SkillMD

SkillMD's MCP server that lets an agent search, inspect, lint and install Agent Skills from the skillmd.com registry.

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What it can do

Skillmd Search: Search the SkillMD registry of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files) by task, name or keywords. Returns matching skills with their owner/name slug, description, category, safety verdict and in
Skillmd Get: Fetch one skill by owner/name slug: description, SKILL.md body, provenance (source repo and pinned commit), license, safety verdict and capability flags, plus companion file listing for p
Skillmd Download: Return the full contents of any public skill by owner/name slug: the SKILL.md text plus every companion file for packs, ready to write to disk. Skills are plain-text instructions an

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

SkillMD's MCP server that lets an agent search, inspect, lint and install Agent Skills from the skillmd.com registry. npx -y skillmds

How to connect

How to connect SkillMD to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://skillmd.run.tools

Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
Go to Settings → Connectors.
Click Add custom connector.
Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect SkillMD to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://skillmd.run.tools

Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect SkillMD to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://skillmd.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (5)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

skillmd_search	Search the SkillMD registry of Agent Skills (SKILL.md files) by task, name or keywords. Returns matching skills with their owner/name slug, description, category, safety verdict and install snippet, best match first.
skillmd_get	Fetch one skill by owner/name slug: description, SKILL.md body, provenance (source repo and pinned commit), license, safety verdict and capability flags, plus companion file listing for packs.
skillmd_download	Return the full contents of any public skill by owner/name slug: the SKILL.md text plus every companion file for packs, ready to write to disk. Skills are plain-text instructions an agent reads on demand; nothing executes, and every listed skill has passed SkillMD's safety review.
skillmd_trending	Top skills on the SkillMD leaderboard, ranked by installs, saves and ratings, optionally within one category and time window.
skillmd_recommend	Recommend skills. With based_on set to a skill's owner/name slug, returns the top skills in that skill's category (excluding itself); without it, returns what is trending over the last 30 days.