skill
mcp-builder
Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools. Use when building MCP servers to integrate external APIs or services, whether in Python (FastMCP) or Node/TypeScript (MCP SDK).
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active — Most recent push to the repository was 2026-07-24.
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| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 166,674 | Stars on the repository that contains this skill, not on the skill itself. A collection of fifty skills shares one number, so it says nothing about this particular skill. | cumulative, all time | GitHub | |
| Last commit | 2026-07-24 | Most recent push to the containing repository. It may reflect work on a different skill in the same collection. | point in time | GitHub | |
| repository status | active | The repository holding this skill exists and is not archived. | as of fetch | GitHub |
Will this work with your setup?
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The skill definition lives at skills/mcp-builder/SKILL.md in https://github.com/anthropics/skills.
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