Skillsmith Documentation

Skillsmith is an MCP server for agent skill discovery, installation, and management. It helps you find, evaluate, and install skills for your development environment.

What is Skillsmith?

Skillsmith provides a comprehensive toolset for managing agent skills. Whether you're looking for testing utilities, git workflow helpers, or specialized development tools, Skillsmith makes it easy to discover and install the skills you need.

Key Features

• Skill Discovery - Search and browse thousands of community skills
• Smart Recommendations - Get personalized skill suggestions based on your project
• Trust Verification - Know which skills are verified, community-reviewed, or experimental
• Easy Installation - Install skills with a single command
• Skill Comparison - Compare similar skills side-by-side

Quick Start

Get started with Skillsmith in minutes:

1. Configure the MCP Server

Add Skillsmith to your Claude settings file (~/.claude/settings.json):

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

2. Configure Your API Key (Optional)

For usage tracking and higher rate limits, add your API key. Create ~/.skillsmith/config.json:

mkdir -p ~/.skillsmith && cat > ~/.skillsmith/config.json << 'EOF'
{
  "apiKey": "sk_live_your_key_here"
}
EOF

Get your API key from your Account Dashboard after signing up.

3. Start Using Skillsmith

Once configured, ask your assistant to find and install skills:

"Search for testing skills"
"Find verified skills for git workflows"
"Install the commit skill"
"Recommend skills for my React project"

Documentation Sections

Trust Tiers

Skillsmith categorizes skills by trust level to help you make informed decisions:

Need Help?

If you run into issues or have questions, check out our GitHub Issues or join the community discussion.