skills MCP — Use Cases, Install & Live Demo

Name: skills MCP Server
Author: infranodus

Why use it

Key features

15+ skills augmenting thinking, not just producing output
InfraNodus MCP integration for knowledge-graph analysis
Critical-perspective and perspective-reversal skills
SEO gap analysis via information supply/demand graphs
Writing, ontology, and persistent wiki builders
Actionize: convert research into executable plans

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

skills-skill-6.replay ▶ ready

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Install

Pick your client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-skill-6": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

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

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-skill-6": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-skill-6": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

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

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skills-skill-6": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/skills"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

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

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "skills-skill-6",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
        "~/.claude/skills/skills"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "skills-skill-6": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/infranodus/skills",
          "~/.claude/skills/skills"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to context_servers. Zed hot-reloads on save.

claude mcp add skills-skill-6 -- git clone https://github.com/infranodus/skills ~/.claude/skills/skills

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

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use skills

Get a critical perspective on a plan before committing

👤 Strategists, researchers, founders ⏱ ~30 min intermediate

When to use: You have a plan and want assumptions + counterpoints surfaced.

Prerequisites

Skill installed — git clone https://github.com/infranodus/skills ~/.claude/skills/skills
InfraNodus account for deeper analyses — Free tier at infranodus.com

Flow

Run critical-perspective

Run critical-perspective on this plan.md. Surface assumptions, counterpoints, missing alternatives.✓ Copied

→ Numbered objections grounded in the text
Reverse perspectives

Now perspective-reversal — what would the strongest critic of this plan propose instead?✓ Copied

→ A coherent opposing plan

Outcome: A stress-tested plan with explicit counter-argument.

Pitfalls

Dismissing reversal output because it disagrees with you — The point is to steelman — sit with the discomfort

Combine with: swing-skill

Find informational supply/demand gaps in an SEO topic

👤 Content strategists, SEOs ⏱ ~30 min intermediate

When to use: Planning new content and want gaps, not keyword lists.

Flow

Feed topic + competitors

Run the SEO Analysis skill on topic 'vector databases' with top 5 competitor URLs. Graph the gaps.✓ Copied

→ Gap report with under-covered entities

Outcome: A content plan grounded in gap analysis rather than keyword volume.

Combine with: superseo-skill

Build a persistent wiki that your LLM can re-use across sessions

👤 Knowledge workers with recurring domain work ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

When to use: You keep re-explaining your domain to Claude every session.

Flow

Seed the wiki

Use the LLM Wiki skill. Domain: medical imaging pipelines. Seed with these 10 notes.✓ Copied

→ Structured wiki with cross-links
Use it in future sessions

Pull my medical-imaging wiki for context on this task.✓ Copied

→ Wiki loads, context-aware answers

Outcome: Reusable domain memory.

Combine with: planning-with-files-skill

Convert a research note into an executable plan with reminders

👤 Anyone who researches but doesn't execute ⏱ ~15 min beginner

When to use: You did the research; now you need actions.

Flow

Actionize

Run Actionize on research.md — turn conclusions into a dated action plan.✓ Copied

→ Plan with owners and dates

Outcome: Research that actually leads somewhere.

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

skills-skill-6 + swing-skill

Layer Swing's cognitive firewalls with InfraNodus' graph analysis

After swing-review, run critical_perspective to surface what swing missed.✓ Copied

skills-skill-6 + superseo-skill

Bring InfraNodus gap analysis into SEO topic planning

Run seo_gap_analysis, feed to superseo topic-cluster-planning.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Tool	Inputs	When to call	Cost
critical_perspective	text	Stress-testing	InfraNodus quota
perspective_reversal	text	Breaking confirmation bias	InfraNodus quota
ontology_creator	domain notes	Knowledge structuring	InfraNodus quota
seo_gap_analysis	topic + competitors	Content planning	InfraNodus quota
llm_wiki	domain + notes	Reusable memory	Local
actionize	research text	Research -> execution	0
vipassana_for_llms	task	Fixation / loop detection	0

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: InfraNodus free tier available; paid for heavy graph work
Tokens per call: Moderate
Monetary: Free tier generous
Tip: Use local skills (actionize, vipassana_for_llms) freely; gate graph analyses to when you need depth

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: INFRANODUS_API_KEY in env when using graph features

Data egress: Texts sent to InfraNodus for graph analysis

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

InfraNodus requests fail

Check API key + quota at infranodus.com

Critical-perspective feels generic

Supply more context — the skill needs material to disagree with

Alternatives

skills vs others

Alternative	When to use it instead	Tradeoff
swing-skills	You want cognitive firewalls rather than graph augmentation	No graph analysis

More

Resources

📖 Read the official README on GitHub

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