MCP server that loads and serves skills from a mounted directory with hot reload.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mcp-skills-server -e MCP_SKILLS_DIR=<MCP_SKILLS_DIR> -e MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD=<MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD> -e MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL=<MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL> -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-skills-server": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
"MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
"MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-skills-server": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
"MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
"MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-skills-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_SKILLS_DIR": "<MCP_SKILLS_DIR>",
"MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD": "<MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOAD>",
"MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MCP_SKILLS_DIROptional | Root directory containing skill folders |
MCP_SKILLS_HOT_RELOADOptional | Enable automatic reloading when SKILL.md files change |
MCP_SKILLS_LOG_LEVELOptional | Logging verbosity: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL |
Details
| Package | docker.io/srprasanna/mcp-skills-server:1.0.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Last updated | 25 Oct 2025 |
| Registry name | io.github.srprasanna/mcp-skills-server |
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