes SKILL.md files locally; no credentials needed.

Develop

npm run dev      # tsx, hot-reload
npm run build    # compile to dist/
npm run inspect  # launch MCP Inspector against the server
./test-smoke.sh  # JSON-RPC smoke test (6 tools, end-to-end)

License

MIT — see GetSkills.

Links

• 🏠 getskillsai.org — browse the catalog
• 📚 GetSkills launch story — The Product Channel
• 🐙 Source — main repo

Built with Claude Code by Sid Saladi.