SkeletIQ runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 477 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Nov 2026.
Hand a released SkeletIQ architecture to a coding agent: brief, build order, drift check.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check SkeletIQ every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 mcp -e 'SKELETIQ_API_KEY=<SKELETIQ_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @skeletiq/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@skeletiq/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SKELETIQ_API_KEY": "<SKELETIQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@skeletiq/mcp"]
env = { SKELETIQ_API_KEY = "<SKELETIQ_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@skeletiq/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SKELETIQ_API_KEY": "<SKELETIQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@skeletiq/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SKELETIQ_API_KEY": "<SKELETIQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SKELETIQ_API_KEY> (A SkeletIQ personal API token (starts skq_), created under Settings -> Agent access. Needs the read scope at minimum; add generate to create designs and report to check drift).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SKELETIQ_API_URL (Base URL of the SkeletIQ API. Only needed for self-hosted installs; defaults to the hosted service).
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