Use the mcporter CLI to list, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly (HTTP or stdio), including ad-hoc servers, config edits, and CLI/type generation.
SkillScore91Maintained
Automatic
◆AI Engineer pack
Last verified 8/20/2026
What it changes
Passed 19 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 7 of 21 without it.
Without skill32%
With skill91%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Includes the search tool name in the command.
Provides the mcporter type generation command.
Targets the create_issue tool on the github server.
and 16 more in the full report
13 fixed7 passed either way2 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+59 pp
Tokens
-22%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-43%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill · 21 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 13
Prompt
I have a temporary stdio MCP server script `python -m my_mcp_server` that is not registered in my global config. I want to quickly call its `ping` tool once. Should I permanently add it to global config files first?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses an ad-hoc mcporter command to invoke the tool directly without permanent server registration.
Missed
Passed
Targets the python -m my_mcp_server command.
Passed
Passed
case-09 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/20/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md33 linessingle file
Mcporter
Purpose
Use the mcporter CLI to list, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly (HTTP or stdio), including ad-hoc servers, config edits, and CLI/type generation.
Routing
Use when: Use when the user asks to use the mcporter CLI to list, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly HTTP or stdio, including ad-hoc servers, config edits, and CLI/type generation.
Do not use when: Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead.
Outputs: Outcome from Mcporter: task-specific result plus concrete action notes.
Success criteria: Returns concrete actions and decisions matching the requested task, with no fabricated tool-side behavior.
Trigger Examples
Positive
Use the mcporter skill for this request.
Help me with mcporter.
Use when the user asks to use the mcporter CLI to list, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly HTTP or stdio, including ad-hoc servers, config edits, and CLI/type generation.
Mcporter: provide an actionable result.
Negative
Do not use when the request is asking for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion; use the relevant planning or design workflow instead.
Do not use mcporter for unrelated requests.
This request is outside mcporter scope.
This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Runtime Prompt
Current runtime prompt length: 1065 characters.
Runtime prompt is defined directly in ../mcporter.json.