Agent Skill Loader MCP Server

Agent Skill Loader is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that acts as a bridge between your static Claude Code Skills library and dynamic AI agents (like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client). It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-04-29 · ★ 15 · #523 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agent Skill Loader

Claude Code

claude mcp add back1ply-agent-skill-loader -- npx -y agent-skill-loader

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "back1ply-agent-skill-loader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agent-skill-loader"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package agent-skill-loader - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.back1ply is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agent Skill Loader can do

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

Latest releases

v1.2.0 · 2026-04-29

What's new · MCP Prompts (slash commands) · Skills now appear as slash commands in MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.). No tool calls needed - select a skill from the slash command menu to inject it directly…

v1.0.0 · 2026-01-17

Agent Skill Loader v1.0.0 · First stable release of the MCP server for dynamic skill loading. · list_skills - Discover available skills from configured directories · read_skill - Fetch SKILL.md content for agent…

04 · Who maintains Agent Skill Loader

agent-skill-loader is maintained by back1ply. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/back1ply/agent-skill-loader
category: other - ranked #523 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.back1ply/agent-skill-loader (active, first published 2026-01-17 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:agent-skill-loader

06 · Agent Skill Loader FAQ

What is Agent Skill Loader?

Is Agent Skill Loader still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-04-29. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agent Skill Loader?

Run `npx -y agent-skill-loader`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agent Skill Loader 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 Agent Skill Loader

Alternatives to Agent Skill Loader

Maintained other servers if Agent Skill Loader isn't the fit.

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