MCP Integration

This skill should be used when the user asks to "add MCP server", "integrate MCP", "configure MCP in plugin", "use .mcp.json", "set up Model Context Protocol", "connect external service", mentions "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} with MCP", or discusses MCP server types (SSE, stdio, HTTP, WebSocket). Provides comprehensive guidance for integrating Model Context Protocol servers into Claude Code plugins for external tool and service integration.

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Validation — 13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
name_field	Must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens	Fail
skill_md_line_count	SKILL.md is long (555 lines); consider splitting into references/ and linking	Warning
frontmatter_unknown_keys	Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata	Warning

	Total	13 / 16 Failed

Repository: anthropics/claude-code
Path: plugins/plugin-dev/skills/mcp-integration/SKILL.md
Commit: ae58f7a

Reviewed: about 15 hours ago

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