discover-mcp
Automatically discover MCP (Model Context Protocol) skills when building MCP servers, designing tools, implementing resources/prompts, or testing MCP integrations. Activates for MCP server development tasks.
What this skill does
# MCP Skills Discovery Provides automatic access to comprehensive MCP server development, tool design, and testing skills. ## When This Skill Activates This skill auto-activates when you're working with: - Building MCP servers (TypeScript or Python) - Designing MCP tools, resources, or prompts - Choosing MCP transports (stdio, SSE, Streamable HTTP) - Implementing JSON-RPC 2.0 over MCP - Testing MCP servers with Inspector or automated tests - Debugging MCP protocol or transport issues - Publishing or deploying MCP servers ## Available Skills ### Quick Reference The MCP category contains 3 specialized skills: 1. **mcp-server-fundamentals** - Architecture, transports, tools/resources/prompts primitives, SDK setup 2. **mcp-tool-design** - Tool naming, schemas, error handling, annotations, progressive disclosure 3. **mcp-testing** - Inspector, unit tests, integration tests, transport debugging, CI/CD ### Load Full Category Details For complete descriptions and workflows: Read ../mcp/INDEX.md This loads the full MCP category index with: - Detailed skill descriptions - Usage triggers for each skill - Common workflow combinations - Cross-references to related skills ### Load Specific Skills Load individual skills as needed: # Server architecture and setup Read ../mcp/mcp-server-fundamentals.md # Tool design and best practices Read ../mcp/mcp-tool-design.md # Testing and debugging Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md ## Common Workflows ### New MCP Server **Sequence**: Fundamentals -> Tool Design -> Testing Read ../mcp/mcp-server-fundamentals.md # Architecture, transport, SDK Read ../mcp/mcp-tool-design.md # Design tool interfaces Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md # Test with Inspector, CI ### Adding Tools to Existing Server **Sequence**: Tool Design -> Testing Read ../mcp/mcp-tool-design.md # Naming, schemas, errors Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md # Test new tools ### Debugging MCP Issues **Sequence**: Testing -> Fundamentals Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md # Inspector, transport debugging Read ../mcp/mcp-server-fundamentals.md # Lifecycle, capabilities ## Integration with Other Skills MCP skills commonly combine with: **API skills** (`discover-api`): - MCP servers wrapping REST or GraphQL APIs - Authentication for MCP tool backends **Testing skills** (`discover-testing`): - Comprehensive test strategies - Contract testing patterns **Infrastructure skills** (`discover-infra`, `discover-cloud`): - Deploying MCP servers - Scaling HTTP transports ## Progressive Loading This gateway skill (~170 lines, ~1.5K tokens) enables progressive loading: - **Level 1**: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now) - **Level 2**: Load category INDEX.md (~2.5K tokens) for full overview - **Level 3**: Load specific skills (~2-3K tokens each) as needed Total context: 1.5K + 2.5K + skill(s) = 4-8K tokens vs 12K+ for everything. ## Quick Start Examples **"Build an MCP server"**: Read ../mcp/mcp-server-fundamentals.md **"Design MCP tools for my API"**: Read ../mcp/mcp-tool-design.md **"Test my MCP server"**: Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md **"Debug why my MCP tool isn't showing up"**: Read ../mcp/mcp-testing.md **Next Steps**: Run `Read ../mcp/INDEX.md` to see full category details, or load specific skills using the commands above.
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