Add Skills as Tools reference implementation (Approach 3)#15
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Minimal TypeScript and Python MCP servers demonstrating the Skills as Tools pattern: exposing agent skills via list_skills and read_skill tools with progressive disclosure, path traversal protection, file size limits, and safe YAML parsing. Includes two sample skills (git-commit-review, code-review) and pattern documentation in examples/skills-as-tools/README.md. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| - list_skills: Returns skill names and descriptions (progressive disclosure) | ||
| - read_skill: Returns the full SKILL.md content for a named skill |
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I think read_skill need to return all content in the skill folder given a skill can get pretty complex.
Also we can think about whether it should be read or install here.
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Actually when I looked at your PR about adding skills as resources, that solved this problem very well with the file hierarchy!
Thanks for driving all these and they will be good discussion points.
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examples/skills-as-tools/with minimal TypeScript and Python MCP servers demonstrating the Skills as Tools pattern (Approach 3)list_skillsandread_skilltools with progressive disclosuregit-commit-review,code-review) shared across both implementationsexamples/skills-as-tools/README.mdTest plan
cd examples/skills-as-tools/typescript && npm install && npm run buildnpx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js ../sample-skillscd examples/skills-as-tools/python && pip install -e .npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector -- python -m skills_as_tools.server ../sample-skillslist_skillsreturns both sample skillsread_skillreturns full SKILL.md contentread_skillwith invalid name returns error with available names🦉 Generated with Claude Code