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anthropics/skills
Guides the design and implementation of Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript or Python, from tool naming and error messages to evaluation.
A skill your agent uses when installing claude-spellbook for the first time, setting up skills/agents/commands globally or into a specific project, registering the memorymap MCP server, enabling…
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setup --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .claude/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .claude/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setupType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setup --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .agents/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .agents/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setup --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .cursor/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .cursor/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git --path skills/spellbook-setup--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setup --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .gemini/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .gemini/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setupInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .github/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .github/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kid-sid/claude-spellbook spellbook-setup --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/spellbook-setup .opencode/skills/spellbook-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spellbook-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook/tree/main/skills/spellbook-setup into .opencode/skills/spellbook-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spellbook-setup", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
spellbook-setupA skill your agent uses when installing claude-spellbook for the first time, setting up skills/agents/commands globally or into a specific project, registering the memorymap MCP server, enabling…
Spellbook Setup is an agent skill from kid-sid/claude-spellbook. Use when installing claude-spellbook for the first time, setting up skills/agents/commands globally or into a specific project, registering the memorymap MCP server, enabling lifecycle hooks, or migrating an existing install to a new machine.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol and Python. The repository describes itself as: A curated collection of skills, prompts, and workflows that extend Claude's capabilities — your personal grimoire for AI-powered development. The licence is MIT.
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a7c2ac9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
claudegitbashpipmakepythonpython3From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Spellbook Setup loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 731 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from kid-sid/claude-spellbook at commit a7c2ac9, republished under its MIT licence (© kid-sid). 731 words, ~2,401 tokens.
.claude/skills/spellbook-setup/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Install and configure claude-spellbook — globally (all projects) or scoped to one project.
settings.json| Requirement | Check |
|---|---|
| Claude Code CLI | claude --version |
| Git | git --version |
| Python 3.9+ (for memory_map) | python --version or python3 --version |
git clone https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git
cd claude-spellbookGlobal install puts skills, agents, and commands into ~/.claude/ so they are available in every project without any per-project steps.
# All skills (recommended — they activate on-demand, no overhead)
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
# Single skill
cp -r skills/security ~/.claude/skills/cp -r .claude/agents/* ~/.claude/agents/cp -r .claude/commands/* ~/.claude/commands/# Install from PyPI — bundles the OpenAI client for semantic history search
pip install "memory-map-mcp[embed-openai]"
# Base install — works fine if you stick with local embeddings or BM25 only
# pip install memory-map-mcpSet the MongoDB URI (required for history; key-value memory falls back to a local file):
# Mac/Linux — add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export MEMORY_MAP_MONGO_URI="mongodb+srv://<user>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net"
# Windows PowerShell — add to $PROFILE
$env:MEMORY_MAP_MONGO_URI = "mongodb+srv://<user>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net"Register globally:
claude mcp add -s user memory_map -- memory-map-mcpVerify registration:
claude mcp listSee skills/memory-map/skill.md for full setup (vector search, env vars, troubleshooting).
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json (create if absent). The memory-map-hook entry point is installed by the pip package — no need for absolute paths.
{
"hooks": {
"UserPromptSubmit": [
{ "matcher": "", "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "memory-map-hook", "timeout": 10 }] }
],
"PreCompact": [
{ "matcher": "", "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "memory-map-hook --force", "timeout": 15 }] }
],
"Stop": [
{ "matcher": "", "hooks": [{ "type": "command", "command": "memory-map-hook --force", "timeout": 15, "async": true }] }
]
}
}Append to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md to load memory in every project:
## Session Setup (Required)
At the start of every session, before doing anything else:
1. Call `load_memory` with the current working directory
2. Call `suggest_history` with the current working directory and the user's first message
3. Read both outputs before exploring files or asking questionsProject-level keeps spellbook assets inside one repo. Use this when: the team shares a specific subset of skills, you want version-controlled agents per repo, or you can't modify global config.
# All skills
cp -r /path/to/claude-spellbook/skills/* .claude/skills/
# Selected skills only
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /path/to/claude-spellbook/skills/security .claude/skills/
cp -r /path/to/claude-spellbook/skills/api-design .claude/skills/mkdir -p .claude/agents .claude/commands
cp /path/to/claude-spellbook/.claude/agents/* .claude/agents/
cp /path/to/claude-spellbook/.claude/commands/* .claude/commands/# Copy spellbook's hooks config into the project (review before committing)
cp /path/to/claude-spellbook/.claude/settings.local.json .claude/settings.local.jsonsettings.local.json enables auto-format on write/edit, bash command logging, and safety guards. Add to .gitignore if the hooks reference local paths; commit if they are path-agnostic.
# Install formatter/linter configs for one language
bash /path/to/claude-spellbook/tools/install.sh python --target .
bash /path/to/claude-spellbook/tools/install.sh typescript --target .
