Skillmd MCP server
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Skillmd tools (5)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsskillmd_downloadFreeReturn 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_getFreeFetch 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_recommendFreeRecommend 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.
skillmd_searchFreeSearch 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_trendingFreeTop skills on the SkillMD leaderboard, ranked by installs, saves and ratings, optionally within one category and time window.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan6 source files scanned25/25
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 146ms20/20
- Tool poisoning5 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 5 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
How Skillmd compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 93/100
- higher than 96% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
- Tools
- 5
- the typical AI and agents server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote AI and agents server answers 100%
- Response time
- 158 ms
- faster than 76% of 2,331 AI and agents servers
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 50% of 2,711 AI and agents servers
- Downloads a week
- 332
- more than 81% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 5 read
Install Skillmd in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http skillmd https://api.skillmd.com/mcp
What the publisher says
From the Skillmd repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
SkillMD
The registry that lints. Search, install, lint and publish Agent Skills (SKILL.md) for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 60+ other agents. This repo is the open-source toolchain behind skillmd.com: the CLI, the MCP server, the GitHub Action and the SKILL.md engine they share.
Browse skills · Categories · Publishers · Install guides · Docs · Blog · Stats
What this is
An Agent Skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file: YAML frontmatter (name, description) plus Markdown instructions an agent loads on demand. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf and dozens of other agents read the same format, which is what makes a shared registry worth having. If the format is new to you, start with What is an Agent Skill? and the anatomy of a SKILL.md file.
skillmd.com is the open registry of those skills: 25,000+ skills from 470+ publishers, every one of them linted against the format, security-scanned for what it can do, and pinned to a commit. Verdicts, capability flags and independent scanner results sit on every skill page. Installing writes files and does nothing else.
This repository is everything that runs on your machine or in your CI, MIT-licensed:
The registry applies the same engine, so a skill that passes locally passes on publish.
Quick start
# Search the registry and install a skill into every agent on your machine
npx skillmds search "pdf"
npx skillmds add anthropic/pdf
# Lint your own skill before you share it
npx skillmds lint ./my-skillPlugins
A plugin is a bundle of skills that installs as one unit. In Claude Code it becomes a real plugin — /plugin lists it, and enable, disable and uninstall work on the whole set — and on every other agent the skills are installed individually.
npx skillmds add plugin:skillmd/designShortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Grade history
- 2026-09-19restoreB → Ascore 91
Skillmd: common questions
- Is Skillmd MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (93/100). Read the Skillmd safety report
- How do I install Skillmd?
- It runs remotely at api.skillmd.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Skillmd need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
SKILLMD_TOKEN. - Is Skillmd maintained?
- The last commit was 36 days ago (2026-09-29). The latest release is v1.2.0.
- Is Skillmd up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Skillmd?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Pm Claude Skills MCP server, Watch Skill MCP server and mcptoon MCP server.
- How does Skillmd compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 93/100 (higher than 96% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 5 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Skillmd
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- Watch SkillWatch video and live sessions, keep timestamped evidence, and verify an agent's own work.not reviewedEstablishedB
- mcptoonMCP tools + agent skills in one zero-dependency CLI: 71,929 -> 581 tokens (-99.2%, measured).not reviewedEstablishedA
- three.ws MarketplaceBrowse and discover the public three.ws agent marketplace and skills catalog. Read-only.not reviewedEstablishedA
- SkillsmithShare agent skills across your team, scan them for risk, and track what's actually used.not reviewedEstablishedB