Versuz

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What it does

Model Context Protocol is Anthropic's standard for letting Claude Code call external tools. @versuz/mcp exposes the Versuz catalog as 5 tools, so you can say things like :

"find me a SQL migration skill and install it"

"list the top 10 CLAUDE.md files for Next.js projects"

"show me the prior score and Elo for the pdf-pro skill"

Claude calls the tools, summarises results, downloads the right files. No copy/paste, no browser switch.

Install

claude mcp add versuz npx -y @versuz/mcp

Or manual via .mcp.json in your project :

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "versuz": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@versuz/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VERSUZ_API": "https://versuz.dev"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code. The 5 Versuz tools appear in the tool list.

Tools exposed

Tool	Description
versuz_search	Full-text search across skills + CLAUDE.md. Returns top 15 of each kind.
versuz_list_skills	Paginated browse with category / tier / sort filters.
versuz_list_claude_md	Same shape for CLAUDE.md (categories : nextjs · react · python-data · backend-api · mobile · devops · ml-training · generic).
versuz_get	Full details for a slug — Elo, prior, license, GitHub URL, bundle files, tools, model.
versuz_install	Download to .claude/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md (skill) or ./CLAUDE.md (claude_md). Free items only. Premium returns a buy_url.

Example session

You : "I need a skill that can extract tables from PDFs."

Claude :

[invoking versuz_search({query: "pdf table extraction"})]

Found 3 candidates :
- pdf-table-extractor (prior 1721, ★ 8.2k, FEATURED $4.99)
- pdf-extract-anthropic (prior 1846, ★ 12.4k, FREE)
- table-from-pdf-claude (prior 1432, ★ 950, FREE)

Recommend pdf-extract-anthropic — highest prior + free. Install ?

You : "yes"

Claude :

[invoking versuz_install({slug: "pdf-extract-anthropic"})]

✓ Wrote .claude/skills/pdf-extract-anthropic/SKILL.md (3.2 KB)
Source : github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/pdf-extract/SKILL.md

Config

Env var	Default	Effect
VERSUZ_API	https://versuz.dev	API host. Set to http://localhost:3000 for local dev.

You can also pass via the MCP config :

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "versuz": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@versuz/mcp"],
      "env": { "VERSUZ_API": "http://localhost:3000" }
    }
  }
}

Install paths

Tools write files relative to the project root where Claude Code is running, not where the MCP server is :

Kind	Destination
skill	<project>/.claude/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md
claude_md	<project>/CLAUDE.md

Override via the cwd argument on versuz_install if needed.

Premium handling

Premium items return 402 Payment Required from the API. The MCP server forwards a clear message :

Error: Premium skill — purchase required to download via MCP.
Buy at: https://versuz.dev/buy/skill/<slug>

Once you've purchased on the web, future installs will work (in v0.2 — currently the MCP doesn't pass user auth, only free items are downloadable).

Bundle support (v0.2)

Same caveat as the CLI : bundled skills (SKILL.md + scripts/refs) download only the SKILL.md for now. A bundle: true arg on versuz_install is on the roadmap once /api/v1/skills/<slug>/bundle.zip ships.

Roadmap (v0.2)

• versuz_submit tool — publish a skill from your own GitHub repo (mirrors CLI)
• GitHub Device Flow auth — for premium downloads via MCP
• Bundle download — zip support
• versuz_judge — kick a quality-judge run from MCP (admin only)

Development

cd mcp-server
npm install
node bin/server.js          # runs on stdio, waits for MCP client

The server logs [versuz-mcp] running on stdio · api=<url> to stderr on startup. stdout is reserved for the MCP protocol.

Test it standalone with @modelcontextprotocol/inspector :

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node bin/server.js

Stack

• @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.0
• Stdio transport (no network listener)
• Pure Node 18+, ESM

License

MIT — see LICENSE.