skill-cli MCP Server

A high-performance, open-source Rust AI Agent Skill Engine.

Local serverstdio

What is the skill-cli MCP Server?

skill-cli is an MCP project maintained in the johnnytheshark/skill-cli repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A high-performance, open-source Rust AI Agent Skill Engine”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using skill-cli. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
skills_search{ "query": "...", "collection": "...", "limit": 5 }
skills_fetch{ "id": "..." }
skills_upsert{ "id", "name", "description", "content", "collections" }
skills_delete{ "id": "..." }
skills_delete_bulk{ "ids": ["..."] }
skills_export{ "ids"?: [...], "query"?: "...", "collection"?: "...", "limit"?: 200 }

How to install the skill-cli MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skill-engine": {
      "command": "skill-cli",
      "args": [
        "serve"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.