# SkillDB MCP server

> Allows AI agents to discover, install, and manage a library of expert skills and markdown instructions for coding and specialized tasks.

- Repository: https://github.com/devchad-cmd/skilldb-sdk
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/devchad-cmd/skilldb-sdk
- Transport: stdio, remote
- Stars: 2
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 0.8.4-registry.1

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env 'SKILLDB_API_KEY=<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>' skilldb-sdk -- npx -y skilldb
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skilldb-sdk": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skilldb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "skilldb-sdk": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skilldb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"skilldb-sdk","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","skilldb"],"env":{"SKILLDB_API_KEY":"<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"}}'
```

### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skilldb-sdk": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skilldb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add skilldb-sdk --env 'SKILLDB_API_KEY=<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>' -- npx -y skilldb
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.skilldb-sdk]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "skilldb"]

[mcp_servers.skilldb-sdk.env]
SKILLDB_API_KEY = "<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user -e 'SKILLDB_API_KEY=<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>' skilldb-sdk npx -- -y skilldb
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skilldb-sdk": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skilldb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Environment variables

| Name | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `SKILLDB_API_KEY` | no | yes | Optional for local metadata search; full skill content requires a Pro or Studio API key. Get a key at skilldb.dev/api-access. |

## FAQ

### Can I create my own private skills?

Yes, users with a Studio plan and a write-scoped API key can create and manage private skills using the CLI or MCP tools.