Best Claude skills for MCP servers
MCP skills teach your agent to build and use Model Context Protocol servers: tool design, transports, testing and packaging. Skills and MCP work together. MCP connects your agent to tools, skills teach it how to use them well.
118 mcp skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
- 1#1
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropic
MCP Builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
Pack192k3.8MScore 93 - 2#2
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
Corey Haines
Directory Submissions
When the user wants to list a product in startup, SaaS, AI, MCP, and review directories, or asks which directories are worth it or whether listings are working: Product Hunt, G2, Capterra…
Pack60k6.3MScore 88 - 3#3
Addy Osmani
Browser Testing With Devtools
Tests in real browsers via Chrome DevTools MCP. Use when building or debugging anything that runs in a browser. Use when you need to inspect the DOM, capture console errors, analyze network…
Pack115k1.8MScore 85 - 4#4
Shubhamsaboo
MCP Apps Builder
**MANDATORY for ALL MCP server work** - mcp-use framework best practices and patterns. **READ THIS FIRST** before any MCP server work, including: - Creating new MCP servers - Modifying…
Pack144k83kScore 83 - 5#5
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
sickn33
Accesslint Audit
Find and fix WCAG 2.2 accessibility issues. Two modes — report (sweep a codebase or page, produce a prioritized written report, no edits) and fix (audit→edit→verify loop on a target)…
Pack49k584kScore 81 - 6#6
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
Activecampaign Automation
Automate ActiveCampaign tasks via Rube MCP (Composio): manage contacts, tags, list subscriptions, automation enrollment, and tasks. Always search tools first for current schemas.
Pack49k584kScore 81 - 7#7
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Build MCP App
This skill should be used when the user wants to build an "MCP app", add "interactive UI" or "widgets" to an MCP server, "render components in chat", build "MCP UI resources", make a tool…
Pack47k184kScore 80 - 8#8
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Build MCP Server
This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or…
Pack47k184kScore 80 - 9#9
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Build Mcpb
This skill should be used when the user wants to "package an MCP server", "bundle an MCP", "make an MCPB", "ship a local MCP server", "distribute a local MCP", discusses ".mcpb files"…
Pack47k184kScore 80 - 10#10
OpenAI
Skills
OpenAI
Chatgpt Apps
Build, scaffold, refactor, and troubleshoot ChatGPT Apps SDK applications that combine an MCP server and widget UI. Use when Codex needs to design tools, register UI resources, wire the MCP…
Pack29k225kScore 80
What makes a great mcp skill.
Tool design guidance (naming, schemas, errors), not only boilerplate.
Testing with real clients before shipping.
Packaging for distribution.
All 118 mcp skills.
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicmcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
Corey Hainesdirectory-submissions
When the user wants to list a product in startup, SaaS, AI, MCP, and review directories, or asks which directories are worth it or whether listings are working: Product Hunt, G2, Capterra…
Addy Osmanibrowser-testing-with-devtools
Tests in real browsers via Chrome DevTools MCP. Use when building or debugging anything that runs in a browser. Use when you need to inspect the DOM, capture console errors, analyze network…
Shubhamsaboomcp-apps-builder
**MANDATORY for ALL MCP server work** - mcp-use framework best practices and patterns. **READ THIS FIRST** before any MCP server work, including: - Creating new MCP servers - Modifying…
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
sickn33accesslint-audit
Find and fix WCAG 2.2 accessibility issues. Two modes — report (sweep a codebase or page, produce a prioritized written report, no edits) and fix (audit→edit→verify loop on a target)…
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
sickn33activecampaign-automation
Automate ActiveCampaign tasks via Rube MCP (Composio): manage contacts, tags, list subscriptions, automation enrollment, and tasks. Always search tools first for current schemas.
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Anthropicbuild-mcp-app
This skill should be used when the user wants to build an "MCP app", add "interactive UI" or "widgets" to an MCP server, "render components in chat", build "MCP UI resources", make a tool…
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Anthropicbuild-mcp-server
This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or…
Anthropic
Claude Plugins Official
Anthropicbuild-mcpb
This skill should be used when the user wants to "package an MCP server", "bundle an MCP", "make an MCPB", "ship a local MCP server", "distribute a local MCP", discusses ".mcpb files"…
OpenAI
Skills
OpenAIchatgpt-apps
Build, scaffold, refactor, and troubleshoot ChatGPT Apps SDK applications that combine an MCP server and widget UI. Use when Codex needs to design tools, register UI resources, wire the MCP…
OpenAI
Skills
OpenAIfigma-generate-library
Build or update a professional-grade design system in Figma from a codebase. Use when the user wants to create variables/tokens, build component libraries, set up theming (light/dark…
Composiomcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
sickn33a4a
Connect your AI agent to the A4A end-to-end encrypted agent-to-agent messaging network via local MCP tools or Python SDK.
