skillclaw

Discover and install AI agent skills via the Model Context Protocol.

SkillClaw indexes skills from trusted GitHub repositories and makes them searchable through MCP tools. This package connects your AI agent to the hosted SkillClaw server.

Quick Start

npx skillclaw --api-key osk_your_key_here

Get your API key at skillclaw.dev/dashboard.

MCP Configuration

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json or .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "skillclaw", "--api-key", "osk_your_key_here"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "skillclaw", "--api-key", "osk_your_key_here"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

search_skills

Search for skills using natural language.

search_skills("process PDF files", max_results=5, verified_only=true)

Returns skill metadata: name, description, tags, stars, verified status, relevance score.

get_skill

Get installation command for a skill.

get_skill(skill="pdf-processing", agent="claude-code", global_install=false)

Returns a simple installation command:

npx skillclaw pdf-processing -a claude-code

The skillclaw CLI handles downloading, extracting, and symlinking automatically.

How It Works

This package runs a local MCP server (stdio transport) that proxies requests to the hosted SkillClaw server (HTTP transport) with your API key for authentication.

Your AI Agent <--stdio--> skillclaw <--HTTP--> SkillClaw Server

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• An SkillClaw API key

License

MIT