# mcp server dev — Agent Skill

Skills for designing and building MCP servers that work seamlessly with Claude. Guides you through deployment models (remote HTTP, MCPB, local), tool design patterns, auth, and interactive MCP apps.

## At a glance

mcp-server-dev is an Agent Skill by anthropics in the Design & Creative category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install mcp-server-dev@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 45,210 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).

## Install

### How to install mcp server dev in Claude Code

1. Add the marketplace

```claude
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

2. Install the skill

```claude
/plugin install mcp-server-dev@claude-plugins-official
```

3. Use it

   These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.

### How to install mcp server dev in Claude Desktop

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder

   Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.

### How to install mcp server dev in Cursor

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Convert to a Cursor rule

   Create .cursor/rules/mcp-server-dev.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.

### How to install mcp server dev in Codex CLI

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Reference in AGENTS.md

   Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.

### How to install mcp server dev in Windsurf

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install mcp server dev in Cline

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

### How to install mcp server dev in VS Code

1. Clone the source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
```

2. Find the skill

   It lives in claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev — that folder contains the SKILL.md.

3. Add to your rules / context

   Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.

Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/main/plugins/mcp-server-dev

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Source: https://mcp-skills-hub.vercel.app/skills/mcp-server-dev · MCP Skills Hub · data as of 2026-10-28T12:31:05Z