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mcp-serverby AnthropicOfficialDevelopmentGitHub stars: 181k

MCP Builder skill: what it does and how to install it

Guides the creation of MCP servers whose tools let an LLM work with external APIs and services.

Install

$ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill mcp-builder

Run it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.

About this skill

Guides the creation of MCP servers whose tools let an LLM work with external APIs and services.

History

Repo stars

181kAbout +5.3k since 16 Jul 2026

Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.

Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 19 skills.

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Repo stars by day
DateRepo stars
12 Oct 2026180,659
11 Oct 2026180,421
10 Oct 2026180,250
9 Oct 2026180,099
8 Oct 2026180,129
7 Oct 2026179,999
6 Oct 2026179,860
5 Oct 2026179,724
4 Oct 2026179,585
3 Oct 2026179,468
2 Oct 2026179,387
1 Oct 2026179,255
24 Sept 2026 (estimated)179,148
17 Sept 2026 (estimated)178,985
10 Sept 2026 (estimated)178,046
3 Sept 2026 (estimated)175,705
27 Aug 2026 (estimated)175,600
20 Aug 2026 (estimated)175,552
13 Aug 2026 (estimated)175,512
6 Aug 2026 (estimated)175,416
30 Jul 2026 (estimated)175,407
23 Jul 2026 (estimated)175,372
16 Jul 2026 (estimated)175,315

Installs

125k+4.3k since 1 Oct 2026

Installs via skills.sh

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Installs by day
DateInstalls
12 Oct 2026125,189
11 Oct 2026124,821
10 Oct 2026124,515
9 Oct 2026124,145
8 Oct 2026123,660
7 Oct 2026123,076
6 Oct 2026122,424
5 Oct 2026122,696
4 Oct 2026122,341
3 Oct 2026122,007
2 Oct 2026121,513
1 Oct 2026120,937

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