Skillsmith MCP Server

Shared skills, safe for production. Once more than one team is publishing agent skills, the problem stops being finding them and starts being managing them. Which team is this scoped to? Which version is installed where? Has it been flagged by a security scan? What happens to the ones nobody maintains anymore?. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agent skills and agentic ai and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 78 · #21 OF 227 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

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01 · Install Skillsmith

before you install - you'll need

Set SKILLSMITH_API_KEY before connecting. SKILLSMITH_CLIENT is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add smith-horn-skillsmith -- npx -y @skillsmith/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smith-horn-skillsmith": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@skillsmith/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package @skillsmith/mcp-server - the @skillsmith scope differs from the repo owner (smith-horn); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.smith-horn is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Skillsmith can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

@skillsmith/cli-v0.8.12 · 2026-09-13

Mechanical cadence alignment (no changes since v0.8.11).

@skillsmith/mcp-server-v0.7.16 · 2026-09-13

SMI-6585 -- the install pre-flight reports its failure instead of swallowing it (#2821) · install_skill now reports it when the namespace pre-flight - the check for · a name collision with your already-installed skills…

@skillsmith/core-v0.12.5 · 2026-09-13

Mechanical cadence alignment (no changes since v0.12.4).

04 · Who maintains Skillsmith

Skillsmith is maintained by smith-horn. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/smith-horn/skillsmith
website: https://skillsmith.app/
category: automation - ranked #21 of 227 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-13)
registry: io.github.smith-horn/skillsmith (active, first published 2026-02-01 · 18 versions)
packages: npm:@skillsmith/mcp-server

06 · Skillsmith FAQ

What is Skillsmith?

Is Skillsmith still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Skillsmith?

Run `npx -y @skillsmith/mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (SKILLSMITH_API_KEY, SKILLSMITH_CLIENT) to set first. Set SKILLSMITH_API_KEY before connecting. SKILLSMITH_CLIENT is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Skillsmith run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Skillsmith

Alternatives to Skillsmith

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