This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or discusses building something with the Model Context Protocol. It is the entry point for MCP server development — it interrogates the user about their use case, determines the right deployment model (remote HTTP, MCPB, local stdio), picks a tool-design pattern, and hands off to specialized skills.
Build MCP servers with Node/TypeScript SDK — tools, resources, prompts, Zod validation, stdio vs Streamable HTTP. Use Context7 or official MCP docs for latest API. Use when building or debugging an MCP server — tools, resources, prompts, validation, or transport choice.
Build MCP servers with Node/TypeScript SDK — tools, resources, prompts, Zod validation, stdio vs Streamable HTTP. Use Context7 or official MCP docs for latest API.
Setup tips & tricks: Claude Managed Agents as an MCPserver
Things that aren't obvious from the docs and tend to cost debugging time.
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## Mental model
### Claude Desktop
Generate a complete Go MCP server project with proper structure, dependencies, and implementation using the official github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk.
Generate a complete Model Context Protocol server project in Java using the official MCP Java SDK with reactive streams and optional Spring Boot integration.
Skill for using the command-line tool pdftk (PDFtk Server) for working with PDF files. Use when asked to merge PDFs, split PDFs, rotate pages, encrypt or decrypt PDFs, fill PDF forms, apply watermarks, stamp overlays, extract metadata, burst documents into pages, repair corrupted PDFs, attach or extract files, or perform any PDF manipulation from the command line.
Add a third-party MCP server (Linear, Notion, GitHub, ...) to the PostHog MCP store catalog. Use when asked to "add X to the MCP store", expand the MCP server marketplace, or fix a broken catalog entry. Covers finding the vendor's remote MCP endpoint, probing it (handshake, OAuth discovery, DCR), authoring the catalog entry in products/mcp_store/backend/catalog.py, verification tiers, and the operator handoff for servers without Dynamic Client Registration.
Generate a complete Kotlin MCP server project with proper structure, dependencies, and implementation using the official io.modelcontextprotocol:kotlin-sdk library.
Use when the user wants to run the cognee API server (and optional UI) on their own machine — starting it, checking it's healthy, connecting the SDK or other clients to it, and choosing the right auth posture.
MCP Apps integration for json-render. Use when building MCP servers that render interactive UIs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or VS Code, or when integrating json-render with the Model Context Protocol.
Audit MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations for security issues. Use this skill when: - Reviewing .mcp.json files for security risks - Checking MCP server args for hardcoded secrets or shell injection patterns - Validating that MCP servers use pinned versions (not @latest) - Detecting unpinned dependencies in MCP server configurations - Auditing which MCP servers a project registers and whether they're on an approved list - Checking for environment variable usage vs. hardcoded credentials in MCP configs - Any request like "is my MCP config secure?", "audit my MCP servers", or "check .mcp.json" keywords: [mcp, security, audit, secrets, shell-injection, supply-chain, governance]
Generate a complete MCP server project in TypeScript using the MCP TypeScript SDK v2 (@modelcontextprotocol/server) with tools, resources, and proper configuration
This skill should be used when the user wants to "package an MCP server", "bundle an MCP", "make an MCPB", "ship a local MCP server", "distribute a local MCP", discusses ".mcpb files", mentions bundling a Node or Python runtime with their MCP server, or needs an MCP server that interacts with the local filesystem, desktop apps, or OS and must be installable without the user having Node/Python set up.
Run GPU workloads on Modal — training, fine-tuning, inference, batch processing. Zero-config serverless: no SSH, no Docker, auto scale-to-zero. Use when user says \"modal run\", \"modal training\", \"modal inference\", \"deploy to modal\", \"need a GPU\", \"run on modal\", \"serverless GPU\", or needs remote GPU compute.
Plain text files in a repository that tell a coding agent how the project works: commands to run, conventions to follow and things to avoid. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, cursor rules and skills are the common kinds.
CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?
CLAUDE.md is read by Claude Code. AGENTS.md is an open format that Codex, Cursor and other agents read. Many projects keep one and point the other at it.
What is a skill?
A folder with a SKILL.md that describes one capability, such as filling PDFs or reviewing code. The agent loads it only when the task calls for it.
Can I search my own team's files too?
Your agents already can, over MCP, limited to the files you're allowed to read. Searching them from this page is coming.
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