Skillfed MCP

Skills are hints, not installs. Your agent reads them as field notes; you approve the rare one worth keeping. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting productivity tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 13 · #31 OF 139 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Skillfed MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set SKILLFED_ENDPOINT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add skill-federation-skill-federation -- npx -y skillfed-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-federation-skill-federation": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "skillfed-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

repo age created 2026-06-29 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package skillfed-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Skillfed MCP can do

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

Latest releases

v0.1.0 · 2026-06-30

Skill Federation now installs without cloning the repo - three ways, all zero-runtime (just curl). · Install · curl bootstrap: curl -fsSL | bash · irm …/install.ps1 | iex · npx skillfed · uvx skillfed (or pipx run…

04 · Who maintains Skillfed MCP

skillfed-mcp is maintained by skill-federation. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/skill-federation/skill-federation
category: productivity - ranked #31 of 139 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-30)
registry: io.github.skill-federation/skillfed-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-04)
packages: npm:skillfed-mcp

06 · Skillfed MCP FAQ

What is Skillfed MCP?

Skills are hints, not installs. Your agent reads them as field notes; you approve the rare one worth keeping. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Skillfed MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Skillfed MCP?

Run `npx -y skillfed-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (SKILLFED_ENDPOINT) to set first. Set SKILLFED_ENDPOINT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Skillfed MCP 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 Skillfed MCP

Alternatives to Skillfed MCP

Maintained productivity servers if Skillfed MCP isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Skillfed MCP doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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