# All languages
bash /path/to/claude-spellbook/tools/install.sh all --target .Or via Makefile:
make setup TARGET=. LANG=pythonAdd this block to CLAUDE.md at the project root (create the file if absent):
## Session Setup (Required)
At the start of every session, before doing anything else:
1. Call `load_memory` with the current working directory
2. Call `suggest_history` with the current working directory and the user's first message
3. Read both outputs before exploring files or asking questionsCommit CLAUDE.md so all teammates get session-start memory loading.
| Goal | Global | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Use skills in all your projects | ✓ | — |
| Share agents with the whole team | — | ✓ (commit .claude/agents/) |
| Keep skills out of the repo | ✓ | — |
| Audit/pin agent versions per project | — | ✓ |
| Memory + history in every project | ✓ (hooks + global MCP) | — |
| One-off test of a new skill | — | ✓ |
| Personal MCP server (private API keys) | ✓ (-s user) | — |
| Shared MCP server (team tooling) | — | ✓ (-s project) |
# Skills are visible
ls ~/.claude/skills/ # global
ls .claude/skills/ # project
# Agents are visible
ls ~/.claude/agents/ # global
ls .claude/agents/ # project
# Commands are visible
ls ~/.claude/commands/ # global
ls .claude/commands/ # project
# MCP server is registered
claude mcp list
# Hooks are present
cat ~/.claude/settings.json # look for "hooks" keyOpen a new Claude Code session and describe a task — the relevant skill should activate automatically (no manual invocation needed).
cd claude-spellbook
git pull
# Re-copy to overwrite outdated files
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
cp -r .claude/agents/* ~/.claude/agents/
cp -r .claude/commands/* ~/.claude/commands/Skills and agents are plain markdown — no restart required after updating.
-s project instead of -s user — project-scoped MCP servers are stored in .claude/mcp.json and apply to everyone who clones the repo; memory_map uses local paths that differ per machine; always register with -s usersettings.local.json into a shared repo without reviewing paths — hooks may reference absolute paths to local formatters or scripts; paths that exist on your machine may not exist on a teammate's; audit every command value before committingload_memory at session start even if the MCP server is registered; the file is what triggers the session setup routineC:/Users/yourname/... hooks break on Mac/Linux; either use relative paths, an env var ($HOME), or keep lifecycle hooks in ~/.claude/settings.json (personal) rather than .claude/settings.json (shared).claude/settings.local.json — this file is for personal overrides and local tool paths; committing it forces your local paths onto teammates; add it to .gitignoretimeout to hooks — a hook that hangs (e.g., slow Python startup, network call) blocks Claude Code indefinitely; every hook command must have "timeout": Nclaude --version confirms Claude Code is installedgit clone https://github.com/kid-sid/claude-spellbook.git~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (project)~/.claude/agents/ or .claude/agents/~/.claude/commands/ or .claude/commands/pip install memory-map-mcp succeeded; memory-map-mcp is on PATHMEMORY_MAP_MONGO_URI exported in shell profileclaude mcp list shows memory_map~/.claude/settings.json with timeout valuesCLAUDE.md present at project root with the session-setup block.claude/settings.local.json added to .gitignore if hooks use local paths© kid-sid, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/spellbook-setup of kid-sid/claude-spellbook.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a7c2ac9
Spellbook Setup next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spellbook Setup this skillkid-sid/claude-spellbook | 189 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MCP Server Builderanthropics/skills | 180k | 62 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| MCP Server BuildershareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Fastmcp Client CLIPrefectHQ/fastmcp | 28k | 1 repos | ~823 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| MemPalace Setup and OperationMemPalace/mempalace | 59k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| FastmcpTommy-yw/RunbookHermes | 546 | 3 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
anthropics/skills
Guides the design and implementation of Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript or Python, from tool naming and error messages to evaluation.
shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code
Walks through building MCP servers in Python or TypeScript that expose tools, resources and prompts to Claude, with templates, registration and testing.
PrefectHQ/fastmcp
Query and invoke tools on MCP servers using fastmcp list and fastmcp call.
MemPalace/mempalace
Installs and configures MemPalace as a private local palace, a shared-brain hub or a client of an existing hub, including MCP registration and version-correct initialization.
Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes
Build, test, inspect, install, and deploy MCP servers with FastMCP in Python.
archestra-ai/archestra
Migrate an existing agentic PoC/pilot (Claude Code project files, MCP configs, hooks, local tools, openclaw config, or similar hand-rolled setup artifacts) into an Archestra instance.
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A skill your agent uses when installing claude-spellbook for the first time, setting up skills/agents/commands globally or into a specific project, registering the memorymap MCP server, enabling…. Spellbook Setup is an agent skill from kid-sid/claude-spellbook. Use when installing claude-spellbook for the first time, setting up skills/agents/commands globally or into a specific project, registering the memorymap MCP server, enabling lifecycle hooks, or migrating an existing install to a new machine.
Spellbook Setup fits situations like: installing claude-spellbook for the first time; setting up skills/agents/commands globally; into a specific project; registering the memorymap MCP server.
Run `npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/spellbook-setup in kid-sid/claude-spellbook) into .claude/skills/spellbook-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/spellbook-setup in kid-sid/claude-spellbook) into .agents/skills/spellbook-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add kid-sid/claude-spellbook --skill spellbook-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/spellbook-setup, .gemini/skills/spellbook-setup, .github/skills/spellbook-setup and .opencode/skills/spellbook-setup in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Spellbook Setup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude, git, bash, pip, make and python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Spellbook Setup is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Spellbook Setup: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Fastmcp Client CLI (PrefectHQ/fastmcp, 28k stars) and MemPalace Setup and Operation (MemPalace/mempalace, 59k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
kid-sid (a GitHub user) maintains it in kid-sid/claude-spellbook, which has 189 GitHub stars. The repository holds 54 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 5, 2026.
Source: kid-sid/claude-spellbook on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.