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sim-xia/skill-cortex-server
A third-party MCP server that enable all IDEs to access Claude Code Skills capabilities
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From the listing
About sim-xia/skill-cortex-server
A third-party MCP server that allows any IDE to access Claude Code Skills capabilities. It provides a standardized interface for integrating Claude's code assistance features into development environments beyond the official tooling.
Best for
Developers who want to use Claude Code Skills in IDEs that are not natively supported by the official tooling.
Use cases
- Connecting Claude Code Skills to VS Code or other editors
- Using Claude's code generation and analysis in custom IDE workflows
- Standardizing access to Claude Skills across team development setups
Notes
21 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-02-08.
Pros
- Enables IDE-agnostic access to Claude Code Skills
- Open source and written in Python for easy customization
- Lightweight server leveraging the MCP protocol
Cons
- Third-party tool with no official support from Anthropic or Claude
- Small community (21 GitHub stars) may mean limited documentation and updates
- Requires self-hosting and configuration of the MCP server
Key facts
What we have checked
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
pip install -e .Tools exposed
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Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Code, Continue
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"skill-cortex-lite": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000",
"description": "Skill Cortex (Lite) MCP Server"
}
}
}Install
Add sim-xia/skill-cortex-server to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What sim-xia/skill-cortex-server connects to
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