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Claude Code

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skill-sets https://skill-sets.md/mcp
  1. Run the command above in a terminal. --scope user makes the server available in every project.

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

If no browser window opens, run /mcp, select skill-sets and choose to authenticate.

Check the connection

Start Claude Code and run /mcp. skill-sets shows as connected.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

On a Team or Enterprise plan, an owner may need to add the connector first.

Server URL
https://skill-sets.md/mcp
  1. Open Settings, then Connectors.
  2. Select Add custom connector.
  3. Enter the name skill-sets and the URL above. Then select Add.
  4. In a chat, turn on the connector from the tools menu.

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

If no sign-in window opens, open the connector in Settings and select Connect.

Check the connection

In a chat, open the tools menu. skill-sets is turned on.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

Cursor

Add to Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-sets": {
      "url": "https://skill-sets.md/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add the skill-sets entry to the file and keep your other servers.

  1. Select Add to Cursor, or add the entry above to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

If no browser window opens, select the server in Cursor Settings, then MCP, and choose to log in.

Check the connection

Open Cursor Settings, then MCP. skill-sets is turned on.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

VS Code

Add to VS Code

Terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"skill-sets","type":"http","url":"https://skill-sets.md/mcp"}'
  1. Select Add to VS Code, or run the command above.

Add it to one workspace only

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json in the project.

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "skill-sets": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://skill-sets.md/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

If no browser window opens, run MCP: List Servers from the Command Palette, select skill-sets and choose to authenticate.

Check the connection

Open Copilot Chat in Agent mode. The skill-sets tools are in the tools list.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

Codex

Terminal
codex mcp add skill-sets --url https://skill-sets.md/mcp
  1. Run the command above in a terminal.

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

Run codex mcp login skill-sets in a terminal, then restart the Codex session.

Check the connection

Run codex mcp list. skill-sets is in the list.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

Any MCP client

Server entry
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-sets": {
      "url": "https://skill-sets.md/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add the skill-sets entry to the file and keep your other servers.

  1. Add a remote server with the URL https://skill-sets.md/mcp and the Streamable HTTP transport.
  2. Leave authentication empty to start without an account. To sign in, let the client run OAuth. It finds the GitHub sign-in from the server.

If your client only starts local (stdio) servers

Use a bridge such as mcp-remote.

Bridge for stdio-only clients
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-sets": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://skill-sets.md/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Sign in

Signing in is optional. Sign in with GitHub to get 25 free calls. Ask your agent to sign in to skill-sets. Some clients then open GitHub sign-in in your browser. Others show a message that tells you to sign in from the client.

If no browser window opens, use the authentication control of your client for this server.

Check the connection

Your client lists the skill-sets tools, such as search_skills.

Then ask your agent:

Check the skill-sets status.

Your agent shows the server version, whether you are signed in and how many calls you have. This check is free.

Next steps

Read What you can ask. If the connection does not work, read Troubleshooting.