Shubhamsaboochatgpt-app-builder
DEPRECATED: This skill has been replaced by `mcp-app-builder`. Check if `mcp-app-builder` is available in the skills folder. If not, install it: `npx skills install mcp-use/mcp-use --skill…
Skills
Googlegoogle-ads-api-mcp-setup
Guides developers through downloading, configuring, and installing the official open-source Google Ads MCP Server. Use this skill when a user wants to connect their AI assistant (such as…
Shubhamsaboomcp-builder
DEPRECATED: This skill has been replaced by `mcp-app-builder`. Check if `mcp-app-builder` is available in the skills folder. If not, install it: `npx skills install mcp-use/mcp-use --skill…
trailofbits
Skills
trailofbitschrome-mcp-troubleshooting
Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.
Jeffallan
Claude Skills
Jeffallanatlassian-mcp
Integrates with Atlassian products to manage project tracking and documentation via MCP protocol. Use when querying Jira issues with JQL filters, creating and updating tickets with custom…
Microsoftazure-aigateway
Configure Azure API Management as an AI Gateway for AI models, MCP tools, and agents. WHEN: semantic caching, token limit, content safety, load balancing, AI model governance, MCP rate…
OpenAI
Skills
OpenAIfigma
Use the Figma MCP server to fetch design context, screenshots, variables, and assets from Figma, and to translate Figma nodes into production code. Trigger when a task involves Figma URLs…
davila7agent-memory-mcp
A hybrid memory system that provides persistent, searchable knowledge management for AI agents (Architecture, Patterns, Decisions).
Composioably-automation
Automate Ably tasks via Rube MCP (Composio). Always search tools first for current schemas.
Composioabstract-automation
Automate Abstract tasks via Rube MCP (Composio). Always search tools first for current schemas.
scenario-labsscenario-game-assets
Use when creating game art through Scenario MCP: sprites, sprite sheets, icons, props, loot, tilesets and autotile terrain transitions, seamless tiles, isometric buildings, top-down maps…
Hugging Face
Skills
Hugging Facehf-mcp
Use Hugging Face Hub via MCP server tools. Search models, datasets, Spaces, papers. Get repo details, fetch documentation, run compute jobs, and use Gradio Spaces as AI tools. Available…
composio-communitymcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to…
scenario-labsscenario-3d-worlds
Use when generating navigable 3D worlds or Gaussian splat scenes on Scenario via MCP: text-to-world, image-to-world, a 360 panorama or skybox turned into a walkable splat, multi-view photos…
scenario-labsscenario-ace-step
Use when creating or editing music with ACE-Step models on Scenario via MCP: text-to-music songs with sung vocals from a lyric sheet, instrumental tracks, covering or restyling an existing…
Google Labs
Stitch Skills
Google Labsstitch::upload-to-stitch
Upload local assets (images, mockups, extracted HTML, design markdown) to a Stitch project. ALWAYS use this skill when you need to upload visual assets, HTML pages, or design docs to…
tech-leads-clubfigma
Use the Figma MCP server to fetch design context, screenshots, variables, and assets from Figma, and to translate Figma nodes into production code. Use when a task involves Figma URLs, node…
himself65
Finance Skills
himself65tradingview-mcp
Query TradingView market data through the bundled tradingview MCP server without a desktop app or login. Use whenever the user wants a technical analysis readout (RSI, MACD, Bollinger…
arjun988blender-modeler
Core Blender modeling specialist for Edit Mode, modifiers, collections, precision modeling, and scene organization. Use for general 3D modeling, blockouts, cleanup, non-destructive…
arjun988environment-artist
AAA environment art for modular kits, buildings, terrain, vegetation, architecture, and scene composition. Use for game-optimized environments, storytelling through space, and modular asset…
arjun988export-pipeline
Production export from Blender to FBX, GLTF, OBJ, USD, and Alembic with scale, pivot, rotation, normals, materials, animation, and collision verification via MCP.
Appllamaappllama-usage
Use the Appllama MCP (mcp.appllama.io) well — research real top-grossing mobile apps, their screens, flows, and UI elements, then build from what you learn. Load when the Appllama MCP is…
briiirussell
Cybersecurity Skills
briiirussellagent-supply-chain-audit
Audit the extensions AI coding agents load and trust (skills, plugins, marketplaces, hooks, settings, MCP servers, and instruction files like CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules…
MCP skills, explained.
Also searched as: mcp builder skill, claude skills vs mcp, mcp server skill.
What are the best Claude skills for MCP servers?
Right now the top-ranked mcp skills on Alyn are MCP Builder (Anthropic), Directory Submissions (Corey Haines), Browser Testing With Devtools (Addy Osmani). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
What is the difference between skills and MCP?
MCP servers give an agent new tools and data access. Skills are instructions and files that teach the agent how to do a task. Most strong setups use both.
Is there an official MCP builder skill?
Yes. Anthropic's skills repository includes mcp-builder.
How do I install a mcp skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.
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