# Build MCP Server (agent skill)

> Build MCP Server is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/claude-plugins-official. It should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude"… It works with Claude Code and has 37,478 GitHub stars across a repository of 7 listed skills.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or discusses building something with the Model Context Protocol. It is the entry point for MCP server development — it interrogates the user about their use case, determines the right deployment model (remote HTTP, MCPB, local stdio), picks a tool-design pattern, and hands off to specialized skills.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official |
| Skill path | plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | build-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 37,478 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 7 |
| Plugin marketplace | claude-plugins-official |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | DevOps & cloud |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- used when the user asks to "build an MCP server", "create an MCP", "make an MCP integration", "wrap an API for Claude", "expose tools to Claude", "make an MCP app", or discusses building something with the Model Context Protocol.
- "build an MCP server"
- "create an MCP"
- "make an MCP integration"
- "wrap an API for Claude"
- "expose tools to Claude"
- "make an MCP app"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install mcp-server-dev@claude-plugins-official
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
cp -r claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server .agents/skills/build-mcp-server   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official.git
cp -r claude-plugins-official/plugins/mcp-server-dev/skills/build-mcp-server .cursor/skills/build-mcp-server   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/skills/anthropics-build-mcp-server
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Machine access: JSON API https://appsgit.com/api/v1/apps (OpenAPI: https://appsgit.com/openapi.json), MCP server https://mcp.appsgit.com/mcp, full index https://appsgit.com/llms-full.txt.