build-mcp-server

This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration"…

by: anthropics
Stars: ★ 34,183
License: Apache-2.0

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Repository: anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Branch: main
Path: plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server
Written in: English
Stars: ★ 34,183
Files: 9
License: Apache-2.0

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Paste this into Claude, Codex, or whichever agent you use. It reads the source first and tells you what it found before installing.

Read the SKILL.md and its companion files at https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/main/plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server first.

Then tell me three things:
1. What this skill actually does
2. Whether it runs shell commands, reaches the network, writes files, or touches credentials
3. Whether it is worth adding to this project

If it looks fine, install it: npx skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill build-mcp-server -a claude-code

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Where it lands

Claude Code: .claude/skills/<name>/
Claude: Project knowledge
Codex: AGENTS.md
Cursor: .cursor/rules/<name>.mdc
ChatGPT: Custom instructions

The text carries over, but any scripts bundled with it do not — that agent stores skills as a single file.

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