Connect Skillry MCP in Claude Desktop

Install the Skillry desktop extension

Download Skillry .mcpb, then select it in Settings → Desktop app → Extensions → Manage → Advanced settings → Install Extension…. Check the tools under + → Connectors.

Before you start

• Claude Desktop on macOS or Windows, updated: Claude menu → Check for Updates….
• Claude Desktop supplies Node.js 22+; no separate Node.js installation is needed for the extension. Manual configuration below requires Node.js 22+ and npx.

Download Skillry .mcpb, then select it in Settings → Desktop app → Extensions → Manage → Advanced settings → Install Extension…. Check the tools under + → Connectors.

Manual configuration (alternative)

1. 1

   In Claude Desktop’s menu, choose Help → Troubleshooting → Enable Developer Mode…, then Enable. Skip this step if you already see a Developer menu.

   You should see: A Developer menu next to the others.

2. 2

   Choose Developer → Open App Config File.

   You should see: claude_desktop_config.json opens in your default editor. Claude Desktop creates the file if it does not exist.

3. 3

   Merge this into the mcpServers object, keeping any servers already there. If the file has no mcpServers yet, add it as shown.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "skillry": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": [
           "--yes",
           "skillry-cli@latest",
           "mcp"
         ]
       }
     }
   }

4. 4

   On Windows use this entry instead.

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "skillry": {
         "command": "cmd",
         "args": [
           "/c",
           "npx",
           "--yes",
           "skillry-cli@latest",
           "mcp"
         ]
       }
     }
   }

5. 5

   Save the file, then choose Developer → Reload MCP Configuration.

   You should see: skillry under Connectors, as in the next section.

   If Skillry does not appear, quit Claude Desktop completely and open it again: on macOS use Quit from the Claude menu (⌘Q), on Windows exit from the tray icon.

Check that Claude Desktop is connected

1. 1

   In a conversation, select + in the message box, then Connectors.

   You should see: skillry in the list with its tools, starting with search_skills.

2. 2

   For its status, open Settings → Desktop app, select Manage next to Extensions and look under Local MCP servers (in the older settings layout: Settings → Developer). Developer → Open MCP Log File opens the log.

Try your first search

Searching needs no account, so this is the quickest way to prove the connection works.

1. 1

   Start a new conversation in Claude Desktop and paste this request.

   Use the Skillry MCP connected to https://skillry.dev to find three product presentation Skills. Show their preview links, required inputs, dependencies and external costs. Do not install or run anything.

   You should see: Three Skill candidates, each with a preview link, the inputs it needs, its dependencies and any outside costs. Nothing is installed.

2. 2

   If the agent answers that it has no Skillry tool, or the request hangs, go to It isn’t working.

Authorize when you install

Installing checks your Skillry account. You do not type a password or paste a key into the agent: the first time, it opens a page in your browser and you approve it there.

1. 1

   Ask Claude to install the Skill you chose, for example Install it for this project.

   You should see: The agent reports that it needs to connect your account and opens your browser. In a terminal client it may print the link instead; open it yourself.

2. 2

   Check that the device code on the page matches the one the agent shows, sign in to Skillry if asked, then select Approve.

   You should see: Authorization approved, with a note to return to your agent. The agent notices within a few seconds and finishes the install.

If Claude Desktop can’t see Skillry

Remove or disconnect

To remove the extension, disable or uninstall Skillry in Extensions. For manual setup, remove only the skillry configuration entry.

1. 1

   Delete the skillry entry from claude_desktop_config.json, save, then choose Developer → Reload MCP Configuration.

   You should see: skillry gone from Connectors.

Removing the entry does not sign you out of Skillry. To revoke the stored approval as well, ask the agent to disconnect your Skillry account first, or remove the entry and let the approval expire after 7 days.

Reference

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillry": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--yes",
        "skillry-cli@latest",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

The config file format is described in the Model Context Protocol documentation; its screenshots show an older settings window with an Edit Config button that current versions no longer have.

Common questions