Mcp finder

Skill timdevai/proteus/skills/mcp-finder

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Install

npx -y skills add timdevai/proteus --skill mcp-finder

Assembled from the repository path, not quoted from the project. Check it against their README if it does not work.

One thing to look at

1 stars1 stars. Stars are a popularity signal and not a quality one, but at this level it is likely that nobody has read this closely except its author, and you would be relying on your own review.

SKILL.md

2.3 KB, 651 tokens by cl100k_base, as published. Nobody here has run it

mcp-finder

User wants "an MCP for X." This skill searches the MCP registry, scores candidates, and walks you through install in 60 seconds.

When to activate

Trigger phrases: is there an MCP, MCP for, tool that connects, need a connector, /mcp-find.

Process

Parse the desired tool/service from the user's message (e.g. "Stripe", "Linear", "Postgres", "Notion")
Search the MCP registry (via mcp__mcp-registry__search_mcp_registry if available, or curl the public registry)
Score each result on:
- Name match (4)
- Description match (3)
- Last-updated recency (2)
- Star count / install count (1)
Show top 3 with one-line summary each
Ask which to install (or auto-install the top result if score ≥9)
Walk through install steps:
- Copy install command
- Show env vars needed
- Test the connection

Output format

MCP candidates for: stripe
=========================

1. ★ stripe-mcp (official)
   - Maintainer: stripe
   - Updated: 6 days ago
   - 12K installs
   - Score: 10/10
   - Install: `claude mcp add stripe stripe/stripe-mcp`
   - Env needed: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY

2. stripe-readonly (community)
   - Maintainer: foo/bar
   - Updated: 3 weeks ago
   - 800 installs
   - Score: 7/10
   - For: read-only invoice/customer queries

3. invoicing-tools (broad)
   - Includes Stripe + Square + Wave
   - Updated: 2 months ago
   - Score: 5/10

Recommend: 1 — install with `/mcp-find install 1`

Install walkthrough

1. Run: claude mcp add stripe stripe/stripe-mcp
2. Add to your .env: STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
3. Restart Claude Code
4. Test: ask Claude "list my recent stripe charges"

If install fails, common fixes:

Outdated claude CLI → claude update
Missing env var → walk user through where to get the key
Permission issue → chmod +x on install path

Inputs

The service name the user wants
The MCP registry endpoint (cached locally if accessed before)

Outputs

Ranked list of candidate MCPs
Install command
Required env vars
Test command

Slash command

/mcp-find <service> — search
/mcp-find install <N> — install candidate N
/mcp-find list — show currently installed MCPs

Why this skill

The MCP ecosystem grew from 3 to 300+ servers in a year. Manual browsing is painful. This skill is the missing search bar.

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.