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.
91 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…
192k3.8MScore 93 - 2#2
Anthropic
Skills
Claude API
Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration. TRIGGER — read BEFORE opening the…
192k3.8MScore 91 - 3#3
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…
60k6.3MScore 88 - 4#4
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…
115k1.8MScore 85 - 5#5
Google
Skills
Google
API Gateway MCP Server
Configures Google Cloud API Gateway to act as a remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (Public Preview) that exposes REST APIs as agent tools over HTTP (POST /mcp). Use when migrating…
24k1.1MScore 83 - 6#6
Google
Skills
API Gateway Openapi Spec Authoring
Writes, migrates, and fixes OpenAPI specs for Google Cloud API Gateway. Use when converting an OpenAPI 2.0 (Swagger) spec to OpenAPI 3.x, writing a new OpenAPI 3.x spec, or fixing a failed…
24k1.1MScore 83 - 7#7
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…
144k83kScore 83 - 8#8
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)…
49k584kScore 81 - 9#9
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.
49k584kScore 81 - 10#10
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
Agent Harness Fault Injection
Use when an agent workflow needs deterministic recovery evidence for sandbox, MCP/tool, worker, checkpoint, memory, or orchestration failures.
49k584kScore 81
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 91 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…
Anthropic
Skills
Anthropicclaude-api
Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration. TRIGGER — read BEFORE opening the…
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…
Skills
Googleapi-gateway-mcp-server
Configures Google Cloud API Gateway to act as a remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (Public Preview) that exposes REST APIs as agent tools over HTTP (POST /mcp). Use when migrating…
Skills
Googleapi-gateway-openapi-spec-authoring
Writes, migrates, and fixes OpenAPI specs for Google Cloud API Gateway. Use when converting an OpenAPI 2.0 (Swagger) spec to OpenAPI 3.x, writing a new OpenAPI 3.x spec, or fixing a failed…
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.
sickn33
Agentic Awesome Skills
sickn33agent-harness-fault-injection
Use when an agent workflow needs deterministic recovery evidence for sandbox, MCP/tool, worker, checkpoint, memory, or orchestration failures.
Skills
Googlealloydb-basics
Manages clusters, instances, and backups for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, and integrates with AlloyDB Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools for automated database operations. Use when creating…
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…
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…
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…
Jeffallan
Claude Skills
Jeffallanmcp-developer
Use when building, debugging, or extending MCP servers or clients that connect AI systems with external tools and data sources. Invoke to implement tool handlers, configure resource…
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…
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…
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…
Docker
Skills
Dockerdocker-docs
Use this skill to answer questions about any Docker product from current official Docker documentation instead of memory, even if the user just asks "how do I…", "does Docker support…"…
lawve-ai
Awesome Legal Skills
lawve-aiignacio-lerer-capability-admission-check
Screens AI Skills, MCP servers, plugins, and agent tools before installation or activation using provenance, static inspection, least privilege, version pinning, and PASS/REVIEW/BLOCK…
Ryze-AI-Adgentseo-audit
Full SEO audit of a site from its real Search Console + GA4 data — indexation health, CTR anomalies, decaying pages, striking-distance keywords, quick wins. Use when asked to "audit my…
Ryze-AI-Adgentai-visibility
Measure real AI-engine visibility — traffic from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and which pages they cite — from actual GA4 referral data, not prompt sampling. Use when asked "AI…
Ryze-AI-Adgentbacklink-check
Backlink profile for any domain — referring domains, authority, anchors, new/lost links, and a side-by-side vs a competitor. Use when asked "check my backlinks", "backlink profile of X"…
irinabuht12-osscompetitor-teardown
Systematic competitive analysis covering positioning, messaging hierarchy, objection handling, and CTA strategy from landing page URLs or screenshots. Use when pasting a competitor URL…
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), Claude API (Anthropic), Directory Submissions (Corey Haines). 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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