Skill MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 390 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
Serves a directory of Agent Skills over MCP: list, load, read files, run declared scripts
What the code does
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const child = spawn(interpreterPath, [target, ...args], {
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add skill-mcp -- npx -y @chrischall/skill-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"skill-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/skill-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.skill-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@chrischall/skill-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"skill-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/skill-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"skill-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/skill-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SKILLS_DIR (Directory of skills to serve (':'-separated for several). Defaults to the example skill bundled with this package).
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