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DSkills

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6 CLI tool skills for AI coders — Grok search, Exa semantic search, sequential thinking, time utilities, Serena code nav, ace-tool prompt enhancement.

A tight collection of 6 skills aimed at giving coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI) better tool-shaped capabilities: grok-search (Grok API web search), exa (semantic search via Exa), sequential-think (iterative reasoning engine), time (tz utilities), Serena (semantic code navigation), and ace-tool (semantic code search + prompt enhancement).

Why use it

Key features

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json  · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dskills-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
        "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Restart after saving.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dskills-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
        "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor uses the same mcpServers schema as Claude Desktop. Project config wins over global.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dskills-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
        "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar, then "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dskills-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
        "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Same shape as Claude Desktop. Restart Windsurf to pick up changes.

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "dskills-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
        "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue uses an array of server objects rather than a map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "dskills-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills",
          "~/.claude/skills/DSkills"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add dskills-skill -- git clone https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills ~/.claude/skills/DSkills

One-liner. Verify with claude mcp list. Remove with claude mcp remove.

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use DSkills

Navigate an unfamiliar codebase like an IDE

👤 Engineers onboarding to a repo ⏱ ~10 min beginner

When to use: You inherited a large repo and want to jump to symbol definitions / usages, not grep.

Prerequisites
  • Skill installed — git clone https://github.com/Dianel555/DSkills ~/.claude/skills/DSkills
  • Serena MCP — Install Serena MCP server
Flow
  1. Activate Serena via DSkills
    Use DSkills Serena — what are the usages of AuthService.login across the repo?✓ Copied
    → Symbol-level results, not text grep

Outcome: Navigation that feels like a real IDE.

Combine with: agent-skill-tdd-skill

Reason through a complex design decision iteratively

👤 Engineers on hard design questions ⏱ ~30 min intermediate

When to use: The problem isn't amenable to one-shot answers.

Flow
  1. Invoke sequential-think
    Use sequential-think. Design question: 'how should we shard our user table across regions?' Work iteratively.✓ Copied
    → Steps with self-corrections, not a monolith answer

Outcome: A reasoned design path.

Combine with: swing-skill

Find conceptually similar content with Exa semantic search

👤 Researchers, content strategists ⏱ ~15 min beginner

When to use: Keyword search isn't catching what you actually mean.

Prerequisites
  • EXA_API_KEY — Get at exa.ai
Flow
  1. Run semantic query
    Use DSkills exa — find the 10 most conceptually similar articles to 'graph RAG for enterprise search'.✓ Copied
    → Semantically relevant results

Outcome: Better research starting points than keyword search.

Reason about timezones without off-by-one errors

👤 Anyone scheduling across regions ⏱ ~5 min beginner

When to use: Scheduling a meeting or scheduled job across timezones.

Flow
  1. Use time utils
    Convert 9:00 Tokyo Monday to SF local time.✓ Copied
    → Correct conversion with DST-awareness

Outcome: No more 'wait, is that yesterday?' errors.

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

dskills-skill + agent-skill-tdd-skill

Serena through DSkills powers the semantic nav step of TDD

Run agent-skill-tdd with DSkills serena for the investigation phase.✓ Copied
dskills-skill + swing-skill

Sequential-think + swing-review for high-stakes decisions

Start with sequential-think; end with swing-review on the output.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

ToolInputsWhen to callCost
grok-search query Web search Grok API quota
exa query Semantic search Exa API quota
sequential-think problem Hard design problems 0
time tz op Scheduling 0
serena symbol query Code navigation 0
ace-tool prompt or code query Prompt sharpening 0

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota
Grok + Exa APIs bring their own
Tokens per call
Low
Monetary
Skill free; APIs separate
Tip
Prefer Serena (local) for code nav, save Grok/Exa credits for research

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: GROK_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY in env
Data egress: Queries go to Grok/Exa when those skills are invoked

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Serena returns no results

Reindex; confirm Serena is pointed at the right repo root

Exa 401

EXA_API_KEY missing or wrong

Verify: curl https://api.exa.ai/search with the key

Alternatives

DSkills vs others

AlternativeWhen to use it insteadTradeoff
Skills-4-SEYou want 180+ skills not 6 tight onesMore noise

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Resources

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