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MCP Skills Server MCP Server

io.github.srprasanna/mcp-skills-server

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What is the MCP Skills Server MCP server?

MCP server that loads and serves skills from a mounted directory with hot reload.

How to install MCP Skills Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • MCP_SKILLS_DIR

    Root directory containing skill folders

  • MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD

    Enable automatic reloading when SKILL.md files change

  • MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL

    Logging verbosity: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-skills-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-skills-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-skills-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-skills-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
        "MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add mcp-skills-server --env MCP_SKILLS_DIR=<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_DIR> --env MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD=<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD> --env MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL> -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0

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