Agent skill

Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation

by mobius-system in mobius-system/mobius

Invoke any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly from the CLI via stdio JSON-RPC, with no Claude Code / harness dependency.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesAgent Workflows

Install Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mobius-system/mobius --skill mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mobius-system/mobius mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mobius-system/mobius.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation .claude/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation
GitHub stars
138
Token cost
~2.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
968 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Invoke any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly from the CLI via stdio JSON-RPC, with no Claude Code / harness dependency.

  • You need to call MCP tools (web search
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Protocol summary (MCP…, Install the launcher and Generic Python harness, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uvx, claude and curl; reaches api.minimaxi.com and astral.sh; needs MINIMAX_API_KEY
  • Image understanding

What it does

Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation is an agent skill from mobius-system/mobius. Invoke any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly from the CLI via stdio JSON-RPC, with no Claude Code / harness dependency. Use when you need to call MCP tools (web search, image understanding, file ops, custom tools) from a shell script, CI job, or a session that doesn't have the MCP auto-loaded. Covers: installing uv/uvx (or npx), spawning the server, the JSON-RPC 2.0 handshake, tools/list discovery, tools/call invocation, and result parsing — with the MiniMax minimax-coding-plan-mcp package as a…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `mcp_invoke.py`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol, MiniMax and Bash. The repository describes itself as: Self-Evolving Multi-Agent Operation System.

When your agent uses it

  • You need to call MCP tools (web search
  • Image understanding
  • Custom tools) from a shell script
  • A session that doesnt have the MCP auto-loaded

Example prompts

  • “/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js
  • A credential in MINIMAX_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5fe32b1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    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.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uvx
    • claude
    • curl
    • sh
    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.minimaxi.com
    • astral.sh

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • MINIMAX_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation loads about 2.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 144 tokens; SKILL.md has 968 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~144
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.9k

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.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePipes a well-known installer script into a shellSKILL.md:62
    | PyPI (`uvx`) | `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh \| sh` (one-time) | `uvx --from <pkg> <entrypoint> -y` |

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.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 968 words (~2,915 tokens).

“MCP servers speak JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio — the server's stdin is the request stream, stdout is the response stream, stderr is for human logs. Any process that can spawn a subprocess and read/write its stdio can be an MCP…”

— opening of SKILL.md by mobius-system, Custom licence
name
mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation of mobius-system/mobius.

  • SKILL.md
  • mcp_invoke.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5fe32b1

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Tool Selectiondatabricks-solutions/ai-dev-kit1.9k—~519Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation

What does Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation do?

Invoke any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly from the CLI via stdio JSON-RPC, with no Claude Code / harness dependency. Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation is an agent skill from mobius-system/mobius. Invoke any MCP (Model Context Protocol) server directly from the CLI via stdio JSON-RPC, with no Claude Code / harness dependency.

When should I use Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation?

Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation fits situations like: you need to call MCP tools (web search; image understanding; custom tools) from a shell script; A session that doesnt have the MCP auto-loaded.

How do I install Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mobius-system/mobius --skill mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation in mobius-system/mobius) into .claude/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mobius-system/mobius --skill mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation in mobius-system/mobius) into .agents/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mobius-system/mobius --skill mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation, .gemini/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation, .github/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation and .opencode/skills/mobius-mcp-stdio-invocation in your project.

What does Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (uvx, claude, curl, sh and npx) and credentials named MINIMAX_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js; A credential in MINIMAX_API_KEY.

Does Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: api.minimaxi.com and astral.sh; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pipes a well-known installer script into a shell), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation use?

Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation use?

About 2.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation: Crush Configuration (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars), Record Demo (apify/mcpc, 983 stars), Release (jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp, 2.7k stars) and Mcpc (apify/mcpc, 983 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Mobius MCP Stdio Invocation?

mobius-system (a GitHub user) maintains it in mobius-system/mobius, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: mobius-system/mobius on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.