About TheSkillVault
TheSkillVault is a public, read-only MCP server for a library of vibe-coding Agent Skills and prompts. It lets coding agents and other MCP clients find relevant material and load skill instructions or supporting files.
Key features
- 01Search skills and prompts by task
- 02Load full SKILL.md instructions
- 03Fetch supporting skill files
- 04List skills and categories
Use cases
- 01Find skills for a coding task
- 02Read instructions for a named skill
- 03Retrieve a skill’s reference file
MCP support
Exposes search, retrieval, and listing tools to MCP clients, along with each skill as a `skill://` text/markdown resource and as prompts. The public server uses Streamable HTTP and requires no authentication.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://theskillvault.ai/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-theskillvault-skills https://theskillvault.ai/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-theskillvault-skills":{"type":"http","url":"https://theskillvault.ai/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-theskillvault-skills":{"type":"http","url":"https://theskillvault.ai/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-theskillvault-skills":{"type":"http","url":"https://theskillvault.ai/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-theskillvault-skills":{"serverUrl":"https://theskillvault.ai/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMETheSkillVault MCP
TheSkillVault (theskillvault.ai) is a library of Agent Skills (SKILL.md folders) and prompts for vibe coding. This repo holds the listing files for its public, read-only remote MCP server:
https://theskillvault.ai/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: none (public data, read-only)
- Also exposes every skill as a
skill://<name>resource (text/markdown) and as prompts
This repository contains only listing and config files. The server code is proprietary and private; see LICENSE.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_skills | Search the library for skills and prompts that match a task. Returns names and one-line descriptions. |
get_skill | Load the full SKILL.md instructions for one skill, by exact name. |
get_skill_file | Load one supporting file (e.g. references/env-vars.md) from a skill folder. |
list_skills | List all skills (name, category, description), optionally filtered by category. |
list_categories | List skill categories with counts. |
Install
Cursor
Deeplink: cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=theskillvault&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3RoZXNraWxsdmF1bHQuYWkvbWNwIn0=
Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):
{ "mcpServers": { "theskillvault": { "url": "https://theskillvault.ai/mcp" } } }
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
- Direct link:
vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22theskillvault%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Ftheskillvault.ai%2Fmcp%22%7D - Insiders:
vscode-insiders:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22theskillvault%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Ftheskillvault.ai%2Fmcp%22%7D - CLI:
code --add-mcp '{"name":"theskillvault","type":"http","url":"https://theskillvault.ai/mcp"}'
Or in .vscode/mcp.json:
{ "servers": { "theskillvault": { "type": "http", "url": "https://theskillvault.ai/mcp" } } }
Claude (claude.ai / Claude Desktop)
Or: Customize → Connectors → + → Add custom connector → URL https://theskillvault.ai/mcp.
Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http theskillvault https://theskillvault.ai/mcp
Google Antigravity
Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (or via MCP Servers → Manage → View raw config):
{ "mcpServers": { "theskillvault": { "serverUrl": "https://theskillvault.ai/mcp" } } }
CLI: agy mcp add theskillvault https://theskillvault.ai/mcp
Windsurf / Devin Desktop
Customize → MCPs → Add custom MCP → transport HTTP, URL https://theskillvault.ai/mcp, auth none.
Or in ~/.config/devin/config.json (or .devin/config.json in a project). Legacy Windsurf uses ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "theskillvault": { "serverUrl": "https://theskillvault.ai/mcp" } } }
Any other MCP client
Point a Streamable HTTP client at https://theskillvault.ai/mcp. No API key needed.
Files in this repo
server.json: official MCP Registry entry (ai.theskillvault/skills).mcp.json: MCP config, auto-detected by cursor.directory and other plugin tools.cursor-plugin/plugin.json: Cursor plugin manifestLICENSE: CC BY 4.0 for these listing files; the server code is proprietary
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