CLI, TypeScript SDK & MCP server for SkillDB — open source for transparency (the skilldb npm package)
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add skilldb --env SKILLDB_API_KEY='<SKILLDB_API_KEY>' -- npx -y skilldb~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.skilldb]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "skilldb"]
env = { SKILLDB_API_KEY = "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add skilldb --env SKILLDB_API_KEY='<SKILLDB_API_KEY>' -- npx -y skilldb~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skilldb"
],
"env": {
"SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"skilldb": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skilldb"
],
"env": {
"SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skilldb"
],
"env": {
"SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skilldb"
],
"env": {
"SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skilldb"
],
"env": {
"SKILLDB_API_KEY": "<SKILLDB_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http skilldb https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.skilldb]
url = "https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
# codex mcp add skilldb --url https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"url": "https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"skilldb": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"httpUrl": "https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skilldb": {
"url": "https://skilldb.dev/api/mcp"
}
}
}Environment variables
SKILLDB_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.