Tiger Skills MCP Server

Emulate Claude Skills with any LLM via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. 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 2026-07-01 · ★ 7 · #422 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Tiger Skills

before you install - you'll need

GITHUB_TOKEN

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add timescale-tiger-skills-mcp-server -- npx -y @tigerdata/tiger-skills-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "timescale-tiger-skills-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tigerdata/tiger-skills-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 · container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @tigerdata/tiger-skills-mcp-server - the @tigerdata scope differs from the repo owner (timescale); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Tiger Skills can do

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

Latest releases

v0.1.4 · 2025-12-10

v0.1.3 · 2025-12-10

v0.1.2 · 2025-12-10

04 · Who maintains Tiger Skills

tiger-skills is maintained by timescale. We track 3 MCP servers from timescale - 3 actively maintained, 1,944 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jul 2025. Full record: all servers from timescale.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/timescale/tiger-skills-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #422 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.timescale/tiger-skills (active, first published 2025-12-10)
packages: npm:@tigerdata/tiger-skills-mcp-server · oci:ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-skills-mcp-server:0.1.4

06 · Tiger Skills FAQ

What is Tiger Skills?

Emulate Claude Skills with any LLM via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Tiger Skills still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-01. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Tiger Skills?

Run `npx -y @tigerdata/tiger-skills-mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (GITHUB_TOKEN) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Tiger Skills 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 Tiger Skills

Alternatives to Tiger Skills

Maintained other servers if Tiger Skills isn't the fit.

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