7 factor mcp
Reusable Factor Skills for Agent-native product optimization
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7-factor-mcp Skill
Name
7-factor-mcp
Purpose
Audit and improve MCP tools and servers for tool schema clarity, permission boundaries, runtime safety, observability, and user ergonomics.
When to use
- MCP servers
- MCP clients
- Tool integrations
- Agent tool layers
- Local/remote tool bridges
When not to use
- General APIs with no Agent/tool schema layer
- Static docs only
Inputs
Ask for or inspect:
- README and docs
- source files
- examples and recipes
- configuration files
- tests and validation scripts
- CI/CD workflow files
- logs, changelog, release notes, or version history
Workflow
- Identify the project goal and user-facing promise.
- Inspect available files.
- Apply
checklist.md. - Score with
scoring-rubric.md. - Produce an audit report using
audit-report-template.md. - Produce a refactor plan using
refactor-plan-template.md. - Prioritize changes by product value and release readiness.
- Validate changes if the environment allows.
Review dimensions
- Tool boundaries
- Schema clarity
- Permission model
- Runtime safety
- Error handling
- Observability
- Developer ergonomics
Refactor priorities
- Clarify tool contracts
- Reduce unsafe permissions
- Improve errors
- Add examples
- Add validation and logs
Output format
Return:
- Summary
- Scorecard
- Critical findings
- Recommended changes
- Refactor plan
- Validation plan
- Next iteration suggestions
Example calls
See usage-examples.md.
Version
v0.5.0
Agent manifest
This Skill includes a machine-readable skill.json manifest so an Agent can quickly identify triggers, expected inputs, expected outputs, required files, and the review protocol before reading the full markdown pack.