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Agent skill

MCP Tools

by operately in operately/operately

Defines how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers).

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install MCP Tools

skills CLI
$ npx skills add operately/operately --skill mcp-tools -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install operately/operately mcp-tools --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/operately/operately.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/mcp-tools .claude/skills/mcp-tools && 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
mcp-tools
GitHub stars
576
Token cost
~2.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
822 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Defines how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers).

  • Works in 3 steps: Check if the MCP tool already exists → Check if an API endpoint already exists → Create endpoint first, then MCP wrapper
  • Reviewing MCP tools under app/lib/operatelyweb/mcp/tools/
  • SKILL.md covers Architecture, OAuth scopes, Scope and Workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls make

What it does

MCP Tools is an agent skill from operately/operately. Defines how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers). Use when creating, changing, or reviewing MCP tools under app/lib/operatelyweb/mcp/tools/, when the user mentions MCP tools, tool catalog, @expectedtoolnames, or when exposing a new Operately capability to ChatGPT/Claude MCP clients.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `reference.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with OpenAI and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: The open source company operating system.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing MCP tools under app/lib/operatelyweb/mcp/tools/
  • The user mentions MCP tools
  • @expectedtoolnames
  • Exposing a new Operately capability to ChatGPT/Claude MCP clients

Example prompts

  • “Use the mcp-tools skill to define how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers)”
  • “/mcp-tools”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Check if the MCP tool already exists
  2. Check if an API endpoint already exists
  3. Create endpoint first, then MCP wrapper

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a11131d. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • make

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

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

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

MCP Tools loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 822 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.4k

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 passed

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.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 822 words (~2,366 tokens).

“MCP tools are thin wrappers over OperatelyWeb.Api.* handlers. API endpoints are always the source of truth for auth, permissions, business logic, and serialization. MCP tools only declare MCP-facing metadata (schemas, scopes, examples) and adapt string-key JSON arguments into API inputs.”

— opening of SKILL.md by operately, Custom licence
name
mcp-tools

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/mcp-tools of operately/operately.

  • SKILL.md
  • reference.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a11131d

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Questions about MCP Tools

What does MCP Tools do?

Defines how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers). MCP Tools is an agent skill from operately/operately. Defines how to add Operately MCP tools (API-first wrappers).

When should I use MCP Tools?

MCP Tools fits situations like: reviewing MCP tools under app/lib/operatelyweb/mcp/tools/; the user mentions MCP tools; @expectedtoolnames; exposing a new Operately capability to ChatGPT/Claude MCP clients.

How do I install MCP Tools in Claude Code?

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

How do I install MCP Tools in Codex?

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

Can I use MCP Tools 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 operately/operately --skill mcp-tools -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mcp-tools, .gemini/skills/mcp-tools, .github/skills/mcp-tools and .opencode/skills/mcp-tools in your project.

What does MCP Tools need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, MCP Tools needs the command-line tools its instructions call (make).

Does MCP Tools access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is MCP Tools safe to install?

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.

What licence does MCP Tools use?

MCP Tools 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 MCP Tools use?

About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.5k 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 MCP Tools?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with MCP Tools: Codex with ChatGPT Planning Loop (XiaoDuoYa/codex-with-chatgpt, 7.1k stars), Cao MCP Apps (awslabs/cli-agent-orchestrator, 1.4k stars), Chatgpt Apps (Haohao-end/openagent, 807 stars) and Chatgpt App Builder (alpic-ai/skybridge, 2.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains MCP Tools?

operately (a GitHub organization) maintains it in operately/operately, which has 576 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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