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P4 Changelist Management

by perforce in perforce/p4mcp-server

P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install P4 Changelist Management

skills CLI
$ npx skills add perforce/p4mcp-server --skill p4-changelist-management -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install perforce/p4mcp-server p4-changelist-management --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/perforce/p4mcp-server.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/p4-changelist-management .claude/skills/p4-changelist-management && 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
p4-changelist-management
GitHub stars
122
Token cost
~848 tokens
SKILL.md length
324 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools.

  • Works in 3 steps: modify_changelists → create a pending… → modify_files → edit (or add/delete) to… → modify_changelists → submit to commit…
  • : creating changelists
  • SKILL.md covers Querying Changelists, Modifying Changelists, Querying Shelves and Modifying Shelves, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

P4 Changelist Management is an agent skill from perforce/p4mcp-server. P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools. Use when: creating changelists, editing files, shelving, unshelving, submitting, organizing changes, or managing pending work in P4.

Its SKILL.md is about 850 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. The repository describes itself as: [Community Supported] Perforce P4 MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with the Perforce P4 version control system. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : creating changelists
  • Organizing changes
  • Managing pending work in P4

Example prompts

  • “/p4-changelist-management”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. modify_changelists → create a pending changelist
  2. modify_files → edit (or add/delete) to open files for edit in the changelist
  3. modify_changelists → submit to commit the change

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a8b284d. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

P4 Changelist Management loads about 848 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 324 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~71
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~848

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

The full file from perforce/p4mcp-server at commit a8b284d, republished under its MIT licence (© perforce). 324 words, ~848 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/p4-changelist-management/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
p4-changelist-management
description
P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools. Use when: creating changelists, editing files, shelving, unshelving, submitting, organizing changes, or managing pending work in P4.

Changelist Management

Use the query_changelists, modify_changelists, query_shelves, and modify_shelves tools to manage P4 changelists and shelved files.

Querying Changelists

ActionPurposeKey Parameters
listList changelists with filtersstatus, user, workspace_name, depot_path, max_results
getGet full changelist detailschangelist_id

Modifying Changelists

ActionPurposeKey Parameters
createCreate a new pending changelistdescription
updateUpdate changelist description or fieldschangelist_id, description
submitSubmit a pending changelistchangelist_id
deleteDelete an empty pending changelist (requires approval)changelist_id
move_filesMove files to a target changelistchangelist_id, file_paths

Querying Shelves

ActionPurposeKey Parameters
listList shelved changelistsuser, max_results
diffView diff of shelved fileschangelist_id
filesList files in a shelved changelistchangelist_id

Modifying Shelves

ActionPurposeKey Parameters
shelveShelve files from a pending changelistchangelist_id, file_paths
unshelveUnshelve files back to the same changelistchangelist_id, file_paths
unshelve_to_changelistUnshelve files into a different changelistchangelist_id, target_changelist, file_paths
updateUpdate shelved files with new editschangelist_id, file_paths
deleteDelete shelved files (requires approval)changelist_id, file_paths, force

Common Workflows

Make and submit a change
  1. modify_changelists → create a pending changelist
  2. modify_files → edit (or add/delete) to open files for edit in the changelist
  3. modify_changelists → submit to commit the change
Shelve work in progress
  1. modify_changelists → create a pending changelist
  2. modify_files → edit to open files
  3. modify_shelves → shelve to store changes server-side
  4. modify_files → revert local copies (shelve is preserved)
Resume shelved work
  1. query_shelves → list to find your shelved changelists
  2. modify_shelves → unshelve to restore files to your workspace
  3. Continue editing, then modify_changelists → submit
Organize files across changelists
  1. query_changelists → list with status=pending to see your open changelists
  2. modify_changelists → move_files to reorganize files between changelists

Best Practices

  • Always provide a meaningful description when creating changelists.
  • Shelve before sharing work with others (e.g., for code review).
  • Use query_shelves → diff to verify shelved content before unshelving.
  • Submit changelists promptly to avoid long-lived pending changes.
  • Use move_files to keep changelists focused on a single logical change.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/p4-changelist-management of perforce/p4mcp-server.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a8b284d

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Questions about P4 Changelist Management

What does P4 Changelist Management do?

P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools. P4 Changelist Management is an agent skill from perforce/p4mcp-server. P4 changelist workflows — create, list, submit, shelve, unshelve, and manage changelists and shelved files via P4 MCP tools.

When should I use P4 Changelist Management?

P4 Changelist Management fits situations like: : creating changelists; organizing changes; managing pending work in P4.

How do I install P4 Changelist Management in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add perforce/p4mcp-server --skill p4-changelist-management -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/p4-changelist-management in perforce/p4mcp-server) into .claude/skills/p4-changelist-management in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install P4 Changelist Management in Codex?

Run `npx skills add perforce/p4mcp-server --skill p4-changelist-management -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/p4-changelist-management in perforce/p4mcp-server) into .agents/skills/p4-changelist-management in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use P4 Changelist Management 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 perforce/p4mcp-server --skill p4-changelist-management -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/p4-changelist-management, .gemini/skills/p4-changelist-management, .github/skills/p4-changelist-management and .opencode/skills/p4-changelist-management in your project.

What does P4 Changelist Management need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: P4 Changelist Management is instructions for the agent only.

Does P4 Changelist Management 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 P4 Changelist Management 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 P4 Changelist Management use?

P4 Changelist Management is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does P4 Changelist Management use?

About 848 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 P4 Changelist Management?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with P4 Changelist Management: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), MCP Integration for Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars) and Crush Configuration (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains P4 Changelist Management?

perforce (a GitHub organization) maintains it in perforce/p4mcp-server, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.

Source: perforce/p4mcp-server on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.