shipkit-get-mcps

# 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...