Dossier MCP Server

MCP server for dossier automation standard - enables LLMs to discover, verify, and execute dossiers

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What is the Dossier MCP server?

MCP server for dossier automation standard - enables LLMs to discover, verify, and execute dossiers. The dossier mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 13 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

That's it. The LLM reads the dossier and follows its instructions — no tools needed.

Adding it to your client

The server ships on npm as @ai-dossier/cli, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Multi-registry — Configure multiple registries (public, internal, mirrors) queried in parallel
  • Per — registry credentials**: Each registry has isolated authentication — a compromised token cannot access other registries
  • Project — level config**: Add a .dossierrc.json to your project for team-shared registry settings
  • Trust — cryptographic signatures and checksums, verified before execution
  • Versioning — semantic versions you can pin and upgrade deliberately
  • Distribution — a registry that makes skills discoverable and installable
  • Portability — any project, any workflow, any LLM — no vendor lock-in
  • Adaptability — agents understand context and adjust behavior
  • Validation — None
  • Example — Use Case
  • ReferenceProtocol · Specification · Schema · [JSON
  • GuidesAuthoring Guidelines · Dossier Guide · [CI/CD

Caveats

  • 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 13 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Dossier.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the dossier mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

Among the cloud and infrastructure options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Dossier's toolset — Multi-registry, Per, Project and 10 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ai.imboard; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Dossier's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Multi-registryConfigure multiple registries (public, internal, mirrors) queried in parallel
Perregistry credentials**: Each registry has isolated authentication — a compromised token cannot access other registries
Projectlevel config**: Add a .dossierrc.json to your project for team-shared registry settings
Trustcryptographic signatures and checksums, verified before execution
Versioningsemantic versions you can pin and upgrade deliberately
Distributiona registry that makes skills discoverable and installable
Portabilityany project, any workflow, any LLM — no vendor lock-in
Adaptabilityagents understand context and adjust behavior
ValidationNone
ExampleUse Case
Reference[Protocol](docs/reference/protocol.md) · [Specification](docs/reference/specification.md) · [Schema](docs/reference/schema.md) · [JSON Schema](./dossier-schema.json)
Guides[Authoring Guidelines](docs/guides/authoring-guidelines.md) · [Dossier Guide](docs/guides/dossier-guide.md) · [CI/CD Integration](docs/guides/ci-cd-integration.md) · [Execution Tracing](docs/guides/tracing.md) · [Adopter
Packages[CLI](./cli/) · [MCP Server](./mcp-server/) · [Core Library](./packages/core/) · [Registry](./registry/)

How to install the Dossier MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dossier": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@ai-dossier/cli"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Dossier to Multi-registry.
  • Use Dossier to Per.
  • Use Dossier to Project.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Dossier to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 13 tools (Multi-registry, Per, Project, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Dossier directly.