# io.github.rkdpa/local-skills-mcp (npm · local-skills-mcp)

Universal MCP server for local filesystem skills with lazy loading and context-efficient discovery

- Trust score: 57/100 (low)
- Change this week: +38
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `local-skills-mcp`: 57/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `local-skills-mcp`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 18/100
  - Repository check failed: no source repository is declared.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 264 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 43/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 134 tokens (~134/item across 1 items; 1 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add rkdpa-local-skills-mcp -- npx -y local-skills-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add rkdpa-local-skills-mcp -- npx -y local-skills-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "rkdpa-local-skills-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "local-skills-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add rkdpa-local-skills-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg local-skills-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  rkdpa-local-skills-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "local-skills-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rkdpa-local-skills-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "local-skills-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 57, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 56, +32)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 24, +24)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 0, −65)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Provenance: fail → unverified
- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-28 (score 65, +46)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: poor
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-27 (score 19)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (1)

### `get_skill` (~134 tokens)

Loads specialized expert prompt instructions that transform your capabilities for specific tasks. Each skill provides comprehensive guidance, proven methodologies, and domain-specific best practices. Use when you need focused expertise, systematic approaches, or professional standards for any task that would benefit from specialized knowledge. Invoke with the skill name to receive detailed instructions that enhance your problem-solving approach with structured, expert-level guidance.

Available skills: local-skills-mcp-guide, local-skills-mcp-usage, skill-creator, skill-refresh-helper

Input parameters:

- `skill_name` (string, required): The name of the skill to retrieve (e.g., "code-reviewer", "test-generator")

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 57
- 2026-08-02: 56
- 2026-08-01: 24
- 2026-07-31: 24
- 2026-07-30: 0
- 2026-07-28: 65
- 2026-07-27: 19

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/local-skills-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/local-skills-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/rkdpa-local-skills-mcp/local-skills-mcp