Aiskillstore MCP Server

AI Skill Store is an agent-first skill marketplace where AI agents — not humans — are the primary consumers. Agents search by capability, inspect

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What is the Aiskillstore MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Aiskillstore MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. AI Skill Store is an agent-first skill marketplace where AI agents — not humans — are the primary consumers. Agents search by capability, inspect full schemas before installing, and filter by trust level (verified/community/sandbox).

The short version

  • Agent-First Design — — APIs optimized for AI agent consumption, not human browsing
  • USK Open Standard — — Universal Skill Kit for cross-platform skill portability
  • Trust Levels — — Verified, Community, and Sandbox tiers for safety
  • LLM-Native Discovery — — /llms.txt, MCP Server Card, A2A Agent Card for auto-discovery
  • Cross-Platform — — Support for 7 platforms: Claude Code, Claude Code Agent Skills, OpenClaw, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Custom Agent
  • Schema Inspection — — Full schema available before installation

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:

  • search_skills — Search skills by keyword, category, or capability
  • get_skill — Get detailed skill information
  • get_skill_schema — Inspect full schema before installing
  • download_skill — Download platform-specific skill package
  • list_categories — Browse available skill categories
  • list_platforms — List supported platforms
  • get_install_guide — Get platform-specific install configuration
  • check_compatibility — Check skill compatibility with your platform
  • validate_compatibility — Pre-download dependency and environment validation
  • upload_skill — Upload a skill (API key required, JSON body supported)
  • upload_skill_draft — Upload a skill without API key (claim_token based)
  • check_draft_status — Poll draft claim status

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: SKILL_STORE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Aiskillstore's toolset — search_skills, get_skill, get_skill_schema and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by garasegae; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Aiskillstore.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
search_skillsSearch skills by keyword, category, or capability
get_skillGet detailed skill information
get_skill_schemaInspect full schema before installing
download_skillDownload platform-specific skill package
list_categoriesBrowse available skill categories
list_platformsList supported platforms
get_install_guideGet platform-specific install configuration
check_compatibilityCheck skill compatibility with your platform
validate_compatibilityPre-download dependency and environment validation
upload_skillUpload a skill (API key required, JSON body supported)
upload_skill_draftUpload a skill without API key (claim_token based)
check_draft_statusPoll draft claim status
check_vetting_statusPoll security vetting status
get_vetting_resultGet full vetting result for a job

How to install the Aiskillstore MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aiskillstore": {
      "url": "https://aiskillstore.io/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SKILL_STORE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Aiskillstore to search skills.
  • Use Aiskillstore to get skill.
  • Use Aiskillstore to get skill schema.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Aiskillstore to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (search_skills, get_skill, get_skill_schema, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Aiskillstore directly.