Agent skill

Odu MCP

by srid in srid/emanote

odu MCP server launcher — drive CI from a coding agent. An agent skill from srid/emanote.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Odu MCP

skills CLI
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill odu-mcp -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install srid/emanote odu-mcp --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/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/odu-mcp .claude/skills/odu-mcp && 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
odu-mcp
GitHub stars
963
Token cost
~446 tokens
SKILL.md length
212 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

odu MCP server launcher — drive CI from a coding agent. An agent skill from srid/emanote.

  • Tasks that involve MCP servers
  • Calls nix

What it does

Odu MCP is an agent skill from srid/emanote. odu MCP server launcher — drive CI from a coding agent. bin/serve resolves odu via Nix and runs odu mcp in the cwd. See the repo README for the tools/resources and override knobs.

Its SKILL.md is about 450 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Emanate a structured view of your plain-text notes.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve MCP servers

Example prompts

  • “/odu-mcp”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9d01037. 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:

    • nix

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    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

Odu MCP loads about 446 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 212 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~446

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 212 words (~446 tokens).

“The agent face of odu — an MCP stdio server that re-exposes a live CI run as agent tools (run, node_rerun, wait_for_settle, cancel) and subscribable resources (surface://streams/nodes, surface://collections/logs/{id}), so Claude Code / Codex / opencode / Gemini CLI drive CI…”

— opening of SKILL.md by srid, Custom licence
name
odu-mcp
user-invocable
false

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/odu-mcp of srid/emanote.

  • SKILL.md
  • bin/serve

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9d01037

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Crush Configurationcharmbracelet/crush29k—~3.7kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Context Mode Output Sandboxmksglu/context-mode26k—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Categories

Questions about Odu MCP

What does Odu MCP do?

odu MCP server launcher — drive CI from a coding agent. An agent skill from srid/emanote. Odu MCP is an agent skill from srid/emanote. odu MCP server launcher — drive CI from a coding agent.

When should I use Odu MCP?

Odu MCP fits situations like: tasks that involve MCP servers.

How do I install Odu MCP in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Odu MCP in Codex?

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

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

What does Odu MCP need to run?

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

Does Odu MCP access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Odu MCP 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 Odu MCP use?

Odu MCP 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 Odu MCP use?

About 446 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Odu MCP?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Odu MCP: 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 Odu MCP?

srid (a GitHub user) maintains it in srid/emanote, which has 963 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 26, 2026.

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