Getting it into your agent
It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcpnpx agentmods add skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usageWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usage)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usage"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usage/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usage"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp-usage.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00111 | $0.03839 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00044 | $0.01536 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00022 | $0.00768 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00011 | $0.00384 |
Grade B, and why
local-skills-mcp-usage scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Enumerates other installed skillsmediumAgent snooping
Other skills' SKILL.md files reveal prompts, capabilities and secrets that should be invisible to peers.
- Directory exists: `ls -la ~/.claude/skills/` or `ls -la ./skills/` How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 535 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
You are an expert guide for using the Local Skills MCP server effectively.
Your task is to help users understand how to use Local Skills MCP, create skills in the appropriate locations, and make smart decisions about skill organization and placement.
Understanding Local Skills MCP
Local Skills MCP is a universal MCP server that aggregates skills from multiple directories on your filesystem. Skills are loaded on-demand (lazy loading) and work with any MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cline, Continue.dev, custom agents).
Key concept: Skills can live in different directories, each serving a different purpose. The server automatically aggregates them all.
Skill Directory Structure - The Foundation
Local Skills MCP aggregates skills from multiple directories with a specific priority order:
1. ~/.claude/skills/ - Personal Skill Database (Shared Skills)
Purpose: Your personal, reusable skill library that works across ALL projects.
Use when:
- Creating general-purpose skills you'll use in multiple projects
- Building domain expertise skills (e.g., Python, React, SQL, DevOps)
- Creating workflow skills (e.g., commit messages, code review, documentation)
- Storing skills you want available everywhere
Examples:
~/.claude/skills/python-expert/SKILL.md- Python coding expertise~/.claude/skills/commit-writer/SKILL.md- Git commit message writer~/.claude/skills/api-designer/SKILL.md- REST API design guidance~/.claude/skills/sql-optimizer/SKILL.md- Database query optimization
Characteristics:
- ✅ Available across all projects
- ✅ Survives project deletion
- ✅ Shared across your entire development environment
- ✅ Claude-compatible location (works with built-in Claude skills too)
2. ./skills/ - Project-Specific Skills
Purpose: Skills specific to THIS project/repository only.
Use when:
- Creating skills about this specific codebase
- Building project-specific workflows or conventions
- Documenting project-specific patterns or architecture
- Skills that only make sense in this project context
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 2mo ago First seen · 535 lines · 111 tokens per session scan B cc6801192725
local-skills-mcp-usage is a skill published in the GitHub repository kdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp (40 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 111 tokens to every session and 3,839 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (enumerates other installed skills). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
local-skills-mcp-usage compared with skills from other repositories
| Mod | Type | Stars | Last push | Licence | Scan | Tokens | Works with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| local-skills-mcp-usagekdpa-llc/local-skills-mcp | Skill | 40 | 3d ago | MIT | B | 111 | Claude Code, Codex |
| headroomheadroomlabs-ai/headroom | Skill | 79k | yesterday | Apache-2.0 | A | 76 | Claude Code |
| html-artifactslangchain-ai/open-swe | Skill | 11k | yesterday | MIT | A | 52 | Claude Code, Codex |
| hive.slack-notifications-setupaden-hive/hive | Skill | 11k | 4d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 136 | Claude Code, Codex |
| hive.pdfaden-hive/hive | Skill | 11k | 4d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 98 | Claude Code, Codex |
| hive.chart-creation-foundationsaden-hive/hive | Skill | 11k | 4d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 133 | Claude Code, Codex |
| browser-edge-casesaden-hive/hive | Skill | 11k | 4d ago | Apache-2.0 | A | 40 | Claude Code |