shipkit-get-mcps

shipkit-get-mcps is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from stefan-stepzero/shipkit. It costs 16 tokens per session (2,056 once invoked), scanned B, original, MIT.

A skill for finding and installing MCP servers. MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is a way for an AI agent to connect to external tools and services.

In plain words
What is it for?
Finding integrations for tasks such as browser automation, databases, or Supabase, presenting suitable choices, and installing the selected MCP server.
Why use it?
It removes the need to know which integrations exist, search for them manually, and edit configuration files yourself.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/stefan-stepzero/shipkit/shipkit-get-mcps
Any agent
npx skills add stefan-stepzero/shipkit --skill shipkit-get-mcps
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stefan-stepzero/shipkit

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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README.md
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Per session 16 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 2,056 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

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.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00016 $0.02056
Opus 5 $0.00008 $0.01028
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00411
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00206

Measured 3d ago against content hash 835d15a10841, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

shipkit-get-mcps 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 3d 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.

Reads MCP configurationmediumAgent snooping

mcp.json carries server URLs and auth tokens; reading it lets a mod discover and abuse other integrations.

cat .mcp.json 2>/dev/null || echo "{}"
install/skills/shipkit-get-mcps/SKILL.md · 361 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 361 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

shipkit-get-mcps - MCP Discovery & Installation

Purpose: Discover and install MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to extend Claude's capabilities.

Core value: User knows to ask — Claude handles discovery and installation.


Why This Skill Exists

You don't naturally know what MCPs exist or that they could help.

Without Skill With Skill
User doesn't know MCPs exist User invokes /get-mcps
User manually searches, edits config Claude searches, presents options, installs
User misses useful capabilities Claude suggests relevant MCPs

When to Invoke

User says:

  • "Get MCPs for database"
  • "Is there an MCP for Playwright?"
  • "I need browser automation"
  • "Find MCPs", "Search MCPs"
  • "Add an MCP for Supabase"
  • "What MCPs are available?"
  • "Show me popular MCPs"
  • "Recommend an MCP"

Auto-suggest when:

  • User struggles with a task that an MCP could help with
  • User asks about external service integration

For catalog questions: Load references/popular-mcps.md and present options.


Prerequisites

Required:

  • Node.js installed (most MCPs use npx)
  • Internet connection for discovery

Not required:

  • No manifest or registry account needed
  • Claude searches on behalf of user

Completion Tracking

When installing an MCP, create tasks:

  • TaskCreate: "Search/discover MCP options"
  • TaskCreate: "Read existing .mcp.json (merge, don't overwrite)"
  • TaskCreate: "Detect platform (Windows/Mac/Linux) for correct config"
  • TaskCreate: "Write updated .mcp.json"
  • TaskCreate: "Post-install: restart reminder + prerequisite warnings"

TaskUpdate each task to in_progress when starting it, completed when done.

Writing .mcp.json must MERGE with existing MCPs, not overwrite. Platform detection determines whether to use npx directly or cmd wrapper.


Process

Step 1: Understand Need

When user mentions a need:

User: I need to interact with my database

Claude: I can search for MCPs that provide database integration.
        What database are you using? (Postgres, Supabase, MongoDB, etc.)

Read the full file on GitHub · 361 lines

Files

What ships with it

2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

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.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 361 lines · 16 tokens per session scan B 835d15a10841

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shipkit-get-mcps is a skill published in the GitHub repository stefan-stepzero/shipkit (1 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 16 tokens to every session and 2,056 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads mcp configuration). